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'We must lead our own transition to sustainability, and not have it thrust on us'

Government
Julia Lo Bue-Said
11 November 2022

This week, I attended Iata’s Wings of Change conference in Istanbul – it was an opportunity for the Advantage Travel Partnership to broaden its visibility across aviation, government and with regulators. I learnt a great deal.

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During a session involving some of Turkey’s ministers and Iata chair Mehmet Nane, I found it particularly interesting to hear about the support Turkey received from its government during the pandemic. Their aviation sector was able to avoid making any redundancies, which not only retained skills and experience, but ensured Turkey made a rapid post-Covid recovery, achieving 2019 volumes by the second quarter of 2022.