The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments across the world to facilitate the smooth growth of global air connectivity.
According to the association, the growth can be achieved by avoiding re-regulation, maintaining the integrity of global standards, and addressing a capacity crisis.
IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said: “On aviation’s core mission to deliver safe, secure, accessible and sustainable connectivity, the state of our industry is strong and getting stronger.
“And with ‘normal’ levels of profitability we are spreading aviation’s benefits even more widely. But there are challenges.
“Smarter regulation needs to counter the trend of creeping re-regulation. Global standards must be maintained by the states that agreed them. And we need to find efficient solutions to the looming capacity crisis.”
According to IATA, the deregulation of the air transport industry, which started in 1978 in the US, triggered global changes that allowed the spread of air transport’s benefits.
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By GlobalDataA deregulated air transport industry has led to competition and subsequently dropped the price of air travel to make it more accessible.
Re-regulation of the industry could endanger the benefits of deregulation, warns IATA.
The organisation further stated that the regulatory over-reach includes attempts to prescriptively regulate passenger compensation, seat assignments, ticket options to consumers and prices charged for various auxiliary services.
It noted that governments should defend the global standards that have helped the safe and efficient development of aviation.
IATA urged governments to find solutions to develop sustainable infrastructure at airports to meet the increasing demand for connectivity.
