KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) are showing a growing momentum in air travel as restrictions are lifted, with a sharp 11 percentage point increase for international tickets sold in recent weeks in proportion to 2019 sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nonetheless, “while recent progress is impressive, the world remains far from 2019 levels of connectivity,\u201d said IATA director general Willie Walsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the data, on a seven-day moving average, the number of tickets sold stood at 49 per cent in the period around February 8 over the same period in 2019, and in the January 25, it was 38 per cent over the period in 2019, with a 11-percentage point improvement between the January and February periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was the fastest such increase for any two-week period since the crisis began,\u201d said IATA in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An IATA travel restrictions survey for the world’s top 50 air travel markets revealed the growing access available to vaccinated travellers; 28 markets were open to the vaccinated, without having to go through quarantine or pre-departure testing requirements,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMeanwhile, 37 markets were open to vaccinated travellers under varying conditions (18 having no restrictions, others requiring testing or quarantine or both),\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These numbers underscore the spate of relaxations announced around the world, including in Australia, France, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walsh said 13 of the top 50 travel markets still do not provide easy access to all vaccinated travellers, including major economies like China, Japan, Russia, Indonesia, and Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IATA continues to seek removal of all travel barriers, including quarantine and testing for those fully vaccinated with a World Health Organisation-approved vaccine. It is also seeking quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travellers with a negative pre-departure antigen test results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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