IATA: Jul-2021 traffic shows eagerness to travel

7 September, 2021

IATA director general Willie Walsh said (06-Sep-2021) Jul-2021 traffic data demonstrates "people's eagerness to travel during the Northern Hemisphere summer" with domestic traffic returning to 85% of pre-crisis levels. Mr Walsh noted international demand "has only recovered just over a quarter of 2019 volumes" due to the persistence of border control measures restricting the freedom to travel. [more - original PR]