adventuretwo.net
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Guest Post – Write For Us
  • Sitemap
adventuretwo.net

World Airline Body Wants Fewer Travel Restrictions, More Government Handouts

  • James Gussie
  • October 5, 2021
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

The World Airline Body has called for the government to remove restrictions on air travel, claiming that it would be detrimental to growth.

The h.r. 4980 is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on March 15, 2017 by Representative Rick Larsen from Washington state. It would allow airlines to fly planes with fewer people and still be considered a full-service airline.

 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) wants less travel restrictions and more government handouts.

on October 4, 2021 by Gary Leff

In Boston, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is conducting its annual general meeting. When ousted European airline executives seek a sinecure, they become Director General of the International Air Transport Association.

Before becoming Director General, Alexandre de Juniac was the CEO of Air France–KLM. Willie Walsh, the former CEO of British Airways and parent company IAG, took his position last year after an alleged affair with a subordinate (which he has denied).

Never one to mince words, he said unequivocally what the global aviation business wants.

  1. There will be less limitations on aviation travel.
  2. Subsidies from taxpayers

He is completely right in asserting that Covid-19 is ubiquitous, and that travel has no impact on it except in a tiny number of countries where Covid is really nil. I would add that measures should be taken in areas where health-care capacity is at danger, but travel restrictions aren’t among the most effective solutions.

Walsh, on the other hand, goes a step farther and demands that any vaccine authorized by the World Health Organization be recognized worldwide (Sinovac Coronavac!). He wants no limitations for those who have been vaccinated, antigen tests for those who have not been vaccinated, and taxpayers to pay for testing rather than passengers.

His argument that airports should not attempt to charge airlines extra to compensate for their pandemic losses maintains the idea that the government should pick up the bill for everything. He prefers to plunder taxpayer wallets above user fees. He thinks that when airports are controlled by governments, such as in the United States,

It is the government’s property. Airports should be forced to go to their shareholders for more stock or the debt market for additional financing, just as airlines do.

Airports in the United States, of course, received numerous bailouts, some of which were many times their yearly budgets. Dallas – Fort Worth does, in fact, have a stronger financial position than American Airlines.

Walsh points out that during the epidemic, governments across the globe provided $243 billion in aid to airlines ($79 billion went directly to US airlines, although this does not include airports or contrators). However, he argues that a third was for ‘payroll support,’ which in fact was mainly for stockholders and creditors in the United States, and that $110 billion was for loans. The arrogance of not making everything a freebie!

IATA, the world’s airline lobbying organization, seeks less travel restrictions and greater government funding. It’s in their own interests when they’re right on the merits, and when they’re wrong on the merits, it’s because they’re pursuing their own interests. And no one does it more openly than current IATA President Willie Walsh.

More From the Wing’s Perspective

Related Tags

  • airline news
  • what is international travel
  • where can americans travel
Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
James Gussie

Previous Article

Another Castaway Cay Visit + Animator’s Palate

  • James Gussie
  • October 4, 2021
View Post
Next Article

Sixth Carnival Cruise Ship Receives New Livery and Heading for U.S.

  • James Gussie
  • October 6, 2021
View Post
Featured
  • 1
    Planning your trip from Miami to California
    • April 13, 2022
  • 2
    Norwegian Cruise Line Changes Mind on Pre-Cruise Testing
    • December 24, 2021
  • 3
    Celebrity Chef Bryan Voltaggio to Sail With Scenic Luxury Cruises
    • December 24, 2021
  • 4
    United Airlines Melting Down For The Holidays
    • December 24, 2021
  • 5
    Hard Rock International’s 22nd Annual Pinktober Campaign Breaks Fundraising Records
    • December 23, 2021
Must Read
  • 1
    What We Should Do Against Omicron Instead Of Travel Bans
  • 2
    US Travel Endorses Infrastructure Framework
  • 3
    MSC Cruises Updates Protocols With Pre-Cruise Testing
adventuretwo.net
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Guest Post – Write For Us
  • Sitemap
Stay Updated Always.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.