Covid testing must not become new norm to fly, says airline trade body

Head of Iata criticises cost of tests as international passenger numbers fall to 11% of pre-pandemic levels Covid testing and health certificates must not be allowed to become norms for international travel, airlines say. Willie Walsh, the new director-general of the International Air Transport Association (Iata), said that emergency measures to manage the crisis and facilitate travel risked becoming permanent unless airlines and consumers challenged them. Read full story