CEO’s of UK flights convene
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has been provided by ICM Amadeus using next-generation hardware, proven software architecture, and a robust network infrastructure. LATAM Airlines will be the pilot carrier to use the
biometric-enabled, two-step self-service check-in and bag drop process with representatives Maria Curay. Bruna Reis, Station Manager, Kevin Lumbano, Miaiam Saez net to new machines.
AIRPORT VOICE, JUNE 2021 3
before G7 summit
Call for Re-Opening of
Transatlantic Travel
By US Travel Association
Top leaders in aviation and
travel from American Airlines
CEO Doug Parker, British Airways
CEO and Chairman Sean
Doyle, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed
Bastian, Heathrow CEO John
Holland-Kaye, JetBlue CEO
Robin Hayes, United CEO Scott
Kirby, U.S. Travel Association
President and CEO Roger Dow
and Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai
Weiss joined forces at a panel
event, hosted by Duncan Edwards,
Chief Executive of BritishAmerican
Business, came
together ahead of the G7 meeting
in Cornwall to push for the
reopening of the UK – US travel
corridor. With world-leading
vaccination programs in both
the UK and US, there is a clear
opportunity to safely open up
travel between these two lowrisk
countries, enabling consumers
on both sides of the Atlantic
to reconnect with loved
ones, re-establish business
relationships and explore new
destinations after more than a
year of lockdowns and restrictions.
The CEOs urged both
governments to take a datadriven
and risk-based approach
to re-opening borders to travel.
They discussed the merits
of having the US on the UK’s
‘green list’, which means travellers
from the US would no longer
need to self-isolate on arrival in
the UK, as well as the benefits
that would arise from the US lifting
the 212F order to open up
the transatlantic corridor for UK
residents to enter the US.
Sean Doyle, Chairman and
CEO, British Airways said:
“As President Joe Biden and
Prime Minister Boris Johnson
meet this week, they must address
the transatlantic ban that
is separating our two low-risk
countries at a major cost to our
citizens and economies. We urgently
need them to look to the
science and base their judgements
on a proper risk analysis,
allowing us all to benefit from
the protection offered by our
successful vaccine rollouts.
“We’re proud of the measures
American and others
have taken to navigate the pandemic
and ensure we deliver
a safe, healthy and enjoyable
experience for customers as
they return to travel,” said Doug
Parker, Chairman and CEO of
American Airlines. “Reopening
travel between the US and UK
is a critical next step in both the
travel industry and the global
economy’s recovery. With vaccine
availability continuing to
expand, we know that our business
and leisure customers are
increasingly eager to cross the
Atlantic.”