Asia Pacific Health Association（APHA）ForwardIATA: Details of Standardized Epidemic Prevention Measures Global Cooperation to Improve Risk Control Efficiency
Recently, a webinar was held to inform professionals of Chinese airlines, airports and related units of the global aviation industry’s risk management-oriented epidemic prevention and control standard procedures and guidance, aiming to help Chinese airlines, airport management departments and the ground Service providers better understand the requirements and best practices of epidemic prevention and control in other markets around the world, and prepare for the recovery of the international air transport industry.
IATA Vice Chairman Mr. Conrad Clifford, medical consultant Dr. David Powell, and North Asia Regional Safety and Operations Director Mr. Yang Honghai, and other relevant affairs leaders of IATA delivered keynote speeches based on the operational priorities of the international aviation industry during the epidemic and the post-epidemic era . A total of 400 people participated in the webinar.
The outbreak and global spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has caused severe damage to the international air transport industry. The latest IATA financial performance outlook for the aviation industry shows that the global aviation industry is expected to have a total loss of US$201 billion from 2020 to 2022. Although domestic travel has recovered in some markets, the recovery of international travel has been slow. In September 2021, compared with before the epidemic (the same period in 2019), total air passenger demand fell by 53.4%, international passenger demand fell by 69.2% compared to September 2019, and international passenger traffic in the Asia-Pacific region fell by as much as 93.2%.
Global standards and the adoption of best practices are critical to the safe recovery of international air travel. In the past 18 months, in accordance with the guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the policies and regulations of the industry authorities of various countries, the IATA has issued a number of measures aimed at restoring passenger confidence and restarting the international aviation industry safely. Guidance, industry standards, procedures, and job checklists. According to the above guidance materials, airlines and their supply chain partners can not only meet the regulatory requirements of the countries and regions where they are located, but also meet various needs such as human and resource requirements for industry recovery and company operations, including flight safety, air traffic control, Aircraft cleaning and sterilization, cabin services and guarantees, focus issues of ground operations, international passenger entry and exit and baggage handling, crew members' mental health, cargo sterilization and handling procedures, and other tasks are proceeding smoothly.
After the outbreak, the IATA quickly released the details of the biosafety grading protection measures and the security risk control framework adopted to restart passenger flights during the epidemic-establish a database to centrally store various risks, conduct scenario identification, analysis and evaluation, and provide risk management and control Suggested measures. Regarding risk management and control in cross-professional fields, IATA emphasizes that it should promote global cooperation around the world, enhance empathy, unify standards and measures, and improve management efficiency. The practice of the safety risk management and control framework has been successful and has been well received by member airlines, laying a foundation for the subsequent establishment and improvement of the global aviation industry safety risk database.
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