Airports Council International (ACI) World will address recovery, resilience and sustainability following the coronavirus pandemic at a virtual conference Tuesday through Oct. 22.
The purpose of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s High-level Conference on COVID-19 is to reach a global consensus on a multilateral approach that will enable the industry’s safe recovery while strengthening its resilience and sustainability.
In advance of the conference, ACI World submitted two working papers on safety and facilitation.
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, ACI World’s director general, will speak during a round table on a variety of topics including the importance of using interoperable digital formats as proof of vaccine, testing, and recovery; mutual recognition of vaccines across borders; challenges associated with varying testing regimes in different governments; the importance of adhering to health advice and guidance; a risk-based approach to COVID-19 testing as a requirement to authorize travel; and the need for governments to apply science/risk-based and harmonized measures in a consistent way.
“As the global health situation evolves, immunity increases, and the science gets better, we will all have to adjust our thinking about COVID-19; governments should consider reducing their prescriptive health measures as we learn to live with the virus,” Felipe de Oliveira said.