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On 22 October, the ICAO High-level Conference on COVID-19 completed a comprehensive review of pandemic-driven priorities for global air transport. In a new Declaration, ICAO formalised its commitments on border risk management and vaccination approaches, building air transport back better for sustainability and future pandemic resilience, as well as other key priorities aimed at accelerating air tourism and trade recovery.. 

The declaration recognised the critical role played by air transport and the ICAO Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) in keeping the essential supplies and personnel moving to where the world needs them most.

The participating countries committed to a multilayer risk management strategy for international civil aviation, and one which is adaptable, proportionate, non-discriminatory, and guided by scientific evidence. Next to commitments on vaccination and testing, additional commitments focused strongly on ensuring the long-term sustainability of the air transport sector, both in terms of its future resilience to new infectious disease outbreaks and the need to address the climate change challenge, as well as on financial support needed to sustain air operators and regulators through the coming critical months for sectoral recovery.

Source: ICAO