COVID-19: Statements, facts and figures
ACI EUROPE Press Releases, Statements & Letters
31/12/2022 ACI EUROPE regrets ‘scientifically unjustified’ return to travel restrictions
03/03/2022 STATEMENT on IATA’s requested suspension of slot rules due to the COVID-19 outbreak
01/02/2022 New research shows travel restrictions in the EU had little or no impact on the spread of Omicron
25/01/2022 A stop-start recovery in 2021 revealed in fragmented traffic results for Europe’s airports
23/12/2021 Omicron impact immediate and substantial for Europe’s airports
16/12/2021 Airports and airlines call for halt to unnecessary and ineffective travel restrictions
10/12/2021 October data shows improvements in passenger traffic levels – albeit at an uneven pace
01/12/2021 ACI EUROPE urges governments to adhere to WHO guidance and reject blanket travel bans
29/11/2021 ACI EUROPE welcomes new European Commission proposals on EU travel
19/10/2021 Travel and tourism stakeholder's position on lifting unnecessary travel restrictions
06/07/2021 Istanbul Airport first to earn ACI reaccreditation for COVID-19 health measures
17/06/2021 Airport Financial Stress & Investment Crunch Call for Regulatory Revamp
10/06/2021 ACI EUROPE and ACI World urge G7 to support development of interoperable digital health passes
31/05/2021 Airport send stark warning over potential summer chaos due to COVID-19 checks
22/04/2021 Joint Industry Letter 21 April 2021 - Digital Green Certificate preparedness (AT)
16/03/2021 Recovery Fund at odds with EU green airport agenda
16/03/2021 Letter to Mr Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG COMP - State aid RFF
25/02/2021 Europe’s travel & tourism sector calls on EU governments to chart restart plan in time for summer
24/02/2021 Open letter to the Portuguese EU presidency
12/02/2021 Europe’s airport 2020 passenger traffic back to 1995 levels
10/02/2021 Recovery and Resilience Facility | Transport keeps us going forward
20/01/2021 Joint Letter ACI EUROPE ETC 19 January 2021 (State aid)
18/12/2020 Connectivity gone bust: 6000 air routes in Europe have vanished
11/12/2020 ACI EUROPE and AOA welcome EU aviation contingency measures
16/11/2020 EU Aviation Maps a Sustainable, Post-Crisis Future in Round Table Report
04/11/2020 Airports set out plan for urgent EU and Government support as financial crisis worsens
28/10/2020 Arrivals Duty and Tax Free shopping at EU airports a key element of recovery plan
27/10/2020 Almost 200 European airports facing insolvency in coming months
02/10/2020 Pressure intensifies to drop quarantines in favour of EU-wide passenger testing protocol
01/10/2020 COVID-19 Testing and the Recovery of Travel & Tourism - Testing Protocol for Travel
17/09/2020 Joint Industry Open Letter to European Commission President
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04/09/2020 Airports applaud EC Coordination Framework as “stalled” recovery figures are released
03/09/2020 Airlines and airports agree conditions for European winter slots waiver
12/08/2020 Istanbul Airport first to achieve ACI Airport Health Accreditation
07/08/2020 Latest traffic data shows disastrous COVID-19 impact on airport industry
23/07/2020 Airports issue urgent call for non-discriminatory relief as EU Aviation Summit gets underway
08/07/2020 Airlines and airports decry uncoordinated EU external border reopenings
24/06/2020 European aviation unites in call for support for green recovery from COVID-19
17/06/2020 Airports call for data-driven approach to establishing the post-COVID aviation landscape
20/05/2020 Airports welcome new European Health Safety Protocol
12/05/2020 Airports warn of irreversible consequences to air connectivity, tourism and local economies
28/04/2020 Restoring air connectivity: the way forward
22/04/2020 Cross-industry statement: COVID-19 Crisis – We need a strong Europe
15/04/2020 Letter to IATA on co-operative approaches during and post COVID-19
09/04/2020 Unprecedented impact of pandemic on European airports clear as March passenger numbers are released
27/03/2020 ACI EUROPE statement on charges for the parking of aircraft at airports during the COVID-19 crisis
16/03/2020 Letter to EU Transport Ministers and the European Commission COVID-19: Aviation Relief Programme
13/03/2020 Airports welcome EC slot waiver but urge Governments to rethink flight bans
10/03/2020 COVID-19 turning into crisis of unprecedented proportions for Europe’s airports
03/03/2020 STATEMENT on IATA’s requested suspension of slot rules due to the COVID-19 outbreak
ACI EUROPE OFF THE GROUND Recovery Plan: Guidelines and Policy Documents
ACI EUROPE GUIDELINES FOR A HEALTHY PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AT AIRPORTS
AIRPORT INDUSTRY COMMITMENTS & RECOMMENDATIONS
10 Airport Industry Commitments to our Passengers, Communities & Authorities
10 Airport Industry Recommendations to National Authorities & European Institutions
RESTART ISSUES
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Call for support measures to help airports bring employees back to work
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Calling airport employees back to work
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Market Access - Slot Returns
OPERATIONS & BUSINESS CONTINUITY
OFF THE GROUND Paper - State Aid
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Ground Handling
OFF THE GROUND Guidance Document - Safety & Airside Operations
OFF THE GROUND Guidance Document - Scheduling & Capacity
ECONOMICS - REVENUE GENERATION & INVESTMENTS
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Re-thinking Economic Regulation as a result of the COVID-19 traffic shock
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Ensuring liquidity for airports during the COVID-19 crisis
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Pricing of aeronautical services during the recovery
RESTORING AIR CONNECTIVITY
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Market Access - Airline Ownership & Control
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Market Access - Traffic rights
OFF THE GROUND Paper - Market Access - Handling of Airline Slots in case of Bankruptcy
Guidance & Recommendations
Note for the Thessaloniki Forum working group on “Airport Charges in Times of Crisis”
Travel and Tourism Exit Strategy
ACI EUROPE Considerations on the use of health passes at European airports
Covid-Tested Flights - The Way Forward - Aeroporti di Roma's case
EASA & ECDC Guidelines for Covid-19 testing and quarantine of air travellers
McMaster HealthLabs report - Canadian International COVID-19 Surveillance Border Study
Assessing airport passenger traffic and COVID-19 test positivity rates in Europe since July (One-pager - Airport passenger data rejects relationship between air travel and COVID-19 transmission rates)
Aviation Round Table Report on the Recovery of European Aviation
ACI EUROPE Position Paper on State Aid for Aviation in Response to COVID-19
ETRC Study - The Economic Impact of Arrivals Duty and Tax Free Shopping in the EU
Joint ACI EUROPE, IATA & A4E Paper on a EU Testing Protocol for Travel
Sanitary & SARS-COV-2 Containment Measures at Airports (Report by Professors Ashley Woodcock, Jørgen Vestbo & Thomas Benfield)
EASA & ECDC COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol
Safely Restarting Aviation: Joint IATA & ACI position
ACI World Advisory Bulletin: Transmission of Communicable Diseases
WHO recommendations for international traffic in relation to COVID-19 outbreak
ICAO: Aviation and COVID-19 - Q&A for airport operators
European Commission's leaflet on COVID-19 for general travelling public
Latest updates on the number of cases worldwide
WHO: Rolling updates on coronavirus disease
Outbreak monitoring on Worldometer
Johns Hopkins University interactive dashboard