The vaccination passport is not the only solution to consider to boost air traffic.
In any case, this is what Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus, thinks.
"
It is one of the possible options
" but it "
is not necessarily the panacea,
" he said on Friday on BFM Business.
Cautious, the latter believes that there is "a
lot of complexity
" surrounding this passport.
“
You really have to be careful.
It's an idea,
”he said.
The urgency remains according to him to accelerate on "
the testing and the vaccine
" which will make it possible to achieve collective immunity.
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As the debate rages on the need for a vaccine passport to revive the aviation sector, stricken by the pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced that its digital passport, the Travel Pass, will be ready. for the end of March.
Whatever solution the countries choose, Guillaume Faury believes that we must act quickly to revive European air traffic.
“
Europe is clearly the most affected area.
The measures taken in a relatively uncoordinated manner make travel difficult.
The economic impact is very very severe compared to the rest of the world.
The situation seen from Europe is particularly worrying,
”he said.
The boss of Airbus, whose group recorded a net loss of 1.1 billion euros in 2020, believes that a return to normal can only be expected between 2023 and 2025.
