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April 12, 2010 -
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) met with
“Charges must
follow ICAO principles. That means transparent charges, no cross
subsidization and consultation with users. International and domestic
operations use the same infrastructure. There is no justification for
international charges to be higher. In fact, the increased traffic
should reduce unit costs,” said Bisignani. |
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”IATA fully supports Minister Maehara’s vision to increase the
competitiveness of
“Setting such a high charge for Haneda ignores the natural impact of
added capacity to reduce unit costs. And it misses a great opportunity
to drive efficiencies at both Haneda and Narita which should compete on
costs and services to serve the
IATA called for a more coherent aviation policy. “Infrastructure must
meet the demands of passengers. Airlines cannot continue to pay for
airport infrastructure that is developed for political purposes. We
need, for example, to sort out the situation in the Kansai region. The
five runways of Itami, Kansai and
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bilateral with the
IATA is closely
monitoring the restructuring of Japan Airlines. “IATA continues to work
closely with Japan Airlines in the restructuring process. Financial
guarantees provided by Japan Airlines have allowed for business as usual
through IATA’s global financial systems. Tough decisions will need to be
made quickly to cut costs and close the gap with regional competitors.
Bisignani also
praised |
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