Nairobi, Jan. 14 -- The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) has joined global industry bodies in opposing a decision by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to impose standardised Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) remittance periods across all markets.

IATA, through a recent member vote, adopted a resolution to introduce uniform global remittance terms by mid-2026, eliminating the long-standing flexibility for local market determination under joint governance mechanisms between airlines and agents.

The BSP, which presently covers more than 207 countries and over 400 airlines, is used to track and manage air ticket sales and the associated financial transactions. It facilitates and simplifies financial transactions be...