Hong Kong, May 22 -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airports Council International World (ACI) have jointly issued a roadmap for restarting aviation that also aims to minimise the spread of COVID-19.

Published this week, the two global associations called for coordination between government, airlines and airports in tackling the biggest challenge commercial aviation has ever faced.

"There is currently no single measure that could mitigate all the risks of restarting air travel, but we believe a globally consistent, outcome based approach represents the most effective way of balancing risk mitigation with the need to unlock economies and enable travel," ACI World director general, Angela Gittens, said in a statement...