Willie Walsh (IATA) denounces the closure of Algerian airspace in Morocco

Willie Walsh, president of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), protests against the decision of the Algerian authorities to close their airspace in Morocco.

Algeria closed its airspace to Moroccan civil and military aircraft and those with a Moroccan registration number on September 22, 2021. In the eyes of Willie Walsh, president of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), this This measure not only constitutes a blatant violation of the Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation, but it also harms the aviation industry and goes against the principles that IATA defends. “Our industry truly thrives when all airways remain open. The closure of certain air routes has negative repercussions on the entire industry,” he declared during the third edition of the International Conference on Aviation Safety and Operations in Marrakech.