IATA should seek to represent the whole, not the global few

摘要

IATA has just ended its annual shindig, hosted this time in Qatar. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways chief- and usually one to hit the headlines with his outspoken comments - seems to have been relatively quiet this year, leaving IATA with fewer column inches than usual. So what has IATA been up to? Well, for one thing, it has failed again to represent the airline industry; an industry made up of a variety of strands, including network airlines, low-cost carriers, regionals and cargo airlines.