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The International Air Transport Association 69th annual general meeting has opened in Cape Town, South Africa with strong calls for African governments to take full advantage of aviation as a catalyst for growth and development.
hotel management company of hampton inn youngstown Opening the conference, IATA director general Tony Tyler said: "Nowhere is the potential for aviation greater than on the African continent - the home to a billion people spread across 20 per cent of the world's land mass.
"The 50th anniversary of the African Union reminds us of its vision for an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.
"This AGM is an opportunity to send a clear signal to the region's governments that world class safety is possible in Africa and that we support their commitment to achieving it by 2015," said Tyler.
Other key issues addressed during the opening session included the high operating cost environment in Africa, which places hotel management company of hampton inn youngstown the continent's airlines at a competitive disadvantage that impedes the important role that aviation connectivity could play.
The International Air Transport hotel management company of hampton inn youngstown Association (IATA) announced that South African Airways will host the 69th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS). The event will draw the top leadership of the air transport industry to Cape Town's International Convention Centre from 2-4 June 2013.