AAA’s Chief Executive,
He continued: "Throughout the extraordinary COVID-19 crisis, airports have been committed to staying open to assist people to return home from overseas, for essential workers to continue doing their jobs and keep our global freight airbridges operating. There has been a 98 per cent reduction in domestic and international air passenger movements since the pandemic began, yet the fixed costs to operate airports haven't changed, with runways still needing to be open and safety and security screening maintained. Airports are concerned that
"It is important that governments maintain a strong focus on the challenges of the aviation sector and the flow-on benefits the sector has to the rest of the economy. Airports are calling for support for installation of government-mandated domestic and international security screening equipment, as well as rebates for international screening charges. Assistance for regional airports is also needed as they continue to operate essential services for their communities, but many are not eligible for government support programmes," Goodwin concluded.
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