Airports council: Countries with good vaccination rates need to reopen borders


Passengers queuing up at the KLIA check-in counters. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

Countries that have satisfactory vaccination rates need to reopen borders and relax quarantine requirements, says the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific.

The council said that this is to prevent the repeat of a bleak year for Asia Pacific and Middle East airports. The statement came following the release of latest figures forecasting sustained losses in 2021 for airports in both regions.

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