The arrival of new COVID-19 variants is likely to make the recovery of global air travel less certain, experts say. Still, concern over the variant has yet to have an impact on domestic travel. hugomartin reports:
Officials note the pandemic is different this year, given the ample supply of vaccines, which should provide some protection against the new variant.
The World Muslim Communities Council also postponed its international conference, scheduled for Dec. 12 to 14, in the United Arab Emirates because of Omicron. “COVID variants are of concern, but closed borders have not prevented their presence in the United States while vaccinations have proven incredibly durable,” she said inFitch Ratings, the credit rating company, on Tuesday revised its global forecast downward, saying the arrival of new COVID-19 variants is likely to make the recovery of global air travel less certain.
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