Southeast Asia remains favourite travel destination for Indians as COVID norms ease: IATA


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As the effect of the COVID-19 virus, driven by the Omicron variant decreased significantly after the low-Christmas celebration last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022. As more and more Southeast countries reopen their borders to quarantine-free leisure visits, Indian tourists are forming a significant number of those travelling to the region. According to IATA-- which represents about 290 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic-- it said that the total traffic in February 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) was up 115.9%...