Latin America heading toward infrastructure crisis: IATA

IATA is warning Latin America is heading towards an infrastructure crisis unless govts in the region take action now to tackle looming airport capacity and airspace issues. "Our requirements are not complicated. We need sufficient capacity in terms of runways, terminals and airspace. Quality must be aligned with our technical and commercial needs. And it all must be affordable," IATA DG Alexandre de said Monday. "I believe, however, that we are headed for an infrastructure crisis - and that includes in Latin America. The capacity challenges at key hub locations such as Buenos Aires, Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, Havana and Santiago are well documented. Unless they are addressed, the region's economies will suffer." <br/>