Syria will be an 'opportunity' for airlines once it stabilises, aviation agency says

Syria will represent an opportunity for international airlines when the country stabilises and when carriers undertake their risk assessments of airspace safety and security, the head of the International Air Transport Association said. However, it is still “too early” to assess the situation and global airlines will continue to monitor developments in the country over the next few months, Willie Walsh, director general of Iata, said. “Depending on what happens, obviously, but if the situation in Syria stabilises, then I think that would be seen by most people as being an opportunity for the industry,” Walsh said. “We will monitor the situation closely, but I think it's too early for us to call what will happen in Syria, we will need to monitor that probably over a period of months. But the general view is that it should be seen as a positive and an opportunity. But it clearly will depend on what actually happens in the country.”<br/>