Airlines would struggle under empty-seat rule: IATA

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Source: Pilar Wolfsteller/FlightGlobal

IATA is opposing any regulation that would require airlines to leave empty seats between passengers, arguing that such a measure would severely affect operators’ economic prospects and yet deliver no “significant improvement in safety” for travellers.

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