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INSIDER

DFWC’s Route to Recovery webinar paints mixed picture for the

Americas

In the Duty Free World Council’s protect operators and harmonize health and in each country, said Fagundes.
Sept. 17 Route to Recovery webinar, lead- safety protocols in each country. In South America as of mid-Septem-
ers of the regional associations presented ber when the webinar took place, most air-
an overview of the steps they were taking Among these initiatives, ASUTIL has: ports were still closed for international traf-
to restore and protect the travel retail and • issued a Joint Statement with ACI LAC fic with the exception of Brazil, Uruguay,
related industries. in April Ecuador and select traffic to Argentina.
• issued a Joint Statement with the Brazil- But all airports are opening in October
South America ian National Association of Airport Con- and November for international flights,
For Latin America, ASUTIL Presi- cessionaires including Colombia, Chile and Peru.
dent Gustavo Fagundes, COO for Brazil •sent letters to all ICAO representatives in
& Bolivia Dufry, presented a stark picture, each country with the recommendations for North America
indicating that a full recovery will likely global standards and recovery protocol Full recovery in North America looks
not happen until 2023-2024 for domestic •sent letters to the Uruguayan govern- a little more positive, reported IAADFS
aviation and full international recovery to ment to facilitate the pre-sale of airport Chairman Rene Riedi. ACI forecasts that
2019 levels not happening until 2024-2025. DF before traveling and the possibility of domestic air traffic in the U.S. could return
However, ACI-LAC expects that all selling products to local people paying a to 2019 levels by 2023, although interna-
airports will be open in LATAM in the next tax at borders tional traffic will not follow until 2024.
two months; that some airlines are restart- •sent letters to the Brazilian Government to In the United States, which continues
ing international flights, although low reduce costs of IT information for border to have the highest numbers of COVID-19
passenger levels are holding up restarts in shops (SEPRO) cases in the world, Out of State Visitor
some areas, and that border stores in Brazil •sent letters to the Brazilian Government restrictions are in place requiring COVID-
are open and slowly recovering the traffic to update the DF allowance for Brazilians 19-tests and/or quarantine in many loca-
on local borders in the twin cities. TMI in border shops to harmonize with border tions.
covers all of these stories in greater detail allowance coming from other countries Most U.S. airports are operational.
in this magazine. •DF operators joined a workforce with Domestic traffic was recovering but the
In an overview of major initiatives Customs in order to modernize the DF growth trend is being impacted by new
that ASUTIL has taken to win support for legislation including evaluating Home travel restrictions. There are still very
the industry, Fagundes reported that the As- Delivery from the store. few international flights, but as of press
sociation has been working diligently with The next step for ASUTIL is to work time, international traffic is increasing.
other regional and global organizations to to harmonize airport protocols in LATAM Everything depends on the upcoming U.S.

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