MONTREAL/WASHINGTON—A global aviation manual now under review by a U.N. body suggests global guidelines calling for the use of highly reliable tests when screening passengers to detect COVID-19 ahead of flights, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Carriers and airports are pushing for uniform global testing guidelines to waive strict quarantine requirements that are decimating travel, with airline trade group IATA forecasting a 66 percent decline in 2020 air traffic because of the pandemic.
