Policymakers should be moved by facts, not fiction: IATA DG on international aviation taxation

Debunking arguments that international aviation is not taxed, global grouping IATA on Monday said that an analysis of almost seven billion international flight tickets has shown that airlines have paid more than $380 billion in taxes and charges.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a grouping of more than 300 airlines, including various Indian carriers.

Addressing the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) here, its Director General Willie Walsh said the argument that international aviation is not taxed does not hold water.