Slowdown in Middle East aviation hits regional growth, says Global Data

Following the recent news that the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention urged citizens and residents to avoid foreign travel and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that the spread of the new coronavirus in February and March are set to wipe off the growth registered by Middle East airlines at the start of the year; Richard Thompson, Editorial Director at Global Data, a data and analytics company, offers his view: “Any major slowdown in Gulf aviation will have a significant knock impact on the regional economy. “The aviation sector is a key part of the regional economy. The region