Asia needs to resume air travel faster, says airline group head

'Ironical' that region with 'very few' virus cases lags Europe's restart efforts

20200618 Airplanes at Bangkok airport in Thailand

Asian carriers are facing massive economic damage due to the new coronavirus. © Reuters

ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Asian governments are moving too slowly to reopen borders to international travel, the chief of a regional aviation group told the Nikkei Asian Review, saying states were failing to capitalize on their success in curbing the spread of the new coronavirus.

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