{"id":67899,"date":"2020-06-19T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/06\/19\/air-travel-will-take-up-to-three-years-to-recover-from-covid-19-iata-chief-says\/"},"modified":"2020-06-19T07:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T07:00:03","slug":"air-travel-will-take-up-to-three-years-to-recover-from-covid-19-iata-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/air-travel-will-take-up-to-three-years-to-recover-from-covid-19-iata-chief-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Air travel will take up to three years to recover from Covid-19, IATA chief says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k3oUf1YiRKwBeQw7ahU\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will be the worst year in the history of aviation, with passenger numbers and revenues half of what they were last year, according to industry body the International Air Transport Association (IATA). 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