Airlines hold fast to global consensus in fractured world | Reuters
By Victoria Bryan and Brad Haynes | CANCUN, Mexico CANCUN, Mexico Global airlines made a full-throated defense of globalization on Monday at their largest annual gathering, vowing not to give up on climate change agreements and calling for a swift resolution of a diplomatic rift threatening air travel in the Middle East.Missing from the general meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Mexico was Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker. Usually a star of the show, he appeared to have left the summit amid a dispute between Arab powers.Asked about Saudi Arabia and Bahrain's move to ban Qatari planes from their airports and airspace, IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac called for openness."We would like borders to be reopened, the sooner the better," he told reporters, expanding on earlier remarks in the opening session
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