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SHANGHAI, Oct. 9, 2021 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On 4 October 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced

at the 77th Annual General Meeting of IATA being held in Boston, USA that China

Eastern Airlines will host the 78th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air

Transport Summit in Shanghai, China, on 19-21 June 2022.

During the AGM, a decision was made in addition to the announcement of host

city of the next Annual General Meeting. IATA officially announced that Chinese

is to formally become a language of International Air Transport Association. As

the only newly added language, Chinese joins English, French, Spanish and

Arabic, bringing the number of languages for the body to five.

"We look forward to gathering the aviation industry in Shanghai for the 78th

Annual General Meeting of IATA. China is a dynamic aviation market, with the

domestic market among the fastest to recover from the damage brought by

COVID-19," said Willie Walsh, IATA's director general.

"China Eastern Airlines is excited to host the IATA Annual General Meeting and

to welcome our industry colleagues to our home city of Shanghai to share this

charming city's openness, inclusiveness, fashion and innovation. We look

forward to the discussion on the development prospect of the aviation industry

and joint efforts in promoting the healthy development of our industry," said

Liu Shaoyong, chairman of China Eastern Airlines.

IATA, founded in 1945, is a worldwide non-governmental organization. IATA

represents about 290 airlines in over 130 countries and regions. The Annual

General Meeting (AGM) of IATA, held in June every year, is the world's largest

and preeminent gathering of airline leaders. It attracts 800-1000 participants

each time.

Source: China Eastern Airlines

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