![Some countries in the Middle East are opening their borders to regional and international air travel.](/images/middleeastaviationaug17.jpg)
Some countries in the Middle East are opening their borders to regional and international air travel.
Job losses in aviation and related industries may grow to 1.5mn due to COVID-19, which is more than half of the region?s 2.4mn aviation-related employment, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA)