IATA AREAS & SUB AREAS

1. IATA AREAS AND SUB AREAS
BY:
Mohammed Ashraf B.A
1st year MBA Tourism
Pondicherry University

2. International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• It is the prime vehicle for inter airline co-operation in promoting safe , reliable,
secure and economical air services for the benefit of the world’s consumers
• It was founded in Hague (1919) and it is headquartered at Montreal, Canada
• Today IATA has around 265 members from 117 nations in every part of the
globe
• It represents 83 % of total traffic
• CEO of IATA – Tony Taylor

3. International Air Transport Association (IATA)
VISION
“To be the force for value
creation & innovation driving a
safe, secure and profitable air
transport industry that
sustainably connects and
enriches our world”
MISSION
Representing airline
industry
Leading the airline
industry
Serving the airline

4. IATA AREAS OF TRAVEL
• 3 AREAS OF TRAVEL
• Areas are called ‘Traffic Conferences or TC’
• Used to establish airfare prices and flying zones
• Ural mountain of Russia and Tehran in Middle East divides TC-2
with TC-3.
• TC-1 is known as ‘Western Hemisphere’
• TC-2 and TC-3 are together known as ‘Eastern Hemisphere’

5. TRAFFIC CONFERENCES

6. TRAFFIC CONFERENCE (TC) -1
• It comprises North and South American continents
• Area 1 or TC 1 includes: (Sub areas)
 North America
 Central America (excluding Panama)
 South America ( including Panama)
 The Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands
 Greenland
 Bermuda

7. TRAFFIC CONFERENCE (TC) -2
• Area 2 or TC 2: Europe, Africa and Antarctica which includes:
• Europe (including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Russia west of the Ural Mountains)
• The Middle East ( including Egypt and Sudan)
• Africa (Excluding Egypt, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia)
o Eastern Africa - Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia,
Tanzania, Uganda
o Central Africa – Malawai, Zambia and Zimbabwe
o South Western Africa - Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and
Swaziland.
o Western Africa - Angola, Benin, Burkina, Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic etc.
• Indian Ocean Islands - Angola, Benin, Burkina, Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central

8. TRAFFIC CONFERENCE (TC) -3
• Area 3 or TC 3: Asia and Australia which includes:
• Asia (including Russia east of the Ural Mountains)
• Australia
• New Zealand
• The South Pacific
• Traffic Conference (TC) Area-3 sub areas are :
 SOUTH EAST ASIA - Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka,
Bhutan, Nepal
 SOUTH ASIAN SUB CONTINENT - Brunei, Darussalam, Kyrgyzstan, Palau, Cambodia,
Laos, Philippines, China (excluding Hong Kong SAR And Macao Sar), Macao SAR,
Russia (In Asia) etc.
 JAPAN, KOREA (Japkor) – Japan and North & South Korea
SOUTH WEST PACIFIC - American Samoa, Australia, New Caledonia, Tonga, New Zealand