Pierre J. Jeanniot, director general of the International Air Transport Association, called on Asian governments Monday to support the aviation and tourism industries, which have been hard hit by the ongoing regional economic crisis.
"One of the important reasons (to visit Asia) is to remind (Asian) governments of the importance of aviation to the region's economic recovery," Jeanniot told a news conference in Tokyo.
Jeanniot stressed that the governments should cooperate in aiding economic recovery by promoting tourism, asking that airport-related fees such as landing charges not be raised for at least three years.