This is almost a 40% jump to the number of markets that opened up in mid-February, showing signs of Covid-19 moving into the endemic phase.
IATA's survey also showed jabbed passengers could access 38 markets with no quarantine requirements, representing 65% of 2019 international demand.
Testing and implementing strict quarantine measures are major barriers to travel and do little to control the spread of Covid-19, research shows.
However, there are still heavily restricted markets across the world especially in the Middle East and Africa.
Travel in Asia remains heavily compromised by Covid restrictions. While North American and European international traffic rebounded to -42% of their 2019 peaks last year, traffic in Asia Pacific remained at -88%.
Even in this region, however, there has been some progress, with India and Malaysia among the countries recently announcing relaxation of rules.
“The world is largely open for travel. As population immunity grows, more governments are managing Covid-19 through surveillance, as they do for other endemic viruses. That is great news for a growing number of destinations that will receive a much-needed economic boost from the upcoming Easter and northern summer travel seasons.
"Asia is the outlier. Hopefully recent relaxations including Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the Philippines are paving the way towards restoring the ffreedom to travel that is more broadly enjoyed in other parts of the world,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.
