It will be the third time the event has been hosted in China. Next year’s IATA annual general meeting will be held in Xiamen, China, hosted by Xiamen Airlines. The event will take place between 30 May and 1 June 2027, IATA announced during its current annual general meeting in Rio de Janeiro. “China’s airlines are among the top airlines by passenger traffic in the world,” says IATA director general Willie Walsh.