Does an IATA membership help?

The Indian travel industry is still debating the refund process for air ticket cancellations, and agents are bearing the brunt. TRAVTALK dug deeper into the issue and inquired if being an IATA member helped relieve some of that burden and were they willing to renew their membership.

While 82% agents said they will be renewing it, 18% either refused or were mulling the decision. Could this be the beginning of a decline in membership?