Accelerate Easing of Travel Restrictions

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to accelerate relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. IATA called for removing all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine, enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen […]

SKY refuerza sus protocolos de seguridad frente a temporada alta y variante Ómicron

Ante el mayor flujo de pasajeros en los terminales aéreos del país y el significativo aumento de los contagios por COVID-19 debido a la variante Ómicron que se han registrado durante las últimas semanas, SKY ha reforzado sus protocolos sanitarios y de seguridad. Bajo este contexto y, en línea con las recomendaciones entregadas por el […]

Passenger Demand Recovery Continued in 2021 but Omicron Having Impact

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2021 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) fell by 58.4% compared to the full year of 2019. This represented an improvement compared to 2020, when full year RPKs were down 65.8% versus 2019. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 results […]

Accelerate Easing of Travel Restrictions

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to accelerate relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. IATA called for: Removing all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine. Enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen […]

Aviation industry welcomes UK easing of Omicron testing requirements

Airlines and airports have welcomed the UK government’s announcement that it is to lift testing and self-isolation requirements temporarily imposed in late November to combat the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. UK prime minister Boris Johnson today said that with Omicron prevalent in the UK, the measures are having a “limited impact” […]

Pese a ómicron, el turismo en Colombia no se frenó

La llegada de ómicron no afectó el turismo en destinos que por la temporada de fin de año habían sido elegidos favoritos, por sus festividades. Migración Colombia señaló que las entradas de viajeros en diciembre al país fueron 688.688. Una variación del 29,1% frente al mes de noviembre. Lo que indica un aumento considerable de […]