Air Canada starts COVID-19 testing at Toronto airport in push to lift travel restrictions
Air Canada said on Thursday it has launched a voluntary COVID-19 study of international travellers coming into Toronto’s Pearson Airport as part of a campaign to persuade the government to lift travel restrictions such as its 14-day quarantine. Under the study, set to begin on Thursday, participating passengers will provide samples to be analyzed for […]
Americans Looking to International Travel for Early 2021
Americans are poised to travel abroad in early 2021, according to new data from travel insurance aggregator Squaremouth, which found that 65 percent of trips booked for next year are to international destinations. It appears that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a pent-up demand among travelers to venture abroad. Squaremouth reports that international destinations […]
American Airlines Launches New Travel Advisors Account Management Platform
American Airlines announced travel advisors now have more control over their clients’ tickets through a new AirPass account management platform. Launched on September 1, American’s new online tool gives agents the ability to make real-time decisions for customers through updates, including enhanced fare transparency, full itinerary visibility and control of ticket from the time of […]
Qantas international routes likely to remain on hold until next summer
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the Australian flag carrier is assuming it will restart international routes with its Boeing 787s in its next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2021. International capacity could reach 50% of pre-COVID levels during the 2021/22 fiscal year starting July 1, 2021, he said during the virtual CAPA Australia Pacific […]
Costa Rica Expands List of Authorized US States
Costa Rica has added five new U.S. states and Washington, D.C. to its list of authorized territories whose residents can visit the Central American country beginning next month. In addition to residents of New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut, those living in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will be […]
Travelers Face Risk of Penalties for Refusing to Wear Face Covering
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to all travelers to wear face covering during the travel journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during COVID-19. Wearing face coverings is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) guidance for safe operations during the pandemic, as developed jointly with the […]
Viva Air and Caravelo: an alliance that revolutionizes the aviation industry in Latin America
As airlines return to operation and seek immediate and long-term solutions to regain business traveler confidence in air travel, Low Cost airline Viva Air, in association with the travel technology company Caravelo, have developed a new product for the airline’s frequent flyers who can now choose their flight dates on short notice while obtaining significant […]
Qantas international routes ‘unlikely’ to return before July 2021
Australia’s flag-carrier Qantas does not expect to resume international flying until July 2021, according to CEO Alan Joyce. Speaking after the airline reported a statutory loss before tax of A$2.7 billion ($1.9 billion) amid the “worst trading conditions” in its 100-year history, Joyce said that routes would be reopened country by country, depending on the […]
LATAM Airlines Group reports second quarter results and advances in chapter 11 process
LATAM Airlines Group today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, with revenues of US$571.9 million, representing a 75.9% fall year-on-year due to unprecedented reductions in operations following COVID-19-related border closures and travel restrictions. This decrease was partially offset by an 18.4% increase in cargo revenues. During the quarter (April-June 2020), total […]
ACI welcomes ICAO support for Airport Health Accreditation programme
Airports Council International (ACI) World has welcomed the support of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for the newly launched Airport Health Accreditation programme. As airports begin to restart operations, the Airport Health Accreditation programme assists them in focusing on the health and welfare of travellers, staff, and the public. ICAO has today provided its […]
