Heathrow pleads for testing regime to boost traffic
Heathrow Airport saw an 88 per cent decline in passenger numbers in July when compared to last year, with just 860,000 people passing through. However, even this low figure reflects a slight uptick on the figures from earlier in the year, driven by government efforts to open travel corridors from July 4th. More than half […]
Mexican airline Interjet to increase flight frequency by 88%
Mexican airline Interjet said on Tuesday it would increase the frequency of its domestic flights by 88%, including boosting travel options to popular tourist destinations. The low-cost carrier said in a statement it would increase flights to popular beach resort areas such as Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos, as well as to cities such […]
COVID-19 Testing Is Critical To Restart Travel Safely: GBTA Urges The EU To Boost Testing Capabilities
As the travel industry braces for a second COVID-19 wave, GBTA, the Global Business Travel Association, calls for widening testing capabilities and requirements across the EU as a better alternative to blanket travel restrictions. «Sudden and unilateral shifts in government response, such as imposition of quarantines or border closures, take a heavy toll onthe travel […]
What Travel Will Look Like After Coronavirus
When will we be traveling again in large numbers? And what will travel be like in the future? The first question depends on a medical solution to the coronavirus pandemic. The second is best answered with experience. I asked eight travel pioneers for predictions on what the future of travel will be—current and former chairmen […]
Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus at home: WHO
Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization said on Monday. A surge of infections has prompted countries to reimpose some travel restrictions in recent days, with Britain throwing the […]
The Bahamas Reverses Ban on US Travelers, But Requires Strict Quarantine
The Bahamian government has reversed its earlier decision to ban U.S. travelers, an action it was willing to take after observing a surge of new COVID-19 cases around the islands, which could be traced back to tourists coming in from the United States. Now, however, the highly tourism-dependent Caribbean nation is saying that it will […]
Emirates covers customers from COVID-19 expenses, in industry-leading initiative to boost travel confidence
Emirates customers can travel with confidence, as the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel, while they are away from home. This cover is provided by the airline, free of cost to […]
ACI Europe extends expected recovery timeframe to 2024
Airports body ACI Europe does not expect passenger traffic to regain 2019 levels until 2024 – a year later than in its previous projection. Demand for air travel in Europe is returning “at a slower pace than we had hoped for”, states ACI Europe director general Olivier Jankovec, and this has prompted the trade association […]
Breaking down travel enforcement operations at New York state’s airports, and how to avoid $2,000 fine
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that beginning Tuesday, a travel enforcement operation will commence at airports across New York state. The enforcement operation is to ensure travelers are following the state’s quarantine restrictions and to help contain the rates of COVID-19 transmission in New York, Gov. Cuomo said. According to the governor’s office, enforcement teams will […]
oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance come together to let travellers know they can fly with confidence
The three global airline alliances, collectively representing over fifty percent of the world’s air traffic, have come together to highlight the measures airlines are adopting to assure the well-being of customers while travelling. Dear Travellers, a video by the three alliances, provides a look at what customers can expect on their journeys over the coming […]
