Tag: United States

Delta is partnering with the Centres for Disease Control & Prevention to keep international customers informed of potential Covid-19 exposure through contact tracing. Along with nine global airline partners, the carrier is working with government agencies, health officials and aviation...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed strong concern over the continued existence of arrival quarantine regimes imposed by state governments in the United States, including New York and Hawaii. IATA urged implementation of pre-departure COVID-19 testing regimes so that...

The United States economy stands to lose a total of $155 billion this year due to the collapse of international travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to latest research conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council. The trade body...

Jamaica says it has no intention of following it’s Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partner, the Bahamas, and place a ban on tourists coming out of the United States following an upsurge of cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Over the last weekend,...

The Bahamas will to close its borders to international commercial flights and commercial vessels carrying passengers from the United States. The move, confirmed by prime minister Hubert Minnis earlier, follows the continued increase in Covid-19 cases in a number of...

Air France has taken note of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s announcement of new United States border restrictions as of 14 March 2020. Flights to and from the United States are operating as normal on 12 and 13...

A new agreement between Canada and the United States will soon allow travellers and cargo to preclear customs before they leave, allowing an easier movement of people and goods crossing the border. Canadian air travellers have been able to clear...

The San Antonio International Airport will be awarded $2.36 million in infrastructure grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. “These Airport Improvement Program grants will ensure that a safer, more efficient San Antonio International Airport remains an economic engine and vital...

Volaris* (NYSE:VLRS)(BMV:VOLAR) the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, announced today that its affiliate, Vuela Aviación, S.A., was awarded by the Department of Transportation of the United States of America a Foreign Air Carrier Permit to...

Britain is likely to have a bilateral arrangement in place to keep transatlantic flights going after it leaves the European Union, the head of Virgin Atlantic Airways said on Thursday. Britain needs to negotiate an air transport service agreement with...