Airlines UK, the Airport Operators Association (AOA), AGS and Edinburgh airports have called on the Scottish Government to rectify a major discrepancy that means passengers returning to Scotland from abroad will have to pay more than twice as much for Covid tests than travellers returning to England...

By Edward Robertson The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling on the UK to introduce rapid testing at departure airports in order to unlock international travel. The council noted the effectiveness of the UK’s vaccination programme, but added the travel industry can’t wait f...

Abu Dhabi Airports, in partnership with Pure Health and Tamouh Healthcare, has launched the region’s first PCR testing laboratory within an airport. The new state of the art RT-PCR lab offers fast Covid-19 testing within the Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to facilitate the resumption of air...

Responding to the announcement that all international arrivals will need to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry into the UK, Airport Operators Association Chief Executive Karen Dee said: “The introduction of pre-departure tests is understandable from a public health perspective but the G...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) jointly called on governments to follow the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) guidelines to exempt crews from COV...

Trans-Atlantic partners Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are launching COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, effective December 15, 2020. The airline partners have worked with the Dutch Government, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ...

In response to the announcement of the French Minister for Transport on 15 October and at the request of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the implementation of health corridors, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has organised and established a room dedicated to antigen tests in its T...

Torino Airport announces the opening of the new Covid Test Point at the airport available, on a voluntary basis, to all passengers arriving or departing from Turin. The initiative, first in Italy to combine serological test and, in case of positive outcome, molecular swab, was born with the aim o...