Tag: Covid

Ethiopian Airlines flights to China to return to pre-Covid levels

Ethiopian Airlines flights to China to return to pre-Covid levels

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that the frequency of its flights to Chinese cities will increase as of February 06, 2023 ultimately returning to the pre-COVID19 levels on March 01, 2023 following the lifting of restrictions by the Government of China. As of February 06, 2023, Ethiopian Airlines...

China welcomes first arrivals following downgraded COVID management

A report from People's Daily: The first flights under China's new COVID-19 management for international travelers arrived at airports in south China's Guangdong province on Jan. 8, according to the national customs authority. Over 380 passengers were aboard two flights, CZ312 from Toronto to Guan...

WFS to Focus on Reshaping Airline Resilience Post-COVID

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2022 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on reshaping airline resilience. The event will take place from19-22 September in Doha, Qatar, with Qatar Airways as the host airline. Following the greatest shock to aviation ...

Dubai Airports wins Gold Stevie Award at 2022 Stevie Awards for Great Employers

Dubai Airports has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Most Innovative Workplace Redesign During Covid-10 category in the seventh annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers. Dubai Airports was recognised with a Gold Stevie Award for undertaking a number of impressive initiatives dur...

Statement from Europe’s airports and ground handlers on current operational disruptions

Statement from Europe’s airports and ground handlers on current operational disruptions

Airports and ground handlers have today spoken out about the complex operational challenges they face as we enter the summer travel season.  In a joint statement, Olivier Jankovec, Director General of ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) and Fabio Gamba, Managing Director of ASA (Airport...

Covid losses exceed £4bn at Heathrow

This morning Heathrow Airport report they will remain loss-making in 2022 as “demand remains very volatile”. Despite recent upsurgence of outbound demand for travel, they are not forecasting a return to profit and dividends this year. The loses felt by the airport during the pandemic have inc...

Stansted Airport warns passengers of delays at Easter as passenger numbers increase 30-fold

Stansted Airport warns passengers of delays at Easter as passenger numbers increase 30-fold

By itv.com Passengers are being warned they could face delays at Stansted Airport, with more than 1.3 million people expected to pass through its doors in the next fortnight. Over the Easter holidays many people are expected to take advantage of a significant easing of travel restrictions in the U...

Heathrow removes face covering mandate at UK’s hub airport

Those travelling through Heathrow will no longer be required to wear a face covering after the airport announced that it is moving away from a mandate from Wednesday 16 March. In recognition that the pandemic is not over, Heathrow strongly encourages those at the airport to continue wearing a fac...

IATA: Omicron Restrictions Likely to Affect Period Ahead

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, prior to the emergence of Omicron. International demand sustained its steady upward trend as more markets reopened. Domestic traffic, however, weakened, largely owing to streng...

South Africa demands compensation from UK for economic damage caused by Covid travel red list

South Africa demands compensation from UK for economic damage caused by Covid travel red list

By MICHIEL WILLEMS South Africa is calling for compensation from the UK for the economic damage the country suffered after it was placed on Britain’s Covid travel red list in November. South Africa’s Department of International Relations is demanding compensation after the movement of peop...

John Lennon Airport gets ‘state of the art” COVID PCR testing laboratory

Leading British healthcare and testing company Salutaris People - which operates the rapid PCR testing services for airline passengers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, in partnership with Test Assurance Group Ltd (TAG(Official Covid-19 testing partner to Liverpool John Lennon Airport)-has today u...

Travel industry reacts as amber isolation axed for vaccinated Brits

Travel industry reacts as amber isolation axed for vaccinated Brits

The travel industry responds to this morning’s update from Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, on moves to open up international travel: Virginia Messina, WTTC Senior Vice President, said: "Holidaymakers and the Travel & Tourism sector will breathe a sigh of relief now that quarantine-free h...

Fragmented EU Digital COVID Certificate verification will undermine smooth summer travel for EU passengers

Ahead of the 01 July deadline for Member States to implement the EUs Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) system, the crucial enabler for the restoration of freedom of movement within Europe, airlines and airports are warning of major operational risks due to the inconsistent approach by Member States in...

Resuming Airline Operations & Seeking Opportunities in Post-COVID-19 Era!

EVA International Editorial Team COVID-19 has posed a continuous threat to the global economy and public health. One of the hardest-hit businesses in the world is the aviation industry which contributes to 3.6 percent of the world’s GDP by creating a total of 65.6 million jobs globally in aviat...

Germany bans British travellers over local outbreaks and fears of Indian variant spread

Germany bans British travellers over local outbreaks and fears of Indian variant spread

By Hugo Daniel, inews.co.uk Britons will be barred from entering Germany after it classified the UK as an “area of variant concern” due to the spread of the Indian variant. The ban will come into force on Sunday, meaning only German citizens and residents, as well as those with essential...

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