Travel

Ask government to end quarantine and embrace coordinated restrictions – IATA to EC President

Leaders of Europe’s coronavirus-stricken travel and tourism industries have appealed to the EU’s chief executive to press governments to end quarantine requirements and instead embrace coordinated restrictions and testing. “This…

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Etihad pushing for health visas and universal international passenger testing

The Financial Times reports that Etihad’s chief executive has called for the introduction of health visas to certify passengers are safe to fly to help the airline industry recover from…

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Entire flight from Greece to go under quarantine after seven cases on board identified in Wales

All passengers who were on a flight from Zante to Cardiff have been ordered to self-isolate after seven confirmed cases of coronavirus, Sky News reports. Passengers who were on TUI…

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Ryanair reduces flights – EasyJet closes UK bases

Ryanair has slashed a fifth of its flights for September and October after a fall in bookings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm said Monday. It had previously planned…

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Airlines and airports to push for compulsory testing

Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines…

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Rivals Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line team up to plan restart

Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced a joint task force to help develop safety standards for restarting their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Healthy Sail Panel,” co-chaired by former Utah Governor…

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Which countries lifted their travelling and border restrictions?

Austria will reopen its borders to Italy and lift a quarantine requirement for travellers from over 20 other European countries next week, officials said on Tuesday, in a further easing of restrictions imposed…

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The new face of travel: the EU’s plans to get you back in the skies

While the public is still engaged on social media debating whether airports should open any time soon, the EU is forging ahead with its plans to make travel a reality…

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Slovenia to re-open main airport today

Slovenia will allow international passenger air traffic from Tuesday after it has been suspended for eight weeks due to the coronavirus epidemic, the government said late on Monday. "The prohibition…

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EU to push for state guarantees for travel vouchers instead of cash refunds

The European Commission will tell countries in the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the coronavirus pandemic, if they prefer people to accept the vouchers instead…

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The Cruise Lines International Association and Greek government announce agreement for short-term berthing

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with the Greek government for the creation of a framework so that cruise ships can…

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British travellers urged to return to UK

Britons who are currently travelling abroad are being urged to return to the UK now. A statement from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said tourists and short-stay travellers should…

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Flights to Malta to be suspended as of March 21st – Reports

The Horizon Facebook Page, reports that a Notice to Airmen was issued tonight, where by it informed that following a decision taken by the Malta Health Authorities all passenger flights inbound…

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Emirates suspends flights to Malta, Porto and Larnaca

Emirates has suspended services to 30 destinations across its network in a bid to comply with travel restrictions introduced to prevent the spread of Covid-19 by air travel. The latest…

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International travel and internal movement in many countries set to be restricted in coming days

International travel and internal movement in many countries will be severely curtailed by restrictions set to come into effect over the coming days. Walls are being raised and mass quarantines…

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US to advise against Cruise liner travelling

The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four…

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Problems expected tomorrow at Brussels airport passport control

There might be some chaos on Friday in Brussels airport after the Belgian airport police announced they will be carrying out a work to rule at passport control. The action,…

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President Trump plans to add countries to his existing travel ban

President Donald Trump said he plans to add countries to his existing travel ban to bar more foreign nationals from entry into the US. The current ban - signed by…

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Heathrow to create separate arrival area because of Chinese virus outbreak

People arriving at Heathrow from the Chinese city hit by a coronavirus outbreak will enter through a separate area in an attempt to prevent the virus from reaching the UK,…

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Warning that China virus outbreak could hurt oil prices

Goldman Sachs said a potential drop in oil demand from top energy consumer China due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus could hurt crude prices by about $3 per…

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Chinese virus outbreak prompts extra checks at airports, fever scanners to be set up at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport

Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to a new virus as cases have been reported in the USA, Thailand…

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Less than half of EU travellers are aware of EU Passenger Rights

The European Commission today released the results of a Eurobarometer survey on passenger rights in the European Union (EU). According to the survey, 43% of EU citizens who have travelled…

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Ryanair Portuguese cabin crew to strike in August

Portuguese cabin crew working with Ryanair are planning to strike in August over pay and working conditions, according to a domestic union. The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel…

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Alitalia strike set for Friday moved to September 6

A 24-hour strike by Alitalia pilots and flight attendants has been put off from Friday until September 6, unions announced. The unions took the decision after appeals from the strike…

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Spanish transport strikes set to cause chaos for Holy Week

Two aerial transport workers unions have warned they will be striking in Spain this week. The USO and UGT unions went to Spanish airports and asked around 60,000 ground crew…

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