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Britons rush to book holidays as soon as PM Johnson announced easing of restrictions

Airlines and travel firms around the United Kingdom have registered a surge in demand a few hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a roadmap of how restrictions will be…

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Greece wants quick EU action on vaccine passports

Greece is calling on EU authorities to "move more quickly" and embrace vaccine certificates, which could restore an element of mass travel in Europe. Speaking to the Financial Times, the…

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All people travelling to UK to face mandatory tests

All the people travelling to the UK are to face mandatory tests from next week. In a statement, quoted by Sky News, Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to announce…

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UK will not introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports

Reuters/SkyNews - Britain will not introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports, but people will be able to seek proof from their doctor if needed for travel to other countries, vaccine deployment minister…

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All travellers to UK be tested twice for COVID upon arrival -The Telegraph

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain will test all travellers arriving in the country twice for COVID-19, in an attempt to control the spread of new variants of the virus, the…

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Denmark to launch coronavirus passport

FT - Denmark is to launch a coronavirus passport by the end of this month to help business travel, while Sweden will demand a negative test result from visiting foreigners…

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EU flags concern over Austrian minimum airfare plan

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The EU has raised concerns over Austrian plans to set a minimum airfare, a spokesman said, weighing in on an environmental policy debate that pits…

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New U.S. transportation chief optimistic about future of travel despite COVID-19

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday he was "deeply optimistic" about the future of travel despite the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on…

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Rome airport seeks to extend COVID-tested flights to more destinations

Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) aims to extend COVID-tested flights to more international destinations, including Japan and North America, its CEO said on Tuesday, in an expansion of a trial scheme…

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EU toughens rules on entry for non-EU visitors

BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The European Union tightened its rules for visitors from outside the bloc on Monday, specifying that they would only be allowed in freely from countries…

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Germany to ban travellers from Britain, Portugal amid fears of more contagious virus variants

Germany is preparing entry bans for travellers from Britain, Portugal, Brazil and South Africa to limit the spread of the more contagious variants of the coronavirus raging in these countries, Interior Minister Horst…

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EU agrees ‘dark red’ COVID-19 zones with stricter travel limits

Hotspots of COVID-19 infection in the European Union will be labelled "dark red" zones to discourage all but essential travel, EU governments agreed on Friday. The EU has already set up…

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UK bans direct flights from UAE, shutting world’s busiest international route

LONDON/SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world's busiest international airline route from Dubai…

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EU Commission proposes harsher travel restrictions

The European Commission is pushing for further travel restrictions both within its borders as well as for passengers coming from third countries. This plan builds on proposals announced by President…

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Malta reiterates its continued support for EU-wide coordination on COVID19 matters

During a video conference meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union, Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi Government has reiterated Malta’s support for continued EU-wide…

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EU kicks off debate on vaccine travel certificates

European Union countries kicked off a debate on Monday on whether people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine should have greater freedom to travel in the summer than those not…

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Indonesia downloads data from flight recorder of downed Sriwijaya Air jet

Indonesian investigators have successfully downloaded information from the flight data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea last week, its transport safety agency said on…

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Malta: Malta suspends flights to and from UK

The Maltese government announced that as of tomorrow, Tuesday 22 December, flights to and from the United Kingdom will be suspended.This decision was taken in view of the new Covid-19…

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Travel ban between Scotland and rest of UK announced

The Guardian - There will be a strict travel ban in law between Scotland and the rest of the UK throughout the festive period, and the five day Christmas window…

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Malta: More than 30,000 participate in Erasmus+ 2014-2020

Since 2014, an investment of € 55 million in 714 projects has translated into more opportunities for young people and the education sector, and in a stronger and more robust…

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US CDC warns against cruise ship travel

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday it recommended that all people avoid cruise ship travel as the risk of COVID-19 on liners is very…

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Malta: Travel ‘amber list’ significantly expanded

The health authorities have announced that the Covid-19 “amber list” – the list of destinations from which travellers are required to submit a negative Covid-19 test on arrival – is…

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Malta: Customs dog sniffs out €16,000 on passenger

Customs dog Żekkin, which started its duty last September, made its first seizure at the airport when the dog sniffed out €16,295 in undeclared money. Two-year old Labrador Żekkin was…

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Maltese Govt updates Covid-tests travel requirements

The government has updated the list of countries from which travellers must present a negative Covid-19 test result which is carried out less than 72 hours before. In a statement,…

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COVID tests should play bigger role in international travel – WHO expert

COVID tests should be more widely used in international travel than quarantines, the chair of the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee said on Friday. Didier Houssin, chair of the independent…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta looks at workplace fatalities. It says we should not focus too much on statistics about accidents. It is also the workplace culture, organisation systems and leadership…

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Travel slump threatens 46 million jobs, aviation group says

The impact of the coronavirus on travel may cost as many as 46 million jobs globally, according to projections published on Wednesday by an aviation industry group. The Air Transport…

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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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Russia resumes international flights with Egypt, UAE and Maldives

Russia has resumed international flights with Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the Maldives, a government order published on Thursday showed. The government said it had authorized three flights a…

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Bulgaria removed from Malta’s amber travel list

Bulgaria has been removed from an otherwise unchanged amber travel list, a government statement read. IMalta’s amber travel list now consists of four countries: Tunisia, Romania, Czech Republic, and parts…

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Malta: Seven months prison for using false documents to travel

21-year-old Nigerian Ali Easa Harth has been sentenced to seven months in prison after being charged with possession and use of a fake Italian passport. Source: One News Updated 1550pm

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Canada extends international travel ban to September 30

Canada extended a measure barring most foreign travelers from entering the country amid continued efforts to limit the introduction and spread of the coronavirus, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said…

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Malta: Tunisia, Czechia added to Malta’s ‘amber list’

The “amber list” of countries from which visitors are asked to produce a negative swab test for Covid-19 now comprises four countries and a small portion of a fifth after…

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Malta-24 News Briefing – Tuesday 25th August 2020

Updated 1730 - Newspaper ReviewTimes of Malta reports that Steward Health Care Malta had said that it has no objection in principle to government employees working at Gozo General Hospital,…

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Europe’s travel recovery stalls in August

Europe's travel recovery stalled at the start of August after a stronger performance in July, as quarantine rules and warnings over rising infection rates created uncertainty and deterred tourists from…

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Hungary advises citizens to avoid booking holidays in the ‘south’ of the continent

Hungary’s government is advising citizens to avoid travelling abroad from the start of next month, and is planning to introduce tighten measures in the country, in a bid to keep…

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UK transport minister says does not want to offer false hope on airport tests rules

Britain is investigating using coronavirus testing to shorten quarantine times for travellers from restricted countries but does not want to offer false hope that the rules can be changed easily,…

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Poland plans extending travel ban to 63 countries, including Malta

A new draft regulation of the Council of Ministers, extends the list of countries banned from passenger air traffic with Poland from 44 to 63 countries. The current no-fly regulation…

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Malta: First cruiseliner since the beginning of the pandemic to enter Malta

First cruiseliner entered the Maltese ports early on Friday morning since the ports were closed when the first case of COVID-19 in Malta last March. Source: Net News Updated 16:35pm

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Malta: Finland is latest country to impose Malta travel restrictions

Finland has become the latest country to announce restrictions on arrivals from Malta as coronavirus cases continue to surge. Source: Times of Malta Updated 16:15pm

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Malta: Amber list published; Romania suspends flights to Malta

Travellers arriving from Bulgaria, Romania and three Spanish cities will be required to present a negative coronavirus test which was carried out within the last 24 hours. The ‘amber list’…

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Bulgaria, Romania and Spanish regions on Malta’s amber travel list

Malta has published the amber list, containing the names of countries from where travellers are required to present a negative swab test for Coronavirus upon landing. The list comes into…

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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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Israel’s President invites UAE’s de facto leader

Israel’s president on Monday invited the United Arab Emirates’ de facto leader to visit Jerusalem, praising his role in achieving a “noble and courageous” deal to normalise relations between Israel…

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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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Malta to be placed on the travel Red Zone by Belgium

The colour codes for several countries and regions in Belgium’s travel zones system on the Foreign Affairs’ website will be adapted again on Friday afternoon, the Crisis Centre announced during…

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Britons rush back home after quarantine announcement

Britons rushed to get back from summer holidays in France on Friday after their government said it would soon impose a 14-day quarantine on travellers from across the Channel due…

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Official : France, the Netherlands and Malta added to the UK’s coronavirus travel quarantine list as of Saturday

The British government announced that data showed that the UK needed to remove France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks & Caicos & Aruba from our list of coronavirus Travel Corridors…

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Malta: MIA sees 80.9% decrease in passenger numbers in July

Malta International Airport registered 152,818 passenger movements last month, translating in a drop of 80.9% in traffic when compared to July 2019. Source: The Malta Independent Updated: 16:35pm

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Malta: Malta urges UK not to make rash decision on green list

Malta has urged the UK not to make a rash decision on removing countries from the green list of quarantine-free travel as it insists it is still safe for travellers…

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Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew

Algeria said on Saturday it will further ease its coronavirus lockdown, including shortening an overnight curfew, lifting some travel curbs and allowing large mosques to reopen. The North African country…

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Maltese visiting Greece will have to present negative tests before entry

As of August 12, travellers from Malta will have to present proof of a negative molecular test (PCR) result for Covid-19 taken up to 72 hours before their entry to…

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U.S. lifts global health coronavirus travel advisory recommending U.S. citizens avoid all international travel

The U.S. State Department and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Thursday lifted global advisories recommending U.S. citizens avoid all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, and…

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Malta: Malta at risk of being removed from UK’s travel green list

Malta is reportedly at risk of being removed from the UK’s travel green list owing to the recent rise in cases of Covid-19. Source: The Malta Independent Updated 15:45pm

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Lufthansa sees air travel in the doldrums until at least 2024

Germany's Lufthansa said it does not expect air travel demand to return to pre-crisis levels before 2024 as a steep drop in revenue pushed it to its worst-ever quarterly operating…

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Russia introduces COVID-19 express tests at major airports

Russia is expanding COVID-19 express tests to other major air hubs in Moscow after using them at the country’s busiest airport, Sheremetyevo, in the capital, the Russian Direct Investment Fund…

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