Travel

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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Virgin Australia to slash workforce

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd plans to cut a third of its workforce as part of an overhaul to focus on being a domestic and short-haul international Boeing Co 737 operator…

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Jordan delays resuming international flights after COVID-19 surge abroad

Jordan postponed a resumption of international flight services that was planned for Wednesday almost five months after they were suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials said. Civil Aviation Commission…

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Russia to resume travel to Geneva

Russia said on Saturday it would allow flights to resume to Geneva starting from Aug. 15, a first air link to be reopened between Russia and a continental European since…

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Kuwait bans commercial flights to 31 countries

Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it regards as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said…

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Travellers entering France from 16 countries will have to undergo tests

Travellers entering France from 16 countries where the coronavirus is circulating widely are having to undergo virus tests upon arrival at French airports and ports. French Prime Minister Jean Castex…

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There is no “zero risk” in easing travel restrictions, WHO says

There is no "zero risk" strategy for countries easing international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and essential travel for emergencies should remain the priority, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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Poland may reimpose some curbs as daily COVID-19 cases jump

Poland may have to reimpose quarantine for travellers from countries such as Spain to contain the coronavirus, its prime minister said on Thursday after the country reported its highest daily…

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WHO urges countries to gradually lift international travel

Countries should gradually lift international travel measures based on a thorough risk assessment and must prioritise essential travel for emergencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The WHO recommended that…

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UK could add countries to quarantine list within days, minister says

Britain could impose quarantine measures on people arriving from certain countries within days, health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday, without specifying which countries. Asked in a BBC radio interview…

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Sweden lifts travel curbs to Norway and Denmark

Sweden will scrap recommendations against travel to four European countries from Thursday, including neighbours Norway and Denmark, amid signs that coronavirus infections are falling. Sweden decided to forego a hard…

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Germany begins mass coronavirus testing at airports

Berlin's Tegel airport began large scale coronavirus testing, as airports across Germany prepared for the advent of free, compulsory testing for many passengers from next week. Two rooms were set…

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Malta hoping to be 2020 music festival island as European countries in ‘parallel universe’ – BBC

The BBC reports that while there is concern about travelling around Europe at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has ruined many plans for the summer, Malta spotted an opportunity to become…

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From Britain to Norway – How Europe is responding to Spain’s new wave threat

Britain and several other European countries have imposed measures to limit travel to Spain, fearing the spread of the coronavirus. Following are some of the main restrictions and advice on…

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Britain defends Spanish quarantine move as decision causes anger

Britain acted swiftly to impose a quarantine on travellers returning from Spain after seeing data on Friday recording a large jump in coronavirus cases, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on…

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EasyJet and British Airways plan to continue UK-Spain flights

EasyJet and British Airways told customers on Saturday they did not plan to cancel flights over the coming days, after Britain's government advised against all non-essential travel to mainland Spain…

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France calls on Spain to limit border crossings amidst fear of second wave

France has called on Spain to severely limit border crossings following a rise in infection rates in the neighbouring country. Jean Castex, the French prime minister, also advised French against travelling…

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Russia to resume international flights from August 1

Russia plans to resume some international flights from Aug. 1, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Friday, but the list of destinations will initially be limited to Tanzania, Turkey…

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Passengers could face quarantine on return to Britain under new ‘red list’ alert system

Passengers due to travel abroad have been warned that they could be forced into quarantine on their return under a new system that could see "air bridges" collapse at short…

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Ireland may tighten travel restrictions for COVID-19 hot spots

Ireland may introduce further travel restrictions for countries with a very high instance of COVID-19, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday after the government lifted its 14-day quarantine requirement…

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Ireland to ease travel restrictions with 15 European countries, including Malta

The Irish government announced it was planning to drop a 14-day quarantine requirement for travellers arriving from a “green list” of 15 European countries. Ireland, which has one of the…

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Egypt resumes flights to 14 international destinations

Egypt has announced the resumption of 14 new international flights, not including domestic flights and air cargo flights, daily to the capitals of the world that had been suspended due…

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Ryanair extends removal of flight change fee to all new September bookings

Ryanair announced it will extend the waiving of its flight change fee for all customers who book to travel in September – already in place for new July & August…

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Malta: Air Malta is currently using only three of its 10 aircraft, passenger bookings at 63%

Air Malta is currently only using three of its 10 aircraft to service 22 destinations this summer. Source: Malta Today Updated 17:00pm

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France reduces Chinese flights to Paris in tit-for-tat row

France on Monday started restricting Chinese airlines to one passenger flight per week, saying it was acting in response to curbs imposed by Beijing on French carriers. "From July 13,…

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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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Greece to resume direct flights with Britain from July 15

Greece is allowing direct flights from Britain on July 15, the Greek government said on Monday, as Athens tries to salvage its all-important summer tourist season. Greece lifted restrictions on…

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Diplomacy and politics vs Science – Europe’s travel re-opening debate

Diplomacy and politics took a central role in the issue of travel restrictions and re-opening at EU level. But was it a safe way? The list of where countries could…

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Anger in Portugal at exclusion from UK safe travel list

Portugal's tourism sector reacted with fury and disbelief at Britain's decision to maintain a quarantine regime for travellers coming from Portugal despite having a higher number of coronavirus cases and…

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Malta: Air Malta operates it first-ever flight to India

Air Malta announced it has operated its first ever flight to the Indian sub-continent on a humanitarian repatriation mission which took 110 Indian nationals home Source: Newsbook Updated 16:30pm

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Malta: Malta travellers will not have to quarantine in UK

Malta has been included in Britain’s ‘air bridge’ list of 50 countries that will be exempt from a 14-day quarantine for incoming travellers, following government-to-government negotiations. Source: Times of Malta…

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UK minister expects travel insurance policies to adapt to coronavirus rules

Travel insurance policies will adapt to include provisions that allow travel overseas to selected countries under newly relaxed quarantine rules, British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday. "I think…

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England puts United States on ‘red-list’, will quarantine arrivals

Passengers arriving into England from the United States will not be exempted from quarantine rules, Britain's transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday. Asked whether the United States would be…

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Lockdown easing pits Irish health officials against airline bosses

Ryanair used its return to a more regular schedule on Wednesday to pile pressure on its home market of Ireland to ease travel restrictions in a debate that has pitted…

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Russia extends ban on international flights until August

Russia has extended a moratorium on international flights until Aug. 1, the RBC business daily reported on Thursday. Russia, which has so far recorded more than 660,000 cases of the…

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Nigeria to restart domestic flights July 8

Nigeria will resume domestic flights from July 8, the government announced, as Africa’s most populous country relaxes novel coronavirus restrictions despite mounting cases and deaths. The airports for the capital…

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Egypt reopens airports

Egypt restarted international flights and reopened major tourist attractions including the Great Pyramids of Giza on Wednesday after over three months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country…

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Reports UK to ditch travel quarantine for 75 countries including Malta

The British government will effectively ditch its air bridge plans and simply end the quarantine rules for those arriving from 75 countries so that people can go on holiday, The…

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Malta: Airport re-opens for travel – the first tourists arrive

The dead silence which dominated the Malta International Airport over the last three and a half months was finally broken this morning with the first movement of passengers leaving and…

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Ryanair expects to fly 4.5 million passengers in July

Ryanair expects to fly more than 4.5 million passengers in July as it returns to a more regular schedule with 40% of its usual capacity for the peak summer month,…

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Malta: Malta negotiates to be included on UK safe travel list

Britain's government has not yet decided whether to include Malta on its ‘air bridge’ list of countries which will be exempt from a 14-day quarantine for incoming travellers. The British…

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Coronavirus: EU to allow in visitors from 14 ‘safe’ countries

The EU has announced the 14 countries whose citizens are deemed "safe" to be let in from 1 July, despite the pandemic still raging in parts of the world, but…

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Health officials warn new Irish PM over reopening air travel

New Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Monday he would take a cautious approach to opening up air travel after health authorities warned this could reignite the coronavirus crisis…

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Britain to announce safe countries for travel

Britain will ditch a 14-day quarantine period for people arriving from countries it deems to be lower risk for COVID-19 , the government said on Friday. Ministers are poised to…

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