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Portugal’s TAP to restore more than 200 flights from July 1

Portugal's flag carrier TAP will resume some of its international operations to hard-hit Italy, Spain and various other destinations from the beginning of July as lockdowns imposed to combat the coronavirus are…

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Portugal talking to Britain to secure ‘air bridge’ for tourism

Portugal and Britain are in talks to try and secure an air corridor for tourists that would allow British visitors to avoid a COVID-19 quarantine upon returning home, two Portuguese…

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Malta: Indications show that the airport is expected to open next month

Indications continue to grow that Malta International Airport will resume operations in the third week of June. Source: Net News Updated 15:15pm

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It’s a long jump back onto the travel bandwagon

by Sharon Lam Reuters Breakingviews It has never been truer that the journey is the destination. Travelling has proven resilient after previous crises, which suggests that once a Covid-19…

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France wants citizens to stay home and avoid travel for summer – Environment Minister

France wants its citizens to stay at home for their summer holidays and avoid foreign travel, Environment Minister Elisabeth Borne said in an interview with France Inter radio. However, Borne…

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Malta: Travel ban extended to 16 June

The travel ban to and from Malta has been extended to 16 June, a notice to airmen (NOTAM) published on Saturday morning said. The NOTAM, which was created at 09:16…

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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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Spain lifts ban on flights, ferries from Italy

The Spanish government on Tuesday lifted a ban on flights and ferries from Italy. The lifting of the ban on passenger ships excludes cruise liners. A 14-day quarantine for all…

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Malta: A 21.3% decrease in Maltese travel in the first quarter of this year

The National Statistics Office (NSO) said that the number of those who travelled from Malta to another destination between January and March last year shows a decrease of 21.3% compared…

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Italian government approves bill introducing unrestricted travel as of 3 June

As previously reported, Italian government has approved a decree allowing unrestricted travel to and from EU countries in the Schengen area, including Switzerland and Monaco, from 3 June, without quarantine, according…

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Germany loosens quarantine restrictions for travellers from Schengen area, UK

Germany will loosen coronavirus quarantine rules for travellers arriving from the European Union, the Schengen passport-free zone and Britain, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Authorities will only recommend…

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Visitors to the UK will be asked to download COVID-19 tracing app

Visitors to the UK will be asked to download the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app. Contact details will also be requested "so that we know where people are", Transport Secretary Grant…

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Irish prime minister says normal travel in Europe is “months not weeks” away

It will be “months not weeks” before there is a return to normal travel within the European Union, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar told parliament on Thursday. He said Ireland…

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Lufthansa restores routes, targets 1,800 weekly flights

Lufthansa plans to resume flights to destinations including Los Angeles, Toronto and Mumbai next month as it begins to restore some of the capacity grounded by the coronavirus crisis, the…

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Baltic countries open Europe’s first pandemic ‘travel bubble’

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opened their borders to each other at the stroke of midnight, creating the first “travel bubble” within the European Union in a bid to jump-start economies…

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Emirates raising debt to brace for more Covid-19 turbulence

International air travel will take at least 18 months to recover, Emirates Airline said Sunday, as the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a collapse in annual net profits at the carrier’s…

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“Europe needs a break” – EU Commission’s post Covid-19 tourism strategy

Tourism normally brings some 150 billion euros every season form June through August with some 360 million international arrivals, according to the Commission. Tourism, that normally contributes almost a tenth…

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Wizz Air makes masks compulsory on flights

Passengers travelling on Hungarian low cost airline Wizz Air will be required to wear masks on its flights from now on, a spokesman confirmed on Thursday. Wizz said last…

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UK considering a forced two-week quarantine for travelling to UK

Anyone entering the UK could be forced to go into quarantine for two weeks under plans being discussed in government. Dominic Raab, who has been standing in as prime minister…

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Malta: An increase in travel between Malta and Gozo in first quarter

An increase in travel between Malta and Gozo during the first quarter of the year has been recorded. A statistic which has been issued by the National Statistics Office, the…

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EU approves Swedish support scheme for airlines

In what is being considered as the first major bailout of coronavirus-affected airlines, the European Commission has approved Sweden's 450 million euro support scheme for airlines, with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS),…

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Malta: Maltese People are able to come to Malta until Sunday – Minister of Foreign Affairs

Those who are for one reason or another, still abroad have a chance until Sunday, April 12, to return to Malta. Source: Net News Updated 18:15pm

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Belgium closes borders for non-essential inbound and outbound travel

Belgium has decided to close its borders for "non-essential inbound and outbound travel" to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Interior Minister Pieter De Crem said on Friday. “Tourist trips…

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EU’s proposed travel ban explained

Travelers from outside Europe will soon be unable to enter the EU, under a new plan aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus and preventing any added burden…

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UK government advises against foreign travel

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the government is advising against foreign travel anywhere in the world. Mirror reports that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people across…

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European Union introduces 30-day restriction on all-non essential travel

The European Union has introduced a 30-day restriction on all non-essential travel to the bloc in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The European Union's executive on Monday proposed…

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Polish government and Lot Polish airlines organising repatriation operation

In the wake of suspended air connections to and from abroad, the Polish government in cooperation with the state flag carrier LOT Airlines are organising special charter flights to various…

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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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Australia imposes self isolation, bans cruise ships

Australia will impose a 14-day self isolation on all international passenger arrivals from midnight Sunday to try and contain the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Australia will…

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US travel ban on 26 European countries comes into force

President Donald Trump's travel ban on 26 European nations has come into force in the US, as part of a contingency plan to tackle the coronavirus crisis. The ban applies…

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USA suspends all travel from Europe for the next 30 days

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In a televised address, he said all travel…

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NHS orders people returning from anywhere in Italy to self-isolate if they have coronavirus symptoms

The NHS has told people returning from anywhere in Italy to self-isolate if they have symptoms of coronavirus. Follow the government's latest travel advice for people travelling back to the…

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IATA reports serious declines in demand in airline business

IATA reported serious declines in demand due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Financial Times report that the coronavirus epidemic has forced British Airways and Ryanair to cancel hundreds of flights, as…

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Trump announces travel restrictions and warnings for US citizens including Italy, Iran and South Korea

In a rare televised news conference from the White House on Saturday, President Donald Trump said the risk to Americans from coronavirus remains low and that he would meet with…

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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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Malta steps up precautionary preparedness in relation to Coronavirus

The Superintendence of Public Health is monitoring the situation of the clusters of pneumonia detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and is following the advice of the World Health…

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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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Poland granted access to US Visa Waiver Programme

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he had officially allowed Polish entry into a U.S. visa waiver program. Trump said last month that he would grant Poland access…

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Malta deemed safe by US State Department as it issues Europe wide safety travel recommendations

The US State Department doesn't have any alerts set for Malta, it's deemed to be at Level 1 in terms of precautions required by visitors, just as much it advices…

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Trump’s administration reintroduces travel restrictions to Cuba

President Donald Trump's administration is restricting travel to Cuba, the US State Department said on Tuesday. The Trump administration is ending an educational travel program and banning "passenger and recreational…

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Flight cancellations due to eruption of volcano in Bali

A volcano eruption on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, is causing some flight cancellations to and from Australia as an ash cloud rose into the sky. Mount Agung volcano…

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UK to scrap landing cards for international passengers

All landing cards for international passengers arriving in the UK will be scrapped from Monday. Landing cards are currently filled in by passengers arriving by air or sea from outside the…

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Price review being considered for Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways tickets

The Libya Observer reported that Libyan Ministry of Transportation is considering a review of air ticket prices for Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways amid public disapproval and calls for boycotting…

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Americans travelling to Europe will have to register for travel authorisation

Americans who want to travel to 26 European nations will have to register and receive a travel authorization before visiting, the European Commission announced on Friday. POLITICO reports that as…

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Fears of a chaotic summer at German airports

Euronews reported that Oliver Lackmann, managing director of airline TUI fly, part of the TUI group, is predicting a summer of disruptions at German airports. Lackmann said German airports could…

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Adverse weather conditions expected to effect Heathrow flights – British Airways

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for snow which carries a potential risk to life as parts of England and Wales are braced for up to 10cm…

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Parts of Frankfurt airport evacuated after security scare

Euronews reports that parts of Frankfurt Airport were evacuated for several hours on Tuesday, following a security scare involving a French family, federal police said. Police stopped passengers from boarding flights and…

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