UK considers tougher testing for international arrivals as virus variants spread
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is greater testing of all individuals who have arrived from overseas whereas they are self-isolating to defend against new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, a minister mentioned on Tuesday. Airlines have been brought to their knees by the pandemic, with travel restrictions forcing once fast-growing manufacturers like Norwegian to […]
Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for the transportation sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats within the U.S. Congress are to release a sweeping plan on Monday to provide more than $50 billion in additional aid to U.S. airlines, transit systems, airports, and passenger railroad Amtrak and create a $3 billion program to help aviation manufacturers with payroll costs, according to documents seen by Reuters and sources […]
UAE: Due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, the Sharjah award event withheld
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Sharjah Excellence Award (SEA), have agreed to withhold the Sharjah Gulf Excellence Award for this yr due to travel restrictions. This came at a meeting which was held via visual communication technology, and chaired by Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sharjah […]
Covid-19: Easing of restrictions in Ontario, parts of Canada’s most populous province
OTTAWA: Ontario announced Monday a gradual easing of pandemic restrictions in parts of Canada’s most populous province, however stated Toronto would remain shut down for at least two more weeks. The loosening of the province’s lockdown, in place since Dec 26, comes after COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dropped. Quebec, Alberta, and Nova Scotia also moved […]
California Adventure Park is set for a limited reopening in mid-March for outdoor dining
The Disney California Adventure Park is set for a limited reopening mid-March for a “limited-time ticketed experience” of outdoor dining, the company stated Monday. One thousand Disneyland Resort cast members will return to work after almost yr since the park shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cast members received the news via a letter from Disneyland […]
Delta airlines block middle seats through April to give passengers ‘complete confidence’
Several U.S. airlines blocked seats for a while within the identity of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic; however, all but Delta have since abandoned the practice. Southwest, JetBlue, and Hawaiian ditched the practice in December, and Alaska’s seat-blocking policy expired for those in the main cabin in January. Delta extended its policy by one month to block middle seats and restrict […]
Japan Airlines predict huge loss as covid-19 pandemic reduces travel demand
Japan Airlines (JAL) on Monday cut its full-year forecast to a record operating loss of 420 billion yen ($4.01 billion) as a surge in coronavirus infections dampened expectations for a recovery in domestic travel. The new forecast compares with a loss of between 330 billion yen and 380 billion yen it predicted three months ago. […]
Israel extends lockdown, predicted delay in COVID-19 turnaround
Israel extended a national lockdown on Sunday as coronavirus variants offset its vaccination drive and officials predicted a delay in a turnaround from the health and economic crisis. Netanyahu has promoted a speedy vaccination of Israel’s most vulnerable cohorts – around 24% of 9 million residents – and the lockdown as twin pathways to a […]
Riyadh Airports Company Launch a new route between the Amsterdam & Saudi capital Riyadh operated by KLM
RIYADH: Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) is celebrating the launch of a new route between the Dutch capital Amsterdam and the Saudi capital Riyadh, which shall be operated by Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM). The route is KLM’s first operation via King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) Riyadh, and there will be two flights weekly between the 2 […]
Covid-19: Portugal extends lockdown and tightens abroad travel due to surge in cases
Amid a daily surge in deaths and infection cases from COVID-19, the Portuguese president made a resounding appeal to the nation as the state of emergency was renewed for another two weeks. “If it’s the case that this time the wave started within the west and Portugal is one of the first instead of the […]
