A hint of ease in lockdown, German Health Minister
German Health Minister Jens Spahn signaled on Thursday that coronavirus lockdown restrictions could be lifted before the spring. “We won’t stay in this hard lockdown all winter. We’d not tolerate that well as a society,” Spahn mentioned in an interview with the Funke media group. He pointed to the drop in the number of new infections and […]
French skiers swerve Covid in cross-country boom
A long line of around 80 skiers ready to buy their day passes for the slopes is not uncommon at popular downhill ski resorts in France. However France’s ski lifts are presently shut due to the pandemic, and this queue is at Plateau de Beille, the biggest cross-country resort within the Pyrenees. Since December, skiers […]
Sweden Introducing digital coronavirus ‘vaccine passport’ to allow travel
The Swedish government on Thursday mentioned it will be introducing a digital coronavirus “vaccine passport” to allow individuals who have been vaccinated to travel. Digitalization Minister Anders Ygeman mentioned three authorities in Sweden had been requested to work on producing the certificates, and the plan is to coordinate it with the World Health Organization and the European Union. […]
California town offering overnight travelers $100 to spend during the trip
Santa Maria Valley, in California’s Central Coast, which is recognized for its vineyards and wineries, is giving tourists $100 to spend on local businesses during their stay — however, there’s a catch. So as to get the $100 tourist card, the tourist must spend at least two nights at a qualifying hotel within the Santa Maria Valley before March 31, […]
Egypt requested citizens travelling to Kuwait to postpone travel plan following an entry ban for foreigners
Egypt has urged citizens touring to Kuwait to postpone the journey after the Gulf nation decided to suspend entry for non-Kuwaitis for 2 weeks, effective as of February 7. In an official statement on Thursday, Nabila Makram, emigration, and expat affairs minister, requested residents to delay journey plans in the present time amid a number […]
Singapore Airlines reported a S$142 million loss in Q3 2020 as drop-in passenger number up to 97.6% due to pandemic
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines on Feb 4 posted a S$142 million net loss within the third quarter as passenger numbers plunged by 97.6 percent because of the pandemic, though its cargo business held up better given a tight freight market. The loss compared with the prior yr’s S$315 million profit within the quarter ended Dec 31. Revenue […]
Copa Airlines and Government of Panama to Trial IATA Travel Pass: IATA
Miami/Panama – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with the government of the Republic of Panama and Copa Airlines to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. Panama is the first government to […]
2020 Worst Year in History for Air Travel Demand: IATA
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) fell by 65.9% compared to the full year of 2019, by far the sharpest traffic decline in aviation history. Furthermore, forward bookings have been falling sharply since late December. International passenger demand […]
Opening of more domestic flight services in the future will depend on the COVID-19 situation, passenger demand: Civil aviation minister
The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday told parliament that further opening up of the domestic scheduled operations is subject to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the status of operations, and passenger demand for air travel. Within the wake of the pandemic, scheduled domestic services have been suspended from March 25, 2020, and resumed in a calibrated […]
Covid:19: American Airlines sending about 13,000 furlough warnings as pandemic burn continues
Reuters: American Airlines is telling about 13,000 staff that they are at risk of furlough when the US aid package for airline staff expires on Apr 1, the company said on Feb 3. Fort Worth, Texas-based American furloughed 19,000 staff when an earlier round of government payroll assist ended on Oct 1 however recalled them in December […]
