Melbourne enters new Covid lockdown
SYDNEY: Australia’s second-most populous city will enter a five-day snap coronavirus lockdown, authorities stated on Friday, barring spectators for much of the Australian Open tennis tournament. A fresh COVID-19 cluster linked to a quarantined hotel in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state, reached 13 cases as of Thursday midnight, as authorities rushed to quash the […]
Pre-flight Covid testing would Reduce Travel Risk, Harvard study findings
Harvard University researchers studying ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission during air travel endorsed the idea of fast testing of passengers in a report released Thursday. “Viral testing is an important public health screening mechanism that can quickly and effectively establish those with infections and cease them from undergoing activities that could expose others, including […]
France’s New Border Restrictions reduces nearly 50% of Air Passengers in a Week
Only a week after France introduced an entry ban on travelers from outside the EU attempting to enter France for non-essential purposes on January 31, the number of air passengers has halved, with 700 passengers being turned away for failing to justify their journey. In an interview for news channel LCI, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, a junior minister […]
Germany to reinstall border controls over COVID-19 variant
Germany is to shut its borders with the Czech Republic and the Austrian Tyrol region, as both zones have high infection rates of contagious COVID-19 variants. Horst Seehofer informed the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that the measure will come under force on Sunday evening, with some exceptions which are currently under discussion. The Tyrol and the Czech […]
Emirates doesn’t see travel recovery till the end of 2021
Reuter: International travel is likely to stay subdued till the end of the yr as nations reintroduce tough restrictions to control COVID-19 infections, the head of Dubai-based airline Emirates mentioned on Wednesday, February 10. The comments from Tim Clark represent a more pessimistic view after he informed Reuters last month he didn’t believe the recovery can be further impeded by […]
Air Canada suspends flights to Dubai
MONTREAL: Air Canada announced Tuesday the suspension of 17 US and international routes till the end of April and layoffs of 1,500 staff, citing a drop in demand for travel after a tightening of public health restrictions to gradual the spread of recent Covid-19 variants. The cancellations to be phased in over the coming days […]
Slovakia Extends Quarantine to 14 days Period for travelers coming From High-Risk Areas
The Slovak authorities have decided to extend the required period of self-isolation for travelers reaching the nation from high-risk areas, from ten to 14 days. The decision has been announced by the government through a Decree of the Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic no. 41/2021, which prescribes measures in the event of a […]
Bitter cold and ice storms forecast for north, central United States
A climate system already punishing the Midwestern United States with the coldest temperatures of the winter was forecast to spin to the south and west on Wednesday, prompting ice storm warnings and sure hazardous travel conditions. The cell of arctic high pressure sitting over Canada that has driven temperatures some 20 or 30 degrees below […]
Canada requires negative COVID-19 tests from people returning across US land border
OTTAWA: Canada will step up its fight against COVID-19 by obliging citizens returning home overland from the United States to show they do not have COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Tuesday. Everyone arriving by air already has to show they tested negative within the previous 72 hours and this rule is being expanded […]
After IATA now it’s SITA’s to come up with Covid-19 clearance travel pass for fliers, airlines
Dubai: Passengers and airlines now have options with their COVID-19 ‘digital passports’. The technology firm SITA has launched ‘Health Protect’ – a platform that will help them as well as governments to share info on health tests or vaccinations needed forward of the actual travel. Successful trials have already been undertaken with travellers to the […]
