EU plans of ID check-free zone to boost travel
BRUSSELS — The European Union revealed plans Wednesday to revamp Europe’s ID check-free travel area after nationwide Covid-19 restrictions placed new strains on tourism, travel, and business throughout the bloc over the last yr. The travel zone is known as the “Schengen area,” which is made up of 26 nations: 22 EU nations plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, […]
Airlines Associations urge the G7 nations to support international travel
The International Air Transport Association, mentioned Wednesday that governments should use screening measures, such as testing passengers for the virus, rather than imposing quarantines and other restrictions. The group cited studies that indicate vaccinated travelers pose little risk of spreading COVID-19. To bolster its argument to let unvaccinated individuals travel too, the airline group mentioned […]
IATA: From Data to Travel Freedom
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to make data-driven decisions to manage the risks of COVID-19 when reopening borders to international travel. Strategies without quarantine measures can enable international travel to restart with a low risk of introduction of COVID-19 to the travel destination. “Data can and should drive policies on restarting […]
Russia to Resume U.K. Flights along with 7 other countries in June
Russia will resume flights with the UK along with flights to seven other nations in June however extend travel restrictions to Turkey for another three weeks, Russia’s coronavirus response center announced Monday. Moscow temporarily suspended flights between Russia and the U.K. in late December, after Britain announced it had discovered a highly transmissible strain of Covid-19. The […]
UK’s Heathrow Airport reopens terminal for high-risk travelers
LONDON — A terminal at London’s Heathrow Airport that was mothballed due to Covid-19 Pandemic last year reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk nations. Britain has barred travelers from a “red list” of 43 coronavirus hotspots including India, Brazil, Turkey, and South Africa, fearing they could bring in worrisome virus variants. U.K. citizens […]
Greece, Germany with 5 other EU nations introduce vaccination certificates for travel
ATHENS — Greece, Germany, and 5 other European Union nations launched a vaccination certificate system for travelers on Tuesday, weeks ahead of the July 1 rollout of the program throughout the 27-nation bloc. The other nations beginning early were Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Croatia, and Poland, according to the European Commission. Greece, which relies […]
Covid-19: Melbourne lockdown extended to 2nd week
MELBOURNE— A pandemic lockdown in Australia’s second-largest city will be prolonged for a second week due to concerns over a growing cluster of coronavirus infections. Victoria state acting Premier James Merlino on Wednesday confirmed that Melbourne will remain in lockdown for seven more days from Friday, however, pandemic restrictions will be eased elsewhere within the […]
COVID-19: Australia’s Victoria state calls for patience on end of lockdown
Australia’s Victoria state authorities stated on Tuesday that it was still not clear whether a snap one-week lockdown to contain a fresh COVID-19 outbreak would end as planned on Thursday night, as the state grapples with a growing virus outbreak. Australia’s second-most populous state was plunged into the lockdown on May 27 after the state […]
Covid-19: Ontario extends ban on interprovincial travel till June 16
The Ontario government has announced that it has extended its ban on interprovincial travel till June 16 as part of its emergency measures implemented to gradual the spread of COVID-19. The ban, which applies to non-essential travel, affects Ontario’s land boundaries with Manitoba and Quebec. In an email on Saturday, Stephen Warner, spokesperson for Ontario’s solicitor-general’s ministry, […]
Saudi Arabia allowed travelers from 11 countries
Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on travelers arriving from 11 countries that it imposed to curb coronavirus spread, the Saudi state news agency said on Saturday, but will still require quarantine procedures. Travelers from the United Arab Emirates, Germany, the United States, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, France, and Japan, will […]
