Australia lifts Brisbane lockdown in time for Easter
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk mentioned the three-day lockdown in Brisbane would end at noon local time (0200 GMT), however, residents would still be required to put on masks in public and some social distancing restrictions would remain in place. “We are expecting a very good Easter,” Palaszczuk mentioned. However, she cautioned that the state, a […]
France moves in COVID-19 lockdown once again
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and stated schools would shut for three weeks as he sought to push back the 3rd wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. With the death toll nearing 100,000, intensive care units within the hardest-hit regions at breaking […]
Dayton Air Show back this year with a limited audience
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Dayton Air Show will go forward in July — however with reduced attendance and in drive-in style — after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation last yr of one of the nation’s best-known aviation events. Ohio’s current pandemic restrictions on large gatherings meant the show could not return to its […]
IATA travel pass app to launch on Apple in mid-April
DUBAI: Global airline industry body IATA stated on Wednesday a digital travel pass for COVID-19 test outcomes and vaccine certificates will be launched on the Apple platform in mid-April. The digital travel pass, currently within the testing phase, had been planned to be launched by the end of March. IATA regional vice president for Africa […]
Rapid Testing for Safe and Efficient Restart of Air Travel, IATA
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests in fulfillment of COVID -19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health. The OXERA-Edge Health report commissioned by IATA found that antigen tests are: Accurate: the best antigen tests provide broadly comparable results to PCR tests […]
Covid-19: South Africa eases restrictions
South Africa’s government recently announced relaxation in the covid-19 restrictions in view of coming festivals. As many as 250 individuals can now attend indoor activities and 500 outdoors, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated in an address to the nation on Tuesday night. The raised limit will likely be reviewed in 15 days, allowing festivals such as […]
Rental car prices mark huge rise as Hawaii sees surge in tourists
HONOLULU — A recent surge of tourists in Hawaii has driven up the price of rental cars after fleets were thinned out throughout the pandemic. Some companies in Honolulu had only large vans for $500 a day and convertibles for $1,000 a day or more, Hawaii News Now reported Monday. The pandemic resulted in limited rental inventory. […]
International balloon fiesta plan by New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Organizers are planning for this yr’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and spectators will likely be allowed as ticket sales for the annual fall event are expected to begin in July. The fiesta’s early morning mass ascensions, fireworks shows, and launches of special-shaped hot air balloons attract hundreds of thousands of spectators from […]
Puerto Rico to resume commercial flight operations on 2 airports
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico announced Tuesday that it’ll begin accepting commercial airline flights at two small international airports for the first time in more than a yr. The airports within the northwest coastal city of Aguadilla and the southern coastal city of Ponce will reopen to airline passengers on April 1, mentioned […]
Turkey, Azerbaijan all set to start passport-free travel from April
Turkish and Azerbaijani residents will start passport-free travel between the nations from April 1 following a signing of a protocol between Ankara and Baku, the Turkish foreign affairs ministry said on Monday. The protocol allows nationals from each nation to “ travel without needing their passports and only by presenting their new generation id cards,” the ministry […]
