Covid-19: Hong Kong airport bans transit passengers from 150 countries
Hong Kong airport announced on Friday 14 January the suspension of transit flights from more than 150 countries in order to curb the spread...
Japan extends entry ban until the end of February
The Japanese government will extend the entry ban on non-resident foreigners until the end of February, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday.The ban...
Emirates closes Airbus A380 onboard lounges as a precaution against coronavirus
Emirates has closed its onboard lounges and social areas for passengers flying its Airbus A380 aircraft to curtail the spread of COVID-19.“In light of...
Travellers with false PCR tests at Brussels Airport receive sentences of up to a year in prison
The criminal court of Brussels on Wednesday imposed prison terms of up to one year on 16 travellers who had presented a false certificate...
Woman who tested positive for COVID self-isolates in airplane toilet
A passenger on an Icelandair flight between Chicago, United States and Reykjavik, Iceland tested positive for COVID on 19 December. Enough for her to...
Passenger wearing red thong iso proper mouth mask thrown off flight
Passenger behaviour at its best again on this United Airlines flight departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Thursday (16 December). 30-year-old passenger Adam Jenne...
International flights in India to resume only after 31 January
Full resumption of international flights is postponed at least until 31 January 2022, according to an announcement by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation...
Europe worried about new corona variant, requests “emergency brake” on all flights from southern Africa
The European Commission will propose, in close coordination with its member states, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel between Europe and...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) reaction to latest European Commission proposals on EU travel during COVID-19
In light of the evolving epidemiological situation, A4E notes the European Commission’s proposal for an updated Council Recommendation for intra-EU travel, specifically its aim...
United Kingdom bans flights from six African countries after discovery of new COVID-19 variant
The United Kingdom has banned travelers from six African countries after the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant. The new variant -described by scientists...
miDiagnostics to pilot innovative, fast COVID-19 PCR testing solutions at Brussels Airport
Imec's fast PRC-on-chip technology and COVID-19 breath sampler at the basis of breakthrough innovations in Belgium
In the past year, miDiagnostics has been working on...
Boeing mandates COVID-19 vaccination for its U.S. employees
Boeing announced yesterday that it is requiring its U.S.-based employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 vaccination or to have an approved medical or religious...
Southwest Airlines demands staff to be vaccinated against COVID
Southwest Airlines completed a thorough review of President Biden's COVID Action Plan and determined that the carrier's contracts with the U.S. government require full...
IATA: Governments’ response to Delta variant slams August domestic traffic demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel decelerated in August compared to July, as government actions in response...
United Airlines prepares to lay off 593 unvaccinated employees
United Airlines, which had asked all its employees based in the United States to be vaccinated by early August, will part ways with nearly...
Delta Air Lines imposes a $200 per month contribution to unvaccinated employees
Delta Air Lines will penalise its employees who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 by making them pay a surcharge of $200 per month on...
SWISS introduces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for crews
SWISS is making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for its entire flying personnel from mid-November onwards, for operational reasons and under its duty of care towards...
EU and UK Digital Covid Certificates recognised by IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS COVID Pass can now be uploaded...
Qantas Group requires employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19
The Qantas Group will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the national carrier’s commitment to safety.Frontline employees –...
Canada mandates vaccination for federally regulated airline workers – Air Canada and WestJet approve
WestJet working to implement the government’s mandatory vaccination requirement for federally regulated airline employees by the end of October
The WestJet Group today welcomed the...