Tag: Air flights

Categories UK

‘Are we the baddies?’ Brits not amused as Ireland & France join EU states in locking out travel from UK over mutant Covid strain

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Dublin and Paris have imposed restrictions on travel from Britain for at least 48 hours. It comes as a slew of European countries mull travel bans over the new coronavirus strain the UK government has warned Brits about. … Read More >‘Are we the baddies?’ Brits not amused as Ireland & France join EU states in locking out travel from UK over mutant Covid strain

Categories EU

Netherlands bans air travel from Britain till NEXT YEAR over new Covid-19 strain similar to fast-spreading variant in the UK

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The Dutch government has imposed a ban on commercial flights from the UK to the Netherlands after it reported a first case of the new, fast-spreading Covid-19 strain. The ban will be in effect until at least January. … Read More >Netherlands bans air travel from Britain till NEXT YEAR over new Covid-19 strain similar to fast-spreading variant in the UK

Categories Middle East

Some 200 Israelis Being Kept at Dubai Airport Due to Visa Issues, Reports Say

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Around 200 Israeli citizens who arrived in the UAE city of Dubai on Monday night on a flight by the UAE low-cost flydubai airline have been held up at the Dubai airport without the possibility of entering the city because of visa issues, according to Israel’s Channel 13. … Read More >Some 200 Israelis Being Kept at Dubai Airport Due to Visa Issues, Reports Say

Categories Business

Air passenger traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at earliest, IATA warns

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The Covid crisis has challenged the global airline industry to fight for survival in 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said this week. It added that the industry’s huge losses will continue into 2021. … Read More >Air passenger traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at earliest, IATA warns

Categories USA

Denver mayor tells residents to ‘avoid travel’ for Thanksgiving – then boards flight for a family gathering moments later

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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has issued a lengthy apology after calling on city residents to stay home for Thanksgiving to avoid spreading the coronavirus, before hitching a flight out of the state less than an hour later. … Read More >Denver mayor tells residents to ‘avoid travel’ for Thanksgiving – then boards flight for a family gathering moments later

Categories World

South Australian plane passengers land into SURPRISE QUARANTINE as Perth rolls out new snap Covid-19 restrictions

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Less than 48 hours after lifting seven-month-long hard border controls, Western Australia has imposed new restrictions on travelers from South Australia over a coronavirus cluster, catching some of them mid-flight, literally. … Read More >South Australian plane passengers land into SURPRISE QUARANTINE as Perth rolls out new snap Covid-19 restrictions

Categories Asia & Pacific

1st international passenger flight lands in former Covid-19 hotbed Wuhan since start of outbreak

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A passenger aircraft from South Korea has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the former epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak. All international flights to Wuhan had been suspended for almost eight months. … Read More >1st international passenger flight lands in former Covid-19 hotbed Wuhan since start of outbreak