Category: Economy and Tourism

Istanbul Airport has once again claimed the title of Europe’s busiest airport for 2021, official data showed, in a challenging year that highlighted the lasting impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the travel industry. Istanbul Airport handled nearly 37 million passengers last year despite disruptions caused by the pandemic, according to data compiled from the […]

Mastercard announced today the establishment of a new Tourism Innovation Hub in Spain, with the support of the Spanish Government. The Hub, based in Madrid and which will open in the second quarter of 2022, will develop solutions to support a sustainable and inclusive recovery for the global tourism sector through innovation, research and collaboration […]

A ban on flights to Morocco is to be lifted from February 7. The Moroccan government had previously extended the suspension of all flights and ferry services imposed on November 29 until January 31. However, a government statement published by the country’s official MAP news agency on Thursday said that the ban would end on […]

Europe’s air traffic is “on track to recover to 70%-90% of 2019 levels” by the end of this year “even if the evolving pandemic is pushing traffic much closer to our baseline forecast”, Eurocontrol reports. The air navigation body’s latest report notes the Omicron wave of the pandemic “has seen traffic fall away from our […]

Three days after snowfall and blizzards disrupted its operations, Istanbul Airport fully resumed flights on Thursday. Turkish Civil Aviation Authority (SHGM) announced that the third runway of the busy airport was entirely operational and the airport returned to its flight rate “prior to bad weather conditions.” Earlier, the airport’s operator IGA had announced that 751 […]

Italy will ease coronavirus restrictions for arrivals from the rest of the EU from February, with passengers required to show proof of vaccination, recent recovery or a negative test, but not quarantine. In December, as cases of the Omicron variant surged, Rome demanded coronavirus tests from everyone and a five-day quarantine for those who are […]