Category: Aviation

The corporate travel sector is struggling to recruit and retain staff as business recovers after losing up to 60% of staff at the high point of the pandemic. Pat McDonagh, chief executive of Clarity Travel, said: “The biggest commercial issue is resource – recruiting and retaining people is very difficult. A lot of people left […]

ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for all remaining COVID restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel to be dropped, including all testing requirements, the need to present proof of vaccination, or complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF). This includes dropping mask-wearing for travel within or between […]

Turkey’s airports hosted 9.4 million passengers in February, the country’s air travel authority announced Tuesday. The figure was 74% higher than that of February 2021 when the number of air passengers fell significantly due to COVID-19, nearing February 2019 figures when the full impact of the pandemic was yet to be felt. Some 5.22 million […]

Jordan has removed the need for arrivals into the country to take PCR tests before departure and on arrival – regardless of vaccination status. The change of rules came into effect on March 1, and the UK Foreign Office (FCDO) today updated its travel advice for the country. It now says: “From March 1 2022, […]

The strongest recovery in business travel since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 has been claimed. Data compiled for the Business Travel Association suggests that traveller confidence has returned. New business travel bookings rose by more than 400% in the final week in February over the same period in 2021. Week-on-week domestic business […]

Ireland has dropped all Covid restrictions for travellers to the country. The relaxation of rules came into force from Sunday 6th March, including the removal of the need for travellers to fill in the Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form (PLF). The UK trade has been lobbying for PLFs to be dropped for international arrivals, with Huw […]

Lufthansa cut its losses by two-thirds in 2021 but warned of uncertainty for the industry from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, German carrier said Thursday. Europe’s largest airline group – which includes Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines – reported a net loss of 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in 2021, […]

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca revealed late Wednesday that Turkey is scrapping the outdoor mask requirement as the COVID-19 pandemic eases thanks to the country’s vaccination efforts. Outlining the new measures at a press conference, Koca said that masks will no longer be mandatory indoors “if ventilation is adequate” but added that they are still crucial […]