The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to all travellers to wear a face covering during a journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during the Covid-19 pandemic.Wearin…
Lufthansa permits passengers with health conditions to fly mask free
Lufthansa Group will allow those with health conditions to fly mask-free upon presentation of a medical certificate.Passengers will be able to download the document from the retrospective airlines&rsq…
Emirates adds two new Africa destinations to schedule
Emirates will resume passenger services to Conakry, Guinea and Dakar, Senegal from September 3rd.The decision takes the total number of cities served by the Dubai-based carrier in Africa to eight.Flig…
Phase II Loan Guarantee – The lifeline is still out of reach
Following a low uptake in the COVID-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme, which was set up to take pressure off small businesses negatively affected by lockdown measures, a number of amendments were recently intr…
Falklands new port: advance team of construction company arrives in Stanley
An advance team from BAM Nuttall Ltd that will design and build a new port in the Falkland Islands arrived this week in Stanley and is complying with their 14-day quarantine, ahead of their extensive …
Updated: Cunard and Princess cancel world cruises
Cunard Line became the first Carnival Corp. brand to extend its pause into 2021.Citing the U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s current guidance against cruising as well as “the comple…
American Airlines deploying new antiviral coating
American Airlines will be one of two companies taking part in the initial deployment of a long-lasting antiviral surface protectant approved under emergency order by the EPA on Monday.SurfaceWise2, de…
Virgin Atlantic to offer free Covid-19 insurance
Virgin Atlantic has introduced free Covid-19 insurance cover on all new and existing bookings.The policy, which applies automatically to all flights booked with the carrier, is designed to complement …
Cooper steps down as Eurostar chief executive
Eurostar chief executive Mike Cooper has confirmed he will step down from the role to take over as leader of European passenger transport operator Arriva.He will take up the new post in October.Cooper…
Bali delays reopening to international tourism until 2021
The reopening of international tourism hotspot Bali has been pushed back until at least next year.Authorities on the island had previously said it would open to visitors from September 11th, but this …