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Frontier Airlines aircraft on the runway.

Snowbirds share story of using Canadian border loophole to return home

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Many Canadian snowbirds, who are presently making their way home from sunspots like Flor... Continue Reading

United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX cabin interior showing various seat accommodations in blues and greys. View is front down the aisle with lots of light.

Minor hiccups aside, United strives to be accessible for the blind

Like many fellow flyers, I severely limited my travel over the last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. And like many, I also saw the ligh... Continue Reading

A Canada Border Services Agency sign reading Welcome to Canada, Please stop and report in both English and French.

Vaccinated snowbirds still face strict Canada entry requirements

Spring has arrived here in Canada and as such, the snowbirds are starting to return home. Snowbirds are individuals, mostly of retirement ag... Continue Reading

Hawaiian Airlines' first class seat, deep brown leather and the white curved seat shell.

Bid up to first class as Hawaiian Airlines sees mini-tourism boom

Hawaii’s tourism is taking off again. With strict Covid-19 protocols in place — a negative test within 72 hours is required from visitors to... Continue Reading

Vision-box biometric contactless gate for Emirate. A man and a women attempt entry.

Vision-Box urges airport tech upgrades before summer

A big uptick in vaccinated travelers. Summer. Airplanes and airports scrubbed clean and waiting for passengers. Did we mention summer? The w... Continue Reading

Cabin crew member using the Honeywell UV cabin system in an aircraft.

Press Release: Qatar to operate Honeywell’s UV Cabin System 2.0

Qatar Airways becomes the first global carrier to operate Honeywell’s Ultraviolet (UV) Cabin System version 2.0, further advancing its hygie... Continue Reading

Close up of black hands of woman sitting in airport lounge checking her valid digital vaccination passport for covid19 while holding face mask and boarding pass. Businesswoman displaying health passport for covid-19 while traveling during coronavirus pandemic. The health certificate indicates that the holder has been vaccinated against coronavirus covid-19 and is now able to travel.

IATA backs WHO guidance on not requiring vaccination proof to fly

Major airline trade group, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is urging states to comply with the World Health Organization... Continue Reading

Passengers getting into an Air India plane at Bangalore Airport during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. All passengers are wearing a mask.

India inflight meal ban minimizes mask removal, ancillary revenues

The aggressive resurgence of COVID-19 in India has pushed back aviation industry recovery in the region, and removed an ancillary revenue st... Continue Reading

United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner front view of the nose on the runway. Clouds in the sky.

Press Release: United adds flights to countries open to the vaccinated

United is adding three new flights to its international network, giving travelers more options for summer travel by flying direct to countri... Continue Reading

Alaska Airlines' first class seat with dark beige seat covers with black trim. A water bottle is positioned on the side table

Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID

Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading

A women in an airport terminal with a mask on and a swiss aircraft in the background, IATA

Press Release: SWISS to trial IATA travel pass app

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial the new Travel Pass app that is being d... Continue Reading

Testing Vial being held up over sheets of documents for a for-profit PCR Test

Fairness in travel: the UK’s for-profit travel testing conundrum

The United Kingdom is in an enviable epidemiological position at present: emerging from a months-long lockdown, with its National Health Ser... Continue Reading

authentication-by-facial recognition concept a women behind what looks like a recognition screen.

Press Release: SITA’s biometric solution for United travelers at SFO

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and United Airlines have become the first in the United States to trial a low-touch, biometric-ena... Continue Reading

Man wearing face mask and holding smart phone with QR code at airport.

Vaccinated can fly in US without tests. Vaccine passport clouds ahead

With new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US travellers who have been fully vaccinated — in other words, ... Continue Reading

Photo of Willie Walsh sitting at a table in a suit.

Press Release: Walsh takes the helm at IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the o... Continue Reading