IATA criticizes pre-flight Covid testing requirements for China
As a growing number of western nations impose new pre-flight Covid testing mandates on travellers from China, airline trade group IATA is ca... Continue Reading
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Canada to loosen travel restrictions but some confusion remains
The Government of Canada on 28 February will relax some of the various travel restrictions it implemented in the last two years to stem the ... Continue Reading
Press Release: SkyTeam’s Delta and Aeromexico offer touchless check-in
Traveling on an itinerary that includes flights on both Aeromexico and Delta is getting easier thanks to seamless technology introduced by t... Continue Reading
Flying Air Canada Rouge as an Unaccompanied Minor amid COVID
Children in Ontario, including this 12-year old, have spent the better part of a month immersed in online instruction, as government-imposed... Continue Reading
Bookings jump as UK eases rules; private flying continues to soar
Airline and holiday bookings have surged since the UK announced it will scrap COVID-19 testing requirements for fully vaccinated arrivals fr... Continue Reading
What to expect in Italy when living La Dolce Vita, Covid-style
Experiencing Italy around the holidays is a truly wonderful experience. My family and I enjoy it so much that wearing a mask for 15 hours of... Continue Reading
TAP A321neo shorthaul business: a new standard for Eurobiz?
Flying around Europe is rarely a matter of luxury, even in business class, with the European-style “Eurobusiness” still de rigueur across th... Continue Reading
Press Release: Korean Air launches full-scale e-document system
Korean Air has launched a full-scale digitalization of travel documents by introducing an e-Document system (e-DOC), becoming the first airl... Continue Reading
A premium for business class seats: the narrowbody dilemma
For the best part of a decade, airlines have had an A vs B choice for business class on their single-aisle aircraft: either Collins Aerospac... Continue Reading
Amazon enters the wild west of UK travel testing
Megaretailer Amazon is now offering a variety of PCR tests suitable for travel into the UK. A single self-swab, mail-in laboratory test proc... Continue Reading
Despite COVID screening delay and HEL freezing over, Finnair soars
When my SAS flight from Stockholm to Copenhagen canceled and left me without a way to catch my connecting flight to New York, I had to scram... Continue Reading
Press Release: Travizory installs health biometric corridor in Seychelles
Travizory Border Security has installed a cutting-edge biometric corridor for traveler screening in the Republic of Seychelles, to guarantee... Continue Reading
Press Release: Follow WHO advice and rescind travel bans, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to follow World Health Organization (WHO) advice and immediately r... Continue Reading
A solid seat but soft product falls short in SAS A350 business
While I started my pandemic-era US domestic flying as soon as the COVID-19 shots were in my arm, I continued to shy away from international ... Continue Reading
New US COVID testing rules for international travel take effect
US President Joe Biden has issued new COVID-19 testing requirements for inbound international air travelers in an effort to curb the spread ... Continue Reading