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Paris: Tourists must wear face masks
Amid warnings of a new spike of COVID-19 cases, Paris city officials announced that face masks are now mandatoryin all city tourist hotspots, starting today. The new requirement came as France along with much of Western Europe sweltered in a heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). The heat sent c… read more
Turkey: Tourism is going through really hard times
Turkish tourism sector is going through hard times. World’s sixth most popular travel destination has been dented by waves of travel restrictions and cancellations worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Turkey enjoyed an all-time high in 2019 with over 45 million foreign visitors. The tourism sector is an important source of … read more
JAL sees passenger traffic potentially returning to 50% of normal levels by March 2021
Japan Airlines plans a significant cost-cutting campaign to offset the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and the carrier signaled this will include aircraft delivery deferrals.
JAL declined to provide its usual financial forecast for its full fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. However, it did outline a potential scenario where inter… read more
Largest airplane ever landed In Saint Helena
On July 30th, a Titan Airways Boeing 757 successfully landed in Saint Helena. The aircraft is the largest passenger jet to visit the island and was an exciting day for Saint Helena Airport.
Titan Airways flew the Boeing 757 as part of a repatriation mission. The flight is bringing citizens back to the UK from Saint Hel… read more
Turkish Airlines back to LED from Istanbul and Antalya
Turkish Airlines will be the first foreign carrier to resume flights between Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport (Russia) and Turkish cities of Istanbul and Antalya. The services to Istanbul will be provided starting August 2, 2020. Turkish Airlines flights from St. Petersburg to Antalya will be launched on August 10, 2020.
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St Helena: Titan Airways prepares for first B757 flight
A very special aircraft is gearing up to land at the infamous Saint Helena Airport. Titan Airways will be flying a Boeing 757 to the airport this week. This will be the airport’s first Boeing 757 arrival and the largest passenger jet to ever land at the airport. The plane will operate a repatriation flight.
Saint Helena A… read more
Alaska Airlines joins oneworld
Alaska Airlines is to join oneworld, becoming the alliance’s 14th member airline and bringing even more destinations and flights to customers.
Alaska Airlines is working with oneworld to deliver benefits to its guests as quickly as possible, with a hope of joining oneworld around the end of the year. The airline’s wholly-owned regio… read more
Safety stamp and certification: Retreat Palm Dubai McGallery by Sofitel
Following comprehensive health and safety verification processes, The Retreat Palm Dubai has received the Dubai Assured stamp from Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), and the CovidClean certification from Safehotels. Both certifications have been achieved after successful implementation of ALL Safe Accor … read more
Qatar to open borders for tourists
Qatar has decided to commence the reopening of its borders to international travellers starting August 1. Citizens and permanent residents will also be allowed to travel in and out of the country from the same date. The decision comes following the gradual lifting of restrictions that was imposed in light of the COVID-19 pan… read more
Europe: Air traffic expected to hit 60% of 2019 levels
Eurocontrol said it expected close to 18,000 daily flights in European airspace by the end of this month, as a gradual but fragile recovery in air traffic continues. “Last week the recovery continued and we are now at about 40% of last year’s traffic levels. But the recovery… read more
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