Air Travel

Delta to Omicron: Looking back at Covid-19 pandemic's journey in 2021

With omicron presenting another challenge, the country is working to be better prepared this time around.

The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities said Wednesday.

"This resulted in a severe economic deficit for the aviation sector. Thousands of people lost their jobs. Many more could not visit their loved ones," Huw Merriman, who chairs the committee, added

This is a change from the present rule, which states that long-term pass holders aged between 13 and 17 can travel into Singapore even if they are not fully vaccinated

China, which is still clinging onto its zero COVID strategy and experiencing significant lockdowns in its major cities, is expected to see deterioration in its domestic air travel market in March

Fewer passengers on flights, vehicle registrations lag 2019 by a wider margin than before

The US in a new travel advisory urged its citizens to exercise "increased caution" while travelling to India and advised them not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir and within 10 km of the India-Pak borde

To release policy to incentivise small aircraft and helicopter operations

The cancellations come after a Boeing 737-800 NG operated by China Eastern Airlines nosedived out of the sky and crashed in Guangxi province on Monday afternoon

Airlines saw a sharp rebound in traffic with the decline of Covid cases and easing of restrictions

Korean Air announced on the 15th that it will temporarily halt the operation of passenger flights to Moscow and Vladivostok and cargo planes that transit in Moscow until the end of April

The UK government will remove all remaining Covid restrictions on international travel for all passengers from Friday onwards, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced.

Soaring crude oil price makes air travel dear

The price of jet fuel hit an all-time high last week after a fifth round of increase this year. The airline industry decided to pass on the burden to fliers with a hike of about 20% in airfares.

The government has set minimum and maximum fares for domestic flights and these are applicable for up to a fortnight

The total number of air passengers in the world will reach the four-billion mark in 2024, exceeding the 2019 pre-Covid level by three per cent, global airlines body IATA said on Wednesday.

Travel firms pin hopes on a robust spring and summer season after two years of closure

Says govt move will boost consumer confidence and accelerate revival of travel, tourism and hospitality sectors as well as economy at large

The receding impact of Covid's third wave has buoyed full-service carrier Vistara's demand outlook

South Korea's air traffic rose 10.8 per cent last year on increased domestic flights but international travel continued to falter amid the Covid-19 pandemic, data showed

CISF cited issues of congestion at pre-embarkation security checkpoints at airports due to passengers carrying 2-3 hand baggages