Aviation News - 2021 Archive - Page 3

IATA has sharply criticised the European Commission’s intentions to tighten slot rules for the winter travel season as “out of touch with reality”, as the region’s airlines are only just beginning to ramp up operations following the more than year-long coronavirus crisis.

A significant increase in air travel to and from Britain has been recorded in the week since quarantine restrictions were lifted in the UK, Hermes Airports said on Tuesday.

Since the beginning of the COVID crisis, Air France has been doing everything possible to assist its customers by enabling them to easily check the health documents required by the authorities of their destination country. This information is updated in real time on the airfrance.traveldoc.aero website.

Fastest-growing Greek airline will operate the youngest ATR fleet in Europe

Market-leading turboprop manufacturer ATR and SKY express, a fast-growing airline in Greece, has signed a deal to acquire six ATR 72-600 aircraft, the first of which was delivered on June 30.

The European Commission has announced that an Italian aid measure of 39.7 million euros to support Alitalia is in line with EU state aid rules. This measure aims at compensating the airline for the damages suffered on certain routes due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak during the period between 1 March and 30 April 2021.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a self-registration portal to make it easier for COVID-19 testing labs to join the IATA Travel Pass Lab Network. IATA’s Lab Network provides a list of eligible lab locations around the globe so that travelers can easily find a location for a COVID-19 test prior to travel. The newly launched portal provides a one-stop-shop for labs to self-register to be included in the Network.

Cyprus is set to take part in the EU’s Green Pass from July 1, a coronavirus certificate aimed at facilitating international travel. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC on Tuesday morning, deputy minister for research and innovation Kyriacos Kokkinos confirmed that Cyprus will be ready in time.

Britain is working on easing travel restrictions for the fully vaccinated to allow people to enjoy a summer holiday on Europe’s beaches but the plans are not finalised yet, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday.

The United States and the European Union have agreed a truce in their near 17-year conflict over aircraft subsidies, suspending for five years one set of Trump-era tariffs which had soured relations between them.

In May, 405,000 passengers passed through Brussels Airport, a decrease of 82% compared to May 2019. The Airport notes that although this is a very poor number, it is already a significant improvement compared to last month (April 2021: 250,065 passengers).