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The United States state department has added at least 116 countries this week to its ‘do not travel’ list. Destinations to receive the highest, level four, rating include the UK, Canada, France, Israel, Mexico, Germany and others. #JoeBiden #TrudeauBorderFail #thestreamers

Unite confirms Heathrow strike plans for April Unite has announced up to 41 strikes at Heathrow Airport Targeted strike action will begin on Friday, April 2nd and there will be 41 strikes over a 23-day period. The final strike scheduled for Sunday, April 25th.

Passengers travelling internationally from England's those Monday will need to carry a new form that sets out their trip is permitted under the stay-at-home restrictions, the government has announced. #InternationalWomensDay #wweraw

#tuesdaymotivations International Airlines Group has reported a loss of €7.4 billion for financial 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic wrought havoc in the aviation sector. The losses include charges for exceptional items relating to fuel and currency hedges, early fleet retirement

British Airways to trial VeriFLY app British Airways will begin trialling a new travel health app, VeriFLY, with customers who are eligible to travel between London and the United States from February 4th. #COVID

Heathrow saw passenger numbers fall by 73 per cent last year as Covid-19 restrictions took a huge toll on the aviation sector. In total 22 million people passed through the airport. In December, passenger numbers plummeted 83 per cent when compared to 2019,

Airbus delivered 566 commercial aircraft to 87 customers last year, down by a third from 2019. However, the manufacturer said the figure represented the “resilience” of its business model. The European giant also received a net of 268 plane orders, with 383 new requests

A Boeing 737 operated by Sriwijaya Air has gone missing shortly after take-off from Indonesian capital Jakarta. More than 50 people are believed to have been on board the passenger plane at the time of the incident. The aircraft lost contact en route to Pontianak,

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the slow recovery in passenger demand came to a halt in November. A moderate return had been slowing in place since the summer travel season in the northern hemisphere came to an end.

New research has revealed more people died in commercial plane crashes last year than in 2019. This comes despite the number of flights plummeting due to the pandemic. Dutch aviation consultancy To70 found that 299 people were killed in commercial crashes worldwide last year,

Vietnam Airlines has confirmed it will issue nearly US$346 million in new shares to existing stakeholders. The move comes as the flag-carrier seeks to accelerate its recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and return to profitability by 2023.

Global aviation data firm Cirium has released its annual Airline Insights Review which reveals the shocking impact on aviation of worldwide Covid-19 travel restrictions. The report shows that the pandemic and its consequences wiped out 21 year

Etihad Airways has expanded its business with the launch of charter and special flight services. Fully customisable, business and leisure guests can choose from a variety of flight options including a dedicated passenger service, cargo only

Qatar Airways has announced that it will offer passengers unlimited date changes and fee-free refunds for all tickets issued before April 30th next year. The offer is valid for travel completed by December 31st, 2021.

Qatar Airways has announced it will begin incrementally increasing flights to Montréal from January 16th and operate daily frequencies by February 25th. The service is an increase from the previously scheduled four weekly frequencies. The Montréal service is operated by Qatar

Airline alliances support global slot relief measures  2 days ago oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance have called for governments to implement recommendations for slot relief measures for northern summer 2021. The call was issued by the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB),

Wizz Air has confirmed the addition of six new holiday routes to its network out of the UK. The new routes, launching in the spring, offer connections between Doncaster Sheffield, Gatwick and London Luton and sunshine destinations in Turkey, Bulgaria, .#Durk #XmasTreats

CMA launches new airline refund investigation The Competition & Markets Authority is investigating whether airlines have breached consumers’ legal rights by failing to offer cash refunds for flights they could not lawfully take.#Canelo #CaneloSmith

The first ‘negative only’ Lufthansa flight has taken off for Hamburg headed for Munich. LH2058, which left Munich at 09:10, marked the start of Covid-19 antigen rapid testing on two daily flights between the two German cities.#ElectionDay2020 #Election2020results #coronavirus

The mobile wellness wallet solution called VeriFLY, from the identity assurance leader Daon, will help travellers easily understand Covid-19 testing and documentation requirements for their destination. Region 2 #ElectionDay2020 #JoeBidenKamalaHarris2020 #COVID19