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US says 'don't visit Britain'

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

The United States has upgraded its travel warning for Britain to the highest level, advising Americans to avoid travelling to the country because of the risk of contracting one or more Covid-19 variants.

Covid passes arrive in Europe

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

In Europe, popular tourist destinations are fighting surging Covid-19 variants and fragmented, fast-changing Covid rules, such as in France, where visitors to cultural and tourist sites now need a Covid pass.

Canadian airports trial separate arrivals

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport and Vancouver International Airport are separating vaccinated and unvaccinated arriving passengers as part of a plan to make travelling safer for vaccinated travellers - and to encourage unvaccinated people to get their jabs.

Gianusso takes cto role at Flight Centre

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

Flight Centre Travel Group has named Peter Gianusso its New Jersey, USA-based global chief technology officer corporate.

Emirates starts Miami service

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has launched a four-times-weekly B777 passenger service from the UAE to Miami, USA, with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava saying the route would boost tourism and commerce.

Smartavia inks TCS deal

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

The Russian airline Smartavia - currently transitioning to low-cost-carrier status - has inked a multi-year deal with Lufthansa Technik covering total component support (TCS).

Brisbane Airport passenger totals down 15m

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

Australia risks closing itself to international traffic because of its painfully-slow Covid vaccine rollout, with some popular outbound destinations - and airlines - likely to demand vaccine passports when travel resumes, stakeholders fear.

Azimuth leases first 'western' jets

: BTN News; Monday, 26 July 2021

Russian carrier Azimuth Airlines is leasing its first 'western' jets - six Airbus A220s from the Air Lease Corporation to be delivered from 2022.

Ryanair tipped to be a post-Covid winner

: BTN News; Sunday, 25 July 2021

Europe’s largest low-cost airline Ryanair has launched a recruitment drive seeking 2,000 pilots in the next three years. Moreover, by northern summer 2022, Ryanair will take delivery of 50 of 200-plus aircraft on order as it prepares for post-Covid demand.

EC northern winter slot threshold decision 'unreal' - IATA

: BTN News; Sunday, 25 July 2021

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called the European Commission’s decision to set the northern winter airport slot use threshold at 50 per cent as “out of touch with reality".

Carnival promotes Glamore

: BTN News; Sunday, 25 July 2021

Carnival Cruise Line Australia has promoted director of Marketing & PR Kara Glamore to vp, succeeding Jennifer Vandekreeke.

Good news and bad as NZ closes Australia 'bubble' for two months

: BTN News; Sunday, 25 July 2021

With Australia in lockdown and the UK facing staff shortages as 'nearly a hundred thousand people a day' are told to self-quarantine, New Zealand has closed the quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel 'bubble' for at least eight weeks from midnight, Friday July 23.

Record flight cancellations lift Australia's average

: BTN News; Sunday, 25 July 2021

The long-term average for domestic flight cancellations in Australia is 1.8 per cent, but Covid lockdowns have driven June's number to 24.5 per cent, according to Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics.