ALERT Air Transat suspends all flights

Canada’s Air Transat has suspended all flights for the rest of the winter season due to new travel restrictions including 14-day mandatory quarantine for all incoming passengers. However, the airline said it would continue operating return flights to Canada until February 13. In a statement, the airline said: “Continued travel restrictions and the numerous measures…

British Airways to launch digital health passport

British Airways has announced a new trial of the Verifly health passport app, allowing customers to verify Covid-19 test certificates before they leave home for their flights. The trial begins on February 4 on all of the carrier’s transatlantic routes between London and the US (currently New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago,…

Emirates reverses Australian flight suspension

  Emirates has announced it has reversed it’s decision to indefinitely suspend flight to eastern Australia, less than a week after the suspension started. Flights to Sydney will recommence Monday, Melbourne from Tuesday and Brisbane from Wednesday. In a statement the airline said, “We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers in the period where…