Most air travelers are confident about the safety of air travel and support mask-wearing in the near-term. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Category - Transportation News
Internet of Things Will Have a Bigger Role in Post-Pandemic Travel
Wearable tech devices at airports and other transport terminals can allow travelers to practice correct social distancing procedures and keep to other health and safety compliance guidelines, which stems the spread of COVID-19 and keeps travelers feeling safe. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Skyward Express Passenger Plane crashed in Kenya
Passengers on a commercial Skyward Express flight in Kenya were lucky when they escaped injury and death after crashing in a remote part of the country. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
United Airlines Expects to Return to Profitability in Q3 2021
United Airlines expects continued gains as more businesses return by end of summer and into 2022, with a full recovery in demand anticipated by 2023. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Carnival to Operate at 75% of Fleet Capacity by End of 2021
Carnival continues building momentum for restarting cruise vacations with announced sailings to date on 54 ships through end of 2021 across eight of its cruise line brands. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Lagardère Travel Retail and Lima Airport Partners Pioneer Profit-Sharing Duty Free agreement in Peru
Lagardère Travel Retail and Lima Airport Partners (LAP), a Fraport company, are pioneering a new era for Travel Retail business models by signing a long-term concession contract based on profits sharing for the exclusive operation of Duty Free stores at Jorge-Chávez International Airport in Peru. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport Develops New Solution for Airfield Pavement Control
The Interactive Pavement Damage Control System was developed following careful analysis and testing of different engineering solutions. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Airbus Launches Cloud-Based Pilot Training Service
Mobile Airbus Training experience Suite is a subscription-based service platform with a 3D interactive virtual cockpit environment for pilot recurrent and initial Type Training. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
JetBlue announces New York and Boston flights from Kansas City
Today, JetBlue published flight schedules and began selling tickets for nonstop service between Kansas City International Airport and both Boston-Logan International Airport and New York-JFK International Airport. - eTurboNews | Travel News Online
Brunei Bans All Entry From Indonesia After Imported COVID-19 Cases Spike
Indonesia on Monday recorded 34,257 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,338 deaths in the past 24 hours. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
From Italia Trasporto Aereo Airline to Alitalia Loyalty Rewards
At the start of the new Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) – formerly known as Alitalia - activities, ITA will operate a fleet of 52 aircraft, 7 of which are wide body and 45 narrow body. But what will happen to Alitalia loyalty rewards in the transition? - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Air Canada Ready to Reconnect Canada and U.S. With Up to 220 Daily Flights
Air Canada's commercial schedule may be adjusted as required based on the COVID-19 trajectory and government restrictions. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Carnival Cruise Line to Restart Additional Ship in September and October
More than half the Carnival fleet to be sailing by October with Carnival planning to continue to operate vaccinated cruises. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Malta Now Accepting American Vaccination Cards
The Health and Tourism Authorities are in technical arrangements for the verification of the United States CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card in Malta. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Canada to open borders to fully vaccinated travelers
International flights carrying passengers will be permitted to land at five additional Canadian airports. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Bangkok Airways announces suspension of Bangkok – Samui flights
Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited regrets to announce the temporary suspension of Bangkok – Samui flights from 21 July 2021 onwards. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Transfer in Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai: Airline Passengers choice is clear
Qatar with its airport hub Doha Hamad International went through impossible times during the blockade by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrhain. With a lot of money and airline incentives, service and convenience Doha managed to do the impossible - Qatar style. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Unvaccinated travelers from UK, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Greece and Cyprus must have 24-hour negative COVID test to enter France
French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that restrictions for vaccinated travelers are being lifted on Saturday. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Disaster Tourism illegal in Holland: No place is safe anymore
This week's devastating floods in the German State of Northrhine Westphalia triggered another big debate on climate change. The disaster is also taken a toll in neighboring Belgium and Holland Disaster tourism is becoming a problem for first responders. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Samui Airport Sees First International Tourists Since Lockdown
The first group of foreigners landed at Samui airport on Koh Samui in Thailand under the Samui Plus Model project. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Passenger plane crashes in Siberia, all 19 on board survive the crash
Russian civil aviation safety standards have somewhat improved in recent years but accidents, especially involving older aircraft in remote regions, are not uncommon. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
US Travel Welcomes Biden’s Remark on Lifting International Travel Ban to US
The science says US can safely reopen international travel now, particularly for countries that have made considerable progress toward vaccinating their citizens. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Hans Airways Signs Contract with Air Logistics Group
Hans Airways prepares to launch its direct non-stop flights to India later in 2021 and as it continues its drive towards gaining its UK Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Ethiopian Airlines and Liege Airport Extend Partnership Agreement
Liege Airport, Belgium’s largest cargo airport and the 6th largest cargo airport in Europe, will continue to be Ethiopian Airlines cargo hub serving as a freighter gateway between Africa and Europe for the next five years. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Approved Vaccine Inconsistency Could Delay International Travel Restart
WTTC issues a warning following concerns tourists face being turned away at the borders because countries don’t have a common list internationally recognized and approved COVID-19 vaccines. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
China Tourism Reports 2.36 Billion Domestic Trips in First Half of 2021
China's tourism industry welcomed a fast recovery in the first half of 2021. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
SriLankan Airlines Resumes Moscow – Colombo Flights from Domodedovo Airport
Previously SriLankan Airlines and Domodedovo cooperated from 2011 to 2015, the passenger traffic amounted to 115,000 passengers. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Explore the Fascination of Frankfurt Airport
New Fraport Visitor Center to open on August 2, Visitors’ Terrace and Airport Tours now operating again. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Before Taking Off to Your Holiday Destination: Shop and Dine at Frankfurt Airport!
Many shops and restaurants have reopened at Frankfurt Airport – Tim Mälzer’s “Pezzo di Pane” gives you an authentic taste of Italy. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more
Lufthansa Flies 76,000 People From Frankfurt Airport on First Vacation Weekend
Start of the summer vacations in Hesse: Lufthansa recommends arriving at the airport in good time. - eTurboNews | Travel News & more