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Going out of UK! Brace for long queues at airports and ports

April 2, 2022716 Views

Airline passengers were warned on Saturday to expect long waits at British airports over the Easter holiday period due to a chronic shortage of check-in staff and security personnel. “We do think that there will be queues at peak times over the Easter period," Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, told the BBC. She said the industry needed to recruit "tens of thousands" of staff as it scales-up after Britain's COVID-19 restrictions on travel were removed. FILE PHOTO: People queue to enter terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls London's Heathrow airport alone needed another 12,000 staff, she said. "We’ve started this process some time a go, but actually with those scale of numbers, particularly in a tight labour m...

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72-hour quarantine-free journeys will revive travel

UPENDRA SWAMI

December 3, 2020488 Views

EASA/ECDC guidelines confirm ineffectiveness of passenger quarantines World over chorus is growing for making travel, at least short term travel, quarantine free to revive the pandemic-struck industry. New guidelines by EASA/ECDC have termed quarantine of passengers as ineffective. Taking the cue World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has also said that International business travel could restart if agreement is secured to safeguard journeys of up to 72-hours free from quarantines. The joint recommendation for the short stay exemption comes from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (EASA/ECDC) and is welcomed by WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector. FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing p...

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Travel industry welcomes pre-departure testing at airports

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 21, 2020997 Views

Rapid outbound COVID-19 testing for passengers has been launched at London's Heathrow Airport, designed to return results in an hour, in an effort to re-open restricted routes and boost traffic for airlines. Travel industry has largely welcomed this, who has been calling for a rapid and cost-effective testing on departure regime at airports around the world for several months now, so this is a step in the right direction. The tests were launched on Tuesday in conjunction with the airport, IAG's British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific, initially for flights to Hong Kong, where incoming passengers must be able to show proof of a negative test. Many countries currently require passengers to provide evidence of a negative COVID test prior to departure, but allow for test...

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Push for Globally consistent approach to testing

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 8, 20201557 Views

Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today made a joint call for a globally-consistent approach to testing international passengers as an alternative to quarantine measures. The global shut down of air transport as a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions has had a catastrophic impact on employment. Some 4.8 million industry jobs have been lost or are under threat. A Covid testing facility at Heathrow Airport Governments must cooperate to remove quarantine restrictions and restart air travel. A systematic approach to COVID-19 testing will provide an effective way to give governments the confidence to re-open borders without quarantine. The aviation industry, focused on the health and safety of passengers and the...

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कोविड-19 के दौर में उड़ान भरने से पहले याद रखें ये आठ बातें

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 25, 2020856 Views

कोविड-19 को लेकर यात्रा पर लगी पाबंदियां अब धीरे-धीरे खत्म हो रही हैं और आपके पास अपनी ट्रिप बुक करने के मौके फिर से आ रहे हैं। ऐसे में किसी यात्रा पर निकलने के लिए बुकिंग कराने, हवाई जहाज में बैठने और किसी जगह पर पहुंचने से पहले किन बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिए? हम आपको बता रहे हैं आठ ज़रूरी बातें। 1. नई बुकिंग को लेकर एयरलाइन कंपनियों की बदली नीतियों का रखें ध्यान अगर आपकी फ्लाइट पहले कैंसिल हो चुकी है तो यह पता कर लें कि आपके पास मौजूद पिछले टिकट को क्या किसी शुल्क को दिए बगैर क्या नई उड़ान के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जा सकता है। महमारी के कारण अस्त-व्यस्त हुए उड़ान कार्यक्रमों को दुरुस्त करने के लिए दुनिया भर में एयरलाइंस ने कई किस्म के अपवाद लागू किए हैं। लेकिन ये तमाम छूट तय अवधि के लिए ही उपलब्ध हैं। एयरलाइंस उद्योग के आकड़े बताते हैं कि मार्च में उड़ानें रद्द होने के बाद इस तरह की जित...

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Robots killing viruses, touchless restrooms – new normal flying experience

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

July 15, 2020540 Views

With COVID-19 ravaging the aviation industry, airlines and airports worldwide are reining in costs and halting new spending, except in one area: reassuring pandemic-wary passengers about travel. World’s two busiest airports are adopting new ways for more and more contact-less travel to give passengers an extra layer of confidence. And, definitely they aren’t the only two. DFW Airport, Dallas London’s Heathrow airport has unveiled measures that reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19 at the airport. The UK’s biggest front door and only hub airport have adopted the most extensive array of technology to protect passengers and colleagues, as the country readjusts to life post-lockdown. Across the Atlantic, DFW airport at Dallas in USA is working to roll out a self-check-...