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Dubai Airport to reopen main terminal, expects 28m returning passengers
Airports

Dubai International Airport has announced it will reopen its highest capacity terminal and concourse, which was closed during the pandemic, as it prepares for an anticipated significant increase in travel demand. The airport, like many around the globe, saw a drastic decrease in passenger traffic over the course of the pandemic, which caused the airport

Swap quarantine for testing, says IATA again
Airports

The organisation said nations must shift to making “data-driven decisions” and referred to research suggesting those who test negative are incredibly unlikely to spread the disease.

London City quietly converts to virtual ATC operations
Airports

London City Airport revealed on Friday that it has quietly rolled out the use of virtual control tower technologies, with all air traffic operations being controlled remotely, 145 kilometres away. London City, the first international airport to introduce remote air traffic control operations, announced that it has successfully had the systems in place and operational

UK industry bosses call for US-UK travel corridor
Airlines

The chief executives from British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Heathrow Airport have joined forces to plead for the UK government to introduce a trans-Atlantic travel corridor as soon as next month. The aviation industry leaders have joined in a rare joint plea to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, arguing that the successful rollout of vaccination

Biden officially signs third US aviation aid package
Airlines

US President Joe Biden has officially signed the third COVID-19 relief bill that will protect thousands of jobs in the aviation industry for the next six months. The bill includes an additional US$14 billion in wage assistance for airlines, as well as US$9 billion for airports and other adjacent businesses. It serves as one part

Comment: Could someone fake a vaccine passport?
Airports

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, computer science professor Dave Parry explains how the IATA’s ‘Travel Pass’ works on a wide scale, and the potential loopholes someone could use to get around it. Although international travel restrictions for Australia have been extended to at least June, there may still be potential for a trans-Tasman bubble

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