US lawmakers are reportedly set to vote on Wednesday on a plan to provide a third COVID-19 relief package to the transportation sectors, including airlines and airports, to the tune of $57 billion. The proposed packages include $14 billion in payroll support for airlines, $8 billion for US airports and concessionaires, $1 billion for airline
For many months now, industry bodies and airlines have pushed for the introduction of ‘health passes’ and ‘vaccine passports’ to aid in the return of post-COVID international travel. The International Air Transport Association has been running trials in the Middle East and Europe of its own ‘Travel Pass’, which stores verified health information, including COVID
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, health professors Kelley Lee and Anne-Marie Nicol from Simon Fraser University discuss how limiting non-essential travel could help reduce the spread of COVID in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced new travel restrictions and COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus
The world’s first pop-up mobile airport for eVTOL vehicles and drones is set to open its doors in Coventry, UK, by November this year. Korean car manufacturer Hyundai and British company Urban-Air Port have teamed up for the project, which hopes to see similar small, demountable airports specifically catering to electric cars, air taxis and
Hopes for a rebound in Europe’s travel market have been further dashed as leaders across the continent introduce a new wave of travel restrictions and caution against summer holidays. UK Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment Nadhim Zahawi has warned Britons that they should “absolutely” avoid making bookings for summer holidays outside of the country, as
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, tourism professors Joseph Cheer, Colin Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen discuss what the likely reality of a return to international travel will look like, in the aftermath of COVID. The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global tourism industry to a screeching halt in 2020. With vaccines starting to be rolled out,
