Hong Kong’s chief executive is “confident” the city will remain a leading international aviation hub despite reigning a zero-COVID strategy. In her policy address to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Carrie Lam announced several new strategies to sustain Hong Kong’s local aviation industry while preparing for the post-pandemic recovery. “Although the global aviation industry, with
An unidentified person reportedly flying a jetpack has once again been spotted by pilots on approach to LAX at 5,000 feet, the latest in a string of mysterious appearances that began in September 2020.
Government officials have said the move would be “finely balanced” to increase tourism and restore some of the UK’s core economic drivers, according to the Financial Times.
The UK has removed the Balearic Islands, including popular tourist destinations Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, from the country’s ‘green list’ overnight after only two weeks, as cases skyrocket. The popular Spanish holiday destination is now part of the UK’s ‘amber list’, which means all returning non-vaccinated travellers will now be required to isolate at
The UK government confirmed that doubled-jabbed residents will no longer need to complete mandatory 10-day home quarantine when returning to England from medium-risk countries on Britain’s ‘amber list’ for travel, from 19 July.
London’s Heathrow Airport will take part in a trial that would see fully vaccinated travellers entering from countries on the UK’s ‘amber list’ be fast-tracked through the airport’s screening process, in a move that hopes to kickstart the UK’s aviation industry. From next week, vaccinated travellers on selected flights from Athens, Los Angeles, Montego Bay
