Article dedicated to major events caused by spread of virus
Wizz Air announced today that, as a result of the travel restrictions imposed on all foreign flights to and from Moldova effective as of 00:00 HRS local time on 15 March 2020, the airline has suspended all its flights […]
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Delta will significantly reduce its U.S. to Europe flying beginning Monday, March 16, following the U.S. government directive restricting travel between the U.S. and Europe. Delta will continue to operate a nearly full schedule of flights from continental Europe
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U.S. travel restriction for some seeking entry from 26 countries takes effect on March 14. Approved airline passengers from the Schengen area of 26 European countries to the United States will arrive at one of eleven federally approved airports. The
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Aviation is particularly hard hit by the impact of the corona crisis. To compensate for the sharp fall in demand and resultant lost revenue, SWISS has decided to take immediate further precautionary action to secure liquidity. SWISS will also
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission (EC) granting the temporary suspension until June 2020 of the 80-20 “use it or lose it” slot rules for airport slots. The decision reflects the unprecedented
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CLIA ocean-going cruise lines voluntarily and temporarily shutting down operations from U.S. ports of call for 30 days as public health officials and the U.S. Government continue to address COVID-19. “CLIA cruise line members are voluntarily and temporarily suspending
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The coronavirus, officially dubbed “COVID-19” by the World Health Organization, has been officially classified as a global pandemic. Europe With the number of coronavirus cases pushing past 180,000 worldwide, the European Union proposed the closure of its external borders
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Norway has implemented restrictions on all travelers arriving in the country from outside Scandinavia (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland) which require visitors and homecoming residents to self-quarantine immediately upon entering the country. The quarantine order is retroactive to February 27.
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The coronavirus, officially dubbed “COVID-19” by the World Health Organization, has been officially classified as a global pandemic. Cruise lines announce major delays and suspensions in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury travel experience, announced that it
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Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has temporarily suspended flights to and from Kuwait International Airport effective from midnight of Friday 13 March 2020 until further notice. Gulf Air highlighted that the remaining flights to
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India has announced all existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/international organizations, employment, project visas, have been suspended till 15 April. Visa-free travel afforded to overseas citizens of the country has also been suspended until 15 April. All incoming travelers,
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Delta is adjusting its domestic and international flying to align with expected demand trends during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, as announced earlier this week. The airline will reduce its planned systemwide capacity by 15 percent compared to what was
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Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published an Advisory Bulletin on the predicted global economic impact on the airport traffic and revenue of the unfolding COVID-19 public health emergency. As the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International
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Due to the COVID-19 situation, Norwegian is preparing to cancel approximately 3000 flights between mid-March and mid-June. This represents approximately 15 percent of the total capacity for this period. The company has also put several other measures in place,
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Israel today imposed a self-quarantine for a period of 14-days due to the coronavirus. This applies to foreign nationals and all Israeli citizens. This means anyone arriving in the country must self-quarantine for 14 days. There have so far
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