WHICH COUNTRIES ARE OPEN FOR TRAVEL & TOURISM? WHEN WILL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS RESUME 2021
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Saudi Arabia Extends Travel Ban, Border Closures To May 17
Saudi Arabia is extending its travel-restriction period and shift the date for reopening the Kingdom’s borders from March 31 to May 17 due to delays in delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, authorities said on Friday. Source: Arab NewsMarch 1
Malaysia Aims To Resume Leisure Travel With Neighbours By 1Q2021
Tourism Malaysia is hopeful that cross-border tourism for leisure will reopen in stages sometime in the first quarter of 2021. Source: TTG AsiaMarch 1
Cayman Islands To Reopen Borders By March
Premier Alden McLaughlin has announced that the British overseas territory will be reopening its border to tourists in March. Source: Jamaica Observer2020December 28
Sri Lanka Welcomes Tourists After 8-Month-Long Coronavirus Interruption
A group of Ukrainian tourists on Monday became the first batch of holidayers to visit Sri Lanka in more than eight months after the island nation put curbs on international travel due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Source: Tribune IndiaDecember 1
Oman To Restart Issuing Tourist Visas
Tourist visas will only be issued to those whose visits are organised by hotels or tourism companies. Source: Gulf BusinessDecember 1
The British Virgin Islands Is Reopening For Tourism In December
The beloved Caribbean archipelago will reopen to visitors on Dec. 1, according to British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie. Source: Caribbean JournalNovember 13
Venezuela Plans November Reopening For Tourism
Venezuela will reopen its tourist attractions “gradually” starting in December after registering a “sustained trend” of decreasing Covid-19 infections in the country, President Nicolás Maduro announced Wednesday. Source: The Tico TimesNovember 13
South Africa Has Opened For International Travel – But Other Countries Are Still Closed
Government has relaxed South Africa’s level 1 lockdown rules around international travel, allowing visitors from any country provided they follow health and safety guidelines. Source: BusinesstechNovember 6
Singapore To Allow In Visitors From Mainland China Ahead Of Travel Bubble With Hong Kong
From November 6, the island nation is also lifting border restrictions for travellers from the Australian state of Victoria as it looks to boost its battered tourism sector. Source: SCMPNovember 1
Botswana To Allow Chartered Int’l Flights From November 1
Botswana will allow direct chartered international flights to some of the country’s premier tourist resorts with effect from November 1, Tourism Minister Philda Kereng has said. Source: journalducameroun.comNovember 1
Philippines Lets Foreigners In, Eases Travel Rules For Citizens
The Philippines will welcome back foreign nationals starting Nov. 1 and allow Filipino travelers to leave without Covid-19 antigen tests as the Southeast Asian nation continues to reopen. Source: BloombergNovember 1
Costa Rica To Welcome Tourists From Anywhere In The World Starting November 1
Tourists from anywhere in the world will be allowed to visit Costa Rica starting November 1. Source: The Tico TimesNovember 1
Saudi Arabia To Gradually Lift Ban On Performing Umrah
Saudis and foreign residents can make pilgrimage from Oct. 4, while Muslims abroad will be allowed entry as of Nov. 1. Source: Andalou AgencyNovember 1
Argentina To Restart International Flights, Some Tourism After Ban
rgentina will resume commercial international flights from November and allow tourists to enter from bordering countries, the government said on Friday, as it aims to lift coronavirus restrictions after one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. Source: ReutersOctober 31
St Kitts And Nevis To Reopen For Tourism On Oct. 31
St Kitts and Nevis has revealed that the twin-island federation will reopen for tourism on Oct. 31. Source: Caribbean JournalOctober 26
Indonesia, Singapore Agree On Business Travel Corridor
2 countries to start accepting travel applications on Oct. 26, says top Indonesian diplomat. Source: Andalou AgencyOctober 25
Delta Brings Back More Flights Across Atlantic And Pacific This Winter And Summer 2021
As Delta works to restart service in line with the lifting of travel restrictions, potential vaccine availability and the gradual return of demand, customers will see more trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific flights to top business and leisure destinations for the winter 2020-2021 and summer 2021 seasons. Source: DeltaOctober 20
Thailand Welcomes First Tourists Since March
Thailand has welcomed its first group of tourists in seven months, as part of an experiment aimed at testing if a wider opening is possible as the coronavirus cripples the kingdom’s economy. Source: Asia TimesOctober 16
The Australia-New Zealand Travel Bubble Is Finally Here — But It’s Only One-Way For Now
Australia will put in place a travel corridor with New Zealand to allow quarantine-free tourism, with flights likely to begin within weeks — but there’s a catch. Source: CNNOctober 12
Guyana To Reopen Airports On October 12
The Guyana government says it will re-open the country’s borders to international traffic on October 12 even as it also announced an extension of the seven-hour curfew to the end of the month. Source: Caribbean National WeeklyOctober 12
Panama Plans October 12 Reopening For International Flights
Starting October 12, Panama will welcome international tourists from across the world, the government announced via executive order. Source: The Tico TimesOctober 8
Singapore To Allow Visitors From Australia And Vietnam From Oct 8
Singapore will unilaterally lift border restrictions to visitors from Australia – excluding Victoria state – and Vietnam from Oct 8. Source: Straits TimesOctober 1
Mauritius To Reopen Borders In Three Phases
The prime minister of Mauritius has announced a three-phase reopening of the country’s borders for international travel. Source: Lonely PlanetOctober 1
Oman To Restart International Flights On October 1
Oman will restart international flights on October 1, state news agency ONA said on Twitter, after they were suspended in March as part of coronavirus precautions. Source: Khaleej TimesOctober 1
Belize Reopens Borders To International Travel October 1
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, speaking during a virtual news conference, said the Phillip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) will reopen on that date, coinciding with the start of the 2020 tourist season. Source: Jamaica ObserverOctober 1
Uganda Says To Re-Open Airport And Resume International Flights On Oct. 1
Uganda said on Thursday it would reopen its sole international airport to commercial flights on Oct. 1, more than five months after its closure as a measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the East African nation. Source: ReutersOctober 1
Peru To Resume International Flight Operations From October 1 With Stringent Safety Measures
Peru has approved the resumption of international flights starting from October 1, but under strict safety measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Minister of Transport and Communications Carlos Estremadoyro said. Source: News18October 1
Oman Air Returns To Scheduled Service On 1 October
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will return to scheduled service on 1 October with flights to 16 cities in 12 countries. Source: Oman AirOctober 1
Zimbabwe To Open For Tourism On 1 October
According to the Zimbabwe Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, Zimbabwe will open its borders for international travel on 1 October. Source: The South AfricanSeptember 29
Vietjet To Resume Some International Flights
Vietjet said it will reopen some of its regular international flights from Vietnam to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan from 29 September. Source: Asian AviationSeptember 23
Zimbabwe Resumes Domestic, Regional Flights
Zimbabwe’s state-owned Air Zimbabwe announced Wednesday it will resume domestic and regional commercial flights later this month after the government decided to re-open the country’s skies following coronavirus lockdowns, local media reported. Source: Andalou AgencySeptember 21
Nepal To Resume Domestic Flight Operations From Sept 21
The Nepal government has decided to allow resumption of domestic flights and long-haul public transportation services from September 21. Source: Northeast NowSeptember 18
Japan To Resume Short Biz Trips With Singapore On Sept. 18
Japan and Singapore have agreed to resume short-term business travel between the two countries on Sept. 18, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Friday. Source: Nippon.comSeptember 18
Guatemala’s International Airport To Resume Flights On Sept. 18
Guatemala’s Aurora international airport will reopen to commercial flights on Sept. 18, the government announced late on Monday, as the Central American country relaxes its coronavirus lockdown. Source: ReutersSeptember 8
Jordan To Resume Regular Commercial Flights From Sept. 8
Jordan will resume regular international flights from Sept. 8 to help revive an economy badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, after delaying the move several times over the past month, officials said on Wednesday. Source: ReutersSeptember 8
Japan’s Travel Bubble Will Extend To Five Asian Countries And Regions On September 8
Reciprocal travel for long-term residents from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Taiwan will soon be available. Source: Time OutSeptember 5
Nigeria To Resume International Flights From Sept 5
Nigeria will resume international flights from Sept. 5, the head of the aviation regulatory body said on Thursday, marking a week-long delay to the resumption date previously announced by the government. Source: ReutersSeptember 3
China Will Gradually Resume Direct International Flights To Beijing
China’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday it will resume direct flights to Beijing from eight countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Canada from Sept. 3. Source: ReutersSeptember 1
Singapore To Ease Restrictions On New Zealand, Brunei Travel
Singapore will allow general travel to and from New Zealand and Brunei Darussalam, as the city-state eases border control measures to take into account countries where the virus situation is under control. Source: BloombergSeptember 1
Ghana’s Airports To Reopen On September 1
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced plans to re-open the country’s air borders. Source: Premium TimesSeptember 1
Australia Set To Open Borders To International Students, Other Visa Holders May Have To Wait Longer
South Australia is preparing to bring back the first batch of the state’s nearly 7,000 students stranded offshore. Source: SBS.com.auSeptember 1
Namibia Welcomes Tourists In September
Namibia’s borders will reopen to international travellers via Hosea Kutako International Airport only from 1 September 2020. Source: allAfricaSeptember 1
Singapore Airlines To Resume Flights To Taipei In September
Singapore Airlines announced in a news release on Tuesday (Aug. 4) that it will resume three regular flights between Singapore and Taipei in September. Source: Taiwannews.comAugust 30
Cuba Will Allow Tourism In Late August But Havana Will Be Off-Limits
Despite the rest of the Caribbean reopening in June and July for tourism, Cuba is taking its time, first allowing Cubans to travel domestically at the end of this month before welcoming international tourism in phase two. Source: Time OutAugust 24
Saudi Land Borders Opened For Families Of Citizens
JEDDAH: The Saudi General Directorate of Passports has opened four land border crossings into the Kingdom for families as part of an easing of restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Source: Arab.newsAugust 21
Anguilla Is Reopening Its Borders. Visitors Will Have To “Apply” For Entry
Anguilla Tourism Secretary Quincia Gumbs-Marie announced on Aug. 14 that Anguilla will launch the first phase of its reopening plan on Aug. 21. Phase One will run through at least Oct. 31. Source: Caribbean JournalAugust 17
Indonesia, South Korea Reopen Borders For Business From Monday
Indonesia announced Thursday it has agreed with South Korea a travel corridor arrangement for essential business trips between the two countries from Monday. Source: Nikkei Asian ReviewAugust 17
Kazakhstan To Resume Flights With Seven Countries On August 17
Kazakhstan is planning to gradually resume flights with seven countries starting from mid-August, including some holiday hot spots, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development has said. Source: Caspian NewsAugust 17
Nepal To Resume Domestic, Int’l Flights From Aug 17
The Nepal government has decided to resume domestic and international flight operations starting from August 17, nearly four months after they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: MENAFNAugust 15
Honduras To Reopen Domestic And International Flights In Mid-August
Honduras announced Tuesday it will reopen its airports to domestic and international flights in mid-August, after a nearly five-month closure due to the pandemic. Source: ReutersAugust 10
International Flights Resume In East Africa
This month, Kenya and Rwanda lifted a ban on international flights, joining Tanzania and Ethiopia. Source: pri.orgAugust 10
SriLankan Airlines Operates Flights To Selected Destinations As Travel Restrictions Relax
SriLankan Airlines is now offering services to passengers who are eligible to travel under the respective country travel advisories to London, Tokyo (Narita), Melbourne and beyond. Source: SriLankan AirlinesAugust 9
Pakistan Allows To Resume International Flights
International, domestic flights to resume Aug. 9, says aviation ministry. Source: Andalou AgencyAugust 7
Dominica Is Now Open For Tourism
The Caribbean’s “Nature Island” officially reopened its borders to international travelers (including those from the United States) on Aug. 7. Source: Caribbean JournalAugust 3
International Flights To And From Many African Nations Resume Following COVID‐19 Halt
Kenya is one of several African countries that are recommencing international flights suspended since March because of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Source: Africanews.comAugust 1
Sri Lanka To Reopen Some Tourism In August With Restrictions
Sri Lanka plans to reopen its tourism sector on Aug. 1 by allowing only small groups of visitors to begin with, a tourism official said on Sunday. Source: ReutersAugust 1
British Airways’ August Schedule Sees Return To More Destinations
Throughout August, British Airways is resuming flying to more destinations, albeit with continued low frequencies while the impact of Covid-19 remains felt across the globe. Source: British AirwaysAugust 1
Kenya Airways Resumes International Flights After Virus Curbs Lifted
Kenya Airways (KQNA.NR) resumed international flights on Saturday, heading to about 30 destinations for the first time since the routes were suspended in March due to the coronavirus. Source: ReutersAugust 1
Russia To Resume Some International Flights From Aug. 1
Russia plans to resume some international flights from Aug. 1, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Friday, but the list of destinations will initially be limited to Tanzania, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Source: ReutersAugust 1
Grenada Reopens August 1 With Tiered Traveler Restrictions
Rules for entry and freedom of movement once inside the country will be based on the current transmission levels and epidemiological data corresponding to visitors’ origin points. Source: Travel PulseAugust 1
Kuwait To Resume Commercial Flights In August
Flights are allowed to operate with a rate of 30%. The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers approves a three-stage plan to operate commercial flights from and to Kuwait from August 1, 2020 according to Kuwait news agency KUNA. Source: GulfnewsAugust 1
EasyJet To Resume Flights To Hundreds Of Destinations
EasyJet has announced it will be resuming flights to almost three quarters of its network by August. Source: The TelegraphAugust 1
Rwanda To Reopen Airports On August 1
Rwanda on Saturday announced that its airports will reopen for scheduled commercial flight operations at the start of August. Source: CGTNAugust 1
Kenya To Resume International Flights From August 1
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced that all international flights shall resume from August 1. Source: The Star KenyaAugust 1
Seychelles Opens Border For International Flights
Seychelles, the popular holiday destination in the Indian Ocean with a population of less than a hundred thousand inhabitants, as of August 1, 2020 will open its borders to commercial schedule flights, hence provide flexibility for visitors to travel to the islands. Source: FTN NewsJuly 31
Vistara Hopes To Resume International Flights By Q3-Q4, 2020
Full service carrier Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, hopes to resume international flight operations by the end of this year, a senior official of the airline said. Source: LivemintJuly 30
Kyrgyzstan Plans To Resume International Flights
Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister said his country is preparing to resume international flights that have been suspended since May 20 due to the novel coronavirus. Source: Andalou AgencyJuly 26
Libyan Airliners Resume Flights, Starting With Turkey
Libyan airlines resumed flights on Sunday starting with renewed service to Turkey, after months of closure due to Coronavirus pandemic. Source: Libyan ExpressJuly 23
Iraq To Reopen Airports For International Flights July 23
Iraq’s airports will resume international commercial flights on July 23 as the country begins to ease coronavirus lockdown measures, local daily Baghdad Post reported. Source: Arab NewsJuly 22
Sierra Leone On The Ready To Reopen Airport To Passenger Flights
Sierra Leone’s International Airport will reopen to commercial flights effective 22 July 2020 after it was closed in March this year to all international passenger flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: AllAfricaJuly 22
Turks And Caicos To Reopen For Tourism July 22
In a statement, the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board said it “encourages travelers to consider the vacation destination as the play vacations for late July 2020 onwards.”. Source: Caribbean JournalJuly 20
Virgin Atlantic Set To Resume Passenger Flights To US And Asia Starting July
Services from London Heathrow to New York JFK, Los Angeles, Orlando, Hong Kong and Shanghai set to resume from 20 and 21 July 2020, with more destinations set to be announced in the next two weeks for the month of August. Source: Virgin AtlanticJuly 18
India To Resume International Flights, Confirms Air Corridors With US, France, Germany
During a press conference on Thursday, Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri confirmed the establishment of “air bubbles” between India and the US, France and Germany. Source: CNNJuly 15
The Maldives Is Now Open To All Global Tourists. Here’s How They’re Doing It.
Though border restrictions and quarantine measures are keeping people from visiting many of the world’s most popular travel destinations at the moment, one country famed for its natural beauty is now welcoming all guests — the Maldives. Source: CNNJuly 15
French Polynesia To Welcome Tourists Again In July
The South Pacific island of French Polynesia said it will reopen to international travel next month to try to salvage its vital tourism industry. Source: RapplerJuly 12
Barbados Is Reopening To Tourists On July 12
Barbados is the latest Caribbean island planning to reopen to international tourists, welcoming back visitors on July 12. Source: Travel + LeisureJuly 10
Sudan Reopens Airport To Flights From Egypt, UAE, Turkey
The airport will now receive flights from Turkey, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the state-run Sudan News Agency reported yesterday. Source: Al-MonitorJuly 7
Flydubai Resumes Flight Schedule And Opens For Sale
Flights to resume initially to 24 destinations increasing to 66 destinations over the summer. Source: FlydubaiJuly 1
Thailand Reopens To International Flights, But Only Some Tourists Can Visit
Medical tourists, overseas students and foreigners working in Thailand will be allowed into the country from July 1. Source: The NationalJuly 1
Georgia Aims To Open To International Tourism In July
The Georgian government announced that domestic tourism can resume from 15 June while borders could open to foreign tourists as early as 1 July. Source: Lonely Planet July 1
France To Start Reopening Non-Schengen Borders From July 1
The borders were shut in mid-March to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but the European Union recommended on Thursday that the bloc reopen to some countries in the Balkans from July 1. Source: France24July 1
Malta To Reopen Its Airport On July 1
Malta will reopen its airport to passenger flights on July 1, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday, as the Mediterranean island rolls back restrictions introduced in March to halt COVID-19 infections. Source: ReutersJuly 1
Turkey To Reopen All Tourism Facilities As Of July
As of July, Turkey will resume all those tourism facilities planned to be reopened as part of the normalization process, said the country’s culture and tourism minister on June 10. Source: Hurriyet Daily NewsJuly 1
Bahamas To Resume Commercial Travel By July 01 (Tentative)
The government is looking to open commercial travel on or before July 1, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced during a national address on Sunday. Source: thenassauguardian.comJuly 1
Qantas Airways Ltd Could Restart 40-50% Of Its Domestic Capacity In July If States Relax Border Controls
The airline will introduce measures on board from June 12 such as providing masks and cleaning wipes to ensure safe travel and give passengers peace of mind during the pandemic, but will not leave middle seats empty. Source: ReutersJuly 1
Egypt To Reopen All Airports On July 1, Aviation Minister Says
Egypt will reopen all its airports for scheduled international traffic on July 1, the civil aviation minister said on Sunday, after suspending regular commercial flights in March because of the coronavirus outbreak. Source: ReutersJuly 1
Aruba Is Reopening For Tourism In July
On July 1, visitors from Canada, Europe and the Caribbean will be able to return to Aruba. Source: Caribbean JournalJuly 1
Bermuda To Reopen To Air Travelers On July 1
Bermuda will resume international commercial air service for visitors starting July 1, the island territory’s government announced on Friday. Source: Travel Pulse July 1
Dominican Republic To Reopen For Tourism July 1
The entire country of the Dominican Republic will open up for international tourism beginning July 1, according to Lucien Echavarria, director at the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic. Source: Caribbean JournalJuly 1
Lebanon To Re-Open Beirut International Airport From July 1
Lebanon will re-open Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport for commercial flights beginning July 1, but will keep air traffic at 10% of capacity from a year ago, a statement from the prime minister’s office said on Friday. Source: ReutersJune 27
Denmark To Reopen For Majority Of European Countries
Denmark’s government has decided to reopen its borders, from June 27, for the majority of European Union countries, except for Portugal and Sweden, asserting the current Coronavirus situation permits for such a step to be taken. Source: Schengen Visa InfoJune 27
Tunisia Plans To Reopen Borders To Tourism On June 27
Tunisia has announced it is ready to resume tourism safely and will be reopening its borders on June 27. Source: The TelegraphJune 25
Morocco To Resume Domestic Flights Starting June 25
Morocco will resume domestic flights starting June 25, the state news agency said on Sunday, citing the ministry of tourism, air transport, handicrafts and social economy. Source: ReutersJune 22
St Barth To Reopen For Tourism On June 22
The French Caribbean island of St Barth is reopening for travel and tourism on June 22, according to Bruno Magras, president of the island’s territorial council. Source: Caribbean JournalJune 21
Spain To Reopen Borders On June 21
Spain will open its borders to members of the EU’s Schengen Zone and the UK on June 21. The border was originally due to remain closed until July 1. Source: The TelegraphJune 18
Turkish Airlines To Start Flights To Europe On June 18
Turkish Airlines (THY) is set to resume flights between 16 cities in six European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands and Austria and Turkey, on June 18, the flag carrier’s senior official has announced. Source: Hurriyet Daily NewsJune 15
Switzerland To Open EU Borders From June 15th
The Swiss government said Friday it will accelerate plans to open its borders, allowing people travelling from all European Union countries and Britain to enter from June 15th. Source: thelocal.chJune 15
France To Lift Border Controls For EU Travellers On June 15
France will lift restrictions at its borders for EU travellers on June 15, the French Interior and Foreign ministries said in a statement on Friday. Source: ReutersJune 15
Greece Ready To Open To Tourists, PM Says Safety Is Top Priority
International flights to and from the country’s main airports will resume on June 15, after a nearly three-month lockdown. Source: ReutersJune 15
Georgia Opens Up For Domestic Tourism From June 15th
From June 15th, domestic tourists will be able to receive appropriate services. Georgia will be ready to open up for foreign tourists from July 1st. Source: traveldailynews.comJune 15
Iceland To Open To Tourists Again On June 15th
At a press conference held just moments ago, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced some up-coming changes to the travel restrictions to Iceland. Source: Grapevine.isJune 15
Brussels Airlines To Resume Operating Round Trips To 59 Destinations In Europe, Africa And The US Starting 15 June 2020
The gates to the sky are finally reopening! We couldn’t be happier to announce our summer network, with 59 destinations in Europe, Africa and the US gradually opening between 15 June and 31 August. A network to meet our customers’ needs. Source: brusselsairlines.comJune 15
Austria, The Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary And Slovakia Could Open Their Borders To Each Other As Of Mid-June
“We think we could create a mini-Schengen allowing people to travel without border checks, tests or subsequent quarantine in mid-June,” Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek said after talking to his Austrian and Slovak counterparts. Source: macaubusiness.comJune 15
Austrian Airlines Plans To End Flight Suspension On June 15
Austrian Airlines has therefore temporarily suspended regular flight operations as of March 18, 2020. From June 15, 2020, Austrian Airlines will take off again and slowly but steadily increase its flight operations. Source: Austrian AirlinesJune 15
Lufthansa To Resume Flights To 20 Destinations From Mid-June
The destinations include Mallorca, Crete, Rhodes, Faro, Venice, Ibiza and Malaga, the spokeswoman said, adding flights would depart from the airline’s main hub in Frankfurt. Source: ReutersJune 15
Jamaica Is Reopening For Tourism On June 15
In a major move for the Caribbean tourism sector at large, the island of Jamaica is reopening its borders for travelers beginning June 15. Source: Caribbean JournalJune 15
Germany To Lift Travel Warning To Most European Countries From June 15
Germany introduced an unprecedented warning against all foreign travel in mid-March. But with new infections sharply down, the government is looking for ways to restart the economy. Source: France24June 9
Malaysia Airlines Increases Domestic, International Connectivity
Malaysia Airlines will resume limited flight operations across the network for domestic from June 2020 and international services from July 2020 until October. Source: Malaysia AirlinesJune 9
Cyprus To Open Airports Again On June 9
Cyprus will reopen its airports on June 9 as it gradually lifts restrictions imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, the island’s Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday. Source: ReutersJune 3
Philippines To Resume Limited Domestic, International Flights
Country’s major airlines announce plans to resume flights from June 3, 2020. Source: Gulf NewsJune 2
Vietnam Airlines Resumes All Domestic Flight Services
No date has been set for the resumption of international flights, which were suspended in late March, but Vietnam could open its skies sooner than other Southeast Asian nations. Source: Nikkei Asian ReviewJune 2
Singapore To Allow Transit Passengers From June 2
Travellers will once again be allowed to transit through Singapore’s Changi Airport from June 2 as the city-state prepares to ease some coronavirus restrictions and gradually reopen its borders. Source: Straitstimes.comJune 1
Flynas To Resume Operation Early June
Flynas’ Chief Commercial Officer on his LinkedIn page announced the news that the Saudi Arabian budget airline is set to resume scheduled operations shortly. Source: LinkedInJune 1
Korean Air To Restart Some International Flights In June
Korean Air is reopening flights to international destinations in North America, Europe and Asia in June, as it prepares for Covid-19-related travel restrictions to ease. Source: flightglobal.comJune 1
Italy To Reopen Borders To European Union Tourists In Early June
Italy will reopen to European tourists from early June and scrap a 14-day mandatory quarantine period. SourceJune 1
Serbia To Open Borders For Select Countries In June
Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić announced (20-May-2020) plans to open borders to visitors from Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania from 01-Jun-2020. Source: centreforaviation.comJune 1
Poland’s Flagship Airline To Resume Domestic Flights As Of June 1
As of June 1, passengers will be able to fly from Warsaw to seven cities in the country as well as between Gdansk and Krakow, a total of 30 flights per day. Source: aviationpros.comJune 1
Singapore Airlines And SilkAir To Increase Flight Schedules In June And July
Singapore Airlines and SilkAir are increasing the number of destinations that will be covered by their passenger network, as well as the frequencies on some existing services, in June and July 2020. Source: Singapore AirlinesJune 1
Hong Kong Said It Will Reopen Its Airport To Transiting Passengers On June 1
Hong Kong said it will reopen its airport to transiting passengers on June 1, joining rival Singapore which made a similar announcement last week, as governments in the pair of regional hubs look to boost their local airlines as the global pandemic eases. Source: CaixinMay 31
Saudi Arabia To Resume Domestic Flights On 31st May 2020
GACA announces the resumption of domestic flights, starting on Sunday, 31st of May 2020. General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announces the issuance of its kind approval for the resumption of domestic flights starting on Sunday, 8 of Shawwal 1441, Corresponding to May 31, 2020, by the national air carriers. Source: General Authority Of Civil Aviation.May 30
Pakistan To Resume Outbound International Flights
Pakistan will allow outbound international flights to resume from Saturday, an aviation official said, after largely closing its airspace to commercial flights to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: ReutersMay 25
India Domestic Flights Resume: The Government Has Allowed Airlines To Resume Flights From Monday
But there will be restrictions and strict procedures: flights will run at only one-third of pre-lockdown capacity; passengers, airlines and airports will need to follow standard operating procedures issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Source: indianexpress.comMay 22
Ukraine To Reopen Borders With EU Countries And Moldova
The Ukrainian government will reopen 66 border checkpoints with European Union countries and Moldova for the first time after it closed most of them to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in March. Source: kyivpost.comMay 22
Air Canada Resumes Operating Flights To United States And Plans For More
Air Canada will begin by resuming flights to the United States as of May 22, with six destinations being served by May 25, including New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Dulles, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago. Source: freshdaily.caMay 21
Albania To Open Borders In May, Prepare To Welcome Back Tourists
Albania will re-open its borders this month and prepare to welcome back tourists, Prime Minister Edi Rama told parliament on Thursday, with the country reporting no new coronavirus deaths for more than three weeks. Source: ReutersMay 20
Cambodia Lifts Entry Ban On Visitors From 6 Nations
Cambodia has lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the United States that had been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Source: SkiftMay 16
Pakistan Resumes Domestic Flights, Insists On Masks And Empty Seats
Pakistan resumed domestic flights between major cities for the first time in nearly two months on Saturday with the requirement that face masks be worn and vacant seats left between passengers, officials said. Source: ReutersMay 15
Slovenia Calls End To Coronavirus Epidemic, Reopens Borders To EU Citizens
Slovenia is reopening its road, air and sea borders to foreign nationals, the Slovenian government said, officially declaring an end to coronavirus epidemic in the country. Source: seenews.com
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