Tag: Air Travel

Face masks will no longer be mandatory in airports and on flights in Europe from May 16th amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions in European countries.

Holidaymakers jetting off today face airport chaos, with delays to flights and queues stretching outside the terminals. Airports laid off almost half their staff during the pandemic and failed to replace them in time.

The International Air Transport Association – which represents 290 airlines in 117 countries comprising around 83% of global air traffic – has called for the end of face mask requirements for air travel.

We're publishing a new postcard on the Daily Sceptic, this one from Tenerife. Sounds like the island is almost back to normal, but not quite.

Two years into the pandemic, the Pacific island of Kiribati has gone into its first lockdown, after 36 of 54 passengers on a flight – all vaccinated – tested positive for Covid.

An aeroplane travelling from Miami to London turned back because a passenger refused to wear a face mask, the airline has said. What a ridiculous waste of fuel, time and money.

Risk of exposure to COVID-19 when flying between New York and London after all passengers have tested negative result 72 hours in advance is less than one in a million, a new study from Delta Airlines shows.