Tag: quarantines
UPDATED: China looks to reopen, dropping quarantines for incoming travellers
(Updates with comments from Dr Xie Xingquan, IATA’s Regional Vice President for North Asia.)China has announced that overseas travellers arriving in the country will...
China cuts quarantine times for inbound travellers
China announced this week it would cut quarantine times for inbound travellers by half, a huge move in its zero-COVID policy that has hurt...
IATA issues calls for governments to learn from COVID to avoid...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to apply the lessons learned from the dismantling of global connectivity in response to COVID-19...
Cathay Pacific says ‘adjustments’ to travel restrictions show positive impact on...
Cathay Pacific released its traffic figures for May 2022 and said recent adjustments to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government’s travel restrictions and...
SIA Group sees boost in operations as quarantines and testing requirements...
The demand for air travel increased significantly in April 2022. Singapore removed all Vaccinated Travel Lane arrangements from 1 April 2022, and allowed fully...
Cathay Pacific remains nearly grounded compared to pre-pandemic levels
Cathay Pacific released its traffic figures for April 2022. As the recent adjustments to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government’s travel restrictions and...
UPDATED: Hong Kong to allow foreigners to fly into city
(Updates with comments from International Air Transport Association)Hong Kong’s government has announced it will allow foreigners to fly into the city starting in May,...
AirAsia holding company calls for further easing of COVID travel restrictions
As the world continues to reopen alongside high vaccination rates, senior executives at Capital A (the holding company for the AirAsia Aviation Group), call...
Cathay continues to suffer from COVID quarantines
Cathay Pacific released its traffic figures for March 2022 that continued to reflect the airline’s substantial capacity reductions in response to significantly reduced demand...
AAPA: COVID holds back ‘any meaningful recovery’
Preliminary February 2022 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed ongoing weakness in international air passenger markets, as the...