COVID-19
Domestic traffic leading recovery says ACI
ACI World has released its 2021 World Airport Traffic Report, along with data showing the lasting impact of COVID-19 on air transport demand
Mindtree launches digital health passport
Tech firm Mindtree has unveiled it digital health passport, designed to improve the passenger experience amid changing travel regulations
SITA offers digital solution for free
SITA is to make its Digital Travel Declaration solution available to governments free of charge to support the recovery of the travel industry
BA looks to the future with VeriFLY
Following the successful trial of mobile health pass VeriFLY and its subsequent roll out across its network, British Airways has signed a long-term agreement with developer Daon
Randox launches vaccination authentication app
Randox, the UK’s largest diagnostics company, is launching the Randox CertiFly app to process and certify results for pre-departure and day two lateral flow tests.
Appetite to travel is high, new research finds
Research by travel IT specialist Amadeus has found that 77% of travellers want to travel in the next year, with Europe the top destination
IATA boss makes post-pandemic cargo call
IATA has urged the air cargo industry to work, post-COVID-19, with the same levels of cooperation as during the pandemic
CDC launches COVID-19 pilot at SFO
The CDC has launched a pilot programme at SFO to enable near-real-time detection of new COVID-19 variants among travellers entering the United States
BA adds ex-Red List countries to schedule
Following changes to the UK Government’s ‘Red List’, BA is resuming services and increasing frequencies to a number of destinations
Riga cargo flights continue to soar
The number of cargo flights serviced at Riga Airport continued to grow in September, showing a 56% increase over the same period in 2019
Six more airlines to implement IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that six additional airlines are to use its IATA Travel Pass digital health certificate
Call for COVID cert standardisation
Flight Safety Foundation has issued a call for accelerated development of standardised digital health certificates