Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways said Monday that travelers will have to test negative for the coronavirus before boarding flights bound for New York JFK International Airport. The measures are in response to a request from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as officials grapple with a highly contagious new strain of Covid-19…
Sweden bans travellers from Britain, Denmark over new Covid strain. Sweden will stop allowing in foreign travellers from Britain and Denmark in a bid to curb the rapid spread of a new strain of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday. “To minimize the risk of it spreading here, the government has today decided on…
Pakistan imposes one week temporary ban on UK arrivals. Pakistan bans entry of all passengers from UK, effective midnight. Pakistan cite growing concern of the spread of a new COVID19 strain in Britain.
DHL has stopped package deliveries into the UK just days before Christmas. Deutsche Post DHL said it was halting all deliveries of parcels to Britain because of transport restrictions put in place by many countries following a new, apparently more virulent strain of the coronavirus. Countries including Germany banned flights and other arrivals from Britain…
Spain has announced it will ban all entries from the UK except for Spanish nationals and residents from tomorrow.
Norway is banning all direct flights from the United Kingdom with immediate effect. This measure will initially apply for a period of 48 hours, but it may be extended. Additionally, a series of restrictions applicable to travellers arriving from the United Kingdom will be tightened. ‘We must ensure that the strain of the virus that…
A tractor rammed a Ural Airlines plane at Frankfurt am Main airport. A tractor carrying baggage carts rammed a Ural Airlines plane at Frankfurt am Main airport. The impact damaged the rear fuselage of the airbus. The press service of the airline clarified that the incident occurred on December 20: After arriving at the parking…
UK passengers on a plane to Germany were told to deboard or face mandatory coronavirus testing and quarantine at the airport when they landed A pilot on a German-bound flight from the UK told non-German passengers aboard the Sunday flight they needed to get off the plane before it took off or face mandatory COVID-19…
India suspends flights originating from UK to India till 31st December, starting 22nd Dec, 2359 hours Anyone arriving on transit flights via UK before 22nd Dec at midnight will be subject to mandatory RTPCR test on arrival at Indian airports. “Considering the prevailing situation in the UK, Indian govt has decided that all flights originating…
Canada is banning all flights arriving from the United Kingdom beginning December 20, 2020 at midnight in an enhanced effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. This new measure was announced on Twitter by several senior Canadian government officials including prime minister Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair, the minister of public safety. Blair said the…
Due to changing global travel restrictions airlines are operating a reduced and dynamic schedule to/from London Heathrow. London Heathrow stats for 21st December 2020 Arrivals 🛬 276 Departures 🛫 248 Total 524 **CANCELLED Arrivals (21)** BA423 A319 STA0745 AMS LX316 A333 STA0755 ZRH AF1680 A320 STA0800 CDG EW2462 A320 STA0800 STR EW7464 A319 STA0810 HAM…
Aer Lingus Statement, 20th December 2020 18:00h. Following the announcement by the Irish Government that flights from the UK to the Republic of Ireland are banned for the next 48 hours commencing midnight 20th December 2020, Aer Lingus will not operate flights from the UK to the Republic of Ireland in that period. Aer Lingus…