British Airways will restart flights between London Heathrow and San Diego on 13th October, following a hiatus of over 18 months. The route was suspended in March 2020 following the onset of Covid-19, but will now resume as a three-times-weekly service departing Heathrow at 13:45 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday,
The Australian government has taken a major step in its plans for its own digital certification system to boost hopes of the country reopening more quickly to international tourism. The government said it had appointed Accenture to deliver the digital passenger declaration (DPD), which was the “next step in preparation
TUI has detailed its latest cancellations in response to the ongoing uncertainty around international travel. In its latest three-week update, the UK tour operator has cancelled all holidays to Turkey up to and including 30th September using its own flights. Non-TUI flights are cancelled up to 31st October. Holidays to
Health secretary Sajid Javid confirmed that he wants to remove the PCR test requirement when returning from some foreign countries “as soon as I possibly can”. This means double-vaccinated travellers will no longer need to take expensive PCR upon returning to the UK, potentially in time for the October half-term holidays.
Air Canada has restarted its flights between London Heathrow and Calgary International airport, following the news that Canada has reopened to fully vaccinated travellers. Operating a three-times-weekly nonstop service will fly from London Heathrow on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, with the return service from Calgary operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
MSC Cruises has increased its health and safety protocols on MSC Virtuosa in response to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the UK. MSC Virtuosa was the first cruise ship to resume operations in UK water in May, and subsequently a number of cruise lines – including P&O Cruises, Celebrity
