All Covid-19 travel restrictions removed in the UK

All Covid-19 travel restrictions removed in the UK

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  • From 4am 18 March no-one entering the UK will need to take tests or complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF)
  • Remaining managed hotel quarantine capacity will be fully stood down from the end of March, putting the UK as one of the first major economies to end all COVID-19 international travel rules
  • Contingency plans put in place to manage any future variants of concern (VoCs)

The Government will remove the remaining restrictions on...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/14/all-covid-19-travel-restrictions-removed-in-the-uk/

Cathay Pacific restarts limited cargo service after COVID pause

A white jumbo jet with teal colored tail and Cathay Pacific Cargo lettering.

Cathay Pacific will partially resume long-haul cargo service on Friday following a week-long suspension tied to Hong Kong’s more aggressive quarantine measures for cockpit crews and operate at about a fifth of its pre-pandemic cargo capacity for the month of January, FreightWaves has learned.

The combination airline last week grounded freighters serving the Middle East, Europe, North America and Southwest Pacific after health authorities increased the quarantine period for Hong Kong-domiciled...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cathay-pacific-restarts-limited-cargo-service-after-covid-pause

Cathay Pacific suspends cargo flights as Hong Kong tightens COVID rules

A white Cathay Pacific 747 jumbo jet with green tail turns on the runway.

Cathay Pacific has suspended all long-haul freighter and cargo-only passenger flights for a week after Hong Kong authorities extended the quarantine period for arriving air cargo crews from three to seven days, the airline confirmed.

The decision is another gut punch to an airline reeling from a massive contraction in passenger business because of strict COVID-19 measures in the semi-autonomous city and represents a loss of significant cargo capacity for shippers faced with tight supply...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cathay-pacific-suspends-cargo-flights-as-hong-kong-tightens-covid-rules

FedEx shutters Hong Kong pilot base over COVID restrictions

Purple tail fins of FedEx planes parked at airport.

FedEx Express is abandoning its pilot base in Hong Kong because of restrictive COVID health and travel rules that make it difficult for the parcel carrier’s airline to operate efficiently.

In late January, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) relocated at significant expense about 180 of its Hong Kong-domiciled pilots and their families to San Francisco so they wouldn’t be subject to lengthy quarantines required by Hong Kong authorities after returning from trips. The express delivery company said at the time that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-shutters-hong-kong-pilot-base-over-covid-restrictions

European airlines boost capacity, cargo sales as US reopens to travel

A plastic-wrapped cargo pallet in foreground, with a Lufthansa Cargo jet in the background.

Major trans-Atlantic airlines are reporting full planes Monday as the U.S. reopens its borders to fully vaccinated travelers for the first time since March 2020. The new demand is stimulating airlines to add flights, bringing much-needed cargo space to a tight market for importers and exporters in the weeks leading up to Black Friday and other Christmas sales events.

Extra capacity introduced in recent weeks, along with shipment diversions to avoid ocean freight bottlenecks, helped European...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/european-airlines-boost-capacity-cargo-sales-as-us-reopens-to-travel

Ongoing Travel Restrictions Continued to Impact Tallink Grupp Financial Results in Q2 2021

Key figures Q2 +10.2% passengers +6.0% cargo units +22.7% cars +32.5% unaudited consolidated revenue = EUR 86.1 million. unaudited EBITDA = EUR 4.4 million (EUR 2.4 million in Q2 2020) unaudited net loss amounted to EUR 24.3 million (net loss of EUR 27.4 million in Q2 2020). Revenue from the...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/ongoing-travel-restrictions-continued-to-impact-tallink-grupp-financial-results-in-q2-2021/

Air Canada sets record for cargo revenue in second quarter

Front half of a white Air Canada jet, view from the side, with a cargo pallet in the foreground.

Hampered by strict government border restrictions, Air Canada disappointed investors with a US$918.3 million loss in the second quarter, but the cargo division did better than expected with a record $274 million in revenue.

Cargo sales for the period ending June 30 were 33% greater than in 2020 and double the amount in 2019, before the pandemic.

Air Canada (OTCUS: ACDVF) was one of the most aggressive passenger carriers to shift to dedicated cargo operations when global cargo capacity plummeted...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-canada-sets-record-for-cargo-revenue-in-second-quarter

EU Plans to Lift Travel Restrictions for U.S. Tourists

EU Plans to Lift Travel Restrictions for U.S. Tourists, says an article on CNN.

  • EU to welcome US tourists

  • New York and California reopen

To lift travel restrictions

The European Union’s governing body has recommended that the bloc lift restrictions on non-essential travel from 14 countries, including the US, a move that would allow visitors from these destinations to vacation in Europe far more easily.

The other countries to make the cut are: Albania, Australia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, New...

https://mfame.guru/eu-plans-to-lift-travel-restrictions-for-u-s-tourists/

Air cargo capacity recovers slowly at 50% below pre-pandemic levels

Zach Strickland and Ray Wood in conversation about air cargo

Between the pressures of capacity demand, global vaccine distribution and plummeting passenger travel, the air cargo industry has been through the wringer ⁠— and it’s not quite over. FreightWaves’ Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland sat down with Ray Wood, head of global carrier management at World Courier, an AmerisourceBergen Company, to discuss how the air cargo market has adjusted and maintained strong relationships with customers. 

“Air cargo capacity and passenger services...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-cargo-capacity-recovers-slowly-at-50-below-pre-pandemic-levels

Analysts bullish on US airlines as travelers prepare for ‘jailbreak’

A small passenger jet parked at the gate on a sunny morning, looking straight out at cockpit.

The U.S. domestic airline industry is moving toward recovery from the pandemic faster than  previously estimated, although changes to route networks will make some destinations more difficult to reach for passengers and cargo shippers, according to analysts and executives. 

Consumer eagerness to travel has some carriers predicting they will soon break even from an operating standpoint and some market analysts saying consensus growth projections are too conservative. 

A report on Monday from...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/analysts-bullish-on-us-airlines-as-travelers-prepare-for-jailbreak

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