Safety at airports
January 20, 2021
The health and safety situation in airports needs to be improved in line with local and international guidelines. The new variant of Covid-19 invaded Pakistan via international travellers, especially those coming from the UK. While a majority of the airlines which are coming to Pakistan are screening passengers and have asked for pre-flight coronavirus tests, they are not ensuring in-flight physical distancing. The risk of transmission of the virus is high when passengers are boarding or disembarking the plane. A viral video on social media highlights the scene at the Lahore airport where travellers returning from the UK and Europe flouted all SOPs while leaving the airport. A majority of the people were without a face mask.
Covid-19: Air New Zealand s first quarantine-free Cook Islands flight en-route to Auckland Airport
20 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Air New Zealand s first quarantine-free flight in months lands to emotional welcome. / Air NZ
The first quarantine-free flight into New Zealand for 10 months is heading for Auckland Airport.
Air New Zealand flight NZ941 is due to land just after 11.10am - about 20 minutes late. For the first time since last April, passengers from the flight will pass through the arrivals area directly into the arms of loved ones.
While it is for now a one-way bubble, the first quarantine-free flight is seen as the forerunner of two-way air bridges with the Pacific Islands and Australia.
Read more about Vistara commences daily services between New Delhi and Sharjah on Business Standard. This is under the travel bubble agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
SEOUL (Bloomberg): Hong Kong no longer has the busiest airport for international traffic in Asia after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out travel, leaving South Korea's Incheon International Airport in top spot, albeit with drastically fewer numbers than previous years.