JEDDAH, BTNp: SAUDI Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), inaugurated its new SAUDIA Operations building at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah. The building, which boasts state-of-the-art infrastructure and technology, was inaugurated in a ceremony by Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of Makkah, and Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, Governor of Jeddah….
BRUSSELS, BTNp: AIRLINES represented by A4E (Airlines for Europe) and IATA (International Air Transport Association), together with airports represented by ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International), lament the recommendation agreed yesterday jointly by EU member states that requires a negative COVID-19 test for passengers travelling between China and the EU. Such a recommendation is at odds…
“Several countries are introducing COVID-19 testing and other measures for travellers from China, even though the virus is already circulating widely within their borders. It is extremely disappointing to see this knee-jerk reinstatement of measures that have proven ineffective over the last three years. Research undertaken around the arrival of the Omicron variant concluded that…
ASEAN has recovered gradually from what seems to be the most severe phase of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, but the region remains at a critical moment. New shocks have emerged and are challenging the region – the global economic slowdown, higher food and energy prices, climate disasters, and continued global trade tensions. But similar to…