Covid-19

In this series, we’re taking a closer look at the airlines that have been certified under the APEX Health Safety powered by SimpliFlying programme. We believe that health safety is about [...]

On Friday, The CDC reacted to the “real world” effectiveness of vaccines so far, by revising its guidelines on travel. Vaccinated travellers no longer have to take a test before going [...]

Our latest White Paper is out, and as part of that we put together seven recommendations for an air travel restart: 1 – The industry should proactively engage with fears about the transport [...]

In our recent report on COVID air travel trends, we talked about things getting tougher before they begin to ease, about the new strains changing everything and about travel bans being popular [...]

Will vaccines be the silver bullet? Will we ever go back to the “old normal”? What should airlines and airports do today to be ready? We tackle these issues and more in the 12 [...]

An increasing number of countries are requiring a PCR test before you fly, with a negative test certificate presented at check-in.  We expect this to now be the norm, and to be with us certainly [...]

Over the past week, both Canada and the UK have introduced mandatory pre-departure tests for anyone entering the country, which rather than replace the already tough entry requirements (in Canada [...]

As we start the New Year, it’s worth looking at the vaccine roll-out in the major Western economies.   Unlike Israel, which has given 12%+ of its population a dose, the vaccination [...]

This week the WHO’s Dr Michael Ryan warned that as bad as COVID-19 has been, this is not ‘The Big One.’ Instead, a more serious and deadly disease may be on the horizon. According to Dr Ryan, we [...]

Over the past few months, we’ve talked about aviation having to deal with a part-vaccinated world in 2021. As we head towards the end of the year, here’s a summary of why that will be so, and why [...]