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 (for now). Those three factors are behind Governments trying to reduce international travel to almost zero. Yesterday in our newsletter we reported on … Read more
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 predictions for travel in 2021. To kickstart the year, we have put together a detailed deck that you may want to … Read more
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 for the medium term. The UAE asked for tests quite early on in August, a number of European countries such … Read more
A new standard for airline health safety measures that build trust in travel The next time you book a flight, it will be important for you to know what measures the airline is taking to keep you healthy, not just safe. You’ll want to sort not just by price or schedule, but also by how … Read more
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 this includes two week quarantine for all), comes in addition to them. If you work in the industry, you might think that these measures are … Read more
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 programme in Europe and North America has hit some problems. In Germany for example, newspaper ‘Welt am Sonntag’ ran a piece about health … Read more
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 need to learn the lessons of COVID and apply them to future pandemics. As a result, there will … Read more
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 bio-safety measures, testing and track & trace won’t be going away anytime soon. 1 – As we … Read more
The big COVID news over the weekend was the UK Government announcing that a new strain could be 70% more infectious, resulting in (at latest count) 40+ countries closing their borders to Britain including France, Russia, India, The Netherlands, Canada and the Republic of Ireland. Here’s our take on what this means in terms of … Read more
At SimpliFlying we’ve published a new white paper, which looks ahead to a part vaccinated world in 2021. Our conclusions include: 1 – It’s likely that there will be some form of air travel recovery from April. Shorter haul leisure routes (e.g from Northern / Western Europe to the Mediterranean) will recover first, especially those … Read more
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