An increasing number of airlines are turning to self-test PCR kits, as a way of allowing passengers to certify that they are fit to fly. European LCCs Wizz Air and easyJet have both signed agreemnents with UK testing company Confirm Testing, where passengers can request kits to be sent to their house for £75 (easyJet) … Read more
Will 2021-2022 see a rush of vaccine tourists, who need a COVID vaccine to fly on certain airlines? This is an area we’ve explored in our previous monthly seminars, and it’s something that’s more relevant given the interviews given by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce that his airline, and others, will require proof of vaccination to … Read more
Back in May, we had opined how travel bubbles can help kickstart the airline recovery process. While our initial vision was travel bubbles primarily between countries with low (or similar) COVID-19 infection rates to take off, that did not become mainstream. Instead, airlines took the lead to partner directly with hotels and destinations to launch their own private bubbles. Why are … Read more
Prelimimary results from the trials conducted at Toronto Pearson Airport, combined with a new pilot programme launched in Alberta, point to a two test regime being most effective in stopping COVID cases from being imported by air travel. In September, McMaster HealthLabs (MHL) launched an academic research study of arriving international passengers at Toronto Pearson … Read more
By now, we know that airline customer experience will change in ways not imaginable before COVID-19. Which are the technologies powering the future? The next SimpliFlying Launchpad Demo Day aims to find out. In April 2020, SimpliFlying issued a widely circulated report called “The Rise of Sanitised Travel“. The report highlighted over 70 areas that were bound to … Read more
News that the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could be up to 90% effective provides much-needed light at the end of the tunnel, and points to a time when the world may finally get back to some sense of normality. So does the Pfizer announcement mean that at some point in early 2021, air travel … Read more
Six months ago, I was flying on Qatar Airways on repatriation flights from India to Canada. I can’t believe I just typed that. I don’t recall the last time I went so long without flying. A lot of you may recall that I was stuck in India when the first COVID-19 lockdowns happened in March. After … Read more
Airline passenger experience has changed dramatically in the past six months. Nowhere is that most visible than in airline uniform. So we decided to pull together a #ThenAndNow, the airline edition, to showcase the changes. We wanted to highlight the current change in global aviation in a clear manner. Hence, we decided to create an airline version of the … Read more
Last month Alitalia announced a trial where all passengers on two daily Rome – Milan flights are being COVID-19 tested. Now United is introducing a pilot programme where the Abbott ID NOW test will be introduced (for free) on select Newark – London Heathrow flights from November 16th until December 11th. According to CNBC, the … Read more
PRESS RELEASE (26 October 2020) Aviation consultancy SimpliFlying today released a whitepaper to help air travellers return to the skies with confidence. Testing+ is a 10-point blueprint for air travel to happen in a way which benefits local economies and saves jobs without further spreading the virus. While different industry bodies are pushing for widespread … Read more
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