PRESS RELEASE – All testing measures for eligible fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the UK will be removed from 4 am on 11 February, as the government goes one step further to reopen the travel sector. The changes announced today (24 January 2022) mean that the UK has one of the most free-flowing borders across Europe in…

American Airlines Group Inc. has slashed thousands of flights across its network for the month of March, including 806 at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The airline did not give a reason why it cut the flights. As reported this week and confirmed by the carrier, most of the flight changes by American are targeted at…

Manfred Thierry Mugler, the celebrity-favorite fashion designer behind his eponymous line, has died. He was 73. The French designer’s team announced Mugler’s passing Sunday, sharing a black square to his personal Instagram profile with the tragic news, which was written in both English and French. “We are devastated to announce the passing of Mr Manfred Thierry Mugler…

Aer Lingus has confirmed that its non-stop route from Manchester Airport to Barbados will return in Winter 2022. Flights initially began last October, and the service will end as planned on 29th April. The service will restart on 2nd November with three flights per week – Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. They are operated with an A330-300,…

Originally, Virgin Atlantic’s Barbados schedule was intended to run through till April, however, they announced yesterday that it will stop early, in February. They said: “Following careful review, we’ve taken the difficult decision to shorten the existing Edinburgh – Barbados schedule” The last flight of their winter schedule will now depart to Barbados on February 16, while…

Travel restrictions against Cuba returned during the Trump Administration, again restricting tourism in the communist island nation. While commercial flights are still permitted, many carriers abandoned service to Cuba even before the pandemic after failing to see a return. On the other hand, charter flights continue, mostly between Florida and Havana. These flights carry the…

British Airways is among the airlines cancelling US flights due to 5G safety concerns. The action is in response to fears that the activation of the C-band strand of the mobile phone service near US airports on Wednesday could disrupt planes’ navigation systems. Boeing 777s are thought to be particularly at risk of being affected. The introduction…

BBC – Microsoft says it plans to buy major games company Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $68.7bn (£50.57bn). It would be the biggest acquisition in the company’s history and is expected to be finalised in 2023. The move means Microsoft will take ownership of gaming franchises like Call of Duty, Warcraft and Overwatch. Microsoft…

(SIMPLE FLYING) – Chief medical officers at three Canadian aviation powerhouses have written to provincial and national government officials to urgently help Canada’s healthcare system and communities. The doctors express that airport testing is having a significant impact on the operations of frontline workers as they are unable to obtain PCR tests or lab processing…

Billionaires added $5 trillion to their fortunes during the pandemic, according to Oxfam, exacerbating economic inequality as the pandemic pushed millions of people around the world into poverty. Using data compiled by Forbes, Oxfam says in a new report that the total wealth of billionaires jumped from $8.6 trillion in March 2020 to $13.8 trillion in November 2021, a bigger increase than…