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The country's government has announced that only Turkish citizens, foreign nationals with a residency permit for Turkey, state officials or diplomatic personnel will be now permitted to travel from South Africa, the UK and Denmark to the country on direct flights; passengers must also present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result obtained a maximum of 72 hours prior to their arrival. Passengers will be required to quarantine and will be subjected to a further COVID-19 PCR test seven days later. Weekday and weekends curfews also apply while in-country.

It has been announced that in response to the new variants of COVID-19 in both South Africa and the UK, from 09.00 on 24 December direct flights from South Africa to the UK have been suspended; visitors arriving into England who have been in or transited through South Africa in the previous 10 days will also not be permitted entry. British and Irish Nationals, visa holders and permanent residents will still be able to enter upon completion of a passenger location form but are required to self-isolate for ten days along with their household.

The country's government has announced that from 31 December, South Africa will no longer feature on the list of countries from which visitors may travel to Seychelles. In addition, between 23 December and 31 December all visitors arriving from South Africa will not be permitted to stay in their private residence, but will have to book in to a category 'two' establishment for at least 10 days before being tested for COVID-19, and if negative can complete the remaining four days at home or in a category 'one' establishment.

In an update to a previous alert, the country's government has now confirmed that it has extended the suspension of all passenger flights from the UK travelling to the Czech Republic until midnight on 31 December. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

In an update to a previous alert, the country's government has extended its ban on air passenger flights arriving from the UK to Germany to a ban on all forms of transport until Wednesday 6 January 2021. During this period, transport operators are banned from offering plane, bus, ferry and train journeys from the UK to Germany. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country's government has announced that from 24 December, foreign nationals arriving from the UK and in possession of visas issued since 1 October under the 'Global Residence Track' will not be permitted to enter Japan. Quarantine requirements are now also in place for those on the Short-Term Business Trips scheme. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country's government has restricted entry of all passengers originating from or transiting the UK, due to the new strain of COVID-19, effective from 23.59 (local time) on 23 December until further notice.

The country's government has temporarily suspended flights from the UK to the Philippines starting at 00.01 (local time) on 24 December until 31 December 2020. Passengers not arriving directly from the UK who have been in the UK within 14 days prior to arrival to the Philippines, including those just transiting through the Philippines, are prohibited from entering the country during this period. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country's government has announced it will be restricting air travel from the UK, Netherlands and South Africa from 23 December 2020 until 5 January 2021. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within these countries.

The country's government has announced the suspension of air links with the UK, South Africa and Australia, from 28 December until further notice. Anyone who has resided or transited through these countries will not be allowed access to Tunisian territory.

The Dubai-based airline has announced that it will be operating its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on the Dubai-Sao Paulo route between 9-30 January. The Emirates A380 will be deployed four times weekly to Sao Paulo in response to the summer season increase in demand for travel to and from Brazil. This will be the first time that the aircraft returns to South America since the suspension of passenger flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March.

The country's government has announced that from Monday 28th December, the United Kingdom will no longer feature on the list of countries from which visitors may travel to Seychelles. These measures will be in effect until the end of January 2021 but may be subject to review before that date.

The country's government has banned travellers who have been in the United Kingdom in the last 30 days or whose flights have included a layover there, according to the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

In an update to a previous alert, the country's government has announced that it will be extending the suspension of UK flights from 22 December until 8 February 2021. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

In an update to a previous alert, the country's government has extended the suspension of all air passenger flights between the UK and Luxembourg from 00:00 (CET) on Sunday 20 December 2020 until 3 January 2021. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

In an update to a previous alert, the country's government has announced that as of 00.01 (CET) on Wednesday 23 December it will partially reverse a previous decision to suspend UK entry, and instead permit passengers from the UK with a negative COVID-19 test to travel to the Netherlands. The test must be no older than 72 hours and must be presented before travel. This requirement is applicable to passengers on airplanes and passenger ferries. Passengers may be asked to present their PCR test certificate to the authorities upon arrival in the Netherlands.

The country's government has announced that from 22 December, all Qatari residents arriving on flights originating in the UK will be required to stay at one of two dedicated hotels for their quarantine period: Intercontinental Doha Hotel or Mercure Grand Doha. These must be booked through 'Discover Qatar'. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The country's government has announced that all passengers arriving directly from the UK, or those who have been in the UK in the previous 14 days, will be required to complete their mandatory 14 day quarantine at a designated quarantine centre. From 23 December 2020, the frequency of direct flights from the UK to Taiwan will also be reduced. The restrictions have been introduced in response to the discovery of a new strain of COVID-19 within parts of the UK.

The airline has confirmed that it will continue flights from South Africa to Amsterdam, following a previous announcement of a reduction in operations on the route from 13 December onwards. The Dutch Government also issued new regulations requiring all travellers from South Africa to present a valid, negative COVID-19 PCR test result obtained a maximum of 72 hours prior to arrival into the country.

The airline has announced that from 11 February, flights will be reinstated from London Gatwick to the country's hub of Marrakech four-times weekly; London Gatwick to Agadir will operate three-times weekly, and Manchester to Agadir twice a week. The flights will join other operations from Royal Air Maroc, which currently includes flights from London Heathrow into Casablanca three times weekly.