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From today the Turkish government has started to re-open its international land, sea and air borders. All passengers, of all nationalities, who meet immigration rules are permitted entry and scheduled passenger flights will now resume on an individual country basis.

The country’s government announced today it will lift restrictions at its borders for EU travellers plus arrivals from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, and Switzerland from 15 June. Restrictions, though, including a fortnight quarantine upon arrival, will continue to apply at the borders with Spain and with the UK.

The Montréal-based airline has announced that flights are set to resume from 23 July; a new schedule will offer services to more than 20 destinations including those in Europe, the United States and domestically in Canada.

International visitors arriving at V.C. Bird International Airport will now be required to pay a fee of US$100 or equivalent to cover mandatory COVID-19 testing. Depending on the results of the screenings, passengers may also be instructed to enter a government-provided quarantine facility, for which an additional fee will also be payable.

From today, the airline will resume a twice-daily service between Istanbul Airport and London Heathrow. Flight TK1979 will depart from Istanbul at 08.20 each morning; the return service, TK1980, will depart London Heathrow at 12.50.

The airline is set to double current capacity by early July, adding approximately 30,000 seats across 320 flights per week to its domestic schedule. Virgin Australia will also introduce a comprehensive new set of safety and wellbeing measures, including pre-departure eligibility and health screening, contactless check-in, more frequent cleaning onboard and at the airport and expanded social distancing measures.

The country's prime minister announced today that Poland will open its borders with fellow EU countries on 13 June, before then allowing international flights to resume from 16 June.

The airline has today released updated details of flight schedules in June, including the resumption of a number of routes. Although subject to change, flights to destinations including cities in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia and Singapore are currently due to operate.

The country's government said today that it will lift COVID-19 related restrictions on leisure travel to and from neighbouring Baltic and Nordic countries on 15 June. The changes will apply to visitors from Denmark, Iceland and Norway, as well as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - however Sweden will be excluded at this time.

The airline has announced that the tier status for Executive Club members has been extended for a full year, as of today, as a thank you for the loyalty of their customers. The number of Tier Points needed to reach each tier (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Gold Guest List) will also reduce by 25% for the year after the 12-month extension.

The country's government today announced that international flights will resume from 1 July to destinations including southern Sinai, where the resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab are located; Red Sea province, home to the Hurghada and Marsa Alam resorts and Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean.

Malta International Airport is set to re-open from 1 July, with flights initially resuming from 19 destinations. Arriving passengers who have proof of residence from those qualifying countries will not be required to self-isolate.

The operator has extended its pause in operations to sailings up to and including 1 November for Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria, and 23 November for Queen Elizabeth. They have also launched additional information for affected customers with options including future cruise credit.

The five-star resort in the Dominican Republic is set to re-open after being closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During its closure, the resort’s management has been working closely with HSConsulting Group to review all enhanced health and safety protocols.

The airline has announced that domestic flights will resume from 15 June between Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. They've also released important information on the documents required to travel, as South Africa prepares to fly under COVID-19 alert level

The country is ending quarantine requirements for more than 20 European countries as of 16 June, its foreign minister announced today. Also lifted will be checks at its border with Italy.

Following the opening of four resorts on 4 June, MGM has announced a further list of re-openings for the coming weeks. Luxor and The Shoppes at Mandalay Bay Place will reopen on June 25; Aria, Mandalay Bay and Four Seasons Las Vegas on 1 July.

Both Canada and the U.S. have reportedly stated that the current border closure to all non-essential travel is working effectively, and that talks are in progress to extend the restriction. The date was initially set, last month, as 21 June.

SA Express has been granted a three-month extension by the high court to remain in provisional liquidation. This is due in part to news from The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the South African Cabin Crew Association, who claim to have an investor from the United Arab Emirates potentially interested in buying a stake in the airline.

The operator has made the decision to extend the suspension of operations up to and including 15 October. Any affected customers have the option to receive an enhanced Future Cruise Credit (FCC) which gives an additional 25% on top of the cruise value.