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The country's minister of transport has today announced the resumption of further civil aviation activities - as of 1 July 2020, the following domestic airports will re-open: Bram Fischer International Airport, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, Pietermaritzburg Airport, Port Elizabeth International Airport, Richardsbay Airport, Skukuza Airport and Upington International Airport. Previously, domestic travel from international airports serving Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban had been allowed to resume. International travel remains prohibited and South Africa's borders remain closed until further notice, with the exception of repatriation flights.

The country's national airline is set to resume flights between Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and Manchester Airport from 2 July, operating three services per week departing on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Ethiopian Airlines are currently also offering seven flights per week from Addis Ababa to London Heathrow Airport, as well as routes to other European cities.

The airline has announced that from 1 July it will begin to book flights at full capacity, in comparison to their cap of around 85% in previous months. The existing policy is already seen as a much less strict cap than competitors such as Delta Air Lines, who are booking to 60% capacity and blocking all middle seats. The move by American Airlines is seen as a sign that social distancing precautions will no longer be a priority - however the airline is reportedly due to still continue a policy which allows customers to change their flight at no extra cost if it's likely to be full.

The Dubai-based airline has said that it will now resume passenger flights to over 50 cities in July, after announced the re-starting of additional services; flights will resume to Cairo, Egypt (from 1 July), Tunis, Tunisia (from 1 July), Glasgow, United Kingdom (from 15 July) and Malé, Maldives (from 16 July).

The country’s government has announced the lifting of a curfew instated since March, on 1 July; the international airport will also resume operations on 12 July, when an Air Canada flight is due to arrive. This will be followed, for now, by flights on 18 July, 25 July and 1 August with British Airways, jetBlue and Virgin Atlantic respectively.

Health screening is currently in place at Antigua's VC Bird International Airport for international arrivals; in addition to the US$100 fee for COVID-19 testing previously reported, passengers who are required to enter government-provided quarantine will also be liable to pay approximately US$40 per night in costs. Meanwhile, further international flights are set to resume - British Airways has services scheduled from 1 August. Virgin Atlantic, though, are not due to resume flights until October.

Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced that it will resume the operation of passenger flights from Sudan's capital Khartoum, on selected dates during July. More information can be found on the airline's website.

In an update to a previous alert, while UK government ministers confirmed on 26 June that travel arrangements with selected countries would be confirmed shortly, the list of eligible 'travel corridor' participants and the date from which the system will begin has not yet been finalised. Arrivals from low-risk countries are set to be exempt from the UK's mandatory 14-day self-quarantine; reportedly, an expert panel will arrange nations in three categories within a traffic light-style system.

In an update to a previous alert, EU officials are still due to finalise a confirmed list of countries whose residents will be permitted to travel to the European bloc from July, despite ambassadors from the 27 countries convening in the last few days. A re-drawn proposal of 10-20 countries was presented, but many said they would need to consult with their governments. The provisional list, however, is understood to not include the U.S., Brazil or Russia.

Egypt's national airline is resuming its flight operations in July with 29 destinations routes in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America. Operations during the first week of July will begin with 13 cities in Europe, with other routes to be added in the following weeks.

A trade group representing most U.S. airlines has reportedly said that its members will refund passengers who fail mandatory temperature checks. Although such checks are not yet required nationally, they’re currently being trialed at Los Angeles International Airport. Members of the group, Airlines for America, include United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines.

The airline's administrator, Deloitte, today entered into a sale agreement with U.S global investment firm Bain Capital. The firm has vowed to keep thousands of jobs, honour all employee entitlements and carry forward all travel credits and Velocity frequent flyer booked flights.

The country's authorities have advised that from 27 June entry requirements will vary depending on the prevalence of COVID-19 in travelers’ country of residence. Individuals from 'red' countries, including the UK, will not be permitted to enter unless they hold Tunisian citizenship or residence; visitors from 'orange' countries are permitted to enter under certain conditions, and those from 'green' countries can enter without restrictions. A list of 'orange' and 'green' countries are available online (in French) and will be updated weekly.

The tour operator has taken the decision to extend the suspension of all departing tours by one month, until 31 August. A series of updated FAQ's has been released in order to assist affected customers.

The Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable have launched an interactive map to assist Canadian citizens with key travel information for destinations across Canada and beyond. The resource provides detailed information for domestic interstate travel, as well as advice and restrictions for international destinations.

The country's government is expected to make an announcement by 29 June on the introduction of a series of 'travel corridors', which will allow passengers from qualifying countries to arrive into the UK without the need to self-quarantine. The first corridors are speculated to be due to come into force from 4 July, however this is by no means confirmed; countries that could be eligible include France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Turkey and Finland.

The airline has announced that by August they will resume flights to more than 60 routes with 600 weekly services; they recently resumed flights to some European destinations, Brazil and the U.S.

From 1 August, domestic U.S arrivals to Hawaii will not be subject to state quarantine if providing evidence of testing negative for COVID-19. Visitors seeking the exemption must produce results of an FDA-approved test taken within 72 hours before arriving in Hawaii. The 14-day mandatory self-quarantine for out-of-state visitors, which was recently extended to 31 July, will remain in effect for those who have not been tested.

The Turkey visa application centre in New Delhi, India is now accepting long stay (student, work and resident permit) applications, as confirmed by Gateway Management, a visa management company authorized by the Turkish government. Travellers would require a prior appointment to visit the centre for submission of applications.

Delta Air Lines have today resumed flights between Seattle and Shanghai, making it the first U.S. airline to restart operations between the U.S. and mainland China. From July and beyond it will operate once-weekly flights from Seattle and Detroit to mainland China, included connecting services via Seoul, South Korea.