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Today the Civil Aviation Authority of China adjusted its measures in the number of international passenger flights allowed. Chinese and foreign airlines who were not listed in the "fifth phase" flight plan may now choose a port city and operate 1 international passenger flight per week. The airlines which were included in the "fifth phase" flight plan may continue to operate one flight per week.

Etihad Airways announced today that it will resume carrying transit passengers via its Abu Dhabi hub from 20 destination cities in Europe, Asia and Australia from 10 June; this follows a lifting of a previous suspension on those flights by the UAE government.

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Emirates has announced today that from 15 June, flights and transit services will be resumed between Dubai International Airport and a further 16 cities. Flights will shortly be available to Bahrain, Manchester, Zurich, Vienna, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dublin, New York JFK, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Taipei, Hong Kong, Perth and Brisbane.

Face coverings will be compulsory for passengers on buses, trains, aircraft and ferries in England from 15 June.

The airline has announced preparations to scale up its domestic flying from its current 5% of pre-pandemic levels to 40% by the end of July, pending the reopening of Australian state borders.

Virgin Atlantic have today announced that from 20 July they will resume a number of services from London Heathrow. The airline will operate flights to Orlando, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Shanghai. They have also introduced industry-leading health and safety measures to ensure passenger confidence.

In the past seven days Qatar Airways' network has expanded to over 40 destinations with the additions of Bangkok, Barcelona, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Singapore and Vienna. The airline announced the upcoming return of flights to Berlin, Dar es Salaam, New York, Tunis and Venice.

On The Go Tours has released updated information on booking conditions following their decision to suspend all tours globally until 31 July. They have also made the option available for customers travelling from 1 August onwards to postpone their trip using travel credit.

The airline has announced that domestic flights in South Africa will shortly resume, and have published a schedule detailing upcoming flights between Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

Latvia has today opened its borders to arrivals from most European without requiring visitors to self-isolate. However the UK, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Spain and Ireland are not included, and any arrivals who have visited these countries in the last 14 days will still be required to self-isolate.

Austria's foreign minister today announced the acceleration of a plan to re-open the country's borders to all neighbouring countries except Italy, as of 4 June 2020. All COVID-19 related border restrictions and health checks in relation to Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary will no longer apply.

It was announced today that from 16 June the US government would ban Chinese passenger flights from flying to the United States, in a move seen to be a penalisation upon China for 'failing to comply' with an existing arrangement between the two countries. The order applies to Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines - as well as smaller Sichuan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.

From 9 June, arrivals for the purposes of tourism are to be allowed from a limited number of countries that fall under the classification of 'low-risk'. Anyone who is resident in, or has visited, countries outside of this classification in the last 14 days will not be permitted to enter - even via a third country such as Greece.

Approved travellers must take a COVID-19 swab test within 48 hours before departure and another upon arrival at their own cost, and must adhere to a controlled itinerary that is supervised by the host company or government agency for the first 14 days.

The airline announced today that by July it intends to restore services to 73 destinations, which is more than double the number of routes flown in May. Destinations in Europe will include Alicante, Bilbao, Bologna, Ibiza, Istanbul, Nice, Porto, Catania and Split; also considered will be long haul services including to Jakarta, Denpasar, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Vancouver and Calgary, depending on the easing of travel restrictions.

Celebrity Cruises have announced an extension on the suspension of some departures; this is in response a decision by the government of Canada to restrict cruise ships carrying more than 100 guests until 31 October. Sailings to Canada and Alaska, plus Fall itineraries such as Canada/New England, Hawaii and a few repositioning cruises are affected. Other sailings remain suspended until 31 July.

New Zealand's prime minister has said today that by next week the country could move to alert level one, which means all social distancing measures and curbs on mass gatherings will be lifted. Borders will though would remain closed to international arrivals at this time. A decision is due to be made by 8 June.

From today a suspension on international flights in Pakistan has been lifted and airlines will be able to operate departing commercial flights from all airports other than Gwadar International Airport and Turbat International Airport. Arriving international flights, though, will only be allowed by special permission on a case by case basis for the time being.

The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has issued new guidelines permitting certain categories of foreign nationals to travel to India. This includes for the purposes of business travel, as well as visitors employed in areas such as healthcare and engineering. Eligible arrivals who previously held a valid visa will either need to apply for a new one, or get it re-validated in the case long-term multiple entry business visas.