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Emirates has re-opened its dedicated first-class lounge at Dubai International Concourse B to serve the growing volume of premium customers travelling from and through Emirates’ hub. The move comes as more markets around the world ease restrictions and put in place protocols that enable international travel.

Finnair will offer non-stop flight on routes from Arlanda, Stockholm in Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand and Miami in the United States this winter. All three routes will be operated with an Airbus A350 aircraft offering a smooth and modern travel experience. As of October 22nd, Finnair flies from Arlanda to Bangkok five times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays

airBaltic has launched new scheduled flights between Manchester and Riga, Latvia. The Latvian airline now connects both cities with two weekly flights. Martin Gauss, chief executive of airBaltic, said: “Riga is a dynamic city and the key business centre of the Baltic states and has a lot to offer to both business and leisure travellers.

New Zealand authorities have extended its pause on the quarantine-free travel bubble with NSW amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and tightening of lockdown measures. The travel bubble was set to be lifted at midnight on Friday, 9 July 2021, but the widespread community transmission in NSW has delayed its reinstatement.

Lockdown has been extended until 11.59pm on Friday, 16 July and this direction applies to people who live in, usually work in, or usually attend a university or other tertiary education facility in Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas.

Quarantine-free travel from the ACT, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria resumed this week but Australian travellers flying to New Zealand will require a pre-departure COVID-19 test. Chief Executive of New Zealand’s Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) Chris Roberts said the tests would cost between $170 and $220 each.

As of July 5, fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents can cross the U.S.-Canada border and return to Canada without having to quarantine. However, this does not apply to fully vaccinated Americans.

Emirates’ flights from South Africa will remain suspended until 15 July 2021, in line with government directives that restrict the entry of travellers originating from South Africa into the UAE. Daily passenger flights to Johannesburg will operate as EK763; however, outbound passenger services on EK 764 remain suspended. Customers who have been to or connected through South Africa in the last 14 days will not be permitted on any Emirates flights bound for Dubai.

Australia's travel bubble with New Zealand will resume from today but only with certain states and territories. Residents from South Australia, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria will be allowed to travel to New Zealand provided they haven't visited a designated hotspot.

Lockdown restrictions in Brisbane and Moreton Bay were lifted on Saturday, 3 July 2021 at 6pm. Face mask wearing and gathering restrictions, including visitor restrictions for vulnerable person facilities (hospitals, aged care and disability centres), continue to apply across some local government areas.

Following the President’s announcement of a move to an adjusted Level 4 lockdown and the prohibition of all non-essential travel in and out of Gauteng, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend all scheduled kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) from Monday 5 July 2021. We aim to recommence flights from 30 July 2021, subject to regulations being eased, and Covid-19 infection rates, particularly in Gauteng, are contained.

Lockdown in the Greater Darwin Area and Alice Springs ends at 1pm Friday, 2 July 2021. From 1pm there will be no restrictions on the reasons to leave home if you live in Greater Darwin or Alice Springs. Some restrictions remain in place until 1pm on Friday, 9 July 2021.

As of July 19, U.S. visitors who have been vaccinated, have a negative PCR test within 72 hours of arrival or have recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months will be able to visit Ireland and they will not have to quarantine.

Lockdown restrictions for the City of Brisbane and Moreton Bay region LGAs have been extended until 6pm Saturday, 3 July 2021. Lockdown restrictions will end 6pm Friday, 2 July 2021 for the following LGAs: City of Gold Coast, City of Ipswich, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Logan City, Noosa Shire Council, Redland City, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council, Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Townsville City Council and Palm Island Aboriginal Shire. Face mask wearing and gathering restrictions will continue to apply in these areas.

Turkey recently deemed Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, South Africa, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka high-risk, but allowed passengers from these to enter the country with a 72-hour PCR test and 14-day quarantine upon arrival. However, Turkey’s Interior Ministry issued a circular stating that the country had suspended direct flights from Bangladesh, Brazil, South Africa, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as of July 1 and until further notice. Turkish authorities announced that the nation was suspending direct flights only from these six countries due to the spike of the new variants of the COVID-19 virus.

Effective from 1:00pm on Wednesday, 30 June, Alice Springs will enter a full lockdown for 72 hours.

Authorities in Argentina have extended existing COVID-19 restrictions until 9 July and reduced international air arrivals from a cap of 2 000 people per day to 600 people per day. Social gatherings with more than 10 people are banned, tourist or school group trips are suspended, and people at higher risk of severe disease must not go to work. Other restrictions are in place in specific regions and provinces, depending on the local level of infection. All ports of entry remain closed to most non-resident foreign nationals until further notice. Only citizens, legal residents, and those foreign nationals who are authorised to travel for employment, commercial, diplomatic, sporting events, or essential family reasons are allowed entry. Travellers may transit through Argentinian airports, provided they remain within the facility and their onward flights depart within 24 hours.

Travellers who have visited Brazil, India, South Africa or Turkey within fourteen (14) days preceding travel to Nigeria shall be denied entry into Nigeria. This regulation does not apply to passengers who transited through these countries, citizens of Nigeria and resident permit holders.

To curb the spread of new variants of COVID-19, the Hong Kong government announced yesterday 28 June that all passenger flights from the UK would be banned from flying to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, starting Thursday 1 July. Hong Kong authorities classified the UK as “extremely high risk” because of the “recent rebound of the epidemic situation in the UK and the widespread Delta variant virus strain there”. Under the new classification, people who have stayed in the UK for more than two hours will be restricted from boarding passenger flights to Hong Kong.

From 12.01 Wednesday, 30 June, those travelling to NSW who have been in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria or Western Australia in the previous 14 days, must complete a NSW entry declaration form.