About: air travel
EU under pressure on ‘ghost flights’
The European Union is under increasing pressure to further ease rules on airport take-off and landing slots to cut the number of "ghost flights" airlines are running to retain them.
EU moves to halt air travel from southern Africa over COVID variant
The European Union aims to halt air travel from the southern African region amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday (26 November).
EU revives bloc-wide travel with COVID-19 pass but Delta poses threat
An EU-wide Covid certificate for easier travel comes into force on Thursday (1 July), just in time for Europe's busy summer vacation period, but the more-infectious Delta variant is already threatening to curtail its use.
EU Commission urges limiting travel from India
The European Commission on Wednesday (12 May) urged EU member states to work together to restrict travel from India in order to limit the spread of a Covid-19 variant that has ravaged the Asian country.
Cleared for takeoff? World eyes ‘health passports’
From digital certificates to "health passports", countries and airlines across the globe are hoping to relaunch travel by letting people prove their Covid-free status.
Portugal to table proposals to resume intra-EU travel ‘as soon as possible’
Portugal's minister of economy and digital transition on told an informal meeting of European Union ministers with responsibility for tourism that, as holder of the EU Council presidency, the country would propose measures to "resume as soon as possible movement" between EU member states.
Airlines implore EU countries to implement vaccine ‘travel pass’
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on EU leaders to introduce controversial vaccine passports to restart the ailing air travel sector, according to a leaked document seen by EURACTIV.
Spain to demand negative COVID test for air travellers from high-risk countries
Spain will from 23 November demand a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours for air travellers arriving from countries with a high risk of contracting COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday (11 November).
US, Belgium strike ‘preclearance’ deal for air passengers
The United States and Belgium said on Monday (28 September) they had reached an agreement that will allow US-bound passengers from Brussels to undergo US customs and immigration checks before departing Europe.
Tweets of the Week: Border Openings, Black Lives Matter, Bottomless MEP
Europe wants to see UK tourists less, Black Lives Matter widespread protests stress, and MEP joins committee in state of undress.
Tweets of the Week: Commissioner Judges, Boris’ Baby, Summer Holidays
European Commissioners find Masterchef fame, won’t someone come up with Boris’ baby name, and if we can’t go on holidays, that would be a shame.
Carbon-neutral flying already technically feasible, says German transport expert
In an interview with EURACTIV Germany, Matthias von Randow, the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Association of the German Transport Industry, spoke about carbon-neutral aviation fuels and the difficulties of rolling them out on a mass scale.
Air travel growth suggests ‘sustainable’ and ‘development’ are not compatible
Air travel is not the only threat to life on earth, but it is a useful barometer of runaway economic growth and development that, if allowed to continue unmitigated, will irreparably harm the planet, writes Jonathan Gornall.
German Greens want to ban domestic flights by 2035
Germany's Greens plan to make domestic flights 'largely obsolete' by 2035. To this end, they want to introduce a tax on kerosene and gradually increase rail traffic. The EU, however, is far from finding a solution on how to tax air travel. EURACTIV Germany reports.