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Emirates ramps up operations across its network

Following the announcement of the UAE easing entry requirements for 12 countries (United Kingdom, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nigeria and Afghanistan) and the UK adding the UAE on its ‘amber list’, Emirates is responding to the pent-up travel demand across its network.

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Virgin Atlantic to launch long-haul flights from Scotland; expands in the Caribbean

Virgin Atlantic today announced its expansion plans in the Caribbean. The airline has announced plans to launch long-haul flights from Edinburgh, Scotland as well as expansion plans in the Caribbean.

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Etihad Airways ramps up flights to the United Kingdom

Following the addition of the United Arab Emirates to United Kingdom’s Amber list, Etihad Airways has announced that it will ramping up services to the UK from tomorrow (8th August 2021).

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United Kingdom adds Germany and Norway to Green list, India and UAE to Amber list

United Kingdom has made a number of changes to its traffic light travel list. These changes are effective from 04:00 hours 8th August 2021. If you arrive in England before this date, then you must follow the rules that are presently applicable.

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Ryanair announces 9 new routes from new Zagreb base

Ryanair yesterday announced plans for a major expansion out of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. The news comes on the same day the airline opened its base in Zagreb for the very first time.

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easyJet to resume flights between Aberdeen and Manchester

easyJet has announced the resumption of flights between Aberdeen and Manchester. The announcement comes after the removal of Scottish Government restrictions. The service was due to take off on 9th July but was withdrawn from sale following the announcement of the non-essential travel ban between Scotland and Manchester. But now that the government of Scotland […]

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United Kingdom adds Bulgaria and Hong Kong to ‘Green list’, Balearic Islands back on ‘Amber list’

The government of United Kingdom has published the latest update to its traffic light travel lists, published one day before its usual slot for the week.

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Virgin Atlantic increases capacity to the Caribbean

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is increasing the number of flights to the Caribbean by nearly 300% ‘after a surge in demand’ after the UK Government’s latest announcement, which saw Antigua, Barbados and Grenada enter the ‘Green List’. The announcement, which means that travellers will not need to quarantine on arrival in the United […]

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Fully vaccinated UK travellers coming from Amber list countries won’t need to quarantine

Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary of the United Kingdom, has confirmed that fully vaccinated UK travellers returning to England from ‘Amber List’ countries will no longer have to quarantine. This is a major step taken by the government of United Kingdom towards the reopening of international borders.

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easyJet adds over 50,000 extra seats to Malta and the Balearic Islands

easyJet has announced that it has added over 50,000 extra seats from the United Kingdom to the Green List destinations ‘in response to customer demand for international travel this summer’.