Croatia joins the Schengen area as of January 2023. EU countries voted on Thursday, the 8th of December 2022, on admitting Croatia into the Schengen Zone. All 26 Schengen member states welcomed Croatia into Europe’s passport-free travel zone, and the decision will take effect on the 1st of January, 2023. The Schengen area comprises 26 …
The first ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, specifically from Limassol to Piraeus, is finally set to start on June 19. “After 21 years, our fellow citizens will be able to travel to Greece and Europe by sea, transporting their private vehicles as well”, President Nicos Anastasiades said. The deputy shipping ministry announced that the …
Just in time for the summer holidays, Greece is dropping all its Covid travel restrictions. The decision to lift the entry rules was announced by the Minister of Health of Greece, Thanos Plevris on Wednesday, April 13th. He said that starting from 2 May, no tourists will need to show vaccine passports, test results or …
A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed in Guangxi hills in Southern China. The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it came down in Guangxi province and caught fire. The number of casualties and reason for the crash are not yet known. Flight tracking data …
After two long years of pandemic-related restrictions, the UK has officially scrapped all existing COVID-19 travel measures. Beginning at 4 a.m. on Friday, passengers traveling through London Heathrow Airport no longer need to provide a passenger locator form or a negative COVID-19 test from unvaccinated travelers, the UK government announced this week. Also this week, London’s …
Cyprus is to start removing Russian-classed vessels from its flag, as the island joins in efforts to broaden Moscow’s isolation from the world. The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping was added to the EU’s financial sanctions list last week. The Cyprus flag registry is reviewing and will likely remove all Russian-classed ships in the next …
Aeroflot, S7, Azur Air and Rossiya have announced the suspension of all international flights to and from Russia, with one exception: Belarus. Aeroflot, Russia’s flagship carrier, announces that it will halt all international flights except to Belarus starting March 8. The airline will offer all passengers an involuntary refund. S7, Russia’s second largest airline, is …
Green Monday, also known as Ash Monday, Clean Monday, or Pure Monday, is the first day of Great Lent for Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. This holiday marks both the beginning of a religious season that culminates in Easter Sunday and the beginning of spring. This feast day is a public holiday, and it is …
Following the sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion to Ukraine, Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer have suspended parts, maintenance, and technical support services for Russian airlines. “Airbus has suspended support services to Russian airlines, as well as the supply of spare parts to the country,” Airbus said in a statement. Boeing closed its office in …
Sabre is removing Aeroflot flight content from its global distribution system, which is the marketplace used by travel agencies, travel websites, and corporations around the world to shop, book, and service flight reservations. “Sabre has been monitoring the evolving situation in Ukraine with increasing concern. From the beginning, our primary focus has been the safety …
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