The European Commission on Wednesday presented its ‘Staying safe from Covid-19 during winter’ strategy that includes five recommendations to sustainably manage the coronavirus pandemic over the coming months. Taking under consideration that winter can bring a risk of increased transmission of the virus owing to specific circumstances such as indoor gatherings, the
Airports Council International (ACI World) recently published alternatives to physical distancing at airport security checkpoints, following findings that the measure could reduce checkpoint capacity by up to 75 percent. According to ACI World, physical distancing has proven to be a good mitigation measure against the spread of the virus but once passenger traffic
YES! Hotels group is ready to welcome guests back to its properties in Athens, having implemented all the necessary health measures for their safety. Periscope Hotel in Kolonaki, Semiramis Hotel in Kifissia and New Hotel in Syntagma area, will reopen consecutively on June 1, June 15 and July 1. It should be mentioned that during […]
Guidelines to assure the health safety of air travellers and aviation personnel, once airlines resume regular flight schedules following the severe disruption caused by Covid-19, were released on Wednesday by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The guidelines included in the EASA/ECDC “COVID-19
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the Covid-19 crisis. In its Biosecurity for Air Transport: A Roadmap for Restarting Aviation, IATA outlines its proposal for a layering of temporary biosecurity measures. “The roadmap aims to provide the












