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airBaltic unveils online COVID documentation checks
Latvian carrier airBaltic has launched an automatic COVID-19 travel document check for passengers on direct flights to Riga
JetBlue reunites Gatwick and JFK
New York airline JetBlue has launched a nonstop service between New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and London Gatwick Airport
Austrian trials Materna IPS bag tag solution
Austrian Airlines is trialling a Materna IPS solution that enables passengers to drop off their baggage on trains from Linz and Salzburg to Vienna Airport
Swissport appoints new CFO
Iván Nash Vila has been announced as a new Swissport CFO
Newark reaches final construction stages
The A1 passenger gate area at Newark will be demolished this month to make way for further work on the new Terminal A as it nears completion
First direct Vietnam to US flights to launch
Bamboo Airways is to launch the first regularly scheduled nonstop flights between Vietnam and the United States, having signed an MOU with SFO
BER supervisory board discusses post-pandemic future
The operator expects challenging times ahead despite recent passenger numbers boost
Edinburgh urges Scottish Government to back aviation recovery
A new report by Edinburgh Airport calls on the government to help Scottish aviation, claiming that its recovery is slower than that in other regions
Perth continues rollout of COVID-safe initiatives
In 2021, 5.9m people have so far travelled though the airport without a single COVID-19 breach
FBB and easyJet commence works on construction hangar
The facility is based at BER and is set to be fully operational by 2023