EU health officials seek joint stance on measures towards China
THE European Union’s (EU) Health Security Committee called an urgent meeting in Brussels on Thursday (Dec 29) to coordinate the bloc’s response to China’s decision to lift its Covid-19 restrictions amid a wave of infections there, the European Commission said. Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure as a surge of new Covid-19…
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Airlines keep capacity tight despite boom in China travel demand
THE world’s airlines are taking a cautious approach to China’s reopening, reluctant to immediately change up schedules and divert planes from other routes despite the internal pent-up demand for international travel. Scheduled flights into China during January, February and March are up no more than 2.9 per cent this week compared to last week, according…
AirFares to stay up amid global plane shortage
AS travel springs back and even China dismantles the last remaining Covid curbs, one stark truth is beginning to emerge — the world is running desperately short of planes. With carriers from United Airlines Holdings to Air India placing or looking to place, jet orders that number in the hundreds, Boeing and Airbus are crowing…
Southwest Storm Chaos to Continue as Flight Schedules Slashed
Operational woes mount even as rivals’ travel snarls ease DOT pledges to look into ‘unacceptable’ rate of cancellations Southwest Airlines Co. expects the flight chaos caused by the massive winter storm that battered the US to continue for at least another few days as the government questioned whether the airline is complying with its customer…
China to cut quarantine for overseas travellers next month
CHINA plans to cut quarantine requirements for overseas travellers in January, according to people familiar with the matter, as the country dismantles the last vestiges of its Covid Zero policy. Officials are considering a “0+3” policy, where the requirement to spend time in a quarantine hotel or isolation facility would be scrapped, and arrivals into the…
Travel for Indonesia to be eased: Indonesian Envoy
Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam M. Tugio has said that Indonesia is now open for international visitors and the normal visa-issuing process for different purposes has been resumed. The Ambassador stated this while addressing a gathering of visa dropbox travel agents in Haripur organized by the Indonesian Embassy to brief on the post-pandemic new…
Sukkur Hyderabad Motorway to be completed in 30 months
A mega project of the National Highway Authority (NHA), Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M6), would be completed in a record time of 30 months and it would be constructed according to international standards. An official of NHA said that the 15 interchanges, a major bridge over the Indus River, 19 overpass bridges, 82 bridges over canals, 6…
China further optimizes Covid-19 prevention and control policies
China is optimizing and refining its COVID-19 response to minimize its impact on people’s livelihoods, with policies on nucleic acid testing, drug purchase, and travelling adjusted. The districts of Tianhe, Panyu, and Liwan in Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, lifted all temporary control measures from November 30. All areas except those designated…
Govt releases Rs 494.97 Million for 15 aviation sector projects
The government has so far released funds amounting to Rs 494.97 million, under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2022-23) against total allocation of Rs2.484 billion to execute 15 different projects and schemes aimed at ensuring improved aviation sector services in the country. Out of the total authorization/disbursement of Rs 494.97 million, around Rs 360.48…
Pakistan earns $263 million by exporting transport services in 3 months
Pakistan earned US $263.840 million by providing different transport services in various countries during the first three months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. This shows a growth of 75.95 per cent as compared to $149.950 million earned through the provision of services during the corresponding…