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Singapore to ditch testing rule for fully vaccinated travellers

Singapore to relax its Covid testing requirement from next week

British Airways considering Spanish recruitment drive to ease staffing crisis

Carrier is gathering interest from Spanish staff and has secured a deal to lease Finnair aircraft to overcome recruitment problems

Holiday and travel spend increases amid household bill concerns, Nationwide finds

Holiday spend increased sharply in March, bank transaction data reveals

Qatar Airways launches carbon offset initiative for agents

The initiative will enable corporate and trade clients to offset their carbon emissions via a dedicated web portal at any time before or after a flight

Jet2 to offer Athens city breaks from MAN and BHX this winter

Airline and operator to offer up to two weekly services from each base in November 2022 and February and March 2023, with the the routes set to carry over into Jet2’s summer programme

Cathay Pacific introduces new sustainable fuel programme

The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiative is thought to be the first of its kind to be introduced in Asia

Etihad to add five A350 aircraft to fleet

The airline recently unveiled its new aircraft in an inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris

WTTC chair tells industry to be 'strong advocates' of travel's benefits

WTTC chair Arnold Donald spells out travel and tourism’s benefits to the world economy

BA cancels hundreds of flights and consumers splash out on holidays

British Airways in the firing line over more cancellations, while spending on travel continues to rise

Eva Air renews West Ham partnership for fifth year

Taiwanese carrier to offer more experiences and deals to the football club’s fans

Pollard replaces Bevan on Abta board

Abta appoints new director from dnata

Wizz Air to launch Luton-Dubrovnik route this summer

Four-times-weekly flights to the iconic Dalmatian port city on the Adriatic will get under way in July

Working from home and taking better care of staff 'the new norm'

World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit speakers agree pandemic has changed working patterns for ever

Air Canada to restart non-stop Manchester-Toronto services

Five-times-weekly route to resume from 1 June

Move to restore US mask mandate would be ‘out of step’

US government is appealing judgement that ended compulsory mask-wearing on flights

Airport ‘chaos’ continues and US mask mandate appeal

Thousands of travellers continue to face flight cancellations due to airline staff shortages, while US health authorities plan to challenge a ruling ending the country’s transportation mask mandate

Govt launches new Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group

A collection of aviation experts will work together to ‘make zero emission flight a reality’

Virgin Atlantic and BA drop mask mandate on US flights

Both carriers updated their mask policies on Tuesday (19 April)

Venice pushes ahead with entry fee and UK set for slow growth

Italian city plans to charge day-trippers this summer, while the UK economy is forecast to struggle

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays up capacity for summer 2022

Airline and operator has added additional seats to popular destinations such as the Canary Islands and Turkey for the summer

Finnair launches winter 2022 schedule

The airline will connect Helsinki and Heathrow four times a day, Manchester twice daily and Dublin nine times a week

Govt to ease airport staff vetting rules, reports

Legal change will reportedly allow staff to be trained without security clearance

Manchester airport to reopen Terminal 3

The terminal, which was partially reopened on 27 March, will fully reopen on Friday (22 April)

Easter travel disruption and Johnson faces 'walk of shame'

Tuesday’s headlines focus on holidaymakers’ Easter travel delays, while the prime minister is set to face a ‘partygate’ showdown with MPs