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Covid vaccination
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COVID-19 vaccination in the aviation industry, including vaccination programs for employees, vaccination requirements for travel, and the role of vaccination.
Qantas drops COVID-19 vaccination requirement for international passengers
Australian flag carrier Qantas is set to drop all requirements for its international passengers to be vaccinated against…
2022-07-13
Emirates SkyCargo transports more than 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses
Emirates SkyCargo has transported more than 1 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The milestone achievement took place…
2022-04-06
United Airlines to allow unvaccinated staff to return to jobs
United Airlines will allow its unvaccinated employees to return to their previous roles at the airline. According to…
2022-03-29
United Airlines to let unvaccinated employees return to work
United Airlines will allow workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 for religious or medical reasons to…
2022-03-10
Ghana to fine airlines $3,500 for every unvaccinated passenger
Ghanaian authorities will impose a fine of $3,500 on airlines for every unvaccinated passenger or that tests positive…
2021-12-13
Air Canada suspends more than 800 employees under new vaccine mandate
More than 800 Air Canada (ADH2) employees have been temporarily suspended from active duties for choosing not to…
2021-11-03
Southwest Airlines cancels decision to put unvaccinated staff on unpaid leave
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has cancelled its plans to put unvaccinated employees who are waiting for religious or medical…
2021-10-21
US to accept international travelers with WHO/FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines
International travelers inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the US Food…
2021-10-14
Boeing mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all 125,000 US staff
Approximately 125,000 Boeing employees in the United States will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by December…
2021-10-13
Where do major US carriers stand on COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees?
In September 2021, the Biden administration unveiled a detailed national strategy to combat COVID-19. Included in that plan…
2021-10-11
Canada rolls out vaccination requirements for travelers and transport staff
The Canadian government will soon require travelers to be fully vaccinated in order to travel from Canadian airports…
2021-10-07
Southwest Airlines now require its staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines (LUV) has announced on October 4, 2021, that it is now requiring all of its…
2021-10-05
Rex to give tighter deadline than Qantas and Virgin for staff vaccination
Rex Airlines is set to join other Australian carriers, namely Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia in implementing a…
2021-09-20
Netherlands to drop quarantine restrictions for vaccinated travelers
Beginning September 22, 2021, the Netherlands will no longer require fully vaccinated travelers from the United States, UK,…
2021-09-18
Southwest Airlines to reward staff who are vaccinated against COVID-19
In an effort to encourage its staff to get vaccinated, Southwest Airlines (LUV) introduced new incentives for employees…
2021-09-17
Cathay Pacific given discrimination warning over firing of unvaccinated crew
Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission has given Cathay Pacific a discrimination warning after the airline fired crew who…
2021-09-14
UA staff with religious exemptions from COVID vaccine to be put on unpaid leave
United Airlines employees who were granted exemptions from getting vaccinations against COVID-19 for religious reasons will be put…
2021-09-10
Qantas Airways to ban unvaccinated passengers from international flights
Qantas Airways will ban unvaccinated passengers from traveling on its international flights once Australia’s borders reopen, the airline’s…
2021-09-09