Dutch health authorities say it’s likely the Omicron variant will be detected among 61 infected travelers from South Africa.
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Netherlands Finds 61 Covid Cases on South Africa Flights
The passengers were in the air when the Netherlands announced travel restrictions on flights from southern Africa.
Thanksgiving Air Travel Doubles, Nearly Hitting 2019 Levels
About 2.3 million people passed through security at airports on Wednesday, more than twice as many as in 2020.
Covid Rules for Beijing Olympics Force Injured Athlete to Fly Home on Cargo Plane
A Polish luger, Mateusz Sochowicz, was told that coronavirus restrictions prevented him from boarding a commercial flight for another two weeks.
Air Route to Belarus Closed to Migrants in Bid to Halt Crisis
Hoping to stem the flow of migrants stuck on the border of Belarus and Poland, Dubai banned Iraqi and Syrian passengers from traveling to Minsk.
Airlines Move to Curb Flow of Migrants to Belarus
Some airlines have agreed to stop taking Iraqi, Syrian and Yemeni citizens to Minsk, which the E.U. hopes will stem the flow of migrants to the bloc’s borders.
Migrant Crisis in Belarus Tests Putin’s Uneasy Alliance With Lukashenko
Last year Vladimir V. Putin helped save Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s Belarusian regime. But Russia now has an ever-more-erratic ally and risks entanglement in a dangerous crisis.
Boeing agrees to accept responsibility for crash of its 737 Max jet in Ethiopia.
The company will pay out successful compensation suits and allow victims’ families to file those suits in Illinois. Families agreed not to sue for punitive damages.
U.S. Travel Ban Ends, and Europeans Head Overseas Again
Europeans were kept apart from family and friends as the ban dragged on long after E.U. leaders had opened their borders.
U.S. Lifts Travel Ban for Vaccinated Foreigners
The change ends more than 18 months of restrictions that left families separated from loved ones and cost the global travel industry hundreds of billions of dollars.