International Travel: Vaccinated Travelers Face Chaos and Confusion - by Stephen Hiltner

More than 105 million people in the United States are fully vaccinated. Greece, Iceland and Croatia, among a growing list of countries, are now open to American tourists. Airlines are resuming overseas flights. And perhaps the biggest development of all: Come summer, fully vaccinated Americans will once again be welcome across Europe.

But the optimism may be premature. At the moment, the broader reality is more chaotic, and more sobering.<

Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/travel/covid-vaccinated-travel-reality.html

International passenger traffic down 89% in February, no sign of recovery: IATA

Global airline industry body IATA said international passenger traffic plunged 89% in February compared to the same month last year as COVID-19 infections climbed once more, and there was no sign of an aviation recovery yet.

International passenger traffic was down almost 89% and is showing no signs of recovery in the current environment,” IATA’s new director general Willie Walsh said at a presentation on Wednesday.

Read more: International passenger traffic down 89% in February, no sign of recovery: IATA | Reuters