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Singapore wants to shift to ‘quarantine-free vaccinated travel’
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email S. Iswaran, Singapore’s minister of transport and minister-in-charge of trade relations, discusses the country’s plans to reopen its aviation sector and how that might be affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 04:14 Wed, Mar 9 202211:14 PM EST Source
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I’m optimistic we’ll be able to pass through rising fuel costs, says Avelo Airlines CEO
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Andrew Levy, Avelo Airlines founder, chairman and CEO, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the impact of rising jet fuel costs on regional airlines, how much a rise in ticket prices could affect demand and more. 04:46 Wed, Mar 9 202211:26 […]
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Man who got heart transplant from genetically modified pig dies 2 months later
In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, David Bennett Jr., right, stands next to his father’s hospital bed in Baltimore, Md., on Jan. 12, 2022, five days after doctors transplanted a pig heart into Bennett Sr., in a last-ditch effort to save his life. University of Maryland School of Medicine […]
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Op-Ed: NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Chokshi says Covid pandemic has left U.S. with new epidemic of loneliness
Dr. Dave Chokshi is the Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. As another Covid-19 wave recedes across the country, the full toll of the pandemic on our emotional health is becoming clearer. Ask someone if they feel disconnected or isolated, and chances are pretty good, regardless of their age, occupation, […]
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Booking Holdings says room occupancy softened in Eastern Europe
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Seema Mody joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to break down the latest data from Booking Holdings on room occupancy, which has taken a hit amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 01:31 Tue, Mar 8 202211:07 AM EST Source
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U.S. far from normal with Covid deaths 10 times higher than seasonal respiratory viruses, report says
Nurse practitioner Deborah Beauplan administers a COVID-19 swab test at a drive-thru testing site set up for Suffolk County, New York. Newsday | Getty Images The U.S. has a long way to go before the pandemic is over and life returns to semblance of normalcy as deaths from Covid-19 remain far higher than seasonal respiratory […]
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JetBlue founder’s start-up Breeze Airways plans to nearly double its routes, add cross-country flights
David Neeleman, founder and chief executive officer of Breeze Airways, during a champagne christening before the airlines’s inaugural flight at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa, Florida, May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images Breeze Airways on Tuesday said it plans nearly double its network to 77 routes this spring and summer, […]
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A travel guide is fleeing Ukraine — and hosting free online ‘tours’ along the way
Her virtual tours around Kyiv normally attract between 30 and 100 people. But more than 1,800 tuned in to Olga Dudakova’s livestreamed tours in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The first tour was scheduled with only a few hours’ notice, she said. “It was totally unprepared,” she said. “I didn’t have a plan … […]
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So far, there hasn’t been much impact on domestic travel, says Truist’s Scholes
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Patrick Scholes, Truist Securities managing director of lodging and leisure equity research, joins ‘Your Money 2022: Global Edition’ to discuss the travel sector’s post-pandemic comeback. 04:08 Mon, Mar 7 20227:13 PM EST Source
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Airline stocks slump as jet fuel surge overshadows travel rebound
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Airlines trying to claw their way out of two bruising pandemic years are now facing the most expensive jet fuel costs in more than 13 years, overshadowing a […]
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