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From August 16, low-cost airline Blue Air will offer a second daily flight from Bucharest - Henri Coanda to Linate, Milan. "Prices start at 9.99 euros per segment - all fees and a free change included," the company said Tuesday in a press statement.

The year 2021 for sure has not been the best in terms of traveling, however the ranking of world's most powerful passports was published again, it is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.

The new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft of the Blue Air company will operate on Friday evening the first passenger flight on the route Bucharest Otopeni - Lisbon, informs the company. "Blue Air marks a double first, its new aircraft being the first Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to operate commercial flights in Romania and the first to join the fleet of a Romanian air carrier.

Backing the proposal by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a digital European vaccination certificate, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has requested its adoption by the European Commission.

It is becoming increasingly expensive to travel by plane as air fares are now getting higher, said tour operators specializing in selling air tickets. A check at random airline websites also shows that, depending on the chosen period, tickets in 2021 cost 10 to 30 percent more than pre-crisis levels when flights were extremely affordable.

Full recovery of world air passenger travel may well take as long as 2023-24, as vaccination campaigns alone will not suffice to bring the market back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the chairman of national flag carrier Turkish Airlines.

Speaking exclusively to Anadolu Agency, İlker Aycı said 2021 will be a year of transition for the aviation sector.

Blue Air is adding two flights a week, operating seven weekly services during the winter holidays and until the end of March 2021 to meet the growing demand for the route Bucharest Otopeni - London Heathrow, the company announced on Tuesday. According to a press release sent to AGERPRES, ticket prices start at 29.99 euros/segment, with taxes included.

The local airline industry considers the Tourism Ministry's health protocols for this summer season to be feasible and realistic, after Minister Haris Theocharis recently presented the protocols' main points at an online event.

Turkey's national air cargo brand Turkish Cargo has achieved the highest growth rate - 16.6 percent - among the top 25 air cargo carriers worldwide, according to an industry group.

Argentina has banned all domestic and international civilian flights until September 1 because of the spread of the coronavirus, the BBC reported.

Authorities have announced that airlines should not sell tickets for flights that may not be operated within the next 4 months.

Industry has warned that thousands of people may lose their jobs.