AP — The Norwegian Cruise Line is seeking permission to resume trips from U.S. ports on July 4, requiring passengers and crew members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at least two weeks before the trip. The Miami company said its precautions go well beyond steps taken by others in the travel and leisure industry that have already reopened, including airlines, hotel, restaurants and sporting events. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd plans to begin U.S. sailings at 60% of capacity and raise that to 80% in August and 100% in September. Norwegian also operates Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The company’s shares jumped 7.2% Monday and pulled the shares of rival cruise lines higher. Carnival Corp. rose 4.7% and Royal Caribbean Group gained 2.9%. CEO Frank Del Rio detailed the request in a letter to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director…
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USVI Joins American Airlines' Preflight Covid-19…
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NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – An American Airlines plane with 28 people on board veered off the runway after landing on runway 6 in Freeport on Saturday, officials have confirmed. Officials said no one wa...
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which had been grounded since March this year as a result of the measures taken by regi...
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which is undergoing a restructuring program, is likely to return to the skies in November, a senior government minister in Anti...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC – U.S.-based carrier, JetBlue is set to launch a major Caribbean expansion in November, with new routes across the region from Aruba to St. Maarten. In a recent announceme...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced Monday that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Av...
WASHINGTON — Transportation Security Administration officers detected firearms in carry-on bags at a rate three times higher this past July than the same month in 2019, though passenger volume is si...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning to Americans not to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands if they don't have to, with the CDC pointing to a high risk of the coronavirus...
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A high court has granted a petition allowing for the reorganization of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, the appointment of an administrator as well as staying a...
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Shareholder Prime Ministers of regional carrier, LIAT, are scheduled to meet on Monday in Barbados to discuss the fate of the airline. According to the Prime Minister A...
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