Travel News – Gate Checked

CDC Admits Airport Temperature And Symptom Screening Was Almost Useless

The CDC has admitted that its airport screening program proved ineffective at filtering the majority of those who were COVID-19 positive.

Dec 4, 2020

IATA is in the final stages of the development of its “Travel Pass”, which can be used as a means of testing and/or vaccine verification.

Dec 1, 2020

Aviation and travel stocks surged in response to Pfizer announcing that preliminary results from their COVID-19 trials show 90% effectiveness.

Nov 9, 2020

Passengers in the United Kingdom have resorted to faking negative test results in order to bypass airline and country entry restrictions.

Oct 28, 2020

The IATA is once again making a plea to various government organizations to re-open borders to revitalize the struggling travel sector.

Oct 21, 2020

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has finally screened over 1 million passengers since the start of the pandemic.

Oct 19, 2020

For one Japanese tourist, waiting to visit Machu Picchu turned into an unexpected seven month adventure, thanks to the pandemic.

Oct 15, 2020

In some good news, U.S. travel figures continue to rise, with 984,234 passengers TSA screening on October 11, 2020.

Oct 12, 2020

A new photo of British Airways' 777-300ER first class suite shows sliding privacy doors much talked about in late September.

Oct 5, 2020

EgyptAir has granted a newly born the gift of free travel for life with the airline, at least to Munich.

Oct 2, 2020

Frontier Airlines has partnered with Visit Orlando to offer anyone with either the first or last name "Orlando" a free flight to Orlando, FL.

Sep 30, 2020

Caribbean Airlines continues expansion plans in the Caribbean after launching a new route to Dominica from Barbados.

Sep 22, 2020