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The movement restrictions on entering and exiting Abu Dhabi, and travelling between its regions, has been extended for another period of at least one week starting from 9 June, authorities have announced.

The airline has announced that limited domestic air travel for business purposes will be allowed in South Africa under lockdown level three, subject to restrictions on the number of flights per day, plus authorisation based on the reason for travel. Cemair is the first airline to resume operations after 10 weeks without commercial flights in South Africa.

In the past seven days Qatar Airways' network has expanded to over 40 destinations with the additions of Bangkok, Barcelona, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Singapore and Vienna. The airline announced the upcoming return of flights to Berlin, Dar es Salaam, New York, Tunis and Venice.

Etihad Airways announced today that it will resume carrying transit passengers via its Abu Dhabi hub from 20 destination cities in Europe, Asia and Australia from 10 June; this follows a lifting of a previous suspension on those flights by the UAE government.

The airline has announced that domestic flights in South Africa will shortly resume, and have published a schedule detailing upcoming flights between Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

Emirates has announced today that from 15 June, flights and transit services will be resumed between Dubai International Airport and a further 16 cities. Flights will shortly be available to Bahrain, Manchester, Zurich, Vienna, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dublin, New York JFK, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Taipei, Hong Kong, Perth and Brisbane.

The airline has announced preparations to scale up its domestic flying from its current 5% of pre-pandemic levels to 40% by the end of July, pending the reopening of Australian state borders.

The City Lodge Hotel group have announced the re-opening of around 20 hotels, with the majority being South African properties able to resume operations following the country's move to COVID-19 alert level three. They have also released a guest safety promise, and FAQ's, to assure customers that strict protocols are in place.

Tsogo Sun Hotels have released updated guidance, protocols and FAQ's designed to assure customers in their largely South Africa-based properties of their safety, as they re-open following the country's move to COVID-19 alert level three.

United Airlines has announced that July will see the resumption of services in Asia to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul. It will also increase transatlantic services between the US and cities across Europe; capacity in July will be down around 75% compared to the same month last year, versus 90% down in June compared to the same month last year.

AVIS in South Africa have today released an update to their 'Drive with Confidence' pledge, which seeks to assure customers that they are vigilantly implementing enhanced protocols to ensure safety. The update also includes information on the opening hours of AVIS' 49 rental locations in the country, as South Africa moves to COVID-19 alert level three.

From today, South Africa will move down to level three on the five-level approach to lockdown restrictions originally announced by the country's president on 23 April. Internal flights are now permitted, although non-essential domestic travel including for recreational, leisure or tourism purposed is still prohibited. Other guidelines remain in place, including the use of PPE on public transport, a restriction on social gatherings and exercise being permitted only during certain hours.

The airline's operations have remained suspended, despite an SAA press release in May detailing the resumption of Johannesburg-Cape Town services in mid-June. The airline's business practitioners have said that the decision will allow the airline to get a better understanding of what the country's move to COVID-19 level three, due on 1 June, will mean for domestic travel.

The airlines belonging to the Lufthansa group are significantly expanding their services in the second half of June 2020. Lufthansa alone will resume flights to around 20 European destinations from Frankfurt International Airport and 34 from Munich International Airport, from 15 June onwards; Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Eurowings and Brussels Airlines will also either add further services or resume suspended operations.

The airline has announced today that it plans to resume flights from 15 June. Flights will resume to European destinations including London, Paris and Brussels. From 22 June more destinations will be added, bringing the total to 37.

The airline has introduced new guidance on industry-leading safety measures. This includes hygiene kits containing PPE being distributed to all passengers upon check in at Dubai International Airport, and on flights to Dubai.

Qantas and Jetstar will roll out a series of wellbeing improvements to give peace-of-mind in preparation for domestic travel restrictions easing. The ‘Fly Well’ program will be rolled out from 12 June.

Emirates has announced it's resuming passenger flights to nine destinations, including connections between UK and Australia.

Qatar Airways has further enhanced its onboard safety measures for passengers and cabin crew. The airline is implementing several changes, including the introduction of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits for cabin crew while onboard, as well as a modified service that reduces interactions between the passengers and the crew inflight.

The government of the United Arab Emirates has said today that it will welcome the return of valid residency visa holders from 1 June, who are currently overseas but have relatives inside the country. Since 19 March, the entry of residence visa holders who were outside of the UAE has been suspended over COVID-19 concerns.