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The national carrier of Belgium has said that it will start of resume flight services to 43 destinations throughout the spring and summer, including its first flights across the North Atlantic in more than a year; once added, the airline will serve a total of 79 destinations.

The country's government has announced that Greece will lift current quarantine restrictions on COVID-19-free visitors from more countries including Australia and Russia from 3 May, as it extends exemptions prior to formally re-opening to tourism on 15 May. Visitors from these countries are to be allowed into Greece without spending a week in quarantine as long as they are vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19; As well as Australia and Russia, Greece will lift restrictions on visitors from New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Rwanda and Singapore.

The country's domestic COVID-19 travel restrictions, set up to curb the spread of the virus, may be due to end on 3 May according to a report by Reuters quoting a French government source. The country's president announced France’s third national lockdown at the end of March, and the government has previously said it could re-open some businesses and leisure activities - such as outdoor seating at bars and restaurants - by mid-May.

The country's government yesterday, 19 April, lifted COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for travellers from most European countries and the United States, as well as Israel; the easing of measures come as it prepares to re-open tourism services from next month. Air travelers from exempt countries will no longer be subject to a seven-day quarantine requirement if they hold a vaccination certificate or negative PCR test issued within the previous 72 hours. Other exempt countries include the United Arab Emirates, Serbia, Iceland, Liechstenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

The UK’s Department of Transport has announced a change to be made to England’s ‘red list’ from 04.00 (GMT) on Friday 23 April 2021. From this date, visitors who have departed from or transited through India in the previous 10 days will be refused entry to England. Only British and Irish citizens, or those with residence rights (including long-term visa holders) will be permitted to enter; however, they must stay in a government-approved facility for 10 days.

The U.S. airline has announced that it will add flight services to Croatia, Greece and Iceland during Summer 2021, as United focusses its upcoming transatlantic schedules on countries which are easing COVID-19 travel restrictions. The airline will fly between Newark and Dubrovnik, Croatia, three-times weekly from 8 July through to 3 October; it will expand its Greece service with daily flights from Washington Dulles to Athens running between 1 July and 3 October; finally, United will fly daily between Chicago and Reykjavik from 1 July through to 3 October, competing on the route with Icelandair.

French authorities will restrict who can travel to France from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, and will impose a 10-day quarantine on those who do. Entry from the four listed countries will be limited to French citizens and their families, citizens of other EU countries, and foreigners with permanent homes in France. Travellers must have tested negative for the virus before take-off, and will be given antigenic tests on arrival. The above restrictions will come into effect on 24 April. Currently, travellers from France’s low risk list of countries are not restricted and are subject to only a seven-day quarantine period according to France’s ministry of foreign affairs.

The Abu Dhabi-based low-cost airline has announced that it will soon launch two new summer flight routes from London Luton Airport to Antalya in Turkey and Rzeszow in Poland. The services are due to begin from 22 June and 22 September respectively; with the addition of these new destinations, the airline will now operate a total of 74 routes from its base at London Luton Airport.

The Latvian airline has announced that from 2 September it will launch new flights from its base in Riga to Tenerife in Spain; the new service will operate three times per week using an Airbus A220-300 aircraft.

The government of France has announced that it will order a strict 10-day quarantine for all passengers arriving from Brazil from 24 April, in a bad to prevent the spread of a COVID-19 variant first discovered in the South American country. In addition, the suspension of all flights to Brazil by the government of France has now been extended until at least 23 April.

UK regional airline Flybe, who previously collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing to return to the skies in the Summer of 2021 after the sale of assets to a new company previously known as Thyme Opco - who will now be renamed as 'Flybe Limited'. The airline previously had a hub based at Exeter Airport and also operated flights from Cornwall Airport Newquay.

The country's government has said that it will ease COVID-19 restrictions in many areas from 26 April, after strict curbs on business and movement have been in place for most of this year. From this date, the more lenient 'yellow' and 'white' zone classifications will be reinstated where infection levels are low - in these areas restaurants and bars will be able to serve clients at outside tables, and cinemas and theatres will reopen with attendance limits.

The airline has announced that it is planning to make Denver its newest U.S. gateway destination, with a three times per week service planned from 2 July; however, this is subject to the status of travel restrictions. If successful, the flight route would operate through to 29 October. In total, Air France hopes to serve 12 U.S. destinations this summer pending the easing of travel restrictions between the U.S. and France. The other 11 cities are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Washington.

The airline's regional British subsidiary, BA CityFlyer, has announced the launch of two new routes from London City Airport to Jersey and Gibraltar from 25 June; two flights per week will operate on Mondays and Fridays - offering important air links for business travellers, holiday makers and those visiting friends and relatives as COVID-19 regulations ease, as well as for cargo.

The German low-cost airline, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, has announced that from July it will launch three new flight connections from its hub in Dusseldorf; this includes services to Russia for the first time – to Ekaterinburg in Siberia and Krasnodar in southern Russia. There will also be departures to Georgian capital Tbilisi.

The country's prime minister announced in parliament on 13 April that France will shortly suspend all flights to and from Brazil in a bid to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 variant first detected there; services will be suspended until 'further notice'.

The low-cost airline has announced today, 14 April, that it plans to resume flying at scale from late May 2021 onwards; easyJet said that most countries were planning to resume flying at scale in May, and it expected a ramp up from late May. It said that overall in its April to end of June quarter it would fly up to 20% of 2019 capacity levels.

The country's government has announced that it will start to ease some restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and allow more people to gather from 16 April; residents will again be allowed to receive up to five guests in private homes, up from two currently, and restaurants can serve alcohol under certain conditions. A maximum of 100 people will be allowed to attend indoor events in for example theatres and sports arenas, provided there are fixed seating arrangements, and groups of up to 200 people can attend outdoor events.

The UK government has once again signalled intentions to ease restrictions on international travel from 17 May; a ‘traffic light’ system will categorise countries as red, amber or green, based on COVID-19 risk alongside restrictions required for travel. Presently, there is only a red list, which includes most countries in the sub-Saharan region, among others. Amber and green lists are yet to be compiled.

The government of the devolved UK administration of Scotland announced today, 13 April, that it plans to ease some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions for domestic travel and outdoor meetings ten days earlier than expected on 16 April. People will be permitted to travel anywhere within Scotland to see family and friends for outdoor meetings, and those meetings can from 16 April take place with six people from up to six households rather than four from two households.