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A group of 18 U.S. House Democrats led by the chairman of the Transportation Committee introduced a bill to mandate face coverings on airplanes and in airports, as debate continues over whether the federal government should issue new regulations or voluntary guidelines on masks.

Passenger numbers in the Middle East are expected to fall by around 56%—or more than 113 million passenger journeys—in 2020, according to IATA.

Europe’s airline and airport associations have written to lawmakers across the continent warning that inconsistent COVID-19 travel restrictions are hampering consumer confidence. 

China has listed Russia and Thailand among the first eight countries for which it will require pre-flight COVID-19 testing for China-bound travelers.

Garmin said it was returning to normal operations following a cyberattack that disrupted its web-based aviation and consumer applications for several days.

The European Council has further reduced its list of countries from which it recommends lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions, removing Algeria from the “safe list” in its latest update.  

While many Asia-Pacific carriers have restored their domestic networks, new COVID-19 outbreaks threaten to dampen the recovery.