Effects of covid19, Swiss port slashed 4500 jobs.

Swissport ( originally owned by Chinese company HNA ) is planning to axe 4,556 jobs in the UK and Ireland - half its workforce - due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Swissport's chief executive for western Europe, Jason Holt, said it had been "hit hard" by Covid19 with revenues "almost completely lost".

Mr Holt said: "The unfortunate fact is that there simply aren't enough aircraft flying for our business to continue running as it did before the COVID-19 outbreak, and there won't be again for some time to come.

"We must adapt to this new reality or new normal."

He pointed to industry forecasts suggesting traffic may not recover to 2019 levels until as late as 2024.

While it had survived previous tough periods such as the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the financial crisis, the current collapse was of a different scale to anything in living memory, Mr Holt said.

"We are now facing a long period of uncertainty and reduced flight numbers, along with significant changes taking place to the way people travel and the way goods move around the world," he added.

"There is no escaping the fact that the industry is now smaller than it was, and it will remain so for some time to come."

Annual revenues are expected to be almost 50% lower than last year, Mr Holt said.

"Hence, we must adapt by reducing the size of Swissport's workforce if we're going to survive as a company," he added.

Swissport employs around 8,500 people in the UK and Ireland, with operations across London as well as regional airports, and the jobs being lost represent 53% of the workforce.

The group employed more than 60,000 people globally prior to the crisis.

Trade unions Unite and GMB described the announcement as "devastating news".

Unite's national officer, Oliver Richardson, called on the government to intervene urgently with a financial package and an extension of the 80% furlough scheme - which is due to start tapering off at the end of July - for the aviation industry.

Thousands of jobs have already been lost across the sector as a result of the crisis, with British airways announcing 12,000 will go, Easy Jet axing up to 4,500 staff and Ryanair shedding 3,000.

On Wednesday, the Airport Operators Association (AOA), which represents more than 50 airports, said analysis of its members suggested up to 20,000 jobs were at risk and called for the government to scrap its controversial quarantine regime

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Singapore After Covid19 or Lock down Preparations.

The Southeast Asian economy has been badly hit as measures — both overseas and domestically — aimed at containing the spread of the virus halted much of global economic activity.

Singapore is also facing worst hit. The country is one the worst-hit in Asia by the corona virus outbreak, having reported more than 41,000 confirmed cases as of Thursday, according to its health ministry. Over 90% of those cases were detected among migrant workers living in dormitories, official data showed. Those workers are mostly men from other Asian countries working in low-wage jobs.

The country’s lifting of restrictions has come earlier than some expected, which could help limit the economic slowdown in Singapore, said Selena Ling, head of treasury research and strategy at Singaporean bank OCBC.

Businesses will need to adhere to a series of precautions before they can resume operations. They include implementing a system of safe-management measures, including appointing safe-management officers. They must also reduce physical interactions and ensure safe-distancing measures, such as allowing employees to work from home if possible and staggering work hours

International Travel after Pendemic.

International Travel after Pendemic, what will be the new roles and regulations, it's all speculation for all countries.

Pendemic has changed all of our worlds, and not just in the short-term. Outside of healthcare—where heroes dressed in gowns are battling on the front lines—few industries have been hit like travel. 

However, the scale of the problem cannot be ignored; entire nations have been ordered to stay at home, airlines have gone bankrupt, travel companies are laying off massive amounts of workers, and hotels are now hospitals. When things do start to return to “normal”, travel, especially international travel, will look very different. 

As businesses in Singapore begin to reopen, the government plans to step up its testing capability and capacity, officials have said. The government is seeking to bolster its testing capacity fivefold, from about 8,000 a day to as many as 40,000 tests daily by later this year. All of the more than 300,000 foreign workers in the country’s dormitories will be tested as well, Wong said

We have some indication about resuming international travel for all countries.

When will travel industry will recover ?

No one predict or Nobody knows but it's sure it will recover in phases, With primary focus like social distances, proper uses of sensitize for personal safety.

But speculation about opening of travel in October 2020.

 Airport Regulations

Immigration, checking system Will become longer and less friendly.

Travelers will find Flight attendant with mask and covered with protected shield.

Some experts says airlines might remove middle seats to avoid contact.so it's makes airleline tickets more expensive.

Traveler will review local medical services while traveling.More on all traveler will focus more on domestic travel.

Maldives opening soon for tourism !

The Indian Ocean island nation is planning to open itself up to tourists from around the world with no covid19 reservations whatsoever starting as early as this July. This is a total reversal of the number of Covid-19-related travel restrictions the country had announced less than two weeks ago.   

Starting July, tourists from all countries will be able to visit the Maldives visa-free, with no Covid-19 testing on either end of their flight to the destination, stay for as long as they like and not bother about self-quarantine either. So, in effect, it is back to business-as-usual in the tropical paradise, it seems. The Ministry of Tourism put out a notice saying “see you in July” when it says “the sun will shine in the Maldives again”. 

This marks a departure from the requirements  the government was mulling only late last month. These included many firsts: a tourist visa that would cost around $100 (Rs7,600), a minimum 14-night stay, as well as producing a Covid-19 test result from no more than one week before arrival. Tourists would have had to be tested again when they arrived in the country at an additional cost of $100. They would then have to quarantine in their hotel or resort room till they got their test results back in a few hours time.  

Arrival at the airport:

* Tourists travelling to Maldives will be provided a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival.
* A health declaration card will be required as part of the on-arrival procedure.
* All arriving passengers should wear masks
* Physical distancing should be ensured.
* Hand sanitization at entry to the arrival terminal.
* All arriving passengers must undergo thermal screening at entry.
* Tourists will not be subject to any quarantine measures upon arrival to the Maldives.
* Tourists will not be required to submit any medical test results for entry to the Maldives. However, travellers presenting with symptoms of Covid-19 upon arrival will be subject to a PCR test at the traveller’s cost. The tourist will be sent to a designated facility for isolation. 
Isolation will be done at a designated transit facility or at the tourists’ destination resort (depending on the resort policy). If the result of the PCR test is positive, the tourist may continue isolation at the resort or will be transferred to a designated state-run isolation facility.

Departure from your place of stay:

* Tourists will have to undergo an exit screening prior to departure from the place of stay.
* The exit screening questionnaire should document any history of fever or respiratory symptoms such as cough or shortness of breath within the prior 14 days. It should be ensured that the guest is not under quarantine or isolation. Temperature should be checked to exclude fever.
* Routine testing for COVID-19 is not required prior to departure, however during exit screening if any tourist is found to have fever or symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 within the prior 14 days, they should undergo PCR testing for COVID-19.
* Testing services are available in the Maldives for tourists who require Covid-19 test results to return to their countries of origin or another destination.

Maldives government website 

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