International Travel Is Easier Than You Might Think
After a lengthy Covid-19 downturn, cross-border passenger air traffic is climbing steadily, and countries are allowing the vaccinated to move around freely.
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Photographer: OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty ImagesInternational travel is finally starting to recover from the Covid-19 slump.
As of August, demand for cross-border flights was still down about 69% relative to 2019 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association. But that marked a notable improvement from the prior month — the sixth straight, in fact. That’s despite a wave of Covid-19 linked to the delta variant that weighed on demand for domestic flights in both the U.S. and China. Cross-border travel restrictions are becoming increasingly manageable and coherent. That is, for the vaccinated, as I learned on a recent trip to France. And that’s a boon to both airlines and aerospace manufacturers.