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CBS Face the Nation and reported by French TV news channel LCI, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, announced a progressive easing on travel restrictions to take effect from the beginning of May.
The French President stated that France was organizing “the summer period for French, European, and American citizens” to travel to the country while indicating that the government was working in cooperation on the plan with travel and tourism professionals, sectors intensely suffering from the pandemic and with an almost total stop in travel-linked activities.“We are working hard to propose a very concrete solution, especially for U.S. citizens who are vaccinated.” French President, Emmanuel Macron Click To Tweet
Pakistan’s The Express Tribune on April 8.
These positive results put PK halfway to the resumption of flights to Europe, the UK, and the US after a ban, in effect since mid-2020, as a consequence of an accident that occurred on May 22, 2020. During an approach to Karachi (KHI) airport, a PK aircraft crashed, causing the death of 98 people.
One month later, a scandal, drawing worldwide attention and concerning 30% of 860 pilots flying with fake licenses, rocked the airline and resulted in a flight ban from EU, UK, and US.
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