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Héli Air Monaco to introduce electric aircraft on Riviera routes
The operator has signed an agreement for Vertical Aerospace’s Valo eVTOL, targeting zero-emission flights between Monaco, Nice, Cannes and Saint-Tropez from 2028.
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Are vaccine passports the way forward?
As more governments consider the idea of vaccine passports as a way out of Covid restrictions on travel, some fear the documents will discriminate against those unable, or unwilling, to take the jab....
Entire flights now being tested at Nice airport
In a first for Nice Côte d’Azur airport, over a hundred passengers were given PCR tests upon landing in the French Riviera on Monday, marking the start of a new world order in Covid travel.
Partial lockdown ordered for French Riviera
The Alpes-Maritimes will be placed in to lockdown for the next two weekends as authorities try to counteract a circulation of Covid-19 in the department that is said to be “out of control”.
France allows day trips to the Var
Monaco residents can travel as far as the Var without a negative Covid test, under a new relaxation of the rules. But the government still wants the 24-hour deadline lifted altogether.
Italy makes last minute u-turn on opening ski resorts
Ski resorts in Italy will not be able to open as planned this winter season following a last-minute backtrack by Italy’s government on the weekend.
30km rule remains for long trips
Monaco says it is applying reciprocal entry rules for the French in response to the 30km border rule which, although slightly relaxed on the weekend, does not go far enough.
