JetBlue launches its first-ever transatlantic route from JFK and Boston to London

JetBlue announced Tuesday that it will be launching its first-ever transatlantic route to London from two US airports despite COVID-19 restrictions still in place for international travel.  According to a press release from the airline, the 7-hour flights will take off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and the Boston Logan International Airport … Read more

British Airways, American Airlines and Oneworld launch transatlantic Covid testing trial

British Airways, American Airlines and Oneworld have launched a Covid-19 testing trial on selected flights from the U.S to London Heathrow in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how testing for the virus can reopen international travel and quash quarantine requirements. The new British Airways CEO, Sean Doyle, explained that at the end of the … Read more

United Airlines will run first Covid free transatlantic flight from New York to London

The first Covid-free transatlantic flight has landed in London after all passengers and crew were tested before boarding. The United Airlines flight from New York’s Newark Liberty International Airport landed at Heathrow just before 7am this morning, but all 36 passengers must still self-isolate for 14 days despite testing negative.  One passenger tested positive after … Read more

United Airlines will run first Covid free transatlantic flight from London to New York this week

United Airlines will run first Covid free transatlantic flight from London to New York this week in pilot scheme that raises hopes of travel corridor between the two cities United Airlines will run the scheme over the month and will report findings  Rapid testing will take place at New York’s Newark airport during the scheme … Read more

Officials ‘begin talks over a transatlantic “air bridge” to allow travel between NYC and London’

US and UK officials ‘begin talks over a transatlantic “air bridge” to allow travel between NYC and London without 14-day quarantine in a bid to boost business and tourism in time for winter’ Due to the coronavirus pandemic, British tourists are currently prohibited from entering the US, while Americans visiting the UK must quarantine for … Read more

23andMe study reveals how the dark history of the transatlantic slave trade shaped black genetics

A new DNA study published Thursday sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can be seen in today’s genetics to how disease likely decimated some groups forced to work in deadly conditions. For example, DNA from one African region may be under-represented in the US … Read more