CDC 'hopeful' that cruises can resume by mid-summer, Buttigieg says

Good news for general? Transportation Secretary pete-buttigieg”>Pete Buttigieg< can resume by mid-summer, as operators struggle to stay afloat one year after sailing was shut down due to coronavirus concerns. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg takes a question from a reporter at a press briefing at the White House on April 9 in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Buttigieg…

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Qatar Airways says it operated the world’s first fully vaccinated flight during the pandemic 

general says it flew the world’s first fully vaccinated flight on the Tuesday, April 6.  In a press release, the international airline identified its historic flight as QR6421, which is notably an Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.  The flight departed from Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, and completed a 3.5-hour roundtrip that flew over the Persian Gulf and Oman, according to social media posts from passengers and Qatar Airways.  ETIHAD AIRWAYS CLAIMS TO…

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