Category: Arrivals

EU Wants to Send More Migrants Away as Irregular Arrivals Grow

STOCKHOLM—European Union ministers on Thursday sought ways to curb irregular immigration and send more people away as arrivals rose from pandemic lows, reviving ideas for border fences and asylum centers outside of Europe. EU border agency Frontex reported some 330,000 unauthorized arrivals last year, the highest since 2016, with a sharp increase on the Western…


US Complaints Against Airlines Soar as On-time Arrivals Fall

WASHINGTON—U.S. consumers lodged more than quadruple the number of complaints against U.S. airlines in April compared with pre-pandemic levels as on-time arrivals fell, according to a report Thursday. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced on Thursday that it received 5,079 complaints about airline service in April, up more than 320 percent over the 1,205…


Ireland to Drop COVID-19 Test Requirement for Vaccinated Arrivals

DUBLIN—Ireland will no longer require vaccinated arriving travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test, Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Wednesday. A government spokesman said the change will take effect on Thursday. Unvaccinated travelers will still be required to show a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. Ireland introduced the…


UK Electric Van Startup Arrival to Build North Carolina ‘Microfactory’

LONDON—British electric van and bus startup Arrival said on Wednesday that it will build a new plant in North Carolina and much of its production will go to fulfilling an order from package delivery company UPS for up to 10,000 vehicles. Arrival’s “microfactory” in Charlotte will be the startup’s second U.S. plant and is due…