By early summer, countries of the EU and beyond aim to issue vaccine passports that would let those who have been inoculated freely cross borders. The trend has given a lift to shares in airlines, with Lufthansa rising as much as 5% on Monday and IAG which owns Aer Lingus, British Airways, and Vueling climbing almost 4.5%. Ryanair shares also gained, by 2.5%, and in the US, shares in United Airlines rose 1%. “Airlines have done a lot of the spadework on digital travel passports and testing, and there's a huge impetus on governments to get some travel going,” he said. United Airlines said it is adding new seasonal routes out of the US to Athens, Dubrovnik, and Reykjavik – places expected to be open to US tourists this summer.

Source: Irish Examiner April 26, 2021 14:47 UTC