In an attempt to reduce or stop the spreading of the new COVID-19 variants in the region, the Latin American Governments are imposing new travel restrictions. So far, no country has officially closed its airspace; nevertheless, it is a possibility. The airlines in Latin America are readapting once again to the uncertainty. Latin America already has …
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) data of daily passenger throughput shows that numbers have since reduced after the busy holiday season. Numbers have again dipped below 900,000 passengers in a day, keeping US airlines in a bind as the recovery stays flat. US passenger numbers slide About a week ago, US airlines were coming off the single …
As Australia decreases the number of passengers it will allow into the country each week, confirmed tickets on commercial and repatriation flights to Australia are being canceled. Passenger lists on three scheduled Qantas repatriation flights into Brisbane are being halved. This includes a flight from Los Angeles to Brisbane this week. New limits se …
China Southern Airlines is temporarily suspending its twice-weekly A380 service to London Heathrow. Outbound flight CZ303 and the return flight, CZ304, are not operating between January 14 and January 28, 2021. The airline attributes this to prevention and control advice regarding the COVID-19 pandemic from the Chinese Government. This follows Chin …
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian doesn’t think his airline or the airline industry will begin to turn around until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely distributed. Mr Bastian believes the airline industry will continue to stagger along, as it did over much of 2020, until most travelers are vaccinated and confident to fly again. “While we have high hopes that …
A New Zealander is claiming Jetstar ground staff at Queenstown Airport got stuck into her box of cherries. The unidentified woman was checking in for a flight to Auckland last month and was told her luggage was overweight. The passenger surrendered the box of cherries, but when she chased it up the following day, she discovered the box was signific …
Icelandair recognizes the wonders that its country has to offer. The airline has expressed that there are plenty of tourism opportunities across Iceland, and it aspires to play an integral part in the nation’s progress in this field. Simple Flying recently had the opportunity to speak with the chief executive officer of Iceland’s flag carrier, Bogi …
Qatar Airways has completed its first service to Saudi Arabia since the latter ended its blockade. The flight saw an Airbus A350 completing the short hop from Doha to Riyadh earlier this afternoon. Recently, there have been many positive developments in air traffic in the Middle East. Last year one of the big stories was that a direct air corridor h …
Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1 st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March). The addition of these three destinations will take Emirates’ North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washing …
The new airline EGO Airways is planning to launch point-to-point domestic routes in Italy beginning March 2021. On January 7, 2021, EGO Airways started ticket sales for travel starting from March 2021. EGO Airways is planning to operate on underserved routes. It will offer service to Forli Airport (FRL), Florence Airport (FLR), Catania Fontana …
Many airlines hastened to meet a cargo demand that found itself without its usual supply of aircraft bellies in 2020. Meanwhile, already established top cargo carriers were well-poised to make the most of the situation. Since the beginning of the crisis, Emirates SkyCargo has recruited an A380 for cargo charter, flown 50 humanitarian flights to Bei …
With the drop in business travel, airlines have shifted their focus toward leisure demand. This change has caused airlines to focus on “sun and fun” destinations — cities focused more on beach tourism. United Airlines has done this throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and will add one more of these routes to their route network. The airline will add a …
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