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 …
IAG Cargo ended 2020 with the departure of its 1000 th charter flight since March that year. The new charter flights were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and utilise aircraft from the Group that would, in normal times, not be available. The 1000 th flight from London Heathrow to Los Angeles Airport was on a B777-200 and included a la …
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 …
Canadian airline WestJet is set to reduce its capacity by a third following the new travel restrictions recently implemented by the government of Canada. Alongside the drop in capacity, the airline expects to stand down the equivalent of 1,000 employees across the organization. Yesterday, Canada brought in new rules stating that passengers can’t ent …
As the UK enters another strict lockdown, Wizz Air has followed Ryanair’s example and is making dramatic changes to its flight schedule. The airline revealed today that its January schedule is undergoing some serious cuts. Schedule changes Just this morning, Ryanair announced that it would be slashing flights during the UKs third national lockdown. N …
Over the last couple of days, Qantas made the news by timetabling international flights back into their schedules from July 1. But they appear not to have run those plans by the Australian Government. The airline often works in lockstep with the Australian Government and enjoys good ties with it. This time, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Michae …
Airlines for America has reportedly approached US Vice President Mike Pence backing a proposal to implement pre-departure testing for all international arrivals. The group has also called for the government to rescind a travel ban on those originating in Europe, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. Despite being nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, t …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed deep frustration with Canada’s new COVID-19 testing requirement for all arriving air travelers due to come into effect as of 7 January 2021. While the industry for months has been calling for systematic testing to re-open borders without quarantine measures, these pleas have fallen on dea …
Recaro Aircraft Seating supplies Emirates’ first Premium Economy cabin: Recaro Aircraft Seating has revealed a luxury seat for Emirates’ first Premium Economy cabin. The customised seat design was a result of a collaboration between Recaro and Emirates, which began in April 2019 at a seat show held in parallel to the Aircraft Interiors Expo. The er …
The air connectivity which is still decimated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is slowly recovering, giving more hopes to survive for the airlines worldwide. Both airlines and passengers expect the COVID-19 vaccine to help the aviation industry to bounce back quickly. However, analysts of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast …
Cuba is restricting travel from six countries from January 1 over COVID-19 fears. On the list are the United States, Mexico, Panama, the Bahamas, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. The Cuban government is not banning travel from those countries per se. Rather it is “restricting” travel from those countries. Commercial flights to Cuba only resumed in …
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