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NewsEmirates bolsters American services
Emirates is restarting operations to Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco and increasing capacity to other destinations in the Americas over the coming two months, as the Middle Eastern carrier continues to rebuild its long-haul network.
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NewsHeathrow passenger numbers slump 73% in 2020
Passenger numbers at Europe’s biggest hub London Heathrow were down almost three-quarters across the pandemic-hit 2020 as it handled just 1.1 million passengers in December.
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NewsTravellers to UK must present negative Covid-19 result
International passengers travelling to the UK will soon be required to present a negative Covid-19 test result prior to departure, under tighter restrictions announced today by the government.
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NewsAir travel demand flatlined in November: IATA
Air travel demand remained sharply down in November, IATA’s latest industry statistics show, as resurgent Covid-19 cases and renewed travel restrictions battered passenger confidence.
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NewsCathay to resume limited number of UK flights
Cathay Pacific will operate a handful of flights from Hong Kong to London Heathrow from 12 January, but return services will remain suspended.
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NewsEasyJet to slash network amid UK lockdown
EasyJet is paring back its operations to just “essential connectivity” between key UK cities and select international routes, as the low-cost carrier’s home country enters a further national lockdown. Existing operations will run up to and including 10 January, to enable passengers to return to the UK, after which the ...
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NewsRyanair, Wizz ended 2020 with traffic still in the doldrums
Low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air saw another month of heavy traffic decline in December, as respective passenger numbers fell by 83% and 80% against the same month in 2019.
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NewsQantas eyes international network restart in July, amid government criticism
Qantas is looking to restart international flights from July, in a move that has earned the rebuke of the Australian government.
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NewsRecovery in flight numbers not likely until 2026: Eurocontrol
Eurocontrol does not expect flight numbers in European airspace to recover to 2019 levels until 2026, according to its latest projection.
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NewsWizz Air Abu Dhabi confirms Athens for first flight
Wizz Air’s new Abu Dhabi unit will operate its first flight on 15 January, to Greek capital Athens, part of an initial network of destinations across the Mediterranean and Caucasus regions. Services to another Greek city, Thessaloniki, will begin on 4 February, to be followed in the coming months by ...
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NewsNew China Eastern unit OTT carries out debut flight
China Eastern Airlines’ new Shanghai-based start-up OTT Airlines launched flights on 28 December. The SkyTeam carrier in February detailed plans to launch the carrier, which will operate Comac’s ARJ21 and C919 aircraft on routes in mainland China. Source: China Eastern OTT Airlines launched flights on 28 December 2020 ...
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NewsAlitalia replacement ITA plans 2021 start with 52 aircraft: reports
The new Italian airline being established to replace Alitalia has outlined plans to commence operations in April 2021 with an operation about half the size of its predecessor’s, according to media reports in Italy.
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NewsRyanair to restore Shannon base next summer
Ryanair has confirmed it will reopen its base at Shannon airport this summer and called on the Irish government to act to incentivise travel to secure at capacity at Cork and Dublin.
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NewsEC urges states to allow essential travel from the UK
European regulators are calling for a “coordinated approach” from states under which borders should remain open to essential travel from the UK rather than blanket bans which several countries around the world have implemented in response to the emergence of a new strain of the coronavirus. The European Commission is ...
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NewsBlock on UK airline travel shows need for Covid-19 testing regime: IATA
IATA believes the sudden blocking of flights from the UK by dozens of countries proves the importance of introducing universal Covid-19 testing regimes to keep international travel open.
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NewsIndia bans UK travel, as other Asia-Pacific states mull similar measures
The Indian government has banned all flights to and from the UK, over fears of a newly-discovered coronavirus strain that seems to be far more infectious.
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NewsCAA hits back as Ryanair blames ‘policy shift’ for cancelling UK routes
Irish carrier Ryanair cites a ’sudden change of policy’ from the Civil Aviation Authority for cancelling 12 UK domestic and non-European Union international routes, although the regulator insists it has a long-standing policy that UK-licensed operators should not heavily rely on wet-leasing foreign-registered aircraft for such services. Ryanair says the ...
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NewsBritish Airways will test all inbound passengers to New York at governor’s request
At the request of New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo, British Airways will be testing all New-York-bound passengers from the UK prior to departure as a new, more contagious mutation of the coronavirus rages in the southwest of England.
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Airline BusinessHow might new Covid-19 strains affect the airline industry’s outlook?
The emergence of more infectious strains of Covid-19 and the consequent restrictions placed on travel to and from the UK, Denmark and South Africa could have significant implications for the airline industry’s recovery path.
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NewsFresh Europe travel restrictions ‘worst possible timing’ for airlines: analysts
New restrictions on travel to and from the UK amid concerns over a new Covid-19 variant are the “worst possible timing” for airlines expecting a desperately needed boost in fortunes over the holiday period, in the view of analysts at Bernstein.