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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: November 2020 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, airport passenger throughput, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsShift to domestic markets helps Volotea limit crisis impact on traffic
European carrier Volotea is crediting a shift of its network strategy to focus on domestic flights for a July-September traffic performance in which declines in passenger levels were kept to less than a quarter. Volotea says it handled 2.4 million passengers in the third quarter, down only 23% on the ...
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NewsAir Canada Rouge relaunches with Cancun flight
Air Canada Rouge on 2 November flew passengers from Toronto to Cancun, Mexico, marking the first time it has operated since the start of the coronavirus pandemic travel downturn in March.
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NewsRyanair and Wizz traffic down 70% in October
Traffic data released this morning from European low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air for October shows passenger levels running 70% down on prior-year levels as travel restrictions across Europe took further hold.
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NewsRyanair’s O’Leary plots aggressive post-Covid strategy
Ryanair will exit the coronavirus crisis leaner, more competitive and ready for expansion, group chief executive Michael O’Leary has vowed. The low-cost carrier is using the crisis to “rapidly restructure our cost base”, he explained during a 2 November half-year results call. All of the major expense items – wages, ...
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NewsRomanian budget carrier Blue Air to add Heathrow and Frankfurt
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air is to switch its London flights to Heathrow from December and launch Frankfurt services next summer as it bids to challenge network carriers in their hubs. Blue AIr has served London Luton airport since 2012, but will begin Bucharest to Heathrow flights from the start ...
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NewsComair restart hopes boosted by competition commission backing
Comair’s efforts to resume operations have been bolstered after competition regulators backed a consortium’s proposed bid to acquire the South African carrier from business rescue.
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NewsRossiya sets up pilot corps to prepare for Superjet 100 operations
Russian carrier Rossiya has established a new flight unit which will second pilots from parent Aeroflot Group to operate Sukhoi Superjet 100s on its network. Rossiya uses a mix of Boeing 747s and 777s for its long-haul services, as well as Boeing 737s and Airbus A320-family jets for short-haul operations. ...
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NewsEU targets common protocol for Covid testing of travellers
The European Commission is preparing common passenger testing, quarantine and tracking practices for member states to help ensure safe travel as it battles the Covid-19 pandemic. “Free movement within the EU and the border-free Schengen area are prized achievements of European integration – the Commission is working to ensure that ...
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NewsSouthwest’s O’Hare service to take flight on Valentine’s Day
Southwest Airlines will commence operating flights for its new Chicago O’Hare service on 14 February, with 20 total departures to Nashville, Baltimore/Washington International, Denver, Dallas Love Field and Phoenix.
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NewsAAPA calls on governments to do more for air travel
While there have been “positive” steps taken to establish travel bubbles and essential travel ‘green lanes’ in the Asia-Pacific region, more can be done to better coordinate an air travel recovery amid the coronavirus crisis. Releasing its traffic data for September, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) doubled ...
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NewsArgentine LCC protests ongoing closure of El Palomar
Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has strongly protested the government’s decision to keep Buenos Aires’ secondary airport El Palomar closed as the country slowly reopens following the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsEasyJet to make 418 crew in Germany redundant
EasyJet will almost halve its fleet in Berlin amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsUnited extends point-to-point flights to Florida
In an effort to capture more of the leisure travel market while keeping its fleet active, United Airlines will extend its offering of point-to-point connections between the Northeast and Midwest USA to Florida beyond the winter holiday season.
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NewsTravel-warning removals prompt airline returns to Canary Islands
European airlines are increasing capacity to the Canary islands after the UK and German governments lifted travel warnings for the Spanish archipelago
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NewsState to recapitalise Finnish airports operator as traffic slumps
Finland is to provide a €350 million ($414 million) recapitalisation of state-owned airports operator Finavia amid the continued slump in air traffic demand. Passenger traffic remained 90% down in September across Finavia’s airports and 92% down at its biggest gateway, Helsinki. In response, Finavia will shut one of the three ...
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NewsParis airports operator cuts full-year traffic hopes on second wave
Paris airports operator Groupe ADP has lowered its traffic expectations for the remainder of the year and now expects passenger levels across its Parisian airports to be between 65% and 70% down on 2019. The company detailed the fresh outlook, which reflects the resurgence of the Covid-19 outbreak across Europe, ...
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NewsEmirates to serve Jordanian capital with A380
Emirates will next month deploy an Airbus A380 for some of its flights between Dubai and Amman as it boosts frequencies and capacity on the Middle Eastern route. The Jordanian capital will become the sixth city in Emirates’ network to be served with A380s, joining Cairo, Guangzhou, London Heathrow, Moscow ...
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NewsAlaska reports market improvement despite $431m Q2 loss
Alaska Air Group lost $431 million in the third quarter of 2020, though the company insists its passenger and financial figures continue improving month by month.
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NewsLufthansa Cargo plans ‘extensive and dense’ winter operation
Lufthansa Cargo plans to operate an “extensive and dense” freighter network during the winter season as air freight demand has held up amid the pandemic.