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NewsOmicron hit sees Ryanair post weakest traffic month since June
Irish budget operator Ryanair carried 7 million passengers in January, at the top end of projections that had been revised downwards following capacity cuts due to Omicron travel restrictions.
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NewsIcelandic start-up brings Stewart airport back into transatlantic Play
Icelandic start-up Play Airlines is set to launch the first transatlanic flights to New York Stewart International airport since Norwegian cut its fledgling services there in 2019.
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NewsAirAsia X takes first step with Sydney service in scheduled flights return
Restructuring Malaysian long-haul, low-cost operator AirAsia X is to resume scheduled passenger services in February for the first time since the pandemic.
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NewsUS airlines cancel more than 2,000 flights ahead of snowstorm
US airlines have begun pre-emptively cancelling thousands of flights ahead of a harsh winter storm expected to dump up to 71cm (28in) of snow in some regions in the northeastern USA over the weekend.
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NewsNorwegian to operate 54 routes out of reopened Stockholm base this summer
Restructured low-cost carrier Norwegian is to set to operate 54 routes from Stockholm Arlanda after it reopens it base at the Swedish airport this summer for the first time since the pandemic.
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NewsEasyJet load factors clipped by Omicron but still positive on summer bounce
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is still expecting a return to pre-crisis capacity levels during the peak summer season this year after Omicron clipped its recovering load factor in December.
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NewsInternational air travel recovery continued in December despite Omicron impact
Demand for international air travel in December continued the upward trend that began in mid-2021, albeit at a slower growth rate than was forecast before the Omicron variant of Covid-19 began to spread around the world.
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NewsEuropean airports braced for tough start to 2022
European airports expect another slow start to this year after passenger numbers across the region ended 2021 still 59% below pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsAirline body hails ‘landmark day’ as UK drops day-two Covid-19 tests
A UK airline association has hailed 24 January as a “landmark day” after the country’s transport minister confirmed day-two Covid-19 testing will soon be dropped for fully vaccinated arrivals.
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NewsIATA’s Walsh slams UK as it raises summer slots use threshold to 70%
IATA director general Willie Walsh has hit out at the UK decision to set ‘use it or lose it’ slot rules at a 70% threshold for the coming summer, arguing it ”makes a mockery” of its claims to be support the airline recovery.
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NewsUS DOT suspends 44 flight segments served by Chinese carriers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has suspended 44 flight segments operated by Chinese air carriers in retaliation for Chinese cancellation of flights by US carriers due to alleged violation of the Asian country’s Covid-19 rules.
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NewsUnited expects to cut more routes due to pilot shortage
United Airlines will likely cut more routes to secondary cities in coming months due to an acute shortage of pilots for regional aircraft.
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NewsAvinor pushes back decision on new airport for Bodo
Norwegian airports operator Avinor has postponed a development decision on its involvement for a new airport at Bodo in the north of the country by a year, citing continued financial uncertainty in the market.
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NewsAmerican now anticipates full recovery no sooner than 2023
American Airlines has pushed back the timeframe by which it expects to fully recover from the pandemic downturn to no sooner than 2023.
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NewsAT&T delays 5G rollout at ‘limited number’ of towers amid US flights row
One of the two US cellular companies due to rollout their fifth-generation wireless networks tomorrow, AT&T, is to voluntarily defer activating a limited number of towers located around particular runways amid the continuing row about the impact of 5G transmissions on airline operations.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to codeshare with LATAM Airlines
Delta Air Lines partners Virgin Atlantic and LATAM Airlines are to begin codesharing on flights between and beyond London and Sao Paulo.
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NewsUS DOT approves Norse Atlantic flights between Europe and USA
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved Scandinavian long-haul operator Norse Atlantic Airways’ application to operate scheduled and chartered service between Europe and the USA.
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NewsChina Southern celebrates A380 pilot who spent 189 days quarantined in 2021
China Southern Airlines has described one of its Airbus A380 pilots as the “King of Quarantine” after he spent 189 days in isolation during 2021.
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NewsAirlines brace for tough start to 2022 as Omicron response hits bookings
Ticket bookings for international travel in particular have taken a hit amid the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according IATA.
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NewsUK regulator drops IAG-Air Europa probe after tie-up termination
UK competition regulators have dropped their probe into the IAG-Air Europa merger, after the two sides terminated the tie-up in the form originally envisioned. IAG had proposed to acquire the whole of Spanish carrier Air Europa’s share capital from parent Globalia, an agreement which was subsequently amended a number of ...