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NewsVariety of Covid-19 entry requirements baffles US travellers
US airline customers tend to get confused about region-by-region and state-by-state Covid-19 entry requirements when searching for flights to leisure destinations, often leading them to take the path of least resistance and book flights to Florida beaches, American Airlines’ chief revenue officer Vasu Raja has observed.
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NewsUK leisure carrier Jet2 to open Bristol base
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is to launch a base at Bristol airport and will offer 29 destinations next summer.
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NewsSouth African start-up Lift set to launch in December
South African start-up carrier Lift is aiming to launch domestic services in December with flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town and George.
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NewsHeathrow blames UK government for ‘catastrophic decline’
London Heathrow has warned that the lack of a Covid-19 airport testing regime in the UK has left it “unable to compete” with rival European gateways, after reporting that passenger numbers in October had declined by 82% year on year. October’s figures represent the “eighth consecutive month of catastrophic decline” ...
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NewsCovid testing at airports ‘a waste of time’: Ryanair chief
Pre-flight testing for coronavirus only makes sense if it is delivered before passengers arrive at airports, in the view of Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsSingapore, Hong Kong travel bubble begins 22 November
The air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong — the first such arrangement for both cities — will commence on 22 November, allowing for all forms of travel without having to undergo a 14-day quarantine. Outlining further details on the travel arrangements, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore ...
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NewsUnited Airlines returns to New York’s JFK airport
United Airlines will return to New York’s John F Kennedy International airport in early 2021 with flights to the US West Coast, aiming to benefit from new trends in travel following the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsVaccines mean summer could see 80% of 2019 demand: Ryanair chief
Intra-European air travel is likely to see “some degree of normality” in summer 2021 as a result of positive vaccine developments, according to Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsMexico’s VivaAerobus returns to 100% of pre-covid capacity
Mexico’s VivaAerobus says it will become the first airline in the Americas to return to 100% of pre-coronavirus capacity in November.
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NewsCanada supports essential air service in Yukon
The government of Canada has signed a new agreement to support essential air services to remote communities in the far-northwestern province of Yukon.
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NewsSunwing restarts operations after 230 days
Canada’s Sunwing Airlines began flying last week after 230 days during which the holiday specialist had grounded its fleet in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUnited adds 1,400 flights ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday
United Airlines is adding 1,400 flights ahead of the all-important Thanksgiving holiday weekend as US leisure travellers prepare to visit family and friends in other parts of the country, many for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAviation will need 27,000 new pilots in 2021 as shortage continues despite downturn: CAE
Despite an industry slump that has seen mass pilot layoffs, the global civil aviation industry will still require an estimated 27,000 new pilots by the end of 2021, or 264,000 over the coming decade.
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OpinionPositive vaccine news comes just as airline industry needed it the most
Carriers in the northern hemisphere are heading into a winter season that is likely to be bleaker than even their worst pre-pandemic nightmares could have imagined.
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NewsWizz pares new Norwegian domestic routes
Wizz Air is temporarily pulling back several of its new Norwegian domestic services during November. That carrier says it has “decided to implement some short-term temporary flight cancellations” following recommendations from the Norwegian government that individuals hold back from domestic travel. Source: Wizz Air “The airline continues ...
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NewsSouth Africa's Comair to restart with 15 aircraft on 1 December
South African carrier Comair will initially operate 15 aircraft across its two airline brands when it restarts flights from 1 December.
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NewsBlue Air continues hub push by switching Paris flights to Charles de Gaulle
Romanian budget carrier Blue Air will in December begin flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle as it continues a move into Europe’s biggest hubs. In a social media post, the Romanian carrier says it will switch its existing Bucharest-Paris service from Beauvais to Charles de Gaulle from 18 December. ...
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NewsGerman airports edge closer to receiving state support
Germany’s federal and regional governments will discuss over the next two weeks the possibility of providing state aid to airports in the country to help them recover from the Covid-19 crisis. The European Commission in August approved a proposal by Germany that would enable authorities at federal, state and municipal ...
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NewsEasyJet further cuts winter capacity and sells more aircraft
EasyJet will now operate no more than 20% of its planned capacity in the last quarter of the calendar year and has sealed sale-and-leaseback deals covering a further 11 aircraft as it continues efforts to counter the crisis.
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NewsFresh lockdown prompts British Airways to suspend Gatwick flights
British Airways is suspending flights at London Gatwick airport as a result of the fresh national lockdown in the UK which took effect today. The Oneworld carrier, which consolidated flights at London Heathrow airport during the first wave of the pandemic earlier this year, says it is reducing flights at ...