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NewsOmicron is a setback, but won’t stop airline recovery: United’s Kirby
United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby believes Omicron – the highly mutated variant of Covid-19 recently discovered in South Africa – will be a short-term setback for airlines, but won’t stop the industry from moving toward full recovery.
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NewsAustralia extends domestic aviation support scheme as international reopening halted
The Australian government has extended a domestic tourism support scheme for another three months, as it pauses reopening international borders amid the discovery of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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In depthOmicron casts winter chill over Asia-Pacific’s recovery shoots
The newly-discovered Omicron variant of the coronavirus — along with the raft of travel restrictions swiftly imposed — is threatening to upend Asia-Pacific carriers’ recovery momentum.
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NewsCanadian airlines say new travel rules ‘create confusion’
Canadian airlines are calling the government’s new coronavirus travel rules for inbound travellers “piecemeal” and “narrow”, and warning the measures will further confuse air passengers looking to enter Canada.
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NewsBusiness travel patterns have shifted: American CEO
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker says the carrier has seen business travel patterns shift amid the pandemic, and that smaller companies are now on the leading edge of the return in corporate travel.
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NewsUS airlines prepare for busy Thanksgiving travel period
Major US airlines are preparing for an onslaught of passengers over the US Thanksgiving holiday long weekend later this month.
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NewsThai narrows operating loss for first nine months of 2021
Thai Airways International posted an operating loss of Bt21.5 billion ($658 million) for the first nine months of 2021, an improvement on its operating loss of Bt34 billion for the first nine months of 2020.
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NewsSingapore tweaks travel lane scheme for USA travelers
Singapore has adjusted vaccination accreditation requirements for vaccinated travelers from the USA, following public feedback.
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NewsAzul ‘bullish’ about future booking and revenue trends
Brazil’s Azul Airlines is “bullish” about booking and revenue trends after its revenue increased almost 60% from the second to third quarters of 2021.
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NewsResolute action need to re-boot Australian air travel: Inmarsat
A whitepaper sponsored by Inmarsat Aviation contends that Australia was particularly hard hit by coronavirus related travel restrictions, and that the country needs a unified approach for air travel to recover.
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NewsOutgoing Auckland airport chief calls for ‘more certainty’ about border reopening
The outgoing chief executive of Auckland Airport has hit out at the New Zealand government over uncertainty about when the country’s borders will reopen, while pressing them to “make a commitment now” about allowing fully-vaccinated travellers into the country without the need for quarantine or testing.
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NewsFrontier in “strong financial position”; expects recovery by Spring 2022
Frontier Airlines says it is in a “strong financial position” to get to pre-coronavirus levels by early 2022 despite the coronavirus’ Delta variant that ate into the carrier’s revenues in the third quarter of 2021.
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NewsGol reports wider Q3 loss, prepare to resume international flights
Gol reported a net loss of R$2.5 billion ($455 million) in the third quarter of 2021, but says that higher vaccination rates and the opening of borders across the hemisphere will boost travel in the coming busy summer holiday season.
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In depthAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: November 2021 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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OpinionQR quandary trips up re-boot of USA-Singapore air travel
Singapore’s acceptance of only one form of accreditation for travelers vaccinated in the USA highlights the thorny questions governments can encounter when reopening air travel.
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NewsVietnam plans for imminent international border reopening
Vietnam is set to crack open its tightly shut international borders, with the first international arrivals starting as early as the end of the year.
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NewsUS carriers prepare for influx of international travellers as entry ban is lifted
Major US passenger carriers are bracing for an influx of travellers ahead of the reopening of the country’s borders to fully vaccinated passengers from 33 countries, including most of Europe, scheduled for next week.
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NewsArgentina re-opens to vaccinated foreign tourists
Argentina, one of the last countries in Latin America to relax Covid-dependent entry restrictions, re-opens its borders to vaccinated foreign tourists on 1 November.
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NewsSingapore expands vaccinated travel lane scheme to Australia, Switzerland
Singapore has extended its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme to cover Australia and Switzerland.
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NewsHawaiian third-quarter suffers under coronavirus Delta variant fears
Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, experienced an uneven third quarter after fears about the coronavirus’ more-virulent Delta variant battered the carrier’s advance bookings and the state’s governor told tourists to stay away.