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NewsEmirates chief expects ‘meaningful’ capacity return in Q4
The impact of Covid-19 variants on government-imposed travel restrictions is likely to delay a “meaningful” restart of international travel until the fourth quarter of this year, in the view of Emirates president Tim Clark.
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NewsPre-Covid hub and fleet plans still hold up: Emirates chief
Emirates Airline will bounce back strongly from the Covid-19 crisis without any fundamental changes to its business model, according to the operator’s president Tim Clark, with its mix of widebody aircraft enabling it to take advantage of likely supply-side shortages in the coming years.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic expects early-summer passenger demand recovery
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic has written off the normally busy Easter travel season and now expects a recovery in passenger numbers to begin in May-June, chief executive Shai Weiss has indicated. Noting that he has been forced to repeatedly push back his expectations for a recovery in travel demand, Weiss ...
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NewsChinese airlines saw 60% plunge in January passenger traffic
Airlines in China carried fewer passengers in January, amid a resurgence of local coronavirus cases that threaten to upend recovery momentum.
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NewsAllegiant announces 34 new routes
Allegiant Air will launch 34 new nonstop routes to domestic leisure destinations as the airline continues to plan for customers to return in larger numbers during the summer travel season.
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NewsAir Canada suspends flights to USA, Latin America, Europe and Asia
Air Canada is temporarily cutting 17 more routes as it struggles to operate amid government travel restrictions designed to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
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NewsUK mandates hotel quarantines for returning red-list passengers
The UK is to launch mandatory hotel quarantines for UK and Irish residents returning from “red list” states where transmission rates of Covid-19 are high. “In short, this means that any returning residents from these countries will have to quarantine in an assigned hotel room for 10 days from the ...
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NewsAmerican expands international schedule from Miami
American Airlines is expanding international service from its Miami hub, with new direct flights to Tel Aviv and Paramaribo, Suriname, set to launch in June and July, respectively.
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: February 2021 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including international and domestic travel restrictions, 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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NewsWizz to close Trondheim base
Wizz Air is to close its recently opened Tronheim base as Covid-19 continues to disrupt air travel in Norway.
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NewsNorwegian flew eight aircraft on average in restriction-hit January
Restructuring low-cost carrier Norwegian operated an average of just eight aircraft in January as a result of services curtailed by travel restrictions.
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NewsAirline passenger traffic saw sharpest decline in history during 2020
The coronavirus-ravaged airline industry experienced its sharpest-ever decline in passenger demand during 2020, as global traffic fell 65.9% from 2019 levels, according to full-year data released by IATA today.
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NewsAir cargo demand decline in 2020 ‘worst since records began’
The air cargo sector – touted as the airline industry’s bright spot during the coronavirus crisis – saw its largest year-on-year fall in demand since IATA records began during 2020, although the final quarter brought signs of the gap closing.
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NewsWizz to open Sarajevo base in May
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is establishing a base in Sarajevo, in an effort to boost its market position in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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NewsIATA outlines scenario where Covid variants pummel 2021 traffic
The global airline industry might only see traffic growth of around 13% from 2020 levels this year amid the impact of new variants of Covid-19, according to a potential scenarios presented by IATA.
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NewsUK advertising body rules Ryanair vaccine claims ‘misleading’
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Ryanair “Jab and go” television advertisements must not be broadcast again in forms that attracted more than 2,300 complaints.
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NewsQantas could launch Project Sunrise flights in 2024
Qantas could introduce ultra-long-haul flights under its delayed Project Sunrise programme as soon as 2024, according to the carrier’s chief executive, Alan Joyce.
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NewsA380 can return and generate cash: Qantas chief
Qantas is likely to fly its Airbus A380s again, according to the Australian carrier’s chief executive Alan Joyce, particularly on routes where tight scheduling is a factor.
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NewsMyanmar’s Yangon International airport closed after military coup
Myanmar has shut its primary gateway Yangon International airport, after the military seized power on 1 February.
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Airline BusinessTraffic data shows how pandemic upset traditional hub dominance in 2020
Trying to make sense of the passenger traffic data for 2020 at airports is a nigh on impossible task given the dramatic declines reported across the globe. For an industry coming off the back of a decade of non-stop growth, at largely above-trend rates, the levels of traffic falls are ...