All Networks news – Page 89
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NewsJetBlue complains it is being locked out of London slots
JetBlue Airways has complained to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it is being locked out of securing slots in London for its planned transatlantic expansion.
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NewsEuropean air travel ’collapses’ as focus shifts to summer recovery
ACI Europe now expects passenger traffic at the region’s airports to be down 56% against 2019 levels this year – a significant deepening from the 43% decline it forecast in October last year.
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NewsHong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines seeks rights to fly to over 100 cities
Hong Kong’s newest carrier Greater Bay Airlines has formally applied for air transportation rights to operate to more than 100 points in the Asia-Pacific region.
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News‘Complete stop’ in European air travel as Covid testing wipes out demand
Aircraft movements in European airspace are collapsing towards the low levels seen during the first wave of the pandemic in April, as more travel restrictions hit demand for airline operations, according to Eurocontrol.
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NewsFlydubai latest to reinstate Doha flights
Flydubai is to restore its service to Doha from 26 January, a day after fellow UAE carrier Etihad announced a resumption of flights to Qatar.
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NewsKLM temporarily suspends 270 flights
Dutch carrier KLM will reportedly suspend 270 flights to the Netherlands after the country’s government imposed new requirements to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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NewsDOT seeks to collect more ticket data from more US airlines
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) intends to collect additional passenger ticket data from airlines as part of an overhaul of its Origin-Destination Survey.
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Airline BusinessSAS leans on domestic markets amid intensifying competition
Large domestic markets have helped ease several carriers through the Covid-19 crisis, as travel restrictions and a fear of moving across borders bolster internal demand within countries with large populations and territories.
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NewsEtihad to restore Doha flights from mid-February
UAE carrier Etihad Airways is to restore service from Abu Dhabi to the Qatari capital Doha from 15 February following the restoration of diplomatic links between the Gulf states.
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NewsIndigo Partners founder banks on vaccine-led airline recovery
The co-founder of Indigo Partners, the private equity firm that holds stakes in several airlines from the USA to Hungary, has expressed his optimism that Covid-19 vaccines will lead to a recovery of leisure and VFR traffic in the second half of this year.
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NewsEmirates and Etihad to trial IATA’s Travel Pass
UAE-based carriers Emirates and Etihad will be among the first airlines in the world to use IATA’s Travel Pass app, with trials to begin in the first half of this year.
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NewsAustralia wary on reopening international borders this year despite vaccine
Australian officials have indicated its international borders are unlikely to reopen this year, even while it gets underway with vaccinating its population.
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NewsPassenger numbers plunged by over 70% across five biggest European hubs in 2020
Passenger numbers fell by more than 70% across Europe’s five biggest hubs last year as international travel ground to a virtual standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Airline BusinessWhat does Norwegian exit mean for long-haul, low-cost adventure?
Norwegian is ditching the long-haul, low-cost model it pioneered over the past decade, but will the carrier’s legacy be a longer lasting impact on the transatlantic market?
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NewsAirports call for further support as UK suspends travel corridor scheme
UK airports are calling for further government support to cover operating costs after the suspension of the country’s safe travel corridors programme as part of efforts to counter further strains of the coronavirus.
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NewsNorwegian to exit long-haul market
Troubled low-cost carrier Norwegian is abandoning its long-haul network as it sets out a scaled-back business model focused on Norwegian domestic, regional Scandinavian, and key European services. “Our short-haul network has always been the backbone of Norwegian and will form the basis of a future resilient business model,” states chief ...
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NewsCondor files complaint after Lufthansa ends feeder deal
German leisure carrier Condor has complained to federal competition authority Bundeskartellamt about Lufthansa Group’s decision to terminate a feeder flight agreement.
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NewsRegional jets will be ‘tactical weapon’ in airline recovery: CityJet chief
Regional jets are likely to become an important tool for Europe’s mainline carriers as the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis begins, according CityJet chief executive Pat Byrne.
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NewsJet2 suspends flights until late March
UK airline Jet2 is extending its suspension of all flights up to and including 25 March because of the “ongoing uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic”.
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NewsAirline bookings weaken as IATA warns recovery ‘some way away’
Forward airline bookings have weakened going into the first quarter of 2021, as IATA warns that the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better.