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NewsNo Lidl ground? Ryanair and Dublin airport chiefs clash on pricing
Complaints from airline chiefs about airport charges are as old as the industry itself, but a discussion at an ACI Europe conference today showed that the issue has a fresh relevance amid the coronavirus crisis. During a robust but good-humoured debate, Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary and the head ...
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NewsUK seals fresh air services deal with USA
UK and US officials have today signed an air services agreement to ensure flights can continue between the two countries once the existing EU transition period ends this year. Currently flights are covered under the existing air services agreement between the EU and the USA. But the UK’s Brexit transition ...
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NewsWizz chief urges airports to end ‘cosy status quo’ with airlines
Airports must reconsider their relationships with incumbent airlines which may not be able to deliver on capacity expectations during the Covid-19 recovery, in the view of Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi. “In certain places there used to be a cosy set-up, a cosy status quo,” Varadi stated during an ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ expand domestic network amid continued recovery
China’s three largest carriers grew their domestic networks in October, tapping into second- and third-tier cities to launch new routes, as they recorded yet another month of domestic traffic recovery.
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NewsDOT clears Aer Lingus’ entry into transatlantic joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved Aer Lingus’ entry to an existing joint business that includes American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair.
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NewsTravel bubbles a ‘big step in right direction’: AAPA chief
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) sees the establishment of travel bubble arrangements — such as the recently-announced example between Singapore and Hong Kong — as a “big step in the right direction” to restarting cross-border travel amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsCathay’s ‘very difficult’ October sees first traffic decline in months
Cathay Pacific cut capacity in October — the first time in nearly half a year — as it saw passenger load factor for the month plummet to its lowest since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsAirlines have ample capacity for vaccine transport: Cargolux chief
Concerns about a lack of air cargo capacity for the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines – even those requiring the maintenance of extremely cold temperatures during transit – are unfounded, in the view of Cargolux chief executive Richard Forson.
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NewsIATA calls on Latin American countries to lower travel barriers
Aviation trade group IATA is calling on Caribbean and Latin American governments to implement more coronavirus testing, reduce taxes and quit restrictive quarantine requirements in order to kick-start travel as carriers prepare for a high season beginning with end-of-year holidays.
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NewsSouth Africa’s Airlink underlines independence with new livery
South African carrier Airlink has unveiled a new livery to mark its move to standalone operations.
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NewsCargolux looking ‘very closely’ at 777-300ER freighter conversion
Cargolux is examining the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion as a potential candidate to meet its future fleet requirements, according to the airline’s chief executive Richard Forson.
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NewsKLM keeps focus on retaining destinations despite capacity cuts
Dutch carrier KLM now expects to operate around 40% of its pre-crisis levels of capacity on European routes over the coming months as a result of fresh travel restrictions imposed to counter the coronavirus. It expects to serve around 90-95% of the European destinations it flew to pre-crisis. The majority ...
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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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NewsJetBlue chief views 2021 as ‘perfect time’ for London launch
JetBlue Airways plans to launch transatlantic services in the second half of 2021 amid what it expects to be a resurgence in demand for air travel, according to the airline’s chief executive Robin Hayes.
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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.