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NewsSpirit Airlines loses $288m loss in ‘challenging’ Q2
Spirit Airlines says the second quarter of 2021 was “challenging” as the industry slowly bounces back, and that it still faces a “choppy recovery”.
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Qantas to use IATA Travel Pass when international flights return
Qantas Group will roll out IATA’s Travel Pass digital health application when regular international flights return.
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AAPA reports another tough month for Asia-Pacific airlines
Following another month of dismal international traffic for Asia-Pacific airlines, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has called on governments to take “cohesive action” amid the continued coronavirus pandemic.
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Sun Country Q2 profit rises to $52m as scheduled service outperforms
Sun Country Airlines posted a $51.8 million profit in the second quarter of 2021 as leisure travel demand in its scheduled service rebounded strongly following the more-than year-long coronavirus crisis in the air transport industry.
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Allegiant posts Q2 profit, expresses optimism for the rest of 2021
Allegiant Travel Company, the parent of ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, posted a healthy profit in the second three months of the year as the company has returned to business levels last seen before the global health crisis.
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Asia-Pacific ‘recognising failure of zero-Covid approach’: IATA chief
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region that have sought to eliminate Covid-19 entirely are beginning to accept that such an approach is not sustainable, in the view of IATA director general Willie Walsh.
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IATA warns of ‘three speed’ airline recovery
IATA has sounded the alarm about the varying pace of the traffic recovery, as cargo and domestic continue to rebound strongly while international travel remains stifled by border restrictions.
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Hawaiian’s Q2 results improve as travel barriers ease
Hawaiian Holdings, parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, says relaxed travel restrictions for inbound travellers from the US mainland have gone a long way to help the airline’s bottom line during the second quarter of 2021.
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USA to maintain entry restrictions for non-citizens
The USA will maintain entry restrictions for foreign visitors as the coronavirus “Delta” variant continues spreading, thwarting airlines’ hopes of fully salvaging the summer travel season.
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Heathrow warns UK is falling behind Europe in travel and trade recovery
The UK’s travel restrictions “remain a barrier” to a more significant recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and mean the country is lagging the positive trends seen elsewhere in Europe, in the view of Heathrow Airport.
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Sabre describes challenges Covid-19 poses for Asia network planners
The uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus pandemic is a major headache for airline network planners in the Asia-Pacific.
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IATA calls European Commission’s slot rules ‘out of touch with reality’
IATA has sharply criticised the European Commission’s intentions to tighten slot rules for the winter travel season as “out of touch with reality”, as the region’s airlines are only just beginning to ramp up operations following the more than year-long coronavirus crisis.
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Airline Business Weekly Briefing: No more domestic bliss in Asia-Pacific
News this week that Australia’s domestic air travel market has been hit hard by a resurgence of Covid-19 cases reflects a growing trend of Covid-19 challenges in Asia-Pacific, with no easy answers.
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Air Canada ‘turning a corner’ as restrictions ease despite further heavy loss in Q2
Air Canada once again lost more than a billion Canadian dollars in the second quarter of the year as the airline continues to struggle to do business amid Canada’s ongoing travel strict restrictions.
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New TAP Air Portugal chief takes control as EU looks at latest state aid proposal
New TAP Air Portugal chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener has been in “listening mode” during her first few days in charge of the European operator, as uncertainty surrounds the business’s second tranche of state aid.
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Government aid pushes American to small second-quarter profit
American Airlines achieved a profit of $19 million in the second quarter of the year as the airline ramps up its operations in the face of dramatically increased leisure demand.
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United ‘bullish’ about business and international travel rebound
United Airlines executives are “bullish” about the carrier’s post-coronavirus recovery trajectory, and expect the business travel segment to accelerate significantly in the coming months.
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Canada’s WestJet declines federal aid
WestJet, Canada’s second largest airline, says it is “not actively pursuing financial support from the federal government” to help it navigate through the Covid-19 crisis
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Air Canada to offer 220 transborder flights per day after border reopening
Air Canada will offer up to 220 transborder flights every day after the government of Canada announced it would lift entry restrictions for US citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated beginning in August.
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US tourists may enter Canada from 9 August
Canada will re-open to vaccinated US leisure travellers on 9 August, almost 17 months after the border between the two nations was effectively sealed for non-essential travel in order to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
