Networks – Page 58
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NewsGatwick opens lender talks over debt after losses continue in first half
London Gatwick airport has entered talks with lenders to temporarily waive financial covenants after posting a loss of £245 million ($339 million) in the first six months of the year as the Covid crisis continues.
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NewsTUI cuts summer capacity to 60% as UK restrictions weigh on demand
The European leisure giant had in May suggested that it expected to operate 75% of pre-crisis capacity from July onwards.
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NewsJetBlue set to launch inaugural transatlantic flight
JetBlue Airways is scheduled to launch its inagural flight to London on 11 August.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to start transatlantic flights from Edinburgh
Virgin Atlantic will launch flights to Barbados and Orlando from Edinburgh as part of wider capacity growth to the region.
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NewsSouthwest cuts third-quarter financial expectations as Covid-19 infections surge
Southwest Airlines has trimmed its third-quarter revenue forecast to reflect declining demand for air travel and a jump in ticket cancellations – both stemming from surging Covid-19 infections.
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NewsEuropean airport data confirms summer rebound
A raft of passenger statistics from the European airports sector provides further evidence of resurgent passenger demand across the continent.
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NewsIndonesia’s Super Air Jet kicks off operations
Super Air Jet, the new Indonesian carrier with links to Lion Group founder Rusdi Kirana, has commenced operations, weeks after teasing an imminent launch.
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NewsSpirit says it will return to normal operations ‘next week’
Spirit Airlines expects to resume normal operations by the middle of next week after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in the past six days due to staffing and weather issues.
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NewsBlue Air sees passenger numbers reaching pre-crisis parity in August
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air expects passenger numbers to match 2019 levels this month barring any new travel restriction announcements.
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NewsEurope’s airlines cautiously embrace signs of strong demand recovery
News that flight numbers in Europe exceeded Eurocontrol’s best-case scenario in July reflects the beginnings of a strong demand recovery in the region.
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NewsSAA closes in on relaunch after operating licence renewed
South African Airways has taken a step closer to resuming operations after the country’s civil aviation regulator renewed the carrier’s operating licence.
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NewsTransatlantic ‘already leading the recovery’ of Lufthansa long-haul business
The opening up of many European countries to non-essential travellers from the USA has kick-started a significant recovery in Lufthansa Group’s transatlantic passenger traffic.
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NewsRyanair enjoys busiest month for traffic in July since crisis hit
Ryanair has enjoyed its strongest month of traffic since the pandemic hit, carrying 9.3 million passengers at a load factor of 80% in July.
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NewsSpirit cancels half of its scheduled flights
For the third day in a row, Spirit Airlines has cancelled hundreds of flights due to what it calls “operational challenges”.
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NewsSpirit delays or cancels almost 1,000 flights
In the latest disruption to passenger air travel across the USA, Spirit Airlines has been forced to cancel more than one-third of its flights in the past two days.
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NewsRussian far east unified carrier to commence operations in mid-August
Russia’s new unified carrier to serve the eastern side of the country, which is being based on the operator Aurora, has started conducting test flights ahead of opening a full initial schedule on 20 routes in mid-August. Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin stated during a 30 July government meeting that a ...
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NewsThai AirAsia extends suspension as country reports record Covid-19 cases
Thai AirAsia has extended its domestic flight suspension for more than a week, as Thailand battles its worst-ever wave of coronavirus infections.
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NewsIndonesia extends domestic travel restrictions
Indonesia has imposed capacity limits on domestic flights as part of a raft of measures that includes restrictions on children travelling.
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NewsPandemic resurgence dashes domestic recovery hopes for AirAsia Group
Fresh waves of coronavirus infections in most of AirAsia Group’s key operating markets dampened any prospect of strong recoveries.
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NewsJetBlue to make ‘adjustments’ to transatlantic flight schedule
JetBlue Airways will make “schedule adjustments” to its transatlantic flights as the continued rapid spread of the highly-contagious “Delta” variant of the coronavirus as well as ongoing travel restrictions threaten to wreak havoc with the rebound of international air travel.