Networks – Page 55
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NewsBritish Airways chief says UK travel-restart framework ‘lacks ambition’
The UK government’s proposed framework to reopen international travel markets has its merits but fails to properly take into account the improving health situation, according to British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle.
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NewsVaccines ‘no guarantee’ for border reopening: Australia health minister
While Australia looks at “progressively opening up” its borders this year amid an ongoing inoculation drive, its health minister has cautioned that vaccination is “no guarantee” for reopening.
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NewsCanada’s PAL Airlines to expand to 11 cities this summer
Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada.
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NewsAllegiant to open crew base in Austin
Allegiant Air will invest $75 million in opening a base in Austin, Texas as it explores more ways to benefit from the rebound in leisure travel following the year-long coronavirus crisis.
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NewsFrench state to double Air France-KLM stake as part of recapitalisation
The European Commission has approved a €4 billion recapitalisation of Air France that will see the French state double its holding in Air France-KLM.
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NewsTrans-Tasman travel bubble to start on 19 April
Australia and New Zealand will have a go once again at establishing two-way, quarantine-free travel, with the latest arrangement set to begin from 19 April.
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NewsSpirit accuses JetBlue and American of coordinating beyond their alliance
Spirit Airlines is accusing JetBlue Airways and American Airlines of coordinating flights and routes outside of the scope of their new Northeast alliance.
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NewsBamboo Airways clinches London Heathrow slots
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has secured slots to operate flights to London Heathrow airport.
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NewsUS airports would receive $25bn under Biden infrastructure plan
US airports would receive $25 billion in funding under the infrastructure investment plan rolled out by President Joe Biden on 31 March.
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NewsRyanair to open Zagreb base as part of Croatian expansion
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to open a new base in Zagreb this summer as part of expansion plans for Croatia announced today which will also see it reopen its Zadar base.
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NewsAmerican to reactivate ‘most’ aircraft in Q2 amid rising demand
American Airlines will operate the majority of its fleet in the second quarter, in response to stronger-than-anticipated demand for domestic and short-haul air travel.
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NewsUnited expands flights to Latin America in May
United Airlines says that during the month of May it will exceed its pre-pandemic schedule to Latin America, 15 months after cutting service to the region as passenger demand plummeted amid the first wave of the coronavirus.
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NewsAirAsia sees recovery signs ahead after heavy 2020 loss
Low-cost carrier group AirAsia posted a net loss of MYR5.9 billion for 2020 as revenue slumped 74% and it was hammered by one-off costs during the pandemic-hit year.
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NewsQatar Airways to serve 140 destinations this summer
Qatar Airways plans to rapidly expand its network for the summer season to over 1,200 weekly flights and 140 destinations as it ramps up capacity into what it hopes is the tail end of the pandemic.
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NewsKenya Airways domestic flights hit by move to counter third pandemic wave
Kenya Airways and its low-cost unit Jambo Jet will today suspend a string of domestic services following moves in the country to counter concerns over a third wave of the coronavirus.
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NewsChinese airlines up domestic capacity from March-October
Chinese carriers will increase their domestic capacity for the summer and autumn schedules, by mounting extra flights and unveiling new domestic routes.
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NewsJetBlue appears to secure Heathrow slots from 2 August
JetBlue Airways appears to have secured 270 slots at London’s Heathrow airport for the summer travel season, as it launches low-cost transatlantic narrowbody service from the US East Coast.
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NewsUnited to add 26 domestic routes, increase international flying
United Airlines is adding more domestic point-to-point routes and upping its international flying as US travellers continue to book flights in greater numbers following the year-long global health crisis.
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NewsAir Baltic’s all-A220 fleet to help it ‘fly out’ of crisis: chief
Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss has reaffirmed the carrier’s commitment to an IPO, and expressed confidence that its strategy to become an all-Airbus A220 operator makes it “well-positioned” to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsWestJet hopes to restore full Canadian network by late June
WestJet intends to restore flights to several cities in eastern Canada in late June, a move meaning the company would again be flying to all the cities in Canada that it served before the pandemic.