After a decade of growth, international route networks have been shattered by the global pandemic. Amid a myriad of operating challenges, airlines and airports are having to adapt their thinking to adapt to new market realities.
Airports 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.
Norwegian 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.
Condor 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.
Regional 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.
Jet2 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”.
Airline 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.
