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Hong Kong Airlines: Safety comes first
Harry S. Johnson- May 29, 2020To help travelers book with confidence and fly with assurance, Hong Kong Airlines has introduced the following to enhance customer ... Read More
Frankfurt Airport plans more destinations from June
Harry S. Johnson- May 29, 2020Flight services at Frankfurt Airport are being stepped up significantly from the first week in June. They will focus on ... Read More
Tourists from 29 countries can travel to Greece starting June 15
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2020Greece's Tourism Ministry announced that visitors from 29 countries will be allowed to enter the country starting from June 15. ... Read More
Chinese airlines operate more flights than US carriers in May
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2020Airline tracking data shows that from Friday, May 1, 2020 up to and including Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Chinese airlines ... Read More
Safe Travels Stamp by WTTC: Rebuilding.travel has a question
George Taylor- May 29, 2020Bringing back business for aviation, airports, MICE, and tour operators are the intention of the World Travel & Tourism Council ... Read More
Flights to Hawaii: Get ready for 72 hour testing prior to boarding
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 29, 2020The United States and the world can learn a lot from the State of Hawaii. The world should learn from ... Read More
China Domestic Air Travel Surpasses 50% Pre-COVID-19
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 29, 2020Based on the number of issued air tickets, China domestic air travel has reached more than 50% of what it ... Read More
Southwest to return to full schedule by year’s end with new Ontario-Houston route
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Ontario International Airport (ONT) officials cheered word from Southwest Airlines that the carrier intends to return to its full flight ... Read More
Wizz Air announces new base in Larnaca
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Wizz Air announced today its 28th base in Larnaca. The airline will base 2 Airbus A320 aircraft at Larnaca airport ... Read More
TAP Air Portugal re-launches North American service
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Following Portugal’s completion of its three phases of re-opening next week, TAP Air Portugal is recommencing air service from North ... Read More
Best case scenario: Ukraine International Airlines presents recovery strategy
Harry S. Johnson- May 28, 2020Ukraine International Airlines?expects to resume operations by referencing the best case scenario provided that the entry/exit restrictions for both Ukrainian ... Read More
EasyJet’s cost-cutting may be misguided
Chief Assignment Editor- May 28, 2020Following easyJet’s announcement that it plans to reduce its fleet, staff and operational costs amid the COVID-19 crisis, industry experts ... Read More
United Airlines CEO sends message to nearly 100,000 carrier’s employees
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020J. Scott Kirby, Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines, today issued the following message to nearly 100,000 United Airlines employees: ... Read More
United Airlines turns old uniforms into masks for employees
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020United Airlines delivered 7,500 face coverings over the past week to front line employees at San Francisco International Airport and ... Read More
Finance Minister Boddenberg elected as new Chairman of Fraport’s Supervisory Board
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020Fraport AG’s Supervisory Board, in an extraordinary meeting today, elected Hessian finance minister Michael Boddenberg as their new chairman. ?Michael ... Read More
Domestic travel is about to boom
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020While most travel has been put on pause because of the COVID-19 pandemic, May 2020 survey indicates new travel trends ... Read More
Lufthansa AG postpones decision on convocation of General Meeting
Harry S. Johnson- May 27, 2020At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG discussed the acceptance of the stabilization package offered by ... Read More
Australia and New Zealand Get Ready for Your Hawaii Holidays!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 27, 2020Protecting the people of Hawaii - and not ratings - is the priority of Mayor Kirk Caldwell of the City ... Read More
FAA restricts airspace for upcoming space flight
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020The?Federal Aviation Administration?(FAA) has?issued multiple?Notice to Airmen (NOTAMS)?Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) around Cape Canaveral, Fla., through Wednesday, May 27,?2020. The ... Read More
IGLTA presents global snapshot of LGBTQ+ traveler sentiment
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) recently surveyed members of the LGBTQ+ community to gauge their attitudes toward leisure travel ... Read More
Fraport AGM 2020: Shareholders approve all agenda items
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020At Fraport AG’s first virtual-only Annual General Meeting (AGM) today, shareholders approved all agenda items. ? Shareholders ratified the actions ... Read More
LATAM Airlines files for bankruptcy protection in US
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020LATAM Airlines Group SA, the largest airline in Latin America, said today that it is seeking to restructure its debt, ... Read More
Airline debt to balloon by 28% to $550 billion by the end of year
Chief Assignment Editor- May 26, 2020The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released analysis showing that the?airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by ... Read More
ARC: Air ticket sales by US travel agencies down almost 52%
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today reported the following consolidated airline ticketing volume variances, compared to the same period in 2019. ... Read More
European Commission probes takeover of Transat by Ar Canada
Harry S. Johnson- May 25, 2020Transat A.T. Inc. has taken note of the European Commission's decision to open an in-depth ("Phase 2") investigation to assess ... Read More
Hawaii beat the Virus!
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 25, 2020Let Florida, California, Spain, or Italy reopen their travel and tourism industry. Beaches in Florida, California, Spain or Italy can ... Read More
Germany approves €9 billion ‘stabilization package’ for Lufthansa
Chief Assignment Editor- May 25, 2020Deutsche Lufthansa AG has been informed by the Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany that the ... Read More
EasyJet hit with ￡18 billion lawsuit over customer data breach
Harry S. Johnson- May 25, 2020International law firm PGMBM have issued a class action claim in the High Court of London on behalf of easyJet ... Read More
UK new quarantine laws is terrible news for Tourism in Greece
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2020Traveling to the UK after June 8 means two weeks of mandatory quarantine both for residents and visitors.? This is ... Read More
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport: Cargo traffic increased sharply in April and May
Harry S. Johnson- May 23, 2020Cargo-only transit through Sheremetyevo?Airport increased by 3.5 times from May 1 to?May 18?compared to the same period in April, when ... Read More
India’s Star Air gears up to resume flights
Harry S. Johnson- May 23, 2020A few days ago, Indian aviation industry took a great sigh of relief, when the India's Ministry of Civil Aviation ... Read More
Lufthansa to sell 20% ownership to the German Government
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2020Coronavirus is forcing one of the healthiest and largest airline group and Star Alliance member to its knees. The Government ... Read More
New arrivals to UK now have to spend two weeks in mandatory quarantine
Harry S. Johnson- May 22, 2020British government authorities announced that all new arrivals from abroad will be required to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine. New ... Read More
Luxaviation UK CEO announces retirement
Harry S. Johnson- May 22, 2020Luxaviation UK announced today that the company’s co-founder and CEO Patrick Margetson-Rushmore is to take early retirement from 31 May ... Read More
Air Canada announces new summer schedule, expands goodwill policy
Harry S. Johnson- May 22, 2020Air?Canada is offering customers a choice of nearly 100 destinations in Canada, the U.S. and around the world with an ... Read More
Heathrow: Significant role in bringing in vital medicine and equipment
Harry S. Johnson- May 22, 2020New British Government data reveals the significant role Heathrow airport has played in equipping front-line workers and hospitals in their ... Read More
