Virgin Atlantic said that the airline will reduce its schedule by about 80% per day by March 26, citing the “rapid acceleration” of the impact of COVID-19 on demand. The air carrier said given restrictions to international travel, it permanently terminate its London Heathrow-to-Newark route “with immediate effect.” The cuts will lead the company to…
Norwegian has extended plans to cancel flights and temporarily lay off staff, in the face of “stagnating demand and enforced travel restrictions by authorities worldwide”. Norwegian is a major carrier on transatlantic routes from London’s Gatwick airport, but the new US restrictions have effectively curtailed these operations, and the carrier now says that it will…
Austrian Airlines decided to temporarily terminate all regular flight operations starting Wednesday night, March 18, 2020.
Ryanair has announced plans to ground the majority of its aircraft fleet across Europe over the next 7 to 10 days due to covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, Ryanair said the airline is expecting to reduce its seat capacity by up to 80% and a full grounding of the fleet cannot be ruled out. Ryanair…
Finnair is now making substantial adjustments to its traffic and will reduce approximately 90 per cent of its normal capacity, compared to 2019, starting from the beginning of April 2020. These adjustments will be in effect until the situation improves. As of 1 April, Finnair will temporarily operate only approximately 20 routes, ensuring certain critical…
The COVID-19 crisis has continued to spread in recent days, leading many countries to take increasingly stringent measures in an attempt to slow the rate of spread of the epidemic. Some countries have imposed constraints on the movement of travellers from France, the Netherlands or more broadly from Europe. In France, the transition to a…
TUI Group announced that it was suspending, in line with government guidelines, the vast majority of all travel operations until further notice. All updates on TUI website. “This temporary suspension is aimed at contributing to global governmental efforts to mitigate the effects of the spread of the Covid-19,” the travel giant said in a statement.…
The owner of British Airways said the airline would cut capacity drastically to try to survive the coronavirus outbreak. IAG the owner of British Airways, said it would cut its flying capacity by at least 75% in April and May and its outgoing boss Willie Walsh would defer his retirement.
easyJet said the airline would cut capacity drastically to try to survive the coronavirus outbreak. EasyJet said it could ground the majority of its fleet on a rolling basis, and its chief executive Johan Lundgren called for coordinated government backing to help the aviation industry survive.
Due to the Latvian government’s decision to suspend international air traffic starting on March 17 in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus, all airBaltic connections will be temporarily suspended starting on March 17 until April 14, including operations of airBaltic from Estonia and Lithuania, the airline announced.
Air New Zealand is further reducing capacity across its network as coronavirus reduces demand for travel. The airline has placed itself into a trading halt today to allow it time to more fully assess the operational and financial impacts of global travel restrictions. On its long-haul network Air New Zealand will be reducing its capacity…
Due to the US restrictions for travelers from Europe, Air Tahiti Nui will not stop at LAX, making #TN64 the longest domestic flight in the world with 16h30 from Papeete to Paris Track the flight
