Photo Source: Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines customers as of May 4 are required to wear a face mask or appropriate face covering when traveling with the airline. The measure also applies to the airline’s staff. Aligning with best practice guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the move comes on the […]
Eurocontrol, a pan-European, civil-military organisation dedicated to support aviation in Europe, recently released a recovery plan aiming to put European aviation back in the air once more. According to the organization, while over a million flights fewer have operated across the European network compared with 2019 since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe,”air traffic
South Korea’s two state-owned banks, the Korea Development Bank (KDB) and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Exim Bank), will reportedly give up to 1.2 trillion won ($971 million) in liquidity to Korean Air Lines to help the company stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic. KDB and Exim Bank will provide Korean Air with 200 billion […]
The European Commission on Wednesday adopted a package of measures expected to provide relief to the transport sector that has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The package includes measures to support the aviation, rail, maritime, inland navigation and road sector and aims to solve practical problems, remove administrative burdens, and increase flexibility. According to
Photo Source: Lufthansa Group The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are asking all passengers to wear a mouth-nose cover onboard their flights as of Monday, May 4, in order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. According to an announcement, the company will recommend for passengers to wear them throughout the entire journey, i.e. […]
Photo Source: Lufthansa Group Lufthansa has announced the extension of its repatriation flight schedule until May 31 and the addition of new destinations, including Athens, Greece, to its program. Originally, the already greatly reduced flight schedule was valid until May 17, but the airline group decided to extend it due to the continuing COVID-19 national […]
Photo Source: @IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on regulators to take urgent action to help civil aviation operate seamlessly and safely between states during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to help facilitate the restart when the virus is contained. Specifically, IATA ηασ asked states to take the following immediate steps: […]
Emirates has ramped up its capability to process refunds, reaffirming its commitment to customers and travel trade partners impacted by travel disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. With nearly half a million refund requests pending to manage, the airline said it has taken proactive steps to restructure its backend procedures and boost resourcing to accelerate […]
The European Commission on Monday said that it approved a state-guaranteed 550 million euros public loan in favour of German charter airline Condor. The measure aims to partly compensate the airline for the damage suffered due to the Covid-19 outbreak. More specifically, Condor will receive a loan of 294 million euros as corona aid as […]
Key to getting Greek tourism back in motion is resolving the issue of air transport, according to Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas, who said that the measures for gradual return to pre-coronavirus (Covid-19) reality will be announced this week. “The biggest problem is air travel,” he said adding that the European Commission is expected to issue […]


















