Photo Source: IATA Europe’s airline companies stand to lose more than 76 billion dollars in revenues in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The association estimates that the Covid-19 health crisis will result in a sharp 46 percent decline of in passenger demand against 2019 levels, and […]
Photo source: Qatar Airways Qatar Airways on Wednesday informed that it is currently the only Middle East Carrier flying to Athens and one of the few international flights that are currently flying, if not the only one, following the developments in air transport due to the worldwide spread of the Covid-19 virus. “We need to […]
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will ground most of its aircraft in the coming weeks but will continue to provide repatriation and rescue flights for many EU governments amid the COVID-19 crisis. Rynair will also continue to offer aircraft for emergency medical flights including to/from China. “As most EU countries have imposed […]
Photo Source: Lufthansa Group As of the beginning of this week, a return flight schedule has been put in effect for the airlines in the Lufthansa Group. According to an announcement, the schedule will initially be valid until 19 April, 2020. The intercontinental return flight schedule in detail Long-haul flights are offered as scheduled from […]
Photo Source: Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be cutting 96 percent of the capacity that had been originally scheduled up to end-April, given the further tightening of border controls around the world over the last week due to the Covid-19 outbreak. This will result in the grounding of around 138 SIA and SilkAir aircraft, […]
Emirates has announced that it will temporarily suspend most of its passenger operations by March 25. However, responding to requests by governments and customers to support the repatriation of travellers, the airline will continue to operate passenger and cargo flights to 13 countries and territories: the UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan,
The European Parliament on Thursday, March 26, will decide on the European Commission’s proposal to stop the so-called ghost flights caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The Commission has put forward targeted legislation to stop ‘ghost flights’, meaning airlines that fly almost empty aircraft simply to keep their airport slots. The commission has proposed
The passenger revenues of the air transport industry for 2020 could plummet $252 billion or 44 percent below 2019’s figure due to the travel restrictions and the expected global recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday. Giving an update on its analysis of the revenue impact of […]
Lufthansa employees with medical vocational training can now volunteer for service in medical facilities, the airline announced recently. “The spread of the coronavirus has placed the entire world in an unprecedented state of emergency. At present, no one can foresee what further consequences will ensue. What is certain, however, is that additional medical personnel will
Greek airline company AEGEAN on Monday announced the temporary suspension of its international flights as of March 26 due to the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, travel restrictions imposed by Greece, EU and other states, as well as the newly adapted measures for the restriction of unnecessary movements in Greece. “This decision stems from […]


















