Deep losses for the airline industry will continue into 2021 due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday. In a revised outlook for airline industry performance in 2020 and 2021, IATA said it expects a net loss of $118.5 billion for 2020 (deeper than the $84.3 billion […]
Photo source: UNWTO Increases in air passenger volumes are not correlated to any level of statistical significance with changes in Covid-19 infection (positivity) rates in Europe, according to a new analysis released by ACI Europe. The analysis, presented on Tuesday at the association’s virtual annual congress, covered the months of July, August and September when […]
The government-imposed travel and entry restrictions, taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), continue to significantly impact international travel demand, the three global airline alliances – oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance – said on Wednesday. In an announcement, the three airline alliances said they are in full support of the International Civil
Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Tuesday said it foresees a rebound in international tourism next year, mostly in the third quarter of 2021. However, around 20 percent of its experts suggest the rebound could occur only in 2022. “Travel restrictions are seen as the main barrier standing in the way of […]
Photo source: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) Greece’s international air arrivals at the beginning of 2020 – before the Covid-19 pandemic spread to the country and travel restrictions were imposed – were recording an upward trend, according to INSETE. The research arm of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) recently released data on Greece’s air arrivals […]
Ryanair on Thursday announced that it will further reduce its winter schedule (November – March) by taking capacity down from 60 percent to 40 percent of prior year. In a company announcement, Ryanair said that air travel to/from much of Central Europe, the UK, Ireland, Austria, Belgium and Portugal has been “heavily curtailed” because of […]
Photo source: WTTC Nine ministers of EU countries, responsible for tourism, are calling for a coherent European response to help the recovery of travel and tourism from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and at the same time ensure health security. During an informal (virtual) meeting that took place on Monday, the tourism ministers of Austria, Croatia, […]
Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday said it now expects full-year 2020 air traffic to be down 66 percent compared to 2019, due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The previous estimate was for a 63 percent decline. The association downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a […]
Photo source: UNWTO A total of 115 destinations around the world have eased travel restrictions in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, marking an increase of 28 since July 19, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Thursday. The number, which represents 53 percent of all destinations worldwide, was uncovered following research carried out by the
Photo source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday welcomed the proposals of the European Commission to better coordinate and communicate on travel restrictions in the European Union (EU) during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “People want to travel, but the unpredictability in the way that governments are implementing Covid-19 measures


















