Ryanair hopes to restore 40% of its flights starting in July as governments in Europe lift the lockdowns that halted most international air travel for months. But the conditions that have to be met first illustrate the daunting task facing airlines as they seek to resume flying without spreading the coronavirus. Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers said in a statement […]
Monday, May 11, 2020
Colombia’s main airliner Avianca said Sunday it has filed for bankruptcy in the United States. With its bankruptcy, the airliner becomes the largest employer in Colombia to fall victim to the economic effects of the pandemic. The bankruptcy comes two weeks after Avianca CEO Anko van der Werff asked the Colombian government for financial support, […]
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
KLM is cautiously restarting flights to a number of its European destinations. From Tuesday, the airline will perform daily flights to Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw and Helsinki. Travelers will be obliged to wear masks that cover their nose and mouth, the airline announced. “This involves face protection in the broadest sense of […]
Monday, May 4, 2020
European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced five new routes from Abu Dhabi, which are set to launch later this year. The budget airline will connect the UAE capital with Budapest and Bucharest from June; and with Cluj-Napoca, Katowice and Sofia from September, subject to aviation activity resuming amid the current coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the […]
Sunday, May 3, 2020
British Airways is set to cut up to 12,000 jobs from its 42,000-strong workforce due to a collapse in business because of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s more than 25% of all employees. The airline’s parent company, IAG, said it needed to impose a “restructuring and redundancy programme” until demand for air travel returns to 2019 […]
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Ryanair is planning to cut up to 3,000 jobs and operate less than 1% of flights through June after warning that passenger demand and pricing will take at least two years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers said in a statement Friday that its restructuring program will begin in July and could result in the loss […]
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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