EasyJet plans to keep the middle seat on its planes empty to allow for social distancing once the Covid-19 lockdown has been lifted. The airline grounded its entire fleet at the end of March. EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren expects the seating measure will encourage more people to fly. “That is something that we will […]
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Ryanair is steeling for an airline price war that it expects to win once coronavirus restrictions are lifted and passengers flock back to tourist destinations, Chief Executive Michael O’Leary told Reuters on Wednesday. Brushing off forecasts of a sluggish recovery, O’Leary predicted a swift traffic rebound, with the pain coming instead from “massive price-dumping” that […]
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Lufthansa, one of Europe’s biggest airline groups, is permanently reducing the size of its fleet and shuttering one of its low-cost carriers, as it warns that the aviation sector will take years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The airline group, which owns national carriers in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium, said in a statement Tuesday that it will […]
Monday, March 30, 2020
EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic. The airline has said that it cannot give a date for when it will start flying planes again – but its staff are currently being given a two-month leave of absence, meaning the measures will last at least until June. The Luton-based […]
Monday, March 16, 2020
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair released a statement today announcing possible grounding of all Ryanair airplanes in next few days. The second option is cancelling up to 80% of the flights. The current situation caused by spread of COVID-19 virus makes travelling virtually impossible for citizens of many countries. Here’s the full statement from Ryanair: Over […]
Thursday, March 12, 2020
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The ban applies to travellers from countries which are members of the Schengen border-free travel area. The UK, Ireland and other non-Schengen countries are unaffected. US citizens are also exempt. The EU condemned […]
Friday, April 17, 2020
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