British Airways will cut up to 12000 jobs to survive

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 […]

Ryanair will fire 3000 employees and keep 99% flights cancelled in June

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 […]

Wizz Air will resume 10% of flights from 1st May 2020!

According to Reuters, European low-cost airline Wizz Air plans to resume flights out of Vienna from May 1.  Deputy Chief Executive Stephen Jones said in comments reported by Austrian news agency APA on Friday. Jones told reporters the airline intended to offer connections to 20 destinations including Milan, Valencia and Tel Aviv despite widespread travel restrictions introduced because of […]

Emirates starts testing passengers for coronavirus before flight

Perhaps a sign of what the future holds for air travelers, Dubai-based airline Emirates has begun carrying out Covid-19 blood tests on passengers at the airport prior to flights. According to a statement released by the airline, the first rapid Covid-19 blood tests took place on Wednesday at Dubai International Airport, with passengers on a flight […]

Easyjet considers leaving middle seats empty to encourage return to flying

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 […]

Ryanair expects return of flights in June, prepares for price war

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 […]

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