United Airlines today announced plans to expand its global route network with new nonstop service to Africa, India and Hawaii. With these new routes, United will offer more nonstop service to India and South Africa than any other U.S. carrier and remains the largest carrier between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii. Starting this December, United […]
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In an attempt to boost its grounded passenger business, Singapore Airlines plans to launch so-called “nowhere” flights – trips that start and end at the same airport. The airline will reportedly launch that service at the end of October. Such a flight without a destination implies that the plane flies over nearby territories without stopping […]
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As part of an ongoing effort to help protect customer health and safety, inspire confidence in air travel and advance the industry’s recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, American Airlines is collaborating with several foreign governments to begin offering preflight COVID-19 testing for customers traveling to international destinations, starting with Jamaica and the Bahamas. The […]
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Austrian Airlines is now testing a new in-flight shopping service for passengers. Via FlyNet, the internet portal on board the Austrian Airlines Airbus fleet, guests have free access to the SKYdeals shopping platform during their flight within Europe. With just one click via the personal mobile device on the online marketplace, information such as destination […]
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Reacting to Supreme Court ruling directing airlines to refund travel agents for tickets booked through them while accepting Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recommendation, the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) says this verdict maintains status quo to the previous suggestion by aviation regulator. “Nothing really to appease our challenges and multiple communications and […]
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US President Trump was rushed to a hospital today with Coronavirus. Every health agency in the world says wearing a mask is a major key to limit the spread of the virus, but the U.S. Department of Transportation(DOT) denies the need for mandatory masking regulation for air travel. Masks remain mandatory on most airlines in […]
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Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency announced that Russian airlines received permits for regular flights to 24 countries, as well as for charter flights to six more countries. “Russian airlines received admission to open countries: Belarus, Great Britain, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, UAE, Turkey and Tanzania. Among the closed countries, the admission to which has already […]
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Singapore Airlines to resume Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, Milan, Paris and Frankfurt flights
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Singapore’s flag carrier, Singapore Airlines, announced that it will resume and increase the frequency of flights on a number of destinations by the end of the year. “It is expected that by the end of the year the company will bring the volume of flights to 15% of the usual,” Singapore Airlines’ statement said. According […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020 (almost $13 billion/month or $300,000 per minute), despite the restart of operations. The slow recovery in air travel will see the airline industry continuing to burn through cash at an average […]
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Malaysia Airlines is prepared to shut down if ongoing talks with leasing companies about a restructuring plan fail, The Edge Malaysia cited the national carrier’s chief executive officer as saying. There are creditors that have already agreed to support the company’s plan, some are against it and others are still undecided, airline CEO Izham Ismail […]