AirlinesExplained: Why risk of virus transmission in an aircraft is seen as low Studies over the years have sought to quantify the infection risk. Here, we look at two recent ones — neither study, however, looks specifically at the coronavirus pandemic.
LinkTAP Air Portugal Sets Dates For Schedule Restoration Portuguese airline TAP Air Portugal is set to resume select international services starting this June. The news, first mentioned by Reuters, will see the airline resume a handful of its international operations, including those to Italy, Spain, and more.
LinkLATAM 777 Collides With A Boeing 767 In São Paulo Yesterday morning, two LATAM Boeing aircraft collided with each other at São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport. A 777 crashed into a 767 when it was being towed at the Brazilian hub.
LinkAir Belgium Joins The Makeshift Freighter Movement Air Belgium is one of the latest airlines to alter its aircraft to transport cargo more efficiently. In a social media post on Friday, the Belgian carrier shared before and after photos of one of its A340-300s with and without passenger seating. While passenger traffic has dropped drastically since February, airlines around the world have been using their aircraft to transport cargo – both in the hold and in the cabin.
LinkLufthansa Agrees German Government Aid Package Lufthansa has announced today that it has reached an agreement to funding under the Economic Stabilization Fund, or Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (WSF). The package will provide stabilization measures and loans to the airline totaling up to €9bn ($9.8bn). However, it will also see Lufthansa become a partially state-owned airline, with 20% of the company going to Berlin.
LinkBrussels Airlines Look To Restart 30% Of European Flights After 12 weeks of staying put on the ground, Brussels Airlines aircraft will once more take to the skies come June 15th. The carrier will gradually add destinations over the coming weeks, ramping up to a capacity of 30% of its usual European summer program.
LinkThe Most Crowded Online Flight: 9 Million Virtual Passengers Fly Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines has once again broken barriers with an epic historical flight. With planes grounded and a lockdown still in place, Turkey’s celebrations of 101 years since the start of its War of Independence were set to be a somewhat muted affair. However, Turkish Airlines stepped up with a unique flight, patronized by a record-breaking nine million virtual passengers.
LinkairBaltic Sees An Enormous Surge In New Bookings In the past two weeks, airBaltic’s bookings increased by nearly 500% compared to the first full week of May. In total, passengers made 13,000 new reservations over the last fortnight. While this may be a positive surge following the easing of restrictions, it is still only a fraction of bookings from before the crisis.
LinkCroatia Airlines Ups Frankfurt Frequency And Adds Amsterdam Croatia Airlines has today made significant increases to its flight schedule by adding an extra daily flight to Frankfurt, resuming daily operations to Amsterdam, and re-organizing its domestic schedule. Let’s take a look at Croatia Airlines’ new schedule.
LinkVirgin Atlantic May Not Fly Until August Following the announcement on Friday of a 14-day quarantine requirement for anyone arriving in the UK from June 8th, Virgin Atlantic says it does not intend to resume flights until “August at the earliest.”
LinkAir China Adds Additional International Routes Chinese national flag carrier Air China announced on Friday that it was planning to operate 24 international routes during June. In a statement posted on its website, the Beijing-based airline said that it was adding additional flights on top of those flown in May.
LinkChaos And Cancellations – India’s Domestic Flights Off To A Bumpy Start With its first day of domestic flight resumptions almost under its belt, India has had its fair share of challenges today. Unprepared airports, flight cancellations, and a plethora of quarantine protocols has left many travelers confused. Here’s how India’s first day back flying has been going.
LinkLufthansa Will Resume Flights To 20 More Cities Next Month Lufthansa plans to resume flights to 20 more cities in mid-June, in a bid to bounce back from the corona-crisis. Some of the 20 cities will include summer holiday destinations across Europe, such as Ibiza and Malaga.
LinkANA Looks To Delay Delivery Of Final Airbus A380 ANA has asked Airbus to delay the delivery of its final third Airbus A380 to at least October, following a decline in air travel demand. The aircraft was supposed to enter service last month, but with little or no need for flights to Hawaii and a grounded A380 fleet, ANA has delayed the delivery by six months.
LinkThai Government Reduces Stake In Thai Airways The Thai Government has sold a 3.2% stake in national carrier THAI Airways according to a filing listed with the SEC on Friday. The stake of 69.2 million shares was sold to the Vayupak 1 mutual fund run by Krung Thai Bank. The government’s stake is now 47.86%, ending THAI Airways’ days as a majority-owned state enterprise.
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