AirlinesLufthansa Waves Auf Wiedersehen To SunExpress Germany Today, SunExpress announced that it is closing down the flight operations of its subsidiary in Germany. SunExpress Deutschland is being sacrificed so that the airline can focus on the Turkish tourism market.
LinkEmirates To Resume Airbus A380 Flights In July Middle East giant Emirates is seriously ramping up its capacity. In a brief tweet posted today, the airline confirmed it would be reactivating some of its A380 fleet for operations into Europe as soon as next month. From July 15th, the superjumbo will be making a return to London and Paris, with more destinations added later.
LinkUS Domestic Passengers Top 600,000 For First Time In 3 Months The number of passengers passing through TSA checkpoints passed 600,000 for the first time since March today. The milestone marks the latest in a series of stepping stones back to a full recovery.
LinkDelta Says Passengers Won't Be Removed For Not Wearing Masks Delta Air Lines’ CEO Ed Bastian has said that passengers that remove or refuse to wear face masks on flights will not be forcibly removed by Delta staff. The CEO made a comment in a television interview on Monday following controversy last week when American Airlines forced a passenger to disembark.
LinkVirgin Atlantic - 36 Years Of Serving Britain Yesterday, Virgin Atlantic celebrated its 36th birthday. However, 36 is likely to be one birthday that the airline won’t want to remember for years to come. Virgin Atlantic’s entire scheduled passenger operation has been grounded for around three months now.
LinkWhy Did Concorde Mostly Fly To New York? Concorde was mostly renowned for its regular flights from Paris and London to New York. But, with its potential to transport the rich and famous to destinations around the world in super quick time, why did it not operate on many more routes?
LinkWhy Did The US Airlines Stop Flying The Boeing 747? The Boeing 747 is one of the most iconic planes in commercial aviation history. It has been a welcome presence in the sky for the last 50 years. However, despite its legacy, it has been fully retired by carriers across the United States.
LinkAlmost 50% Of Austrian Airlines' Fleet Will Be Operational Next Month Over 40% of Austrian Airlines’ fleet will be back in the skies by the end of July, according to the carrier. The airline is slowly waking up its fleet following almost three months grounded, during which all scheduled passenger operations were suspended. Following the suspension, Austrian Airlines returned to the skies on June 15th.
LinkWizz Air's Admirable Confidence To Fly In A Post-COVID-19 World Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air hasn’t let COVID quash its ambitions. Launching over 100 new routes in less than a month and opening several new bases, including its first in Russia, just shows the airline’s incredible determination to come out of the crisis on top. But is this a slick business move on the part of the airline, or is it setting itself up to fail?
Link95% Of KLM's European Network Will Be Back By August Dutch flag-carrier KLM is “gradually and carefully” restarting its network. Come August, the airline plans to operate flights to around 95% of its European destinations.
LinkKingfisher Airlines: The Indian Airbus A380 Operator That Never Was Kingfisher always had a reputation for being a luxury-focused airline, but did you know the airline had ordered the Airbus A380? The airline placed an order for 10 A380s in total, hoping to become a major intercontinental airline. However, the airline never took delivery of the planes. Let’s find out the story of Kingfisher’s A380s.
LinkWhy Is Flying In Europe So Cheap? Travelers who have booked flights in various parts of the world will know first-hand how much prices can vary between regions. What’s more frustrating is how similar distances and levels of service can be, despite the huge difference in airfares. It’s no secret that Europe is one part of the world where flying between any two cities can be achieved for relatively little – especially when compared to domestic markets like Canada and Australia. Why is this?
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