Air New Zealand will close its London cabin-crew base of 130 flight attendants due to the impact of COVID-19 and travel restrictions imposed by governments around the world. London-based cabin crew will operate their final service on the route on March 20 (ex Los Angeles). A New Zealand-based crew will operate the remaining flight on
With the declaration of a State of Emergency in Portugal to combat the global coronavirus pandemic, Hi Fly is making one of its Airbus A340s available to the nation for an emergency flight to China to collect protective masks, goggles, clothing, diagnostic tests, ventilators and other pieces of much needed medical equipment – already in
Stagnating demand and enforced travel restrictions by authorities worldwide due to COVID-19, has caused Norwegian to gradually cancel most of its flights and temporarily lay off a major share of its workforce. “What our industry is now facing is unprecedented and critical as we are approaching a scenario where most of our airplanes will be
The worldwide Coronavirus crisis has forced Brussels Airlines to temporarily suspend its flight operations from March 21, 2020. Between now and March 21, Brussels Airlines’ flight operations will be reduced, gradually, in a controlled and structured manner in order to bring passengers and crews home. As of March 17, the airline will gradually reduce its
Willie Walsh has confirmed that, for the foreseeable future, he will remain at the helm of IAG as its Group chief executive, while his successor-in-waiting, Luis Gallego, will remain in charge as CEO at Iberia. IAG, headquartered at London Heathrow, comprises a number of subsidiary airlines, including Aer Lingus and Aer Lingus Regional, British Airways,
TUI Group has decided, in line with government guidelines, to suspend the vast majority of all travel operations until further notice. This temporary suspension is aimed at contributing to global governmental efforts to mitigate the effects of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In light of this situation, the Executive Board has decided to withdraw
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will ground almost all of its aircraft in Europe for the next seven to ten days. Over the past week, the spread of the Covid-19 virus and associated Government travel restrictions have had a significant and negative impact on the schedules of all Ryanair Group Airlines.
Despite the new travel guidelines ordered by the U.S. administration on passengers from the European Union, Switzerland and other countries, Lufthansa Group Airlines will continue to offer flights to the U.S.A. from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. The Lufthansa Group will continue operating flights from Frankfurt to Chicago and Newark (New York), from Zurich to
Following the U.S. ban on travel from most of Europe and the escalating coronavirus situation, Norwegian has released that it has decided to ground 40% of its long-haul fleet and cancel up to 25% of its short-haul flights until the end of May. The changes apply to the company’s entire route network. From March 13
The Qantas Group has announced further cuts to its international flying, reducing capacity by almost a quarter for the next six months. The latest cuts follow the spread of the coronavirus into Europe and North America over the past fortnight, as well as its continued spread through Asia, which has resulted in a sudden and
