Company updates

Emirates is implementing thermal screening measures for all passengers travelling on US flights departing from Dubai International Airport.

The members of the Greek Property Managers Association (PASIDA), which includes owners of Airbnb-style rentals, are offering their properties for free to newly-hired medical staff in need of accommodation.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Greece’s railway service operator Trainose is giving passengers the opportunity to exchange already booked tickets with travel vouchers valid for one year.

Ryanair expects to reduce its seat capacity by up to 80 percent for April and May and informed that a full grounding of its fleet cannot be ruled out.

Cyprus Airways is suspending its flight schedule until the end of April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SWISS has temporarily grounded half of its aircraft making up the short-haul and long-haul fleets, due to the coronavirus crisis.

Airbnb has activated its Extenuating Circumstances Policy that allows hosts and guests affected by COVID-19 to cancel bookings with no charge or penalty.

Travel giant TUI is suspending the vast majority of all travel operations until further notice – including package travel, cruises and hotel operations – due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced the suspension of all the sailings of its fleet globally due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Mouzenidis Group airline Ellinair is waiving flight change fees on all tickets purchased between March 13-31.

Celestyal Cruises is taking preventative measures and suspending cruise operations from until May 1 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Norwegian will suspend its nonstop service between Athens and New York from March 29 until the end of April.

The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are expanding their rebooking options to offer more flexibility to the travel plans of customers due to the spread of the coronavirus.

The Air France – KLM Group is adapting its flights in accordance to the new US border restrictions that were announced due to the spread of the coronavirus.

Scoot, the low cost carrier of Singapore Airlines, is extending its “one-time free date change” policy to all new ticket bookings, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

AEGEAN has announced flight adjustments due to changes in passenger demand caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Costa Navarino in Messinia, Greece, is developing three new areas that will be home to two beachfront eco resorts and two golf courses.

Greek travel agents and airlines are at odds over how best to deal with prepaid school trips that were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Lufthansa Group will cancel 23,000 flights from March 29 to April 24 due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

Emirates has introduced a new fee waiver policy for customers with booked tickets issued until March 31 that want to change their travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.