Air Travel

Condor will receive a state-guaranteed loan of 550 million euros as Covid-19 aid and to fully refinance the bridging loan it received following the insolvency of Thomas Cook.

Air France and Transavia have operated more than 1,800 flights from 132 airports, enabling the repatriation of more than 270,000 passengers since March 14.

The Covid-19 health crisis is forecast at leading to a 52 percent decline in the number of passengers to Greece this year, according to IATA.

The Air France – KLM Group has secured at least 9 billion euros in government aid dedicated to Air France and KLM following talks with the French and Dutch governments.

Emirates is stepping up precautionary measures at the airport and on board to ensure the health and safety of its employees and customers.

Lufthansa Group is in intensive negotiations with the governments of its home countries regarding various financing instruments to sustainably secure its solvency in the near future.

International air passenger totals could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travelers by September 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the UN’s civil aviation agency ICAO.

Qatar Airways and Standard Chartered have signed a US$850 million financing deal for seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

Airline companies may soon be implementing mandatory mask-wearing on flights as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Etihad plans to operate a reduced network of scheduled passenger services from May 1 to June 30, with the aim of gradually returning to a fuller schedule as and when …

Sky Express is sending its warmest “thank you” to the medical personnel of Greece’s Intensive Care Units by offering free tickets to 34 domestic destinations.

Virgin Australia has entered voluntary administration due to the impacts of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Sunday, April 19, celebrated 75 years since its foundation.

The European Commission is not against vouchers as an alternative to cash refunds for canceled travel bookings due to Covid-19, but only if they are voluntary and secured against insolvency …

Ten coronavirus-hit US airlines have tentatively agreed to a 25-billion-dollar injection to help them meet payroll needs through to September.

Emirates has become the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers, in coordination with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).

“You donate miles. We triple them. This is the least we can do together, for those who are currently doing everything they possibly can for us,” says AEGEAN.

Greece has extended a ban on flights to/from several European countries until May 15 to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

“A virus cannot crush our blue hearts,” says KLM in a video it has released on social media, looking to send a message of encouragement to the world amidst the …

Emirates has updated its COVID-19 travel waiver policies into one simplified approach for rebooking and refunds on tickets issued in all its global markets.