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China: Domestic Air almost back on 2019 level
ForwardKeys is predicting that domestic air travel in China, which has been growing progressively in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September.
In the second week of August, domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86 per cent of 2019 levels and bookings (issued air ti… read more
Bali will be closed until 2021
Despite planning to reopen its borders next month, Bali will now remain closed to all international tourists until 2021.The popular Indonesian island had hoped to welcome visitors from mid-September, but this date has been delayed in-line with the reopening of the rest of the country. “After considering all the curren… read more
2020 London Travel Week' portfolio
As part of the development of the event this year, London Travel Week will provide new offerings to attendees to help them maximise their time in the UK in a safe and secure environment. Taking place from 30th October to the 5th November 2020, London Travel Week will be returning to play a pivotal role in the recovery of the… read more
Qantas: no flights beyond Australia until July 2021
Australia’s leading airline does not expect to be flying any international routes before the second half of next year, except possibly to New Zealand. But Qantas is determined to press on with plans to fly nonstop from London to Sydney.
The carrier closed down its international operations in April because of the corona… read more
SWISS: New ‘Airtrain’ services between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and Zurich Airp
SWISS is to add the Geneva Cornavin to Zurich Airport route to the ‘Airtrain’ rail services which it offers in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Railways. The new services should help keep Western Switzerland optimally connected with SWISS’s Zurich Airport hub even after the timetable changes that the airline has had to m… read more
LGW: Qatar to return to Gatwick
Qatar Airways will resume daily flights to London Gatwick next week. From August 20th, the flights will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, offering 22 seats in business class and 232 seats in economy.
The resumption of Gatwick services will complement flights to Edinburgh (three weekly flights), London Heat… read more
African Investor for LIAT in the Caribbean??
African financiersare among a group of several suitors interested in investing in LIAT, a regional airline headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda that operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services to 15 destinations in the Caribbean, according to Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne. In a report monitored on… read more
Paris: Tourists must wear face masks
Amid warnings of a new spike of COVID-19 cases, Paris city officials announced that face masks are now mandatoryin all city tourist hotspots, starting today. The new requirement came as France along with much of Western Europe sweltered in a heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). The heat sent c… read more
Turkey: Tourism is going through really hard times
Turkish tourism sector is going through hard times. World’s sixth most popular travel destination has been dented by waves of travel restrictions and cancellations worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Turkey enjoyed an all-time high in 2019 with over 45 million foreign visitors. The tourism sector is an important source of … read more
JAL sees passenger traffic potentially returning to 50% of normal levels by March 2021
Japan Airlines plans a significant cost-cutting campaign to offset the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and the carrier signaled this will include aircraft delivery deferrals.
JAL declined to provide its usual financial forecast for its full fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. However, it did outline a potential scenario where inter… read more
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