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Istanbul Airpor t opened the third independent runway that was inaugurated in a ceremony by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling it “Turkey’s pride” when three Turkish Airlines flights took off from Istanbul Airport simultaneously last Sunday. It makes Istanbul Airport the first airport in Turkey and only the second in Europe to operate… read more
UAE residents returning to Dubai will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days, according to guidelines issued by Dubai Tourism. As well as a mandatory 14-day quarantine, residents returning home will also undergo a Covid-19 test on arrival, download the Covid-19 DXB app and sign an understanding that confirms they will co… read more
Airlines file legal papers at High Court over ‘disproportionate’ government policy. British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have launched legal action against the government’s controversial quarantine measures, which they call flawed.
They say the obligation for all arrivals to the UK to spend 14 days self-isolating “will have a devast… read more
Eurowings is significantly increasing its flight programme for both business and leisure travellers and will again fly to 80 percent of its destinations during the summer.
Following the lifting of the travel warning, the interest in holiday destinations such as Italy, Spain, Greece and Croatia, in particular, is growing… read more
Early demand signals create some room for optimism for the recovery of leisure travel demand, according to Deloitte Insights.
A … read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the global aviation industry, but one region which has been particularity hard hit is Latin America.
Firstly, many airlines in the region were struggling to make a profit even before the COVID-19 crisis. 2019 was a loss-making year and the original forecast for 2020 showed a per passe… read more
The number of daily passengers carried by airlines in China topped the 1 million mark on June 5—the first time in four months the figure has been achieved.
According to figures released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the total number of passengers flying during the day was 1.04 million. This is the hi… read more
German airline Lufthansa signalled sweeping job cuts and said it plans to sell off assets to help repay a €9 billion (Dh36bn) coronavirus bailout from the German government.
Europe’s biggest airline will slash employee expenses and look at spin-offs to bolster cash flow as the coronavirus crisis depresses revenue, it said in a state… read more
Citizens of eight African countries willing to travel to explore and enjoy the beautiful sceneries of Barbados can now do so with relative ease as the Caribbean nation has waived Visa requirements for them. The eight countries include Cameroon, Ethiopia, Liberia, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ghana from which Barbados … read more
China’s leading online travel firm reported huge financial loss due to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. According to financial report released today, Shanghai-based Trip.com Group Limited, recorded 1.5 billion yuan (about 211 million U.S. dollars) loss from operations in the first quarter of this year.
The group reported … read more
Istanbul inaugurates third runway at new airport
UK Airlines take legal action over UK government’s quarantine policy
Eurowings expands frequencies in reaction to sharply rising demand
China’s recovery improves as daily passengers top 1 million
Lufthansa plans asset sales to repay bailout loans
