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Air traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 – IATA

Posted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020By Editor

Demand for air travel has plunged more than 90 percent in Europe and the United States since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. … Read More >Air traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 – IATA

Russia

Russia resumes flights bringing home citizens stuck abroad due to Covid-19

Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020By Editor

Russian citizens, who were caught by the coronavirus outbreak while being abroad, will be able to return home. The government has announced the resumption of repatriation flights after a brief halt. … Read More >Russia resumes flights bringing home citizens stuck abroad due to Covid-19

World

‘Deepest crisis ever’: Covid-19’s effect on airlines dwarfs 9/11 fallout, says industry

Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020By Editor

The coronavirus has devastated airlines worldwide even more than the aftermath of 9/11, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said, warning that air carriers are set to lose at least $250 billion. … Read More >‘Deepest crisis ever’: Covid-19’s effect on airlines dwarfs 9/11 fallout, says industry

UK

UK airline Flybe succumbs to coronavirus outbreak taking toll on air travel worldwide

Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020By Editor

British airline Flybe has closed its doors for good, as fears over the lethal coronavirus tanks demand for air travel worldwide and the UK government rejects a £100 million loan meant to rescue the company from dire straits. … Read More >UK airline Flybe succumbs to coronavirus outbreak taking toll on air travel worldwide

WATCH Aleppo intl airport receive FIRST flight ending years-long shutdown after Syrian troops clear recovering city of militants

Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020By Editor

A Syrian Air flight has landed at Aleppo International Airport for the first time in years, marking a milestone in the recovery of the city, which has been returning to normal life from the abyss of its civil war. … Read More >WATCH Aleppo intl airport receive FIRST flight ending years-long shutdown after Syrian troops clear recovering city of militants

World

United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread

Posted on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020By Editor

Major airlines across the world have suspended travel in and out of China in an attempt to stem the rapid spread of the deadly new coronavirus strain which has killed more than 130 people since the outbreak started last month. … Read More >United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread

Business Russia

Russia wants to turn Sakhalin island in Far East into major air hub for Asia & Americas

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019By Editor

An international airport on Russia’s Sakhalin Island, located north of Japan, may be turned into a major flight connection hub, allowing passengers to travel to Asia and the Americas. … Read More >Russia wants to turn Sakhalin island in Far East into major air hub for Asia & Americas