- Turkish Airlines Extends Flight Cancellations until May 1[Apr. 02, 2020]
Turkish Airlines has extended the cancellation of its flights from April 17 to May 1 over the coronavirus outbreak, its CEO Bilal Eksi said on Wednesday, adding that limited domestic flights would continue.
- Trump Considers Canceling Domestic Flights to Coronavirus Hot Spots[Apr. 02, 2020]
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering a plan to halt domestic flights to coronavirus hot spots inside the United States as the country struggles to contain a pandemic projected to kill at least 100,000 people.
- VariFlight: COVID-19 Outbreak and Global Aviation Operation (Updated Mar 30)[Apr. 01, 2020]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate and cause damage to global aviation, VariFlight has compiled its latest report on the statuses of the industry in hard-hit countries and regions, with data last updated on Mar 30, 2020.
- EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet as Coronavirus Pushes Airlines to Brink[Mar. 30, 2020]
British low cost airline easyJet said it had grounded its entire fleet of over 330 aircraft and had no visibility on when it could restart flights, highlighting the heavy strain on airlines trying to survive to fly again after coronavirus.
- LATAM Airlines Cuts More Flights As Virus Spreads[Mar. 30, 2020]
LATAM Airlines, Latin America's largest carrier, said on Sunday that it will suspend further international routes until the end of April due to travel restrictions and lower demand amid a global coronavirus pandemic.
- Flights Halted as Russia Acts to Curb Virus[Mar. 27, 2020]
Russia is suspending all but emergency flights in and out of the country from Friday after reporting its biggest one-day rise in the number of coronavirus cases on Thursday.
- IATA Welcomes EU Suspension of Slot Use Rules[Mar. 13, 2020]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission (EC) granting the temporary suspension until June 2020 of the 80-20 "use it or lose it" rule for airport slots.
- SAS Temporarily Halt Most of the Traffic[Mar. 16, 2020]
As an effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and the measures that authorities have taken, the demand for international air travel is essentially non-existent. Therefore, SAS has made the decision to temporarily halt most of its traffic starting Monday March 16 until there are yet again conditions to conduct commercial aviation.
- Australia, New Zealand Airlines Slash Schedules after Fresh Travel Restrictions[Mar. 16, 2020]
Airlines in Australia and New Zealand said on Monday they would make drastic changes to their flying schedules after the countries over the weekend announced international travellers would need to self-isolate for 14 days due to the coronavirus.
- British Airways-Owner, Easyjet Make Drastic Cuts to Try to Survive Coronavirus[Mar. 16, 2020]
The owner of British Airways and easyJet, Europe's no.3 and no.4 airlines, said they would ground aircraft on an unprecedented scale in a battle to survive the travel restrictions and European lockdowns now convulsing the industry.