COVID-19

ASM MD David Stroud assesses the chances of a summer recovery and what will drive it.

The US industry is optimistic air traffic is headed for a rebound.

The airline sees demand for outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline says the demand environment in Brazil is 'very resilient.'

Peak summer season 2021 passenger numbers could reach 70% of 2019 levels, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary predicts.

The Tokyo Haneda-Moscow Sheremetyevo route was supposed to start in March 2020.

Regional airline networks in Europe have been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, ACI Europe says.

The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.

About 2,800 seats per day will be added to Australia’s busiest flight path.

All Air Canada Express flights are to be consolidated under a single operator.

Newly appointed Benedikt Escher says SWISS will reconsider its mix of destinations and frequencies as it notes strength of VFR and leisure.

BTS sees record-low air travel in the US in 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market as the northern summer season approaches.

Two new short-haul routes will start from Zurich and three from Geneva this summer, but the airline does not expect demand to pick-up until the third quarter of the year.

Australia’s competition commission is poised to green light the joint venture for a further five years.

The full transcript of Elbers' interview in Routes Magazine, in which he discusses the airline’s network rebuild and why sustainability remains a key focus during the recovery from COVID-19.

Why starting an airline during a pandemic might not be such an outlandish idea.

The carrier also plans to start a new Brussels-Frankfurt connection this summer.

The airline had previously hoped to start long-haul international flying in July.

The carrier is waiting for a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in its home market to subside.

Twenty-three new routes are planned for the summer season, including flights from Antalya to Beirut, Ljubljana and Tel Aviv.

UK requirements for air travelers are essentially a 'border closure,' Holland-Kaye says.

The airline is restoring one its longest fifth freedom routes.

Qantas has hit back at the claims, describing them as a 'classic Rex tantrum.'

Rising COVID-19 cases in Mexico threaten signs of progress, however.