Traffic Forecast Downgrade After Dismal Summer
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere. IATA now expects full-year 2020 traffic to be down 66% compared to 2019. The previous estimate was for a 63% decline. August passenger […]
Insufficient Capacity Dampens Air Cargo in August
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in August showing that improvement remains slow amid insufficient capacity. Demand moved slightly in a positive direction month-on-month; however, levels remain depressed compared to 2019. Improvement continues at a slower pace than some of the traditional leading indicators would suggest. This is […]
Aeromar hopes ‘common sense approach’ will win out
Aeromar is poised to open a second service to the US over the coming days—one of three new routes being launched in October—as the Mexico City-based carrier rebuilds and reshapes its network in response to travel demand. The route between Mexico’s capital and the Texan city of Laredo, the third-most populous on the Mexican border, […]
Hawaiian Airlines to Offer Drive-Through, Pre-Flight COVID-19 Screening
As Hawaii reopens to tourism, it is requiring that visitors have negative Covid-19 tests and airlines are stepping up to help passengers obtain them. Hawaiian Airlines will offer its passengers drive-through Covid-19 testing in select mainland U.S. gateways. «As Hawai’i’s leading airline, it is critical to ensure that access to testing does not impede travel […]
UPS Airlines adds Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City to network
UPS Airlines has added Vietnam to its route network, launching freighter flights this month into both Hanoi (HAN) and Ho Chi Minh City (SGN). The service to SGN is from Shenzhen (SZX), China, and is being operated with a Boeing 767F 4X-weekly. The HAN service operates once weekly with a 747F from UPS Airlines’ base […]
‘IATA and UNOCT to Cooperate on Countering Terrorist Travel’
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel Programme (CT Travel Programme). The memorandum was signed today by UNOCT Under-Secretary-General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and Director General and CEO of IATA, Mr. Alexandre de Juniac […]
United Airlines Becomes First U.S. Carrier to Make COVID-19 Tests Available to Customers
United Airlines today became the first U.S. airline to launch a COVID-19 pilot testing program for travelers that could make it easier for them to manage quarantine requirements and entry conditions of popular destinations around the world. Starting on October 15, customers traveling on United from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hawaii will have […]
Numerous Airlines Now Offering Flights to Nowhere
Ten minutes. That’s how long it took a flight on Qantas Airways to sell out. A flight that takes off in Sydney, flies for seven hours and returns to Sydney. Welcome to the new world of Flights To Nowhere. With the coronavirus pandemic still running amok and travel restrictions in place, several airlines are catering […]
Resumption of Europe, U.S. flights into Cancun International announced
The government of Quintana Roo has confirmed the resumption of numerous flights into the Cancun International Airport. In a press release, the governor reports that according to the Comité de Aerolíneas de Cancún, flights from Europe and the United States will begin starting October. Domestically, “we have the reactivation of the Guadalajara-Cancun-Guadalajara route of Aeroméxico […]
Proposed Environment Tax Will Destroy Jobs and Fail to Decarbonize Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposed new environmental taxes in France will fail to decarbonize the aviation sector and eliminate 150,000 French aviation jobs. The Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC) – a citizens’ body created under President Macron – is proposing a series of measures to curb aviation emissions, including an […]
