Eastern Air Lines Lands in Europe
Eastern Airlines has announced its first transatlantic route, which will fly from Chicago to Sarajevo in Bostnia and Herzegovina. The bold move comes as the U.S carrier continues to chase profitable business opportunities outside of core markets that are well-served by traditional legacy carriers. Starting on May 28, Eastern will between Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport […]
Will a US/UK travel corridor be a reality this summer?
Maybe it’s falling asleep on the red-eye flight, dreaming of gleaming skyscrapers before waking up to views of Long Island, ready to live out all your NYC fantasies. Or perhaps it’s finally breezing down Route 66, the California wind in your hair, and the open road boundless in front of you. For many British travelers, […]
Negative Passenger Demand Trend Continues in February
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in February 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (February 2019) and compared to the immediate month prior (January 2020). Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to February 2019, […]
Emirates SkyCargo becomes first air cargo carrier to deliver 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 50 destinations
Emirates SkyCargo has become the first airline cargo carrier in the world to have transported more than 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on its flights. The carrier has also transported more than 100 tonnes of syringes across the world to support the delivery of vaccines. Since the start of international distribution late last year, […]
Europe’s high frequency long haul network shrinks around hubs
Europe’s long haul network has maintained much of its overall footprint from before the COVID-19 pandemic, measured by the number of routes with at least one weekly return flight. However, there has been a much more dramatic fall in the number of high frequency long haul routes (defined as those with three daily return flights […]
Virgin Atlantic to launch IATA Travel Pass and TrustAssure trials
Virgin Atlantic has taken a major step forward towards the introduction of digital health passes by partnering with IATA Travel Pass and TrustAssureTM to launch two separate, complementary trials to streamline customer journeys. From 16 April the airline will commence a one-month trial of the IATA Travel Pass on its popular London Heathrow-Barbados services, in […]
Emirates restarts transatlantic link between Milan Malpensa and New York John F Kennedy International Airport
Emirates has announced it will resume its direct service between Milan Malpensa and New York John F Kennedy International Airport from June 1st, 2021, re-opening year round connectivity between Europe and the US. The Milan-New York JFK flight will be an extension to Emirates’ existing flights to Milan EK205, operated by the Boeing 777-300 ER, […]
American Introduces More Quarantine-Free Travel and Pre-Flight COVID-19 Testing Options
American Airlines is further streamlining and helping customers travel with confidence when they are ready to fly. Through collaboration with airport authorities in Italy and coronavirus (COVID-19) testing partner GoHealth Urgent Care, American is leading the way in safe travel. “We’re proud to offer our customers additional options to ease travel as they begin planning […]
Emirates to resume flights between Dubai and Orlando
Dubai-based carrier Emirates has said that it will resume four-weekly services to the American city of Orlando in Florida from June 2, 2021. Emirates will deploy its two-class Boeing 777-200LR, offering 38 lie-flat seats in Business and 264 ergonomically designed seats in Economy class on this sector. Emirates flight EK219 will depart Dubai at 08.55am, […]
Etihad now expects global air travel demand to recover only by 2024
Etihad Airways on Sunday slashed its outlook for a full recovery in air travel demand. The carrier now expects passenger numbers on its routes to return to pre-COVID levels only by 2024. “We’re expecting to see stronger demand certainly in the second half of the year (2021),” said Martin Drew, Senior Vice President Sales & […]
