Spirit Suspends Flights to and From Five Airports
In response to the growing number of coronavirus cases in the northeast of the U.S., Spirit Airlines will be suspending flights to and from five airports in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. In a statement to Fox News, Spirit confirmed that service to LaGuardia Airport, Niagara Falls International Airport, Plattsburgh International Airport, Hartford–Brainard Airport […]
American Airlines Announces Additional Schedule Suspensions in Response to Reduced Customer Demand Related to COVID-19
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) will make further capacity cuts in April and May to address record low customer demand. April and May capacity will be reduced American will suspend 60% of its capacity in April as compared to the same period in 2019 and is planning to suspend up to 80% of its […]
IATA Welcomes EC Efforts to Keep Air Cargo Flowing
Ensuring smooth air cargo shipments is crucial. With the evaporation of passenger demand and cancellation of passenger flights, vital air cargo capacity has disappeared. Airlines are taking all measures to meet the remaining cargo demand. Unfortunately, airlines faced bottlenecks in getting appropriate permissions and crewing cargo flights amid quarantine restrictions. The result was delays to […]
Air Cargo Bottlenecks Could Put Lives at Risk- Urgent Government Action Required
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and its members renewed their call to governments to take urgent measures to ensure that vital air cargo supply lines remain open, efficient and effective. “Air cargo is a vital partner in the global fight against COVID-19. But we are still seeing examples of cargo flights filled with life-saving […]
Southwest Airlines’ planes are less than 20% full because of COVID-19 and leaders say more cuts are coming
Southwest Airlines leaders painted an increasingly bleak picture of the airline’s situation in messages to employees Monday, describing planes that are only 20% full, an upcoming voluntary leave program and a need for “billions of dollars of immediate liquidity within weeks.” The messages from leaders, including CEO Gary Kelly, said the company would cut another […]
United Airlines Threatens To Cut Jobs If Coronavirus Aid Package Isn’t Passed
United Airlines is threatening massive employee layoffs, furloughs or pay cuts if Congress doesn’t pass a coronavirus economic relief package by the end of this month. The air travel industry is suffering enormous financial losses because of the coronavirus outbreak as governments and businesses around the world restrict travel. Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration reported […]
Hawaiian Airlines Cuts 40 Percent of Domestic, International Service
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Hawaii continue to climb, Hawaiian Airlines announced it would reduce its flight schedule by nearly 40 percent in April. Hawaiian revealed its updated flight schedule grid Wednesday with the latest status on affected routes, which was heavily influenced by the latest government restrictions and a drop in […]
South African Airways suspends all international services
South African Airways is immediately cancelling all international services until the end of May. Operations will continue on some of SAA’s domestic and regional routes, although the majority were cancelled in recent days. South Africa has declared a “state of disaster” in response to the coronavirus outbreak and placed restrictions on travellers from “high-risk” countries, […]
Qantas Group outlines customer and employee impact of coronavirus-related network cuts
The Qantas Group has outlined the customer and employee impact of a huge drop in travel demand triggered by the public health response to the Coronavirus crisis. Earlier this week, cuts to 90 per cent of international flying and about 60 per cent of domestic flying were announced by Qantas and Jetstar. With the Federal […]
Urgent Emergency Support Requested for Airlines
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to governments in Africa and the Middle East, as part of a worldwide campaign, to provide emergency support to airlines as they fight for survival due to the evaporation of air travel demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. “Stopping the spread of COVID-19 is the […]
