Summer traffic review shows international market remains virtually non-existent
New Airports Council International (ACI) World data shows the COVID-19 pandemic continued to have a dramatic impact on global passenger traffic during the ordinarily busy Northern Hemisphere summer peak. Global passenger traffic declined by -75.1% in July and -69.4% in August compared to the corresponding months in 2019. The improvement in passenger traffic volumes from […]
JetBlue CEO: Signs of ‘pent-up’ demand on leisure routes
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes is “cautiously optimistic” about a recent improvement in bookings trends for travel during the US Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday periods. “We have seen signs of pent-up demand from customers who want to visit their family and friends or go on vacation, and we believe that we are extremely well-positioned to serve […]
Delta CEO: International Travel Going Forward Will Need Regulation
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian, appearing with Maria Bartiromo on her Fox Business Channel show, said it will take a collaborative effort of regulations to encourage more international travel. Bastian said the Atlanta-based carrier is working with not only the Federal Aviation Administration but also with its European counterpart as well as the Centers […]
Slot relief extension at congested US airports preserves routes
The FAA extended slot rule waivers at three congested US East Coast airports through the end of March, in an effort to relieve airlines hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The waivers exempt airlines at the country’s three IATA Level 3 slot-constrained airports—New York’s JFK (JFK) and LaGuardia (LGA) plus Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)—from […]
ACI calls for widespread deployment of testing to foster international travel
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today reinforced industry calls for the widespread deployment of COVID-19 testing of international passengers before travel as an alternative to restrictive quarantine measures. As a result of the pandemic, ACI recently revealed that the airport industry is anticipating global passenger numbers to decrease by 5.6 billion with an unprecedented […]
IATA: Air cargo sector must act now to overcome the challenges of vaccine distribution
Air cargo has not only been a lifeline for the financially-troubled aviation sector, it has also acted as a lifeline for global society by transporting PPE and medical items around the planet during the Covid-19 pandemic. The sector still faces challenges though, said Glynn Hughes, global head of cargo at IATA, during a conference yesterday […]
Aeromexico Charts a New Course for Success
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the airline industry for a loop, as carriers around the globe rethink their routes, services and business plans. For Aeromexico, a bankruptcy filing in the United States may have been its most headline-grabbing move this summer, but it’s just one part of the company’s strategy to reposition for success in […]
Aviation needs to ‘reinvent itself’ on sustainability
The coronavirus crisis has heightened the need for more environmentally sustainable practices and the industry needs to “reinvent itself,” a senior easyJet figure has said. The LCC’s sustainability director Jane Ashton said the current pandemic “has been a strong reminder of our relationship with the natural world and raised further, important questions about how the […]
ACI urges strong and coordinated government action to support recovery
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today laid out a road map for the recovery of the airport sector and wider aviation ecosystem from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Aviation is one of the most strategic sectors of national and global economies. It is essential for trade, business, tourism, and economic growth […]
ACI World data shows COVID-19’s dramatic effect on international air traffic
Airports Council International (ACI) World data has revealed that the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued in June with global passenger traffic declining by -85.6% year-over-year. This was a slight improvement compared to the -91.3% year-over-year result in May and the second consecutive month with a marginal progress. Global passenger traffic continued to decline, […]
