BREAKING Scandinavian Airlines to suspend all flight operations
SAS published a statement regarding the halt of its flight operations. SAS statement: Due to the coronavirus and the measures implemented by national authorities, the demand for air travel is…
ALERT American Airlines slashes international capacity by 75%
American Airlines has announced it is cutting international services by 75% from March 16 to May 6. The reduction is in response to the downturn due to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-191 pandemic. It…
Qantas Group to grant travel credit for cancellations. Australian Government issues worldwide travel advice
The Qantas Group today announced that it will allow customers to cancel flights and receive travel credit. The option applies to customers with existing and new bookings on both domestic…
BREAKING easyJet to suspend all flights to Spain
Spanish authorities have implemented strict travel restrictions for flights to, from and within Spain from Monday 16 March. easyJet will be operating their normal schedule on Sunday 15 and Monday…
BREAKING Norway closes all airports to international flights
The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced several additional restrictions. From 8am CET on Monday, March 16, all Norwegian airports and seaports will close to everyone apart from those…
BREAKING U.S. government extends travel ban to UK and Ireland
The UK and Ireland are to be added to America's European travel ban over the coronavirus pandemic. The new restrictions are expected to begin on Monday night. It is thought…
BREAKING LOT Polish Airlines to suspend all its flight operations for a period of 10 days
Following the decision of the government of Poland to suspend international air traffic, which has been caused by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, all LOT connections, from both Poland…
ALERT Jet2 cancels all flights to Spain with immediate effect
Jet2 cancels all flights to Spain amid the coronavirus outbreak with immediate effect. The airline operator turned flights around in midair on Saturday morning as they made the decision to…
EASA issues safety directive mandating disinfection of aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a safety directive to reduce the risk of spread of the novel coronavirus through flights to and from high risk areas.…
BREAKING Poland to close borders and cancel all international flights
Poland will ban foreigners from entering the country from Sunday and impose a 14-day quarantine on its citizens returning home in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Prime…
ALERT Delta to ground up to 300 aircraft and reduce operations by 40%
Delta Air Lines will cut passenger-carrying capacity by 40% to deal with a nosedive in travel demand caused by the new coronavirus. The 40% cut in capacity is the largest…
ALERT American Airlines to retire part of Boeing and 767 fleet earlier than expected
As noted in an email to its employees (via OMAAT), American’s management has issued a number of changes to deal with the implications coming out of the Coronavirus outbreak and…