Singapore Airlines to ground all fleet except 9 planes
Singapore Airlines will cut capacity by 96 per cent until the end of April. The decision comes following the further tightening of border controls around the world to stem the…
BREAKING Ryanair Group expects all of its flights to be grounded until the end of May
The Ryanair Group expects most of its flights to be grounded from Tuesday 24th March until the end of May, according to its CEO Michael O’Leary. The announcement comes today…
BREAKING Emirates and Etihad are suspending passenger flights with immediate effect (earlier than planned)
The UAE Government has made the decision to bring forward the date of suspension for all inbound, outbound, and transit flights. All aircraft that are currently outside the UAE will…
London Heathrow has now closed all airport lounges
Airport lounges look set to be the next casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, with London's Heathrow Airport this weekend closing almost all of its business and first class lounges following…
Qantas will operate A380 direct flights between Australia and London
Qantas will operate its Sydney to London service via Darwin from Tuesday after restrictions in Singapore over refuelling. As Singapore is closed to transit pax Qantas is routing #QF1 SYD-LHR…
ALERT Boeing to suspend operations at its Puget Sound area facilities
Boeing announced a temporary suspension of production operations at its Puget Sound area facilities in light of the state of emergency in Washington state and the company's continuous assessment of…
ALERT India to shutdown all air traffic tomorrow to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus
The Indian government ordered all the country's airlines to ground their planes, bringing the domestic aviation sector to a halt as authorities step up efforts to contain the spread of…
ALERT Etihad Airways is suspending all flights
Effective from 11.59pm on Wednesday 25 March, at the directive of the Government of the UAE, Etihad Airways will suspend all flights to, from and via Abu Dhabi for an…
ALERT Paris Orly Airport to close by end of the month
The south of Paris airport could close by the end of March, according to the secretary of 'State of transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. The airport in the south of Paris could…
Airbus is partially resuming production in France and Spain this morning
Airbus SE announces that it expects production and assembly work to partially resume in France and Spain on Monday, 23 March following health and safety checks after the implementation of…
Only one passenger on flight from Tel Aviv to Barcelona (video)
On Monday, Israel’s El Al Airlines canceled the flight that an Argentine named Ilan was planning to take from Tel Aviv to Barcelona. So he looked for another one. Despite…
BREAKING Emirates finally took the decision to halt all passenger flights
Emirates retains cargo operations, but temporarily suspends passenger operations by 25 March. UPDATE Having received requests from governments & customers to support repatriation of travellers, Emirates will continue to operate…
