BREAKING U.S. and Canada to to close the shared border to non-essential travel
Canada and the United States have reached an unprecedented deal to close the shared border to non-essential travel, as both countries try to restrict the spread of the novel coronavirus.…
BREAKING Ryanair to halt all flights excepting a few ‘essential connectivity’ flights between UK & Ireland
Ryanair says it expects that most if not all flights across the group will be grounded from midnight on March 24. The airline has posted details of the severely reduced…
VIDEO A passenger slapped a flight attendant on a Brussels Airlines flight
A male passenger slapped a female flight attendant around the face after she appeared to hit him while he was screaming and spitting in her face. A two-minute video, posted…
BREAKING Qantas Group slashes international capacity by 90%, domestic by 60%
The Qantas Group has announced it is slashing international capacity by 90% and domestic capacity by 60% until the end of May. The cuts will be phased in from the…
ALERT Tower of Chicago Midway Airport closed after three FAA technicians tested positive for COVID-19
Chicago Midway International Airport's air traffic control tower has been temporarily closed after three FAA technicians at the airport tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the Federal Aviation…
Most of the world’s airlines could be bankrupt by the end of May
Most of the world’s airlines will be bankrupt by the end of May due to the ongoing effects of coronavirus, experts have warned. CAPA Centre for Aviation made the dramatic…
BREAKING Brussels Airlines to suspend all flight operations
Belgium’s Brussels airlines, a Lufthansa subsidiary, will suspend all flights as of Saturday until April 19 over coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. “Given the extraordinary circumstances…
ALERT WestJet to suspend all international flights
WestJet says it is suspending all commercial operations for international and transborder flights for a 30-day period. As of today, the Calgary-based airline says tickets for the period beginning March…
Airbus pause halt assembly lines in France and Spain
Following the implementation of new measures in France and Spain to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus has decided to temporarily pause production and assembly activities at its French and Spanish…
Virgin Atlantic permanently stopping London Heathrow-Newark route with immediate effect
Virgin Atlantic said that the airline will reduce its schedule by about 80% per day by March 26, citing the "rapid acceleration" of the impact of COVID-19 on demand. The…
BREAKING Norwegian to halt all intercontinental flights and lay off 90% of staff
Norwegian has extended plans to cancel flights and temporarily lay off staff, in the face of “stagnating demand and enforced travel restrictions by authorities worldwide”. Norwegian is a major carrier…
BREAKING Austrian Airlines to suspend all flights
Austrian Airlines decided to temporarily terminate all regular flight operations starting Wednesday night, March 18, 2020.
