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.
BREAKING Ryanair to ground almost all of its 450 Boeing 737-800s
Ryanair has announced plans to ground the majority of its aircraft fleet across Europe over the next 7 to 10 days due to covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, Ryanair said…
BREAKING Finnair to cut capacity by 90%
Finnair is now making substantial adjustments to its traffic and will reduce approximately 90 per cent of its normal capacity, compared to 2019, starting from the beginning of April 2020.…
BREAKING Air France-KLM to reduce flight operations by 70-90%, all A380s and 747s to be grounded
The COVID-19 crisis has continued to spread in recent days, leading many countries to take increasingly stringent measures in an attempt to slow the rate of spread of the epidemic.…
BREAKING TUI suspends the vast majority of flight operations until further notice
TUI Group announced that it was suspending, in line with government guidelines, the vast majority of all travel operations until further notice. All updates on TUI website. “This temporary suspension…
BREAKING British Airways to cut capacity by 75%
The owner of British Airways said the airline would cut capacity drastically to try to survive the coronavirus outbreak. IAG the owner of British Airways, said it would cut its…
BREAKING easyJet could ground the majority of its fleet
easyJet said the airline would cut capacity drastically to try to survive the coronavirus outbreak. EasyJet said it could ground the majority of its fleet on a rolling basis, and…
ALERT AirBaltic to suspend flight operations from Tuesday
Due to the Latvian government's decision to suspend international air traffic starting on March 17 in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus, all airBaltic connections will be temporarily…