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 in a message from O’Leary to all Ryanair Group airline customers, citing governments’ unprecedented restrictions on citizen movement, specifically with bans that have closed Europe…
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 continue to operate as planned until landing into Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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 a decree by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to shut down social hubs such as pubs, clubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and gyms across the country. British…
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 flight via Darwin for the next few days given. You can watch live London Heathrow Airport. The change to the flagship route will be the…
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 the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in the region. These actions are being taken to ensure the well-being of employees, their families and the local…
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 the novel coronavirus. The order deals a blow to the airlines that are already battling a ban on international travel after the virus outbreak raged…
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 initial period of 14 days. This decision has been made to help contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, and to protect the UAE, its…
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 close its doors due to the collapse of air traffic. The remaining activity would be transferred to Paris Roissy airport (CDG), north of Paris. The…
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 stringent measures. Airbus has carried out extensive work in coordination with its social partners to ensure the health and safety of its employees, while securing…
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 the near-total shutdown of Ben Gurion Airport because of Israel’s strict coronavirus-induced travel restrictions, the 21-year-old found an option through Norwegian Air International (it’s actually…
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 passenger and cargo flights to few countries until further notice, as long as borders remain open, and there is demand. Since the COVID-19 outbreak began,…
A group of trainee Italian Ryanair stewards all tested positive for coronavirus and are in quarantine in Dublin, according to reports in Italy. Of the 17 members of the group, who had been in training in Bergamo, northern Italy, the epicentre of the virus, 15 are Italians and all tested positive for the disease. They…