The airline has announced it will be resuming flights to Addis Ababa, Tehran, Guangzhou, and Oslo in the coming weeks. Flights to Addis Ababa will resume from August 1 to Tehran from July 17, to Guangzhou from July 25th, and to Oslo from August 4. The airline will also resume flight operations to Stockholm Arlanda…
Finnair said on Monday it would resume flying to mainland China on July 23 when it re-opens its Helsinki-Shanghai route, beginning with a weekly flight, after it received permission from the Chinese authorities.
Due to demand, Emirates will be operating an A380 to Manchester daily on 1st August. From 1st September the airline will be operating 3 daily flights to Manchester.
British Airways has resumed flight operations to Croatia on Thursday, July 9th. The first two resumed routes were from London (Heathrow Airport) to Split and Zagreb. Zagreb route is operated with four flights a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Split route is operated five times a week, On Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and…
After a three-month hiatus, Virgin Atlantic will be welcoming customers back onboard this evening with the first passenger flight departing London Heathrow to Hong Kong. To ensure the health and safety of customers and crew, Virgin Atlantic is implementing additional measures to offer peace of mind in the airport and when taking to the skies.…
Traffic in Europe to take longer to recover. A full recovery in passenger traffic to 2019 levels is now expected for 2024. ACI EUROPE has reported that passenger traffic across the European airport network stood at a decrease of 93 per cent in June compared to the same period in 2019. Europe’s airports welcomed only…
Aer Lingus is to place a brand new aircraft which was only delivered last week in a storage programme in Spain due to the downturn in business triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a video message to staff delivered from on board the new aircraft, Chief Technical Officer Fergus Wilson said that with travel restrictions…
After talks that lasted until 2 a.m. an agreement was reached between Icelandair and the Icelandic Cabin Crew Association. This follows Icelandair‘s surprise decision Friday to fire all cabin crew and seek a new representative to continue the collective bargaining process on behalf of flight attendants. A statement from Icelandair says that the agreement will…
Boeing and the FAA performed 737 MAX operational suitability flights between Boeing Field in Seattle and Moses Lake, Washington for three days of certification flying. Described by an FAA spokesman as a routine part of any certification effort, the operational suitability flights marked one of the last procedural hurdles the program must clear before the…
Icelandair says it’s letting go of all its flight attendants and shifting their duties to the pilots. After members of the flight attendants’ union (FFÍ) voted against a collective bargaining agreement, the directorship of Icelandair has opted to fire their flight attendants. Until such time as these new flight attendants are hired, a statement from…
In a letter to employees, British Airways confirms intention to retire its Boeing 747 fleet. When many people think of BA today, they think of Jumbos connecting Britain with the world, and the world with Britain. But due to the crisis, the demand may not returned to 2019 lever until 2023, that’s why British Airways…
Three airline employees were injured during an attack by three women that was captured on video Tuesday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. According to Spirit Airlines, the three employees suffered minor injuries when three guests “became combative following a delayed flight.” According to Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest reports, the three women hit the airplane…