COVID-19
The latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) airline and aviation industry news coverage.
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Allegiant plans first quarter growth on US leisure market
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While major US airlines are cutting capacity, Allegiant could grow as much as 19% in 2021.
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Qantas agrees Alliance partnership for regional routes
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Qantas expects to begin flying Embraer E190 aircraft on Australian domestic services from June.
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Country snapshot: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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As Wizz Air prepares to expand from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Routes takes a look at the country’s aviation market.
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Southwest Airlines bracing for rough going in 2021
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The Dallas-based airline sees no evidence of business traffic returning to pre-pandemic levels.
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Network Tracker: the global market (w/e Jan. 31)
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Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market as capacity continues to fall.
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Allegiant to open Des Moines base
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Two aircraft will be based at the Iowa airport from July.
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JAL downgrades domestic flying, sees international traffic flatlining
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Despite COVID-19 issues, subsidiary ZIPAIR still pressing ahead with Tokyo Narita-Honolulu route launch.
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France, Germany, Portugal go beyond EC travel restrictions
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France bans almost all travel outside of the European Union.
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Five questions for… Brisbane Airport’s Jim Parashos
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Jim Parashos, executive general manager of aviation at Brisbane Airport, discusses the impact of state border restrictions in Australia, the...
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Canada imposes more international air travel restrictions
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Sun destinations hit as airlines asked for service suspensions.
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Interview: Moov CEO Alvaro Nogueira de Oliveira
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The CEO of the Swiss startup still believes the long-haul low-cost model can be a success.
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RwandAir expands Central Africa network, London halted
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Service to Bangui starts next week but the airline’s flights to London have been banned by the UK government under its latest COVID-19 travel...
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CDG-AUH route to debut Etihad's COVID-19 'AOKpass'
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Paris to Abu Dhabi will become the first route to use the new COVID-19 prevention app.
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Somon Air restarts Tashkent route
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Tajiki carrier restores service from Dushanbe.
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Delta expands New York leisure offer
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The US carrier is adding flights on five domestic leisure routes from its two hubs in New York.
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Air Transat drops Toronto flying until May
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Leisure carrier revises winter schedule but maintains some international routes.
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Country snapshot: Vietnam
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Routes looks at the most popular airports, routes and market pairs in the country this week.
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Wizz further expands Norwegian offer
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Five new routes will launch from Oslo Gardermoen this summer.
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Hawaiian Airlines anticipating uptick in flying by the summer
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The launch of new routes this spring will spur the carrier to near pre-COVID capacity this summer, executives say.
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By the numbers: United Kingdom
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With a new variant of COVID-19 causing further travel disruption, and having recently exited from the EU, we take a closer look at the UK aviation...