Coronavirus

Virgin Atlantic has retired its remaining Airbus A340 fleet on Monday. The retirement of the last three airplanes was previously planned for the end of May. Originally, the aircraft type was set … [read more]

Alitalia has announced that it will suspend all flights to and from Milan’s Malpensa Airport, effective Monday. Futhermore, Italy’ flag-carrier is reducing flights from other cities in Northern Italy. From Milan’s regional … [read more]

Lufthansa Group has announced that its airlines plan to reduce flight capacity by up to 50 percent amid the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, which has decimated demand. The definitive level of reduction … [read more]

ITB Berlin, a major international trade fair for travel and tourism, has been cancelled by its organiser over fears of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread at the event. The annual trade fair was … [read more]

Airlines from mainland China and Hong Kong have announced to put parts of their workforce on unpaid leave or even lay off employees. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) first reported on … [read more]

Airbus has temporarily closed its final assembly line (FAL) in Tianjin, China, amid the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak that has already affected air travel in the country. This was stated by the Europe-based … [read more]

Cathay Pacific will make further cuts to its capacity on routes to both mainland China and other international destinations. On Tuesday, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) first reported that Cathay Pacific … [read more]

An increasing number of international airlines, and even governments, are suspending some or all of their flights to mainland China, over fears that the Coronavirus could spread. On Wednesday, British Airways became … [read more]