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Austrian Airlines Announces Fifth Service Resumption Delay
Austrian Airlines announced on Friday that it will resume operating flights on June 7, nearly three months after grounding its fleet in mid-March delaying its resumption of service five times. The move comes in response to the Austrian government’s announcement that its borders with Germany and some Schengen area countries will reopen on June 15. […]
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Delta Halts Service to 10 Airports Around the U.S.
Facing tremendous challenges posed by the new coronavirus, Delta is suspending flights to ten airports across the country. Delta announced on May 8 that it is cutting service to 10 U.S. secondary airports as part of a previously announced 85% overall reduction in its service schedule. Notably, Delta is halting service to Oakland International Airport in […]
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Aeroméxico Restarts International Flights while Mexico’s International LCCs Further Reduce Services
Despite the declared “sanitary emergency” in Mexico, Mexico’s national carrier, Aeroméxico, is reopening some international services and increasing frequency to Asia, Europe, the United States, Canada and some Latin American countries this month and next. Aeroméxico is seeking to restart some of its routes after it suspended flights to a large majority of its international […]
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Belgian Carriers to Remain Grounded Until Mid-May or Later
Belgian flag-carrier, Brussels Airlines, and Air Belgium have both announced extensions to their entire flight suspensions in light of the unsolved situation with the new coronavirus pandemic. Brussels has extended its grounding until at least May 15. Air Belgium has extended its suspension even further; light operations won’t restart before June 3. Brussels Airlines, a […]
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San Francisco Temporarily Closes International Concourse A Gates
Although San Francisco International Airport (SFO) remains open and operational during the Bay Area’s “shelter in place” lockdown, the airport is closing one of two concourses at the International Terminal after a major drop in travel due to the coronavirus. SFO officials say international flights have dropped almost 52 percent in the last few weeks. […]
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Taiwan Sees Flight Suspensions Amid Pandemic
Despite having one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in the world, significantly less than neighboring China-adjacent countries such as South Korea and Japan, Taiwan is not immune to the number of flight suspensions plaguing the world. More airlines are suspending flights serving Taiwan as travel demand plummets and governments around the world, including Taiwan, […]
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Sun Country Reduces Spring Flight Schedule Due to Decreased Travel Demand
Sun Country Airlines is reducing its flight schedule during the spring season due to decreased travel demand caused by the spread of COVID-19. The airline is one of the first U.S. ultra-low-cost carriers to drop several routes in response to the new global virus. Beginning in April, Sun Country will reduce the number of flights […]
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United Temporarily Nixes Tokyo Narita Service, Haneda Service Remains Unaffected
United Airlines has temporarily suspended flight service between its Los Angeles hub and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport from March 8, 2020 due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. The service will remain suspended between the two airports until at least April 27, 2020. United’s service to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport schedules to […]
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South African Airways Looking to Sell its Airbus A340s
South African Airways is putting up some of its widebody Airbus A340-600 aircraft up for sale in order to accommodate some of the newer Airbus A350-900s being added to its fleet. The Johannesburg-based airline has found it necessary to sell its older Airbus aircraft to accommodate the new models with superior features such as a […]
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United Announces Santa Maria Return and More New San Francisco Service
United will be adding additional service out of its San Francisco hub for the upcoming summer travel season. In addition to the new services, the Star Alliance carrier will restart flights out of Santa Maria Airport (SMX) on California’s Central Coast through its regional United Express brand (SkyWest). Beginning June 4, 2020, United will introduce […]