July 1, 2020 1:30 pm ET
June 30, 2020 9:23 am ET -
Lufthansa Group Announces Fall Schedule Extension
As countries throughout the world start easing travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have seen an increase in demand for bookings as the year continues. The Lufthansa Group announced that it has published its flight schedules for subsidiary…
June 30, 2020 9:15 am ET -
LIAT Facing Liquidation and Restructuring
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda announced over the weekend that the regional carrier LIAT Ltd. Airlines will likely face liquidation in 2020. In an interview with a local Antiguan radio station, Prime Minister Gaston Browne shared that there…
June 29, 2020 11:53 pm ET -
UAE Bars Flights from Pakistan
The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) announced Sunday it will not receive passengers coming from Pakistan until a lab is established to test them for the COVID-19 disease, which is caused by the novel coronavirus currently spreading…
June 29, 2020 11:49 pm ET -
Opinion: Don’t Fault Airlines For Not Blocking the Middle Seat
Over the course of the past few months, airlines have taken a number of different measures to do their part to curb the spread of COVID-19. Most have mandated that passengers wear masks onboard. Some have scaled back their food…
June 27, 2020 12:38 pm ET -
SAS Airlines Lays Off 560 Pilots Amid Pandemic
After letting go 350 cabin crew earlier this month, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has terminated the contracts of 560 pilots in Sweden, Denmark and Norway in a bid to save costs amid pandemic. First reported by the Swedish national public television…