Based in Austria, Kurt covers European air transport for ATW. He has been writing on the airline industry for 25 years. He appears frequently on Austrian, Swiss and German television and broadcasting channels to discuss issues affecting commercial aviation.
Several Star Alliance airlines have reduced their February capacity further after stricter travel restrictions designed to stem the spread of COVID-19 made air travel nearly impossible.
Gulf carriers Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways aim to reroute more passengers from Africa via their respective hubs in Dubai (DXB) and Doha (DOH) once the COVID-19 pandemic eases.
