Abu Dhabi airline is confident China demand will recover by summer.

Carriers on both sides of the Atlantic are assessing the potential impact of the temporary travel restrictions to the US from more than two-dozen European countries in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

The expanding COVID-19 outbreak is threatening to derail what was expected to be a milestone year for the Japanese airline industry.

Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways, both based at KWI, will be affected most.

European airlines reeling from the latest blow of a U.S. travel ban have called on governments to immediately ease slot rules, defer taxes and clarify the status of passenger compensation to help them weather the COVID-19 coronavirus storm.

Airlines are keen to publicize their efforts to minimize the risk of the coronavirus’ spread within aircraft cabins.

News in brief

Kuwait is halting all passenger flights to and from the Gulf state from Mar. 13 until further notice, as the government attempts to control the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.