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The rules will revert at the end of current summer schedules in late October.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.

The effort is part of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project.

The threshold is higher than the EU's, meaning the UK is no longer shadowing Brussels on slot rules as it has until now post-Brexit.

With high vaccination rates across Europe, airlines and airports say it is time to lift many restrictions.

The progressive reopening of long-haul markets will see Europe’s passenger traffic rebound in 2022, but the pace of recovery is happening at two speeds and air connectivity remains “markedly degraded” compared with 2019 levels.

It is hoped the funding will boost air connectivity to the Spanish archipelago.

After 15 years of negotiations, the EU and Ukraine have finally reached an agreement on a common aviation area.

The transatlantic recovery continues to be hampered by the European Council taking the US off the 'safe list.'

Airlines in Europe and the US are expecting increased traffic across the Atlantic with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions for foreign travelers entering the US.

The move follows the European Council's Aug. 30 recommendation to remove several countries from the 'safe' travel list.

The European Council is pushing to reimpose strict COVID-19 rules on passengers from the US and five other countries.

IATA has slammed the move to set the winter slot use threshold at 50%, but ACI Europe has described the decision as a “first and crucial step” in reinstatement of slot usage rights.

The European Travel Commission predicts that long-haul travel to Europe will not recover to 2019 levels until 2025.

A new European study indicates that 70% of respondents are planning to travel in the next six months—up from 56% in February.

Barriers to routes between the EU and ASEAN countries are set to be removed, opening up new opportunities for carriers based in the blocs.

Vaccinations and heath passes are ‘reasons for optimism’ in the market, according to the European Travel Commission.

The northern summer travel season is the first since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in which full slot waivers are not in place at airports globally.

Regional airline networks in Europe have been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, ACI Europe says.

The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.

The agreement means Brexit will not disrupt transatlantic flying between the nations.

The Irish ULCC is making big cuts to its winter flight schedule and shutting three bases.

The startup intends to fly to nine destinations from its base in Yerevan, but it has to contend with a border conflict in addition to COVID-19.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governments across Europe must coordinate their response to preserve the continent’s single market and its benefits, two airline associations have urged.