COVID-19

Tight border restrictions imposed by governments in the Asia-Pacific region meant international passenger travel remained severely depressed last year, although cargo markets saw encouraging growth.

Willie Walsh concedes Asia-Pacific routes will be slow to recover.

Passenger numbers last year were 59% lower than pre-pandemic levels and airports across the continent remain under 'considerable stress.'

The Star Alliance member believes routes to Asia will be particularly slow to rebound.

The Scandinavian airline said it was not financially viable to continue operations, blaming a lack of state support.

New COVID-19 crew restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government have made it challenging for Cathay to operate.

The US Transportation Department said China’s cancellation of 44 flights operated by US airlines is inconsistent with the US-China air services accord.

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.

The latest capacity cut comes after the state of Western Australia announced it will impose a 'hard border' in an effort to prevent the spread of omicron.

The UN aviation body details ‘downside risks’ from COVID-19 headwinds in its latest global airline forecast.

American, Delta and United have all been forced by the CAAC to temporarily suspend routes to China.

The carrier says its long-term focus is on rebuilding and growing its international network.

The move follows a similar capacity cut by Virgin Australia.

Major carriers say they are being forced to fly low load-factor flights to maintain airport slots.

The CAAC is also forcing the cancellation of US-to-China flights by American, United and Chinese airlines under its COVID-19 testing rule.

The airline is dropping nine domestic routes and one international service.

The carrier has had a base at FRA since 2017.

The carrier said it is unable to maintain its planned schedule because of high levels of infected staff.

New rules, driven by omicron concerns, will limit weekly flights on the routes.

Routes from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, the UK and the US are all affected by the move.

The restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government restrict the airline’s ability to operate even a limited schedule.

Domestic flights dominated the list of busiest routes in the world during 2021, led by a leisure service in South Korea.

The European Commission will require airlines to use-or-lose more EU airport slots in the 2022 summer.

The country will allow 'travel bubble' routes to continue.

Central Americas has regained the most capacity since 2019, while South East Asia’s recovery lags behind.