COVID-19

A travel bubble between New Zealand and the Cook Islands is scheduled to open on May 17.

The Netherlands-based LCC is focused on restarting as many routes as possible this summer, with an ambition of growing capacity to 80% of 2019 levels by the third quarter of 2021.

Routes Reconnected hears from tourism experts on how the industry can lower barriers to travel.

The airline believes there is pent-up demand for leisure travel that will emerge with the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions across Europe.

In the future, the airline's passenger network will be based on its cargo network, CEO Vipula Gunatilleka tells Routes Reconnected.

Speaking at Routes Reconnected, Eddie Wilson warned that there will be “a lot of pain” for some primary and secondary airports across Europe in the coming years.

A panel of airports and airline have raised the need for innovation to tackle the administrative burden and restore passenger confidence post-COVID.

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.

CCO George Michalopoulos tells Routes Reconnected that the airline will emerge from the pandemic “much larger” than it was before—but success in the short-term lies in the hands of European governments.

Speaking at Routes Reconnected, Luis Felipe de Oliveira said it is vital that governments around the world step up their support for airports.

Atlanta has lost its crown as the world’s busiest airport as Guangzhou takes top spot.

New aircraft mean previously unprofitable thinner routes become more viable.

The startup had intended to fly routes between New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

Routes’ latest infographic takes a closer look at the Brazilian aviation market as the country battles a second wave of COVID-19 cases.

At the end of March, corporate travel remained at just 20% of pre-pandemic levels.

The head of Istanbul Airport sees the potential to become an interlining hub for Turkish Airways.

Alan Joyce hopes to progress Qantas’ ultra-long-haul plans over the next 12 months—and he believes the airline’s Airbus A380 fleet will fly again.

The carrier gains access to $5.9 billion in liquidity via deal with Ottawa.

The carrier has been grounded since March 21, 2020.

SriLankan Airlines chairman Ashok Pathirage outlines the carrier’s network restoration plans, focus on cargo, and the potential for Sri Lanka to bounce back post-pandemic.

The decision follows the findings of the Global Travel Taskforce, set up by the UK government to examine how non-essential travel could be reopened safely after lockdown.

The French flag-carrier will launch 22 new routes.

The startup is being launched by Waltzing Matilda Aviation and intends to fly to destinations in the US from Toronto’s Billy Bishop City Airport.

An initial three routes will be served by the LCC from Stockholm Arlanda.

Some airlines in the countries are now ramping up Trans-Tasman capacity