Ryanair Group is extending the leases for the Lauda-operated aircraft because lessors are demanding long-term agreements in the wake of aircraft seizures in Russia, CEO Michael O'Leary says.
Heathrow Airport CEO John Holland-Kaye has told airlines to halt ticket sales for summer 2022, after capping passenger numbers to 100,000 per day to cope with the over-subscribed and understaffed post-pandemic rebound.
With COVID-19 restrictions impeding travel to Japan, the country’s airlines are focusing more heavily on transit traffic at their Tokyo hubs to rebuild international operations.