Gulf Air has added a direct service to and from Singapore which was operated by the airline’s flagship Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Flight GF165 landed in Singapore Changi Airport at 1225 Singapore local time on April 4.
The European Commission has said its member states should ease restrictions on non-essential travel into the European Union to take account of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, but advised adding an “emergency brake” mechanism to counter the threat of new variants.
Qatar Airways has signed an expanded codeshare agreement with LATAM Airlines Brasil that will see its code placed on 45 additional LATAM Airlines Brasil flights.
The CEO of Dubai Airports said the 2021 first quarter (Q1) passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) reflected “the consolidation phase in our business recovery.”
The UK has brought into force new regulations to improve airspace usage and clamp down on the illegal use of UAVs that can menace air traffic. The new legislation also gives the transport secretary temporary powers to waive the current 80-20 slot rule.
The future of business travel, the importance of cargo on route networks, and a call to increase support for airports all feature in our round-up of key quotes from Routes Reconnected.
Daily flight operations are now being controlled from a room at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) area control center at Swanwick more than 100 miles away.
Planning an airline’s network in normal times is challenging enough but deciding what routes to fly during the pandemic has been fraught with difficulties for all carriers around the world.
British LCC easyJet is currently only operating 39 of the more than 300 aircraft in its all-Airbus A320 family fleet, but the carrier’s executives believe it is poised to quickly react to pent-up demand if and when the COVID-19 crisis retreats later in 2021.
Vistara is seeking approval to begin flying to destinations in the U.S. later this year as the Indian carrier continues to expand its international footprint.
As Indian carrier Vistara signals its intention to begin flying to the US, Taiwanese airline Starlux has made headway in its efforts to serve the North American country.
