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KLM will operate a significantly restricted winter schedule because of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel warnings.

Flights from Bogota and Medellin will connect to 16 cities, including Miami and New York.

DAT said it cannot overcome the impact of COVID-19 absent adequate European Commission assistance.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Lufthansa CEO and IATA chairman Carsten Spohr believes substantial global long-haul networks could be re-established by the second quarter of 2021 if there is broad COVID-19 testing of passengers and crew.

Somon Air CEO Thomas Hallam wants to expand the Tajikistan airline’s network through codeshares and believes the Central Asia-India market is ripe for growth.

Star Alliance members Austrian Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) are resuming scheduled services to China eight months after they were suspended following the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) normally operates Boeing widebodies on its transatlantic services.

In October, Finnair will operate about 70-80 flights a day instead of last year’s figure of more than 350.

Recovery from pandemic will 'be choppy,' CFO of rival Delta says.

The carriers are restoring nonstop scheduled service to mainland China for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.

Ethiopian Airlines Group today announced the resumption of its flight services to Victoria Falls - one of African’s most spectacular natural sites - from 6th October 2020.

Emirates today announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (1st October), Cape Town (1st October), Durban (4th October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (1st October) and Mauritius (3rd October).

The Irish LCC is already the largest operator at the airport by capacity and plans to further increase its footprint during the upcoming winter season.

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths believes that wearable devices could play a role in real-time health validation for airlines passengers, especially in a digital ID post-COVID-19 era.

While non-aeronautical revenues remain depressed on low passenger volumes, Dubai and Amsterdam Schiphol airports have both seen an increase in spending per passenger during the COVID-19 downturn.

The CEOs of Dubai and London Heathrow airports believe bilateral testing trials could set the scene for a more unified response to COVID, while Amsterdam Schiphol’s CEO warned that the current status quo must not be normalized.

Cebu Pacific executive says there can’t be intermediaries doing better than an airline or a hotel.

Gaps left by Virgin Australia are on the carrier’s radar.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: RwandAir swaps Gatwick for Heathrow, Ukraine International Airlines returns to New York via Iceland, and Alaska Airlines adds another sun route from Los Angeles.

The launch of Hungarian ULCC Wizz Air’s proposed base at St. Petersburg, Russia’s Pulkovo Airport (LED) has been pushed back until the end of 2020

UPS Airlines has added Vietnam to its route network, launching freighter flights this month into both Hanoi (HAN) and Ho Chi Minh City (SGN). The

Ethiopian Airlines have confirmed it will resume flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa as of 01 October 2020.

More than 200 security trays will be redistributed from Edinburgh Airport in Scotland to airports in Africa, to help staff train for security inspections.

The startup has been given the green light to begin flights to the Central Asia country.