Airports & Networks

The bosses of the four main ground handling service providers operating in the UK have written to the government to call for financial support, warning that the collapse of their businesses would have knock-on effects for the aviation sector’s post-COVID-19 recovery.

Having originally planned to operate more than 12,000 flights this week, easyJet has now fully grounded its entire fleet of aircraft amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Seven Thai carriers have banded together to request a THB16 billion ($490 million) financial aid package from the Thai government to help continue

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The historic $58-billion airline aid package signed into law Mar. 27 by U.S. President Donald Trump wasn’t just a bail-out for carriers—it was an

In the aviation marketplace into which we will likely emerge after the coronavirus crisis, China is likely to be the big winner.

Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport will temporarily close Terminal D from Apr. 1, after the Russian government decided to halt all international scheduled and charter flights from midnight Mar. 27.

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) said it will consolidate all operations into its South Terminal starting Apr. 1 and limit scheduled flights to an eight-hour period from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. in measures taken to protect staff and passengers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite a protracted downturn in the aviation sector across the globe following the coronavirus outbreak, China is expected to begin a multi-stage reconstruction project of Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) this October.

The airport is taking the measures to as the UK goes into a lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Hunan province airport project is going forward.

Aeroflot Group has become the first Russian carrier to ease its lease burden amid the COVID-19 flight restrictions that come as airlines are already contending with the weakened ruble.

AirAsia is grounding of most of its fleet due to “extensive and increasing border restrictions.” The Malaysian group originally planned to offer more than 9 million seats across its network during April.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across Latin America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financial support at an unprecedented scale is on its way in some countries.

Russia is to become the latest nation to sever international air links to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Mar. 25 meeting of Russian

UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has temporarily suspended flights from London Gatwick, instead focusing its London operations on London Heathrow, and has flown its first ever all-cargo flight.

Airline industry groups are pressing Asia-Pacific governments to take further steps in support of their beleaguered carriers.

In the face of the widening COVID-19 crisis, Austria´s Innsbruck Airport will shut down commercial operations for three months as a cost-saving measure.

Senate passes legislation 96-0; House approval expected Friday.

LOT Polish Airlines has announced a raft of flight cancellations after the Polish government extended its commercial flight suspension by a further 14 days to Apr. 11.

World leaders have been urged to execute “crucial measures” to safeguard the future of the travel and tourism industry as it emerged that up to 75 million jobs are at “immediate risk.”

The latest news and airline schedule changes as carriers across the world react to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The Scandinavian is opening a new domestic route in Norway from next month, last served 17 years ago.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Asia-Pacific region are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.