COVID-19 Pandemic

The latest capacity cut comes after the state of Western Australia announced it will impose a 'hard border' in an effort to prevent the spread of omicron.

The UN aviation body details ‘downside risks’ from COVID-19 headwinds in its latest global airline forecast.

The tie-up comes as LATAM Airlines Group anticipates restoring 72% of pre-pandemic capacity in January.

American, Delta and United have all been forced by the CAAC to temporarily suspend routes to China.

The carrier says its long-term focus is on rebuilding and growing its international network.

The move follows a similar capacity cut by Virgin Australia.

Major carriers say they are being forced to fly low load-factor flights to maintain airport slots.

The CAAC is also forcing the cancellation of US-to-China flights by American, United and Chinese airlines under its COVID-19 testing rule.

The airline is dropping nine domestic routes and one international service.

The carrier has had a base at FRA since 2017.

The carrier said it is unable to maintain its planned schedule because of high levels of infected staff.

New rules, driven by omicron concerns, will limit weekly flights on the routes.

Routes from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, the UK and the US are all affected by the move.

The restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government restrict the airline’s ability to operate even a limited schedule.

Domestic flights dominated the list of busiest routes in the world during 2021, led by a leisure service in South Korea.

The European Commission will require airlines to use-or-lose more EU airport slots in the 2022 summer.

The country will allow 'travel bubble' routes to continue.

Central Americas has regained the most capacity since 2019, while South East Asia’s recovery lags behind.

Ribero tells Routes which markets Colombia is focusing on as it looks to bring overseas tourists back post-COVID.

Domestic flying in October greatly outpaced international operations.

ICAO calls for a “more measured” response by governments to the omicron variant of COVID-19.

The airport has a 'compelling' business case that is giving it the confidence to draw up future investment plans, CEO Glyn Jones says.

Passenger traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean is forecast to return to long-run pre-pandemic growth trends—but the lack of harmonization between governments remains a problem.

The move has prompted AirAsia Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines to make plans for flights between the countries.

At the association's AGM in Doha, Arab airlines offered a pessimistic forecast.