COVID-19 Pandemic

Capacity continues to fluctuate around the 79 million seats mark.

The transatlantic recovery continues to be hampered by the European Council taking the US off the 'safe list.'

Flights to New York are being added to the German leisure carrier’s network from November.

The LCC group is significantly boosting its five-year passenger traffic target.

Airlines in Europe and the US are expecting increased traffic across the Atlantic with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions for foreign travelers entering the US.

The Spanish LCC will be able to launch new routes from the airport in November.

The airline concedes its plan to operate 30% of pre-pandemic capacity in the final three months of 2021 will not be possible.

The long-haul services will now start in January; American still plans to launch a New York JFK-Delhi route on Oct. 31.

Although global capacity reduced by nearly 600,000 seats, there were some brighter spots as Canada reopened its borders to vaccinated travelers.

The move follows the European Council's Aug. 30 recommendation to remove several countries from the 'safe' travel list.

A number of US carriers are trimming capacity plans this fall.

The carrier is the only scheduled passenger airline to offer flights to the US territory in the South Pacific.

CEO Ed Sims says the carrier will proceed with 'caution' when building back its European network.

The CEO of World Routes 2021 host SEA Milan Airports is confident airlines will be attracted back to Lombardy.

The head of SZG tells Routes about ramp-up challenges and whether there are too many airports in Europe.

The carrier has dropped flights to three leisure destinations this winter.

From Sept. 5 vaccinated passengers arriving in the emirate will be able to avoid having to quarantine for 10 days, as had been widely required.

The changes affect routes operated by Wizz Air’s Hungarian AOC.

Low COVID-19 vaccination rates are keeping a lid on much of Africa's airline operations.

The airports operator is downgrading its forecast for full-year passenger numbers.

The European Council is pushing to reimpose strict COVID-19 rules on passengers from the US and five other countries.

Destinations with high vaccination rates are an initial focus, while Australia’s flag-carrier is evaluating whether to operate scheduled service between London Heathrow and Darwin.

The Japanese carrier said the COVID-19 pandemic is reducing passenger demand both internationally and domestically.

Growth in the Asia-Pacific region helped to halt three consecutive weeks of global capacity declines.

The country will no longer require vaccinated passengers from Germany and Brunei to quarantine.