air transport

From midnight on Sunday 24 January, France will require a PCR test to be carried out 72 hours before departure. This measure concerns most European travellers wishing to enter France. Until now, the measure only applied to travellers from countries outside the European Union. This new compulsory test measure...

Finnair is offering its customers greater choice and flexibility by introducing a new one-way fare structure valid on its intra-European and domestic flights. This pricing structure has been in force since 12 January 2021. "We want to offer our customers more choice and flexibility. Removing the complexity of the rules...

In turmoil since the end of 2018, low-cost carrier Norwegian Air has finalised its restructuring plan. The carrier wants to emerge from bankruptcy protection before the end of March. The carrier had entered bankruptcy in November 2020 under the Irish Protection Act. This...

The woes of the national carrier Air India are in fact an opportunity for India's private airlines to step up their international activities. Low-cost carrier IndiGo has stepped up its international presence in recent years. The carrier mainly serves the Gulf region, South East Asia and even Istanbul. But it is above all...

According to a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is managing health security in the wake of the covid-19 crisis, all passengers travelling to the United States will have to present a negative test before boarding a flight. The measure also applies to US citizens returning to their own country. The test cannot be...

Australian carrier Qantas has reopened bookings for international flights, with a date set for July 1. The carrier is optimistic that a large proportion of travellers will be vaccinated by this date. Qantas had already announced in November that it would only accept vaccinated passengers on board its aircraft....

The covid pandemic and the isolation of the United Kingdom are forcing British Airways to close a large number of its intercontinental routes for the summer of 2021. The carrier is adjusting frequencies and destinations at a time when demand is struggling to recover. For the IATA summer season, which begins on 31 March, the British airline is suspending...

On 1 January 2021, a new open skies agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States will come into force. It will replace the existing Open Skies agreement between the European Union and the United States, which until now has included the United Kingdom. Ireland's national carrier Aer Lingus is seizing this opportunity and plans to strengthen its position...

Sounds like a Christmas present. According to the consultant OAG, which analyses airlines' capacity on a week-by-week basis, the week of 21 December saw the total number of seats offered flirt with 61 million. This represents a week-on-week increase of 1.8%. Such a figure has not been seen since...

As announced over the weekend, Boris Johnson's government has decided to apply even stricter containment measures. The reason: the discovery of a new, more contagious variant of the virus. A new danger level, labelled '4', now applies to London and the south-east of England. All travel is banned in this zone, while...

For almost a year now, many travellers have been grounded. Whether due to regulatory constraints at various levels, or a psychological barrier linked to the health risk, they have all had to review their priorities and reconsider whether or not their travel, particularly by air, is imperative. That's why the Pegasus Chair has turned its attention...

IATA has just revealed in a study that Covid has profoundly changed air connectivity in the world's major cities. The number of city-to-city connections has declined from over 19,300 to fewer than 6,800 in April 2020. The pandemic has led to an upsurge in...

Southwest Airlines seems to be taking advantage of the reduction in frequencies and destinations of the major traditional carriers at their hubs. Southwest is already present in all the major American cities, but on alternative hubs. It is the leading carrier in Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Dallas-Love Field, Houston-Hobby and New York-La Guardia. Southwest...

A lifeline for air traffic weighed down by the Covid pandemic? That's what European airports, particularly in France, are hoping for with the launch of antigenic tests to detect Covid. The antigen test is carried out in the same way as a PCR test, using swabs taken from the nostrils....

The shower on board the Airbus A380 in First Class is probably Emirates' most emblematic service feature. Both the shower and the in-flight lounge are returning to the A380 and B777 aircraft in a redesigned in-flight experience that incorporates reinforced hygiene instructions. While taking a...

The oneworld global airline alliance is preparing to welcome a new member, Alaska Airlines, on 31 March. The carrier will be the second North American airline in the group with American Airlines and the 15th oneworld member. The integration of the carrier has been postponed by several months. It was originally due to take place in the fourth quarter of this year. The...

The Finnish carrier specialising in the Europe/Asia segment will operate only 25%s in the winter 2019 schedule. This translates into an average of 75 flights per day instead of 350 flights last year during the same period. Finnair has reduced its flight schedule for the winter season in line with demand...

For 73 years, it symbolised Italy around the world. On 9 October this year, Alitalia officially went out of business. It will be replaced by a new entity, ITA -Italia Trasporti Aereo. It is not yet certain whether this name will ultimately be retained. What is certain, however, is that Alitalia...

Business travel is adrift with covid-19. And the few "travel bubbles" are not changing the situation dramatically. While we wait for a hypothetical vaccine, a number of big names in the industry are working on a way to revive the travel business. For example, there is a pilot project for a digital health passport, the...

Losses in the hotel industry estimated at 70% in 2020 and passenger traffic in Budapest at around five million passengers instead of 16.2 million in 2019. In just a few figures, this is what the covid-19 pandemic is doing to Hungary's travel industry. In this respect, the country is hardly any different from its neighbours...