air transport

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...

French-speaking Europe is particularly well served by British Airways' expansion programme. The airline has just reopened its flights to Brussels and Luxembourg. The Belgian capital is once again served by an average of three daily frequencies since October 1. Since 2 October, Luxembourg has benefited from 11 flights a week, offering a round trip...

At the beginning of September, Swiss was still planning to offer seat capacity equivalent to 50% of that for the 2019/2020 winter season. The second wave of covid-19, which includes new travel and quarantine restrictions, will have decided otherwise. Swiss has just published its winter schedules. And if the carrier...

IATA, ACI-Europe (Airports Council International) and A4E (Airlines for Europe) are calling on the European Union to restore freedom of movement within the continent. Mandatory quarantines in particular are being targeted. As the world enters the final quarter of 2020, the outlook for air transport remains just as mediocre. According to IATA figures,...

Up to 40% of additional flights from December until the beginning of January and 12% of additional capacity from the start of the winter schedules on 25 October: Brussels Airlines is favouring its favourite continent, Africa, in its winter schedules. The continent is an essential element in the Belgian airline's positioning. In...

It's a timid arrival for Vueling on French domestic routes, but it's a symbolic one. IAG's low-cost - or hybrid, depending on your sensibilities - subsidiary has just announced the launch of three domestic routes from Orly. Brest, Montpellier and Marseille will each have two flights a week, on Fridays and Sundays....

To restore a certain degree of normality to air transport, Alexandre de Juniac, Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), explained during a media briefing that all passengers on international routes should be tested for covid-19 before departure. IATA is calling for a rapid solution that is accessible to all....

At the end of last week, Emirates confirmed its return to the French regions for its winter timetable, which begins on 25 October. From December 2, it will be offering four weekly frequencies by Boeing 777-300ER to Lyon instead of the daily flight it operated last year. To Nice, Emirates will be relaunching its...

More than 90 destinations. This is what Qatar Airways will be offering between now and 15 October. This triples the number of cities served compared with April, at the height of the pandemic. The destinations returning to the Qatar Airways network are Amman, Entebbe, Yerevan, Hanoi, the Seychelles and Windhoek. The carrier...

Transavia, Air France's low-cost subsidiary, will be starting its first domestic routes from Orly and Nantes this autumn. On 2 November, Air France's low-cost subsidiary Transavia will take over the Paris Orly-Biarritz route, offering up to three daily frequencies. It will also be taking over four routes from Nantes-Atlantique, offering thirty weekly frequencies....

This comes as a surprise to Italian business circles, particularly in Lombardy. Alitalia, which has been present at Milan-Malpensa since 1948, has announced that it will be leaving the airport as of October with the suspension of its services to Rome-Fiumicino. This route was already a shadow of its former self. Alitalia had been offering only two daily flights since its return...

Rumours had been circulating since last week that thermal temperature measurement centres would be closed at the 15 US airports designated since March as international gateways for airlines. This measure was confirmed at the end of last week by the White House and the agencies active in...

While Alitalia is due to announce the details of its restructuring in October, the airline is announcing that it will be stepping up its flights to Rome Fiumicino, its main hub, as well as to Milan-Linate. This will be to the detriment of Milan-Malpensa airport, the intercontinental hub of the Italian business capital. The move came as a surprise to Italian business circles, particularly the...