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Grounded for more than a year by the health crisis, the French are looking for the key that will enable them to travel again for business or pleasure. And the digital health passport now seems to embody this solution for lifting restrictions on international travel, as shown by the growing number of initiatives...

This has been the great soap opera of Canadian air transport. That of the takeover and merger of Air Canada with its competitor Air Transat. It began in the summer of 2019 and came to an abrupt end at the beginning of this week. The reason: the covid crisis and the fear of reduced competition on...

National authorities, airlines, airports, even hotel groups: all these stakeholders in business travel are speeding up the deployment of solutions to organise a return to activity that is as "normal" as possible. And they are doing so with different partners, following different options, but with a common desire: to reopen the tourism sector while ensuring the safety of the...

US airline Delta Air Lines has just announced that it will be doing away with middle seat neutralisation on its flights from 1 May. The measure had been taken in April 2020 with the acceleration of the covid pandemic. With the rapid roll-out of the vaccination programme in the United States, the airline is seeing an increase in...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for greater deployment of antigen tests to support the resumption of international travel. According to a report commissioned by IATA and conducted by OXERA-Edge Health, the best antigen tests, such as BinaxNOW, rival PCR tests in terms of quality, with processing times that are "100 times faster".

At a time when airline offers are fluctuating in line with ever-shakier demand and health restrictions are constantly changing, Airbus is launching a free app, called "Tripset", through which passengers can obtain precise, up-to-date information on travel conditions. Available on Android and iOS, this sort of one-stop shop for...

The rise of Transavia is now visible, as the carrier continues to strengthen its domestic and international network from its main bases. Nicolas Henin, Executive Vice President Commercial at Transavia, talks about the airline's prospects in an exclusive interview. Following the restructuring of Air France's domestic network, where do we stand today in terms of...

American Airlines has just announced a series of tests deployed at its Dallas Fort Worth hub, with a common denominator: the contactless passenger journey. The airline intends to change the airport experience in order to regain the trust of travellers: "While fewer customers have travelled over the past year, our...

In an economic climate that is, to say the least, unfavourable to airlines, there is one company that is continuing to focus on expansion: Wizz Air. The Hungarian-born carrier falls into the category of ultra-low-cost carriers like Ryanair. But it is exploiting a niche positioning by essentially linking Central European cities. This strategy is certainly helping...

Over the last decade, Helsinki has established itself as one of Europe's leading hubs. Finnair took advantage of Finland's exceptional geographical position. At the very northern tip of Europe, Helsinki offers much shorter flight times to Asia than other airports....

On 18 March, Austrian Airlines is launching its new catering concept, called "Austrian Melangerie". A term that may sound strange to French speakers, but it is in fact based on the "Wiener Melange", a traditional café au lait served in Vienna. The Austrian carrier has decided to change its on-board service...

Eurowings wants to focus more on passenger comfort and confidence in the product offered by Lufthansa's hybrid subsidiary. "I think passengers are now ruling out the idea of travelling by paying €5 for a plane seat accompanied by cheap accommodation. They are now looking for a travel partner in which they can...

In 2020, the Thai national airline began to reduce its workforce. With 29,000 employees, Thai Airways was one of the airlines with the highest number of employees in Asia, compared with carriers of a similar size. Singapore Airlines, for example, has 17,000 employees and Cathay Pacific 19,500. The carrier has...

Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn will be stepping up their cooperation to offer more train+plane services. Lufthansa's ICE (high-speed train) network will now include five more cities. But also the introduction of a faster train, the "Sprinter", to Frankfurt airport. The new Sprinter trains will enter service in...

It is now possible to book up to three seats in Emirates Economy Class. This is available to all customers with a confirmed reservation. This move by the Dubai-based carrier is designed to offer passengers greater privacy and limit contact. However, customers will not be able to pre-book empty seats. These will remain in the...

The recovery of the airline sector remains weakened by the virus mutations, confinements, border closures and travel restrictions. As a result, Swiss national airline's summer schedule will be much more limited than expected, especially in the second quarter. According to Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Chief Commercial Officer of Swiss, "we...

Gulf Air is to resume flights between Bahrain and Singapore after a 14-year hiatus. Flights will begin in April. This return will be rather modest, with the carrier starting with a single frequency per week using a 282-seat Boeing 787-9. Two flight classes will be offered on board. Singapore joins Bangkok and Manila...

Digital health certificates, digital health passports, vaccination passports: whatever you call them, these technological solutions seem to be well on the way to becoming an important part of travellers' lives, and indeed of everyone's daily lives. Ethical debates aside, some countries have already settled the issue. Denmark,...

ICC AOK pass Profile: Announced in May, AOK pass is the first digital health certification solution to be launched. This application is offered by International SOS and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with the Swiss company SGS, one of the world leaders in inspection, analysis and...

For those who haven't already experienced it, it's worth bearing in mind that business travel 'after' will be nothing like it was before. Nomadic professionals will find themselves back on the road again, with constraints they are no longer used to, particularly when travelling within Europe. "I travel regularly between Amsterdam and Geneva. Before Covid,...