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The Prime Minister's speech on 28 May kick-started a vast recovery movement in French airspace. In the wake of these announcements - and in particular the lifting of the 100 km restriction on travel - the ADP group made official the date of 26 June for the reopening...

Affected like all the others by the health crisis, the airlines of the Iberia group - Iberia, Iberia Express, and Iberia Regional - will gradually resume their flights from July 1. Short- and medium-haul routes will be operated at 21 % of normal seat capacity, rising to 35 % once...

Is it a bluff or a helping hand for the Minister of the Economy? On 24 May, Bruno Le Maire announced a €7 billion package which, in his words, "is not a blank cheque. We have set Air France profitability conditions, because it's the French people's money...

Following in the footsteps of British Airways, the Lufthansa group, TAP Air Portugal and KLM, Air France has now revealed which airlines it will be reintroducing into service, although the programme is still subject to the uncertainties associated with the lifting of travel restrictions. The flight schedule is valid until the end of the month...

Since 15 May, the Spanish authorities have imposed a 14-day quarantine on all new arrivals to the country. An understandable measure, given the trauma caused by the pandemic on the Iberian peninsula, but one that is worrying some players in the travel industry. "Don't make the slow recovery even more difficult by imposing...

Emirates is to resume service to Paris. From 22 May, the airline will resume operations between Paris CDG and Dubai. Three flights a week are planned for this resumption phase. Announcing the resumption of operations on Wednesday, the airline's management said: "Passengers will not be affected by the...

Brussels Airlines has been grounded since 21 March. And its financial situation is becoming more fragile by the day. The airline estimates its daily losses since the suspension of operations at one million euros. As a result, like other carriers, Brussels Airlines is looking for financial support. "The national carrier...

Information updated on 15 July Following the example of the conflict between the United States and China at the beginning of June, air links between France and the Middle Kingdom are going through a period of turbulence... Generally speaking, the logic is the same: a problem of reciprocity that the authorities are allegedly not respecting...

What if Europe's post-containment skies were dominated by low-cost airlines? This is more than likely, according to the report "After Covid-19 - Air transport in Europe: time to decide" published recently by the Fondation pour l'innovation politique (Fondapol think tank)...

Unsurprisingly, the Air France-KLM group's balance sheet, examined on 6 May by the group's Board of Directors, has been shaken by the Covid-19 effect. According to the figures unveiled by the airline group, operating income of €815 million is €529 million down on the previous year, a decline "entirely due to the impact of the Covid...

What does your business consist of, and what geographical areas does it cover? Xavier Bessard - Our textile business was very much focused on India, from where we imported products for distribution in Europe. We have reoriented this business away from the European market to reposition ourselves in Africa. We also have a consultancy business,...

As confirmed on 24 April by the management of the Franco-Dutch group, France will release a €7 billion package to ensure the survival of the Air France KLM group. Most of this aid (four billion) will be based on a loan guaranteed by the French State, which provides for two one-year extension options....

Despite being grounded, the airline industry remains mobilised and focused on one objective: to convince travellers to board again for business or pleasure. This presupposes a rapid response to health imperatives, and particularly to the problem of social distancing. An equation all the more...

In a post-confinement world, where Covid-19 acts like a sword of Damocles on travel, the battle between rail and air is likely to be fierce to attract future travellers, particularly on relatively short routes. Since the launch of the high-speed rail networks, we already know that the train has little to...

Covid-19 has claimed another victim in the airline industry, this time in Australian skies. Virgin Australia announced it on 21 April: the company is in suspension of payments and has placed itself under the supervision of four administrators from Deloitte. While this may not be reassuring for the airline's...

Will there be more space in economy class when we return to our aircraft? This is probably the most positive consequence that the coronavirus pandemic will have for passengers in what could be the future configuration of air transport. According to Alexandre de Juniac, the Director General of IATA, the International Air Transport Association...

To avoid bankruptcies and mass redundancies, US airlines will benefit from a vast rescue plan. Around ten of them have reached an agreement in principle with the Trump administration for a wage support programme worth 25 billion dollars. "Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines,...

A 56.6% fall in the number of passengers carried, traffic down 50.6%, a load factor down 20.5 pts: unsurprisingly, the figures published by the Air France-KLM group for March were largely impacted by the global spread of the Covid-19 virus. And this is certainly not because the...

"It will be months before global travel restrictions are completely lifted, and years before global demand returns to pre-crisis levels". This cold and sadly realistic assessment was made by the Board of Directors of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, which on 7 April unveiled its first forecasts for...

Brussels Airlines is extending its temporary flight suspension by four weeks. Announced for 20 April, the resumption of commercial activities is now scheduled for 15 May. "Like the entire global aviation and tourism sector, Brussels Airlines has also been hard hit by this unprecedented crisis", said Dieter...