United States

PCR tests 72 hours before boarding the plane, antigen tests on arrival: for several months now, strict health measures have been applied to international air transport, both to limit the spread of the virus and to reassure travellers by avoiding the risk of contamination. This desire to restore confidence through tests is now being extended to...

This is probably not the most frustrating news at the moment for frequent business travellers, but once the crisis is over, this decision will be important for hyper-connected professionals. They will still have to do without making a phone call mid-flight, as various Anglo-Saxon media have noted. At the end of November,...

Several US administration officials and a number of airlines have told Reuters that the White House is seriously considering lifting the ban on entry to the USA for a number of countries. Among the possible beneficiaries are 27 European countries, including members of the Schengen Area and Ireland. They would also include...

Donald Trump or Joe Biden can always console themselves with defeat by having a cocktail in the rooftop bar with a breathtaking view of the Capitol at CitizenM in Washington. Opened in mid-October, the new establishment, like all the hotels in the inventive Dutch chain, cultivates a design and arty feel, with...

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...

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...

A degree of normality seems to be returning to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the Texas megalopolis' main international hub. This upturn in activity follows an unprecedented decline in traffic due to Covid-19. According to the authorities at Houston Airports, which manages the city's four airports, two-thirds of international airlines have resumed flights...

The debate raged a few months ago at the start of the pandemic. Should the middle seat in economy class cabins be blocked in order to maintain sufficient sanitary standards? The International Air Transport Association (IATA) raised the issue in April, but changed its mind in May. At a briefing,...

It's rare enough in these times for it to be highlighted: an American company CEO taking China as a model. Mark Hoplamazian, CEO of Hyatt, praised the Chinese government's handling of the covid-19 pandemic control during an online conference with investors. "China...

In mid-July, Air Tahiti resumed its scheduled flights between mainland France and French Polynesia. These flights take a different route, as they now transit via Vancouver. Mathieu Bechonnet, Executive Vice President of Air Tahiti Nui, explains the particular challenges facing the airline. Air Tahiti Nui has just resumed its...

On Tuesday 21 July, four of the world's largest carriers - American Airlines, IAG, Lufthansa and United Airlines - asked the European Commission and the White House to set up a programme for testing passengers to determine whether they are negative for COVID-19. Such a measure would encourage a resumption of travel between...

What type of traffic is Delta Air Lines expecting on the Paris-New York JFK flight, with entry restrictions still in place? Béatrice de Rotalier - We expect a mix of different types of travellers on this flight, including mainly business and essential travellers. Maintaining the...

Contrary to the measures to reopen the market, which signal the gradual end of the health crisis, the United States is preparing to impose a new restriction on China. This measure is not based on epidemiological precautions, but responds above all to a political logic, in an increasingly tense diplomatic context between Washington and Beijing....

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,...

From Friday 13 March, the United States will suspend for 30 days all travellers arriving from the Schengen area, or who have stayed in this area during the last 14 days. This measure will initially apply to 26 countries, including France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland, as well as Iceland, France, Italy and Poland....

It was just over a year ago during the ITB Berlin world tourism trade fair. The Chairman of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, was expressing his anger to the world's press at the obstructions put up by certain members of the oneworld alliance - in particular the CEOs of American Airlines and Qantas - to their...

For several years, some hoteliers in the US have played down the impact of Airbnb-style short-term rentals on their bottom line. But a new report from CBRE Research suggests that this alternative accommodation offer and the growth in hotel supply are leaving the US hotel industry bereft. Hotel occupancy rates are in...

Airlines are making their mark at CES, the technology event held every year in Las Vegas. For this 2020 edition, American Airlines has just announced the launch of an automatic translation service. In the same vein, Delta has played the technology card, with a number of major assets. The CEO of...

Today, there are only two major airlines in the American West: Alaska Airlines, with its hub in Seattle, and Hawaiian Airlines, with its main base in Honolulu. The only other airline based on the West Coast, Virgin America, was finally absorbed by Alaska at the beginning of 2018. Alaska Airlines, now the seventh largest...

Norwegian Air, which is restructuring its transatlantic services around major hubs in Europe and the United States, has just announced the launch of flights from Paris and Rome to Chicago, as well as a Rome-Denver route. On the CDG-Chicago O'Hare route, the low-cost carrier will begin flights on 1 May, operating up to five rotations a week...