International tourism revenues fell by 49.4% from January to the end of July 2020 in France because of the pandemic, but “attendance was generally better than expected” thanks to the mobil…
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Eurowings to replace Ryanair at Düsseldorf Airport
Eurowings has said it will replace about 95 per cent of the program offered by the departing Ryanair at Düsseldorf Airport.The Irish carrier will withdraw a number of services from the North Rhin…
European Commission extends airline slot waiver until spring next year
The European Commission has announced it will extend a waiver of the 80:20 ‘use it or lose it’ slot allocation rule until March next year.The waiver conditions agreed between airlines, air…
Lufthansa issues millions of refunds as pandemic fallout continues
As of this week, the Lufthansa Group has reimbursed €2.7 billion to a total of 6.3 million customers in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown.Over the past week, approximately 1,800 of these refunds …
MSC Magnifica expected to return in October
MSC Cruises has delayed the return of MSC Magnifica, with the first departures now expected on October 19th.The company had previously hoped to welcome passengers from September 26th.MSC Magnifica had…
Switzerland gets a dose of sunny Seychelles
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) has partnered with Swiss tour operator, Manta Reisen, for a year-long marketing campaign showcasing the beauty of the Seychelles.The campaign launched on September 1…
Better coordination: European commission to end the travel restrictions chaos
Common criteria for defining risk areas, three-color mapping, better information: the European Commission wants to clear up the confusion of traffic restrictions in Europe.The European executive is st…
IAG cuts further capacity as recovery stalls
International Airlines Group has confirmed it will cut further flights between October and December as a modest recovery in aviation traffic stalls.The group – which owns British Airways, Iberia…
easyJet cuts capacity in wake of latest quarantine changes
easyJet has confirmed it will cut flying capacity in response to the ever-changing quarantine restrictions imposed by the UK government.Seven Greek islands were removed from the safe list earlier, mea…
Revolutionary v-shaped airplane model takes off
In October last year, following the company’s 100th anniversary, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines unveiled a futuristic V-shaped airplane. Many believed that the project would never see the light of day…