easyJet has reported a loss before tax of £1.27 billion for financial 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic rips through the aviation industry.The figure compares to a profit of £430 million last …
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Ryanair launches low-cost flights to students
Ryanair has announced additional domestic flights from December 4th following a government announcement permitting students to travel home for Christmas.The student ‘travel window’ states …
DOT gives tentative OK for Aer Lingus to join Oneworld alliance
The DOT has tentatively approved the addition of Ireland’s Aer Lingus into the existing antitrust-immune Oneworld joint venture alliance that includes American, British Airways, Iberia and Finna…
Eurowings launches two new Middle East connections
Eurowings has confirmed it will start new direct flights to Beirut, capital of Lebanon, and Erbil, in northern Iraq, from next month.The flights expand the offering from the low-cost carrier allowing …
Hurtigruten extends book with confidence offer
Hurtigruten has extended its book with confidence offer until the end of December.The offer is valid for all bookings made from the September 1st for all recently launched 2021 and 2022 costal and exp…
New ONS figures reveal collapse of UK tourism sector
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed overseas travellers made just 398,000 trips to the UK in the second quarter of the year.This was down a staggering 96 per cent f…
New tourism campaign from Montenegro
The National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro has launched a new global campaign to showcase the natural environment of the country.It aims to bringing to life the relationship between nature and pe…
Germany and Sweden removed from UK quarantine safe list
Passengers arriving in the UK from Germany and Sweden will need to self-isolate for two weeks before then following domestic rules after changes in government Covid-19 restrictions.Arrivals from the t…
Kitzbühel prepares for ski season with new Covid-19 measures
The ski season in Kitzbühel officially began at the end of last month with a flurry of health and safety measures put in place so that everyone can travel this winter.At present, selected slopes …
Lufthansa trials rapid COVID testing
Lufthansa will start the first test runs for comprehensive COVID-19 antigen rapid tests on selected flights between Munich and Hamburg on Thursday (November 12).The tests are run in close co-operation…