American carrier United Airlines is expecting to resume operations of few long-haul direct flights around the month of May. The airline has already reopened booking options for three transatlantic flights to Europe and two additional nonstop flights to South America. …

Switzerland’s flag carrier SWISS Airlines announced that it has launched a special rescue flight, LX154, from Zurich to Mumbai and New Delhi on behalf of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). The rescue flight is being operated at a …

Airports Council International Europe (ACI) recently released official data that reveals that European airports lost more passengers in March than during the 2009 global financial crisis. As compared to the same time period last year, passenger numbers across Europe’s airports …

Easyjet secured a £600 million loan from the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFC) which was issued by the HM Treasury and Bank of England.   The cash reserve is raised to around £2.3 billion as additionally the carrier has drawn …

Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa recently decided to decommission six Airbus A380s, seven A340-600s and five Boeing 747-400s aircrafts permanently. The company has even planned to withdraw eleven Airbus A320s from short-haul operations.     The decision arrives in the wake …

Gatwick Airport will now be partially utilised as a drive-through testing centre for coronavirus cases in the U.K. The site will be open starting today, April 8 and be available for usage from 09:00-17:00 on an appointment-only basis every day. …

An open letter directed to governments has been sent from more than 250 organisations from 25 countries is published , urging them to refrain from “unfair” bailouts of the aviation industry on environmental grounds.   Governments are implored to use …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will partner with Australian company Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travellers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages …

After the Foreign Office warned against overseas travel indefinitely, Jet2, Britain’s second-biggest holiday company has cancelled all flights and holidays up to mid-June. The company is based in Leeds and offers both scheduled flights and package holidays.   Considering the …

TUI Airways cabin crew have decided to support medical teams at NHS. The expertise and first aid training of the carrier’s cabin crew will be utilised in hospitals across the nation. The decision follows TUI U.K.’s support towards a new …