Aviation

Lufthansa and Eurowings are introducing further measures to ensure the physical distance between passengers during their journey.

Peach Aviation Limited on March 29 announced the start of operations between Tokyo (Narita) and Nagasaki, and between Tokyo (Narita) and Kagoshima.

Qatar Airways’ loyalty programme, Privilege Club, is going further to honour the loyalty of its members by extending or reinstating their tier status for 12 months, for memberships due to expire before 31 January 2021.

Due to the travel restrictions and the drastic reductions in available flights resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, Munich Airport is currently experiencing massive decreases in every area.

Sheremetyevo International Airport will temporarily close Terminal D for arrivals and departures beginning at 00:00 hours on April 1, 2020. The closure will last until further notice.

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, analyzed international summer season bookings for air travel to all American destinations (North, Central, and South America plus the Caribbean) and reveals how the COVID-19 outbreak affected the bookings.

Air New Zealand Cargo is offering importers and exporters a range of charter options to keep cargo moving to and from New Zealand during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is reporting that results are being achieved in the efforts to facilitate flow of air cargo in the world through the work of a specially created by ICAO “COVID-19 Technical Group”.

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for seven consecutive years, and Skyscanner, a leading online travel company, announce today a collaboration to allow customers to search for, book and pay for ANA flights on Skyscanner from March 25, 2020*1, through Skyscanner’s Direct Booking platform.

American Airlines is providing customers additional flexibility in purchasing travel in light of concerns around coronavirus (COVID-19).

The impact of COVID-19 on airlines around the world is plain to see as the pandemic challenges the viability of the global air transport system like never before. The current industry crisis is much worse and more widespread than 9/11, SARS or the global financial crisis.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and governmental travel restrictions, demand for global air transportation significantly reduced and as a result of this Volaris, the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, announced that it will decrease capacity.

Airports Council International (ACI) World’s monthly global traffic statistics for January show the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak had a rapid effect on passenger traffic, particularly in Asia-Pacific.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport has brought in a voice bot to improve customer experience.