Aviation

Lufthansa announced two sunny destinations from Frankfurt to Gran Canaria and Tenerife from October as the autumn holidays start in Germany.

Qatar Airways is launching another new destination during this crisis with Cebu, the Philippines joining Brisbane, Australia and Toronto, Canada as new destinations to join the airline’s global network in the past few months.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) now requires all inbound and transit passengers to carry a Covid-19 negative certificate when they are arriving via the country’s airports.

Emirates adds Seychelles to its list of flight resumptions list, following the recent announcement for Stockholm.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport expects a gradual air traffic recovery, seeing a growing demand for traveling with children. In June, over 66 thousand kids came through the airport.

Emirates will resume passenger services from Dubai to Stockholm with weekly flights from 1 August, expanding its network in Europe to 22 cities, and connecting customers from Europe to the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Following yesterday’s news that American Airlines now offers a touchless check-in option for travelers, a new global partnership announced today will bring low-touch/touchless and automated passenger processing at airports around the world.

As passenger numbers fall in the wake of COVID-19, airports need to diversify their revenue streams in order to reduce both revenue volatility and the immediate negative effects of declining passenger traffic on their business.

American Airlines advances its technology to ease the customer experience and focus on the well-being and safety of customers and team members.

Future Travel Experience (FTE) and the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) jointly launched FTE APEX Virtual Expo – a first-of-its-kind virtual trade show for the air transport industry.

JetBlue Airways and American Airlines announced a strategic partnership that will create seamless connectivity for travelers in the Northeast and more choice for customers across their complementary domestic and international networks.

Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of international air travel by resuming flights to popular destinations.

Etihad Airways has expanded its hand baggage only ‘Deal Fare’ which allows travelers to purchase lower fares in Economy Class if no checked baggage is required, to include destinations across Europe and Asia.  

Flughafen Wien Group announced that the resumption of regularly scheduled flights by several airlines led to a slight improvement in passenger volumes in June 2020.