[Coronavirus] EU channels further support to Nepal and repatriates EU citizens
An aircraft from Spain carrying urgently needed oxygen cylinders and concentrators, ventilators and rapid antigen tests arrived in Nepal today, following the country's request...
Ryanair reports full year loss of €815 million as traffic falls 81% due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
Ryanair Holdings plc today (17 May) reported a full year loss of €815m (excl. hedge ineffectiveness), compared to a PY profit of €1,002m. Features...
European Commission approves (yet another) €12.835 million Italian aid measure to compensate Alitalia for damages due to coronavirus
The European Commission has found that an Italian aid measure of €12.835 million to support Alitalia is in line with EU State aid rules....
British Airways trials ‘world first’ 25-second Covid-19 test
British Airways is the first airline in the world to conduct a trial of an ultra-rapid Covid-19 antigen test that display results within...
Cathay Pacific Cargo delivers more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian and medical supplies for India’s healthcare emergency
In the face of a grave medical crisis, Cathay Pacific Cargo is flying vital relief shipments to India and it stands ready to do...
[Coronavirus] European Commission proposes to allow entry to the EU for vaccinated people and to use ‘Emergency brake’ to counter the spread of variants
Today, the European Commission is proposing that Member States ease the current restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU to take into account the...
Lufthansa transports relief goods to India
A total of ten tonnes of medical equipment fly to Delhi on behalf of time:mattersThe scheduled flight LH760 from Frankfurt to Delhi has particularly...
Brussels Airlines reports a loss of 70 million euro in first quarter
As a result of the Corona crisis, Brussels Airlines reports an adjusted EBIT of EUR -70 million for the first quarter, only a 9%...
[Coronavirus] European Commission proposes €3.7 million to support nearly 1,500 airport workers dismissed by Swissport in Belgium
Today, the European Commission proposes to support close to 1,500 former workers of the aviation services company Swissport Belgium, who lost their jobs due...
58 travellers with false Covid-19 test certificate caught at Brussels Airport last week
In the week of 19 to 25 April, 58 people were caught at Brussels Airport as they wanted to travel abroad with a false...
Ethiopian becomes the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass
Ethiopian Airlines Group has become the first African airline to conduct a trial of the IATA Travel Pass, a digital travel mobile app to...
ACI World data reveals COVID-19’s impact on world’s busiest airports
Preliminary global results for passenger and cargo traffic show dramatic impact
Airports Council International (ACI) World has published its preliminary world airport traffic rankings –...
Indian COVID-19 strain threatens Gulf aviation, says GlobalData’s MEED
The emergence of new COVID-19 strains in India could pose challenges for the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) super-connector aviation hubs as they move towards...
Finnair to accept COVID-19 vaccination certificate as an alternative to negative test result or an immunity certificate when travelling to Finland
Finnair will start accepting a COVID-19 vaccination certificate from the first vaccination dose as an alternative to a negative test result or a certificate...
A TUIfly Belgium Boeing 787 Dreamliner transports Covid-19 vaccines from Beijing to the Dominican Republic via Brussels
A new batch with 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines against COVID-19 has arrived in Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic received a new batch...
Airports and airlines urge Europe’s Heads of State to prioritise the Digital Green Certificate
Airports and airlines issue plea to Europe’s Heads of State: Prioritise preparations and set a date to make the Digital Green Certificate a reality
In...
Brussels Airlines wants to reward corona heroes with free tickets
In tough times, tough people rise and transcend. The past year, so many people rolled up their sleeves and went above and beyond to...
Lufthansa wants to vaccinate its German staff itself
Lufthansa wants to vaccinate its 63,000 employees in Germany itself. There will be vaccination centres at three locations: Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg, a spokesman...
Eurowings integrates health data collection into the digital travel chain
Digital health self-disclosure via "myHealth Docs" facilitates travel in times of pandemic
Usage leads to time savings for passengers as well as a...
SWISS first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial IATA Travel Pass app
SWISS is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial IATA’s new Travel Pass app, which it will do on its...