Seeking to quell concerns among travellers, Emirates has updated its Covid-19 travel waiver policies. The airline hopes to now present one simplified approach for rebooking and refunds on tickets issued in all its global markets. Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates said, “The travel and…

In an attempt to reconnect critical air corridors post the lockdown, IndiGo, India’s leading airline, will resume flight operations from May 04, 2020. Initially starting with a slightly curtailed capacity, the airline will increase the operating capacity over the subsequent months, also re-opening selected international…

Heathrow Airport has temporarily closed two of its terminals as passenger demand falls in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In March passenger numbers shrunk by 52 per cent compared to the same time last year, as the UK entered lockdown. Many of the three…

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has called on governments in the region to relax slot constraints, curfews on operating hours, and expedite approvals exempting crew from quarantine requirements. Worldwide demand for air travel has collapsed following COVID19-related border closures, shutdowns, lockdowns and other…

There has been a lot of talks about restarting the domestic aviation to revive the commercial aviation sector. Industry experts are of the opinion that this is the perfect time to consider and bring aviation reforms and pass the industry’s long pending demands. Speaking at…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5 million people are dependent on the aviation industry,…

Lufthansa Group does not expect the aviation industry to return to pre-coronavirus crisis levels very quickly. According to its assessment, it will take months until the global travel restrictions are completely lifted and years until the worldwide demand for air travel returns to pre-crisis levels.…

IndiGo has been recognised as one of the most valuable and strongest airlines as per the Brand Finance Airlines 50 report for 2020. The airline was ranked at number 43 in the report as it entered the list for the first time. IndiGo, the only…

Airbus has revised its production rates downwards as it tries to adapt to the current market environment. In Q1 2020, Airbus booked 290 net commercial aircraft orders and delivered 122 aircraft. A further 60 aircraft were produced during the quarter, however they remain undelivered due…

Changi Airport Group (CAG), Singapore has unveiled plans to consolidate terminal operations because of "the steep decline in passenger traffic and the likelihood that air travel demand will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels in the near term". The move will enable CAG and its airport…