Rome Airport Earns the First COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating
At one point earlier this year, Italy was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic as the entire country came to… Read More »
Delta Using Frequent Flyer Program as Collateral for New Debt
Delta Air Lines will use its loyalty program to back $6.5 billion in new debt, joining American and United as… Read More »
Southwest Puts Fall, Winter Flights on Sale Through October 22
Southwest Airlines customers can book fall and winter flights for as little as $49 one-way and $98 roundtrip now through… Read More »
Allianz’ TravelSmart App Now Provides Custom Health and Safety Notifications
Travel insurance and global assistance company Allianz Partners has just launched an important and timely upgrade inside its award-winning TravelSmart mobile app. Among… Read More »
Disney Suspends Cruises Into December
Disney Cruise Line announced that it would be suspending sailings on all cruise departures through at least December 6, 2020. In… Read More »
SeaDream to Resume Caribbean Voyages in November
SeaDream Yacht Club is planning to resume six- to seven-day Caribbean cruises Nov. 7 roundtrip from Barbados to ports in Grenada and St…. Read More »
Norwegian is Selling Cruises Along Mexican Coastlines for November 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line is planning to restart operations on select cruises in November 2020, including some that depart from Miami and… Read More »
Carnival Corp. to Further Downsize Fleet, Disposing of 18 Ships
Carnival Corp. now says it is getting rid of 18 ships, up from the 13 ships it planned to dispose of in… Read More »
Sri Lankan gov’t waives fees for Hambantota, Ratmalana
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Tourism, Prasanna Ranatunga, decreed on September 8, 2020, that all landing and parking charges at Hambantota… Read More »
Tour operator accuses Maldivian of stealing cargo payment
The Inner Maldives travel agency has accused Maldivian (Q2, Malé) of theft after the flag carrier allegedly double charged it… Read More »
Greenpeace threatens lawsuit if gov’t not tougher on KLM
If the Dutch government fails to include stricter environmental targets in its EUR3.4 billion euro (USD4 billion) bailout of KLM… Read More »
India’s GoAir still not done with engine replacements
GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) has more than a dozen engines left on its A320-200Ns that need to be replaced and… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat to axe 2,000 staff, seek extra funding
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent Transat A.T. will lay off around 2,000 employees, 40% of its total staff, after… Read More »
United Airlines confirms tentative pilot deal
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has confirmed it has reached an agreement in principle with the Air Line Pilots Association… Read More »
Vietnam reopens one-way flights to Japan
Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) will operate one-way commercial flights from Vietnam to Japan for the remainder of September 2020, while… Read More »
US gov’t permits int’l entry through all airports
The United States government has lifted restrictions governing the number of airports permitted to handle international traffic after realising that… Read More »
New FBO rules threaten JSX Air’s ops at Santa Ana, CA
JSX Air (XE, Dallas Love Field) has warned that it would effectively be “no longer welcome” at Santa Ana, CA… Read More »
Alaska Airlines delays Oneworld accession to 1Q21
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) is planning to complete its accession to the Oneworld alliance during the first quarter… Read More »
Cathay Pacific in survival mode, parks 40% of fleet abroad
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has grounded 40% of its passenger fleet for the foreseeable future, it revealed in… Read More »
Pakistan’s Vision Air Int’l eyes Sialkot base
Vision Air International (Pakistan) (VIS, Karachi Int’l) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sialkot International Airport to establish… Read More »
Air Canada targets almost $553mn in private funding
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) plans to raise just over USD552.6 million in Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETCs) – a… Read More »
Airlines for America President Says Industry Has Done Everything It Can to Fight COVID-19
Nicholas Calio, president of Airlines for America, the trade group representing virtually every domestic carrier, says the industry has done… Read More »
American Airlines Adds Coronavirus Restrictions Tool for Destinations
American Airlines announced the launch of a new travel tool to help customers quickly see the current coronavirus travel guidelines for… Read More »
American Airlines to Make DFW a Hub for Flights to Asia
Saying it would be more profitable to fly to Asia-Pacific of its home base at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, American… Read More »
United CEO Says Travel, Lodging, Hospitality at ‘Near-Depression Levels’
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby appeared on national television Sunday, lobbying for an extension of the CARES Act stimulus package… Read More »
Travelers Say Rental Cars Safest Form of Transportation Amid COVID-19
With more destinations reopening their borders to tourism, travel is gradually coming back. But while travelers are growing more confident… Read More »