As of 8 June, Lufthansa will be changing its GCC to require passengers to wear mouth and nose protection. Article “11.7 Obligation to wear a mask” will be adapted to include some of the following points: In order to protect the health of all persons on board, you are required to wear mouth and nose […]
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Τhe Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG voted to accept the stabilization package offered by the Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany and thereby also accepted the announced commitments to the EU Commission. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, says: “It was a very difficult decision. […]
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Etihad Airways has launched ‘Etihad Wellness’, an expanded and more comprehensive health and hygiene programme and customer guide. This builds on the stringent measures already put in place by the airline to deal with COVID-19. The programme will be championed by the introduction of specially trained Wellness Ambassadors, a first in the industry, who will […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity. Today, the ICAO Council approved Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (Takeoff). This is an authoritative and comprehensive framework of risk-based temporary measures for air transport operations during the […]
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The Lufthansa Executive Board decided to accept the commitments offered by Germany to the EU Commission for the stabilization package negotiated with the Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany. The scope of the conditions required in the EU Commission‘s view has been reduced in comparison with initial indications. Lufthansa will therefore be […]
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled the second phase of measures to rebuild global consumer confidence to encourage the return of travelling. The latest protocols are designed to drive the return of safe travel and enable industries, namely tour operators and convention centres, meetings and events to thrive once again. Detailed discussions took place with key […]
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Austrian Airlines’ aircraft will once again take off on regularly scheduled flights on 15 June 2020 after a break of close to 90 days. The first planes will take off for London, Paris and Brussels, among others. Austrian Airlines will offer flights to the following destinations in the first week of resuming its flight operations: […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an analysis showing that the airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by year-end. That’s a $120 billion increase over debt levels at the start of 2020. – $67 billion of the new debt is composed of government loans ($50 billion), deferred taxes ($5 billion), and […]
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Ryanair confirmed it plans to operate 40% of its normal July flight schedule, as Spain this weekend, announced it would remove travel and visitor restrictions from 1 July, mirroring earlier plans announced by Italy, Cyprus, Greece, and Portugal to reopen their hotels and beaches for the key July-Aug family holiday season. Ryanair will be offering […]
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Cyprus Airways announced its revised Summer 2020 flight schedule, after the announcement of Cyprus Government that Larnaka and Pafos airports will reopen on 9th of June 2020 and based on the list of countries that government allows to operate flights from. The Cypriot carrier is ready to resume operations by introducing several measures to ensure […]
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