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Wizz Air Offering Discounted UK COVID-19 Testing

2020-11-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Wizz Air

Wizz Air has announced discounted Covid-19 tests for passengers in order to obtain fit to fly certificates from Friday.

Tags: airline news, airlines, airliness, coronavirus test, COVID-19 testing, Europe airlines, free tests, UK travelers, Wizz Air

Come and Get Your Red-Hot IATA Travel Pass: While Supplies Last

2020-11-24 by Phil Butler

IATA Travel Pass

COVID-19 has shaken the world. It’s just too bad that the Air Transport Association (IATA) and other leadership were not more proactive.

Tags: 2020 flights, air passengers, airlines, COVID-19, COVID-19 second wave, IATA, Muhammad Albakri, quarantine, second wave, summer restart, Travel Pass

Ryanair Cuts Winter Capacity to 40% of 2019 Load

2020-10-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Yesterday, Ryanair announced a further reducion on its winter schedule taking capacity down down to 40 percent of the rate last year.

Tags: Airline capacity, airlines, COVID-19 restrictions, Europe airlines, European airlines, Michael O’Leary, Ryanair, Ryanair news

AEGEAN Airlines Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

2020-09-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

AEGEAN Airlines has announced its Q2 2020 financial results revealing the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, aircarriers, airline business, airline industry, airline news, airlines, Greek airlines

Germany’s Lufthansa Announces More Cutbacks and Layoffs

2020-09-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Group just announced permanent, group-wide cuts on capacity and further reductions of personnel, due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on travel.

Tags: airline companies, airline failures, airlines, bailout, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, German companies, Germany airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group

Covid-19 Travel Guidelines Update for Entry to Greece

2020-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

AIA Air traffic control tower

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has updated aviation directives (NOTAMs) to travel to Greece.

Tags: air travel, airlines, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greek tourism, HCAA, Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority

Air France-KLM and Amadeus Ink NDC Distribution Deal

2020-09-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Air France - KLM

Air France – KLM and Amadeus have just signed a distribution deal providing travel agents with access to the NDC (New Distribution Capability) services of Air France – KLM.

Tags: Air France – KLM, airlines, Amadeus Travel, COVID-19, European airlines, financial sector, travel technology

Jet2 Adds Hundreds of Flights to Greece, Turkey, and Portugal

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2 has just announced having added over 500 new flights (representing almost 100,000 seats) to Greece, Portugal, and Turkey.

Tags: airlines, crete, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Jet2, Jet2Holidays, Portugal travel, travel deals, Turkey tourism, UK travelers

Easyjet Set to Expand Holiday Flights Due To Demand

2020-08-04 by Argophilia Travel News

EasyJet Aircraft

Budget airline Easyjet is about to expand its flight schedule over the remainder of the summer to cover a higher than expected demand

Tags: 2020 airlines, airline flights, Airline stocks, airlines, budget airlines, EasyJet, Summer flights

A Return to Travel As It Once Was Is An Unattainable Fantasy

2020-08-02 by Phil Butler

dystopia

The world wants tourism to be what it was before the pandemic, but there’s no indication thins will ever return to what the world thought was “normal”.

Tags: airlines, Covid-19 pandemic, GDP, IATA, tourism, tourism industry, UNWTO, Vacation 2020, vacations, WTTC

WTTC Suggest COVID-19 Tests Facilities at All Airports

2020-07-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Gloria Guevara Manzo

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has asked governments around the world to start a program of investment toward creating COVID-19 testing facilities at airports.

Tags: airlines, airport safety, airports, COVID-19, flight safety, Gloria Guevara, WTTC

Emirates Restarts Flights to Greece Starting July 15

2020-06-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Emirates Airlines

Emirates airlines has announced the resumption of its Athens-Dubai route as of July 15 after months of no flights due to Covid-19.

Tags: airline restrictions, airlines, Athens flights, Emirates Airlines, Emirates flights, Greece flights, Greece holidays, Greece vacation

Flight Bookings to Greece, Portugal & Spain Increase

2020-06-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

Recent ForwardKeys analysis reveals a big jump in international flight bookings to Greece, Portugal, and Spain as the tourist destinations announce the easing of travel restrictions.

Tags: 2020 Vacations, airline bookings, airlines, Bookings, flights, ForwardKeys, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Summer 2020, Tourism 2020

Ryanair Will Resume Flights to Cyprus Starting July 1st

2020-05-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair Europe's biggest budget airline

Ryanair announced this week the resumption of flights to and from Cyprus and other destinations beginning on July 1st.

Tags: airlines, COVID-19 advisory, Cyprus, Cyprus flights, Cyprus holiday, Cyprus travel, Cyprus vacation, Ryainair press, Ryanair, Ryanair flights, Vacation 2020

Wizz Air Announces Routes from London-Luton to Greece

2020-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Wizz Air over the UAE - Photo by Wizz Air

The low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced its newest routes from London-Luton to Greece and other destinations for this summer.

Tags: airlines, Coronavirus, Greece arrivals, Greece flights, Greece tourism market, Greek travel, London flights, Wizz Air

Aeroflot Offering Three Year COVID-19 Travel Vouchers

2020-05-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Aeroflot Airlines

Aeroflot has announced further details of vouchers for passengers whose travel plans have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: aeroflot, Aeroflot Group, airlines, Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Russia, Russia fliers, Russian airlines, Russian travelers, travel vouchers

Riga Airport Set to Resume International Flight Operations Incrementally

2020-04-30 by Argophilia Travel News

airBaltic

Latvia’s Riga Airport is set to reopen after additional preventive measures at the Airport terminal are put in place in the wake of COVID-19.

Tags: airlines, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Latvia, Latvia flights, Latvia travel, Riga, Riga airport, Riga flights

Aeroflot Announces Financial Results for Q1 of 2020

2020-04-30 by Argophilia Travel News

777-300ER - Courtesy Aeroflot

Aeroflot airlines has been dramatically affected by the coronavirus pandemic owing to the complete halt on all international flights.

Tags: aeroflot, Aeroflot Airlines, airline industry, airlines, coronavirus impacts, Russian air carriers, Russian air traffic, Russian airlines

Etihad Airways Pushing Ahead With Normal Flight Plans

2020-04-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ethiad

An update from Etihad Airways reveals current and planned operations as COVID-19 travel restrictions remain in place around the world.

Tags: airline business, airlines, Coronavirus, Ethiad, Etihad Airways, flight delays, flight schedules, flights, lockdown, UAE

Fraport Group Becomes Poster Boy of “No Good” Pandemic News

2020-04-16 by Phil Butler

airport

News from Fraport Group’s reveals the latest industry wounds from the coronavirus pandemic. The Germany company is digging a deep debt hole.

Tags: airlines, airports, COVID-19 economics, flight cancellations, flight news, Fraport Group, World airports

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