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Emirates is First Airline to Conduct Rapid COVID-19 Passenger Tests

2020-04-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Emirates Airlines

Emirates Airlines has just begun a “first-ever” industry attempt to help-reopen the air travel market via on site coronavirus testing.

Tags: Adel Al Redha, airline travel, airlines, coronavirus pandemic, coronavirus tests, COVID-19, Emirates Airlines, passenger tests

A 2020 Travel and Hospitality COVID-19 Reality Check

2020-03-29 by Phil Butler

coronavirus

In the not too distant future, tourism and hospitality industry officials are going to wake up to the fact that the 2020 touristic season has been canceled by a pandemic. Already, Europe’s airlines stand to lose more than €76 billion according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). And for every euro the airlines lose, destinations […]

Tags: 9/11, air travel, airlines, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, cruise lines, depression, financial collapse, global depression, government response, Great Depression, Greece travel, hospitality, pandemic, recession

TUI Cancels TUI Holidays Over Coronavirus Situation

2020-03-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Marella Explorer 2

TUI will no longer be offering TUI holidays departing 17 March to 16 April 2020 on account of restrictions from the coronavisus pandemic.

Tags: airlines, Coronavirus 2019, cruise cancellation, cruises, Crystal Sky, flight cancellation, Marella Cruises, TUI, TUI Holidays, UK flights

The U.S. Covid-19 Travel Ban Signals a Disaster of a New Order

2020-03-12 by Phil Butler

Trump Coronavirus Task Force

Stock markets are in freefall over the COVID-19 pandemic and Europe is in a panic over Trump’s travel ban. But this is only the beginning.

Tags: aeroflot, Air France, airlines, CAC, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, DAX, Delta, DOW, Dow market, economy, Europe flights, Europe travel, Italy, Italy coronavirus, Italy lockdown, Italy outbreak, KLM, President Trump, Russia travelers, Spain, Spain coronavirus, travel ban, Trump travel ban, Wall Street, WHO

Ministers, Airlines, Cruises, and COVID-19 Bean Counting

2020-03-09 by Phil Butler

Deserted beach

Tourism Minister Theoharis and Condor Airlines executives met in Berlin last week to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus and other issues.

Tags: airlines, Condor, Condor Airlines, Coronavirus, COVID-19 cancellations, Crete hotels, Crete tourism, EU, Europe tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Greek hotels, Hary Theoharis, Tourism Ministers, travel advisory, US State Department

Will the COVID-19 Outbreak Reset the Airline Industry?

2020-03-06 by Phil Butler

Flybe Airlines

Flybe, Europe’s biggest regional airline has folded because of COVID-19. How many more transportation and tourism related business will fail?

Tags: airline industry, airlines, conferences, COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, cruises, Europe airlines, Flybe, rail travel, tourism, tourism data, tourism figures, tourism industry, transporation

IATA Estimates Losses from COVID-19 May Soar to $113 Billion

2020-03-06 by Argophilia Travel News

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IATA now sees 2020 global revenue losses for passenger business at between $63 billion and $113 billion. There are no figures for cargo.

Tags: air revenue, air traffic, airline revenue, airlines, COVID-19, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, passenger numbers, revenue, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

COVID-19 May End Up Costing World Airlines $29 Billion in Revenues

2020-02-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

New York – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its initial assessment of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak (COVID-19) shows a potential 13% full-year loss of passenger demand for carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. Considering that growth for the region’s airlines was forecast to be 4.8%, the net impact will be […]

Tags: airline profits, airlines, Asia-Pacific travel, China, China travelers, Chinese airlines, Coronavirus, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, domestic travel, health alert, IATA, world airlines

Norwegian Announces New London to Greece Service

2020-02-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Airlines

Norwegian has just announced a new twice-weekly London-Greece service, set to take off in May and to run through October.

Tags: airlines, Crete flights, flights, Greece 2020, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Greek Islands, Norwegian Airlines, UK flights

Aegean Airlines Breaks Previous Passenger Traffic Record

2020-01-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

AEGEAN set a new passenger traffic record with over 15 million passengers and a 7% increase in total passenger traffic for 2019.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, airlines, Europe airlines, Greece, Greece flights, Greek airlines

Ryanair Becomes Europe’s Biggest Airline in Passenger Numbers

2020-01-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair Europe's biggest budget airline

Ryanair is now Europe’s biggest airline. the Irish low-cost carrier flew 152.4 million people in 2019, a 9% increase.

Tags: air carriers, airlines, Europe airlines, largest airlines, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Ryanair news

Aegean and Air Nostrum Bid for Croatia Airlines Stake

2019-12-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Croatia Airlines

Aegean Airlines and Spain’s Air Nostrum have submitted non-binding bids for the acquisition of Croatia Airlines.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, Air Nostrum, airlines, Balkans travel, Croatia, Croatia Airlines, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Europe airlines, Greek airlines

Russia’s UAC to Build 72 MC-21 Passenger Planes Annually by 2025

2019-12-04 by Argophilia Travel News

MC-21

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced plans to produce six MC-21 passenger jets in 2021 and twice as many in 2022.

Tags: aeroflot, aircraft, airlines, MC-21, MC-21 aircraft, Russian aircraft, Russian aircraft manufacture, SSJ 100

Aeroflot Reaffirms Global Leadership at the World Travel Awards 2019

2019-12-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Sukhoi Superjet

Aeroflot has affirmed its position as a leader in global aviation by taking home two top prizes at the World Travel Awards 2019.

Tags: airlines, Airoflot, European airlines, Russian airlines, world air carriers, world airlines, World Travel Awards, World Travel Awards 2019

Condor and Lufthansa Add New Greece Flights for 2020

2019-12-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Courtesy Condor

German Airlines Condor and Lufthansa say they have added new Greece flights tom compliment their Summer 2020 offers.

Tags: 2020, airlines, Condor, Condor flights, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greek bookings, Lufthansa, Lufthansa flights

easyJet Launches New Flexible Holiday Business with Handpicked Hotels

2019-11-29 by Argophilia Travel News

EasyJet

easyJet has announced a new holiday business which offers great-value holidays to handpicked hotels across Europe.

Tags: airline deals, airline news, airline offers, airline seats, airlines, Bookings, EasyJet, flights, holiday deals, Holidays, jet holidays, vacations

Ryanair Launches 14 New Routes In Greece For Summer 2020

2019-10-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Last week Ryanair announced its Greek Summer 2020 schedule which includes 14 new summer routes to destinations in France, Italy, and Germany.

Tags: airlines, Athens flights, budget airlines, Chania flights, Europe airlines, Greece 2020, Greece flights, Greece vacation, Greek destinations, Heraklion flights, Ryanair, Ryanair Greece, vacation flights

Scoot Adds 16 Airbus A321neos to Fleet in Growth Move

2019-08-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Scoot A321neo

Scoot announced this week the introduction of 16 brand-new A321neo aircraft into its fleet.

Tags: A320neo, Airbus, airlines, Airlines Singapore Airlines, Pratt & Whitney, Scoot

Ryanair Chief Announces Hundreds of Job Cuts by End of August

2019-08-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ryanair Europe's biggest budget airline

Ryanair has told employees to prepare for hundreds of job cuts in the coming weeks because it has more staff than it currently needs. CEO Michael O’Leary told his staff that the airline has 900 more people than the airline needs to operate.

Tags: aircrew, airline cutbacks, airline pilots, airline staffing, airlines, Europe air carriers, Europe airlines, Ireland airlines, Ryanair, UK airlines

airBaltic Extends Riga to Athens Seasonal Flights

2019-07-30 by Argophilia Travel News

airBaltic

From October till January, airBaltic will fly from Riga to Athens twice weekly.

Tags: airBaltic, airlines, Athens flights, Athens Greece Flights, Baltic airlines, Flights to Athens, Flights to Greece, Greece flights, Latvia, Latvia flights

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