Among the collateral damage that the coronavirus pandemic is having in the aviation industry are in-flight magazines. As airlines cut flights in late March, several companies removed the magazines …
The future of tourism: traveling to become luxury again
The coronavirus will probably make travel more expensive and thus also more climate-friendly. Cheap flights at cut-rate prices will soon be the thing of the past. The future of tourism encompasses …
InterContinental Hotels Group saw global RevPAR fall by half in March
InterContinental Hotels Group has sought to reassure markets with news it has secured new financing arrangements to strengthen its liquidity position.Moves include amending its syndicated revolving…
Victims in the airways: coronavirus resulted in first bankruptcies
Air transport is very strongly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. In the last few days, three companies have been unable to avoid bankruptcy – South African Airways, Norwegian and Virgin Austra…
Air New Zealand permanently cuts routes following Covid-19 grounding
Air New Zealand will not resume operation of its suspended Auckland-Buenos Aires and Los Angeles-London routes due to the deep impact of Covid-19 on forward travel demand.The airline has also taken…
Coronavirus: Philippine Airlines unveil new PPE uniform on NZ repatriation flight
On Monday Philippine Airlines repatriated 184 Kiwi passengers from Manila.The Airbus A350-900 flight to Auckland was an extraordinary service in many respects. As one of the newest additions to the…
Coronavirus: Air New Zealand suspends New York and key Americas routes indefinitely
Air New Zealand has revealed its revised global network, announcing it will not be resuming several key international routes after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.Among the routes being cut will …
Australian government offers emergency funds to airlines
Qantas and Virgin Australia have been offered $A165 by the Australian government to ensure they maintain key domestic routes across the country.Both carriers have suspended the majority of operatio…
Virgin Australia enters voluntary bankruptcy
Virgin Australia has entered into voluntary administration, the Australian equivalent of bankruptcy.The airline plans to facilitate recapitalization so that it can emerge from the Covid-19 crisis i…
Lufthansa completes huge international repatriation programme
The rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic and the travel restrictions imposed worldwide as a result have triggered the return of an unprecedented number of holidaymakers and travellers since mid-M…