Kurt Hofmann has been writing on the airline industry for 25 years. He appears frequently on Austrian, Swiss and German television and broadcasting channels to discuss issues affecting commercial aviation.
The CEO of Austrian Airlines said a comprehensive COVID-19 testing program for travelers coming from high risk countries is necessary, while a travel corridor between Europe and the U.S. would help revive the Lufthansa subsidiary’s vital transatlantic routes.
Lufthansa Group said the collapse in demand for air travel following the outbreak of COVID-19 leaves it no choice but to start making redundancies in Germany and scrap 100 of its aircraft.