COVID-19

The airline concedes its plan to operate 30% of pre-pandemic capacity in the final three months of 2021 will not be possible.

The long-haul services will now start in January; American still plans to launch a New York JFK-Delhi route on Oct. 31.

Although global capacity reduced by nearly 600,000 seats, there were some brighter spots as Canada reopened its borders to vaccinated travelers.

The move follows the European Council's Aug. 30 recommendation to remove several countries from the 'safe' travel list.

The carrier is the only scheduled passenger airline to offer flights to the US territory in the South Pacific.

CEO Ed Sims says the carrier will proceed with 'caution' when building back its European network.

The CEO of World Routes 2021 host SEA Milan Airports is confident airlines will be attracted back to Lombardy.

The head of SZG tells Routes about ramp-up challenges and whether there are too many airports in Europe.

The carrier has dropped flights to three leisure destinations this winter.

From Sept. 5 vaccinated passengers arriving in the emirate will be able to avoid having to quarantine for 10 days, as had been widely required.

The changes affect routes operated by Wizz Air’s Hungarian AOC.

Low COVID-19 vaccination rates are keeping a lid on much of Africa's airline operations.

The airports operator is downgrading its forecast for full-year passenger numbers.

The European Council is pushing to reimpose strict COVID-19 rules on passengers from the US and five other countries.

Destinations with high vaccination rates are an initial focus, while Australia’s flag-carrier is evaluating whether to operate scheduled service between London Heathrow and Darwin.

The Japanese carrier said the COVID-19 pandemic is reducing passenger demand both internationally and domestically.

Growth in the Asia-Pacific region helped to halt three consecutive weeks of global capacity declines.

The country will no longer require vaccinated passengers from Germany and Brunei to quarantine.

An order has been issued to limit passenger capacity to 40% on four routes to the US in retaliation to sanctions imposed by China’s government on United Airlines.

The carriers are seeking to cooperate on Indian Ocean flights.

New Zealand has entered lockdown to stop the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19.

After a setback in May and June, traffic in July showed promise.

The ULCC continues its fast expansion even as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers in the US.

The carrier's modest goal of operating 30% of pre-pandemic capacity in the fourth quarter is in jeopardy.

US airlines are planning to scale back capacity in September, blaming the proliferation of the COVID-19 Delta variant.