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Aeroflot in September will resume international flights to Dubai, Cairo and Malé (Maldives). Flights to Cairo will resume from 9 September on the following schedule:
Flight SU400 Sheremetyevo - Cairo on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.Return flight SU401 Cairo - Sheremetyevo on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Flights to Mal… read more
A commercial flight will link Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi on Monday 31 August
An Israeli-American delegation will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday on the “first direct commercial flight” between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, several sources said on Friday. “An official Israeli delegation will travel to Abu Dhabi on a direct … read more
ForwardKeys is predicting that domestic air travel in China, which has been growing progressively in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September.
In the second week of August, domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86 per cent of 2019 levels and bookings (issued air ti… read more
Despite planning to reopen its borders next month, Bali will now remain closed to all international tourists until 2021.The popular Indonesian island had hoped to welcome visitors from mid-September, but this date has been delayed in-line with the reopening of the rest of the country. “After considering all the curren… read more
As part of the development of the event this year, London Travel Week will provide new offerings to attendees to help them maximise their time in the UK in a safe and secure environment. Taking place from 30th October to the 5th November 2020, London Travel Week will be returning to play a pivotal role in the recovery of the… read more
Australia’s leading airline does not expect to be flying any international routes before the second half of next year, except possibly to New Zealand. But Qantas is determined to press on with plans to fly nonstop from London to Sydney.
The carrier closed down its international operations in April because of the corona… read more
SWISS is to add the Geneva Cornavin to Zurich Airport route to the ‘Airtrain’ rail services which it offers in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Railways. The new services should help keep Western Switzerland optimally connected with SWISS’s Zurich Airport hub even after the timetable changes that the airline has had to m… read more
Qatar Airways will resume daily flights to London Gatwick next week. From August 20th, the flights will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, offering 22 seats in business class and 232 seats in economy.
The resumption of Gatwick services will complement flights to Edinburgh (three weekly flights), London Heat… read more
African financiersare among a group of several suitors interested in investing in LIAT, a regional airline headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda that operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services to 15 destinations in the Caribbean, according to Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne. In a report monitored on… read more
Amid warnings of a new spike of COVID-19 cases, Paris city officials announced that face masks are now mandatoryin all city tourist hotspots, starting today. The new requirement came as France along with much of Western Europe sweltered in a heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). The heat sent c… read more
Aeroflot resumes regular flights to Dubai, Cairo and Maldives
El Al to operate first commercial flight between Israel and the UAE today
China: Domestic Air almost back on 2019 level
Bali will be closed until 2021
Qantas: no flights beyond Australia until July 2021
SWISS: New ‘Airtrain’ services between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and Zurich Airp
LGW: Qatar to return to Gatwick
