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Emirates Airline announced (25-Nov-2020) the return of AED6.3 billion (USD1.72 billion) to passengers in COVID-19 related travel refunds since Apr-2020.
Of this sum, AED4.7 billion (USD1.28 billion) was refunded to passengers who booked directly with the airline, while the remainder was returned through travel agencies. Durin… read more
LOCAL tourism is gaining some momentum, and all hands are on deck to save the industry. To this end, a 'Local Tourism Is Lekker' initiative has been initiated, and will run next week.
The initiative is the first of its kind, and will be an expo and networking event, slated for 1 to 3 December at Droombos and Vineyard C… read more
One of the new features of the upcoming edition of FITUR 2021 International Tourism Fair that will focus on the recovery of the tourism industry, is the expansion of the FITUR Festivals section, which now and under the new name FITUR Festivals & Events will strengthen its content and professional appeal, by ad… read more
From 9 to 12 March the who’s who of the global B2B travel industry will meet at ITB Berlin NOW. A new virtual platform featuring the main elements: networking, news, business and content.
An up-to-the-minute format where the global travel industry can exchange views: in these times of the Covid-19 pandemic ITB Berlin will hol… read more
Etihad Airways announced (24-Nov-2020) a partnership with SITA to trial facial recognition technology for cabin crew check in at the Abu Dhabi International Airport crew briefing centre.
The technology will allow cabin crew to complete check in procedures and mandatory security and safety questions via their personal m… read more
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has clarified that Nigeria is exempted from the new $15000 visa Bond policy introduced by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump. In statement on it's website a few hours ago, the US Embassy said Nigeria is not included in this six months pilot programme.
The Em… read more
After announcing the end of the A380 program in February 2019, Airbus still had plenty of orders left to be fulfilled. However, a slew of cancellations soon followed the announcement as airlines looked to alternative aircraft. The number of A380s left to be delivered is now in the single digits.… read more
Lufthansa Group chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr, speaking at the 2020 IATA AGM, commented (24-Nov-2020) on the timeline for the full distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine globally.
He said the production capabilities of pharmaceutical companies will be the "bottleneck" in vaccine distribution, not the cargo operators.
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IATA chief economist Brian Pearce, speaking at the 2020 IATA AGM, estimated (24-Nov-2020) a median of eight to nine months of cash available for airlines as of around Jun-2020, which would last until the end of 1Q2021.
He added that the organisation doesn't expect revenue situations of airlines to have "substantially improved" un… read more
IATA welcomed (23-Nov-2020) ICAO's publication of the Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures, a document providing governments with a risk based assessment tool for using testing programmes that could alleviate quarantine requirements.
The manual is an output from the ICAO Collaborative Arrangement for the Preve… read more
Emirates processes nearly 1.7m refunds, returns USD1.7bn
"Local Tourism is lekker"
FITUR Festivals & Events expands to all type of cultural and sports events
ITB Berlin presents a virtual platform for 2021
Etihad Airways partners with SITA to trial facial recognition for cabin crew check in
U.S. Exempts Nigeria From Trump's New $15,000 Visa Bond Policy
How many A380 still on the list to be deliverd?
Lufthansa CEO: 'Our industry is ready' to transport COVID-19 vaccines
IATA: 'There's a real risk' of airline failures into 2H2021
IATA welcomes ICAO manual on testing and border risk management
