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We’re in worst year in history of aviation business, says IATA
The airlines, under the aegis of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the measures would hasten the recovery and slow current losses that are plundering the airlines out of business.
IATA, Tuesday, released its financial outlook for the global air tran… read more
How will we fly again? That is the question as the UAE and other countries in the Middle East grapple with loosening Covid-19 related travel restrictions. Airlines have been in survival mode these past few months. Now they must take to the skies again.
To talk about the future of the industry, co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner are … read more
Hotelbeds has announced that is has successfully completed the upgrade of the entire telephony infrastructure that supports its Contact Centre.
The upgrade began late last year and has involved migrating all existing services onto a new cloud-based Salesforce contact centre solution provided by Vonage (previously known as New Voice … read more
Lufthansa customers can decide if they want to be tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus before departing from or after arriving at Frankfurt airport. Lufthansa partner Centogene has opened a special facility, offering customers PCR (polymerase chain reaction) corona tests. These tests require only a throat swab and are certified by the relevant… read more
Almost two-thirds of international travellers are ready to travel immediately after the lifting of international travel restrictions or within a year thereafter, a South African Tourism (SA Tourism) survey on international travel has revealed.
The report follows an international tourist behaviour survey, which gives insight into consumer t… read more
African largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines will be resuming flights to Windhoek, Kuwait and New York (John F. Kennedy) with more flights to halted destinations, depending on government policies and travel measures of the respective countries.
According to logupdateafrica.com, Ethiopian Airlines group CEO, Tewolde Gebre Maria… read more
At Munich Airport, passengers have the opportunity to get tested for a possible infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The tests, which must be paid for, are provided by MediCare, a subsidiary of Flughafen München GmbH, at the airport’s medical centre (Terminal 1, area E).
Anyone interested in taking a test must call the airport… read more
Comair, a franchise partner of British Airways, BRP granted an extension. Image: Comair
“We’ve been clear from the outset that for this business rescue to succeed, funding will be required. We’ve made significant progress exploring an expression of interest and now the investor group needs to consider the legal complexities. It can … read more
Turkish Airlines in the last few days further adjusted planned operation for July 2020, as the airline modifies Inter-continental/long-haul operation. As of 1000GMT 30JUN20, planned July operation as follows.
Various travel restrictions will impact the airline’s planning, as well as passenger traffic rights.… read more
The Board of the Middle East and North Africa Leisure Attractions Council (MENALAC), which represents the Middle East’s growing leisure attractions sector, has appointed Rosa Tahmaseb as its new Secretary-General, effective June 2020.
According to MENALAC, Tahmaseb, an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience brings with he… read more
‘Border reopening, financial support to save airlines from collapse’
Hotelbeds upgrades Contact Centre
Lufthansa to offer coronavirus tests at Frankfurt and Munich to avoid quarantine
ET to restore Windhoek, Kuwait, New York services with more flights
Comair Business Rescue Plan receives extension
Turkish Airlines July 2020 actual Inter-continental operations
