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Ryanair expects 1 billion euro loss

Ryanair has stated it anticipates its annual budget will close showing a deficit of 1 billion euro. Airline forecasts for the current year are now very cautious. Where passenger traffic growth was anticipated, now just a stagnation would be hopeful. COVID variants affecting all hope of 2021 being a bounce-back year. After 35 years of […]

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Marriott expands portfolio in key leisure destinations

With pent-up demand predicted to lead to ‘revenge travel,’ booking trends indicate an uptick in leisure travel planning after a difficult year Marriott Bonvoy is slated to debut a number of select service branded hotels in 2021 From Miami and Maui to Mexico, Marriott expands its offerings in popular destinations Leisure trips are expected to […]

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American Airlines to furlough 13,000 workers if planes remain grounded

We are nearly five weeks into 2021, and unfortunately, we find ourselves in a situation similar to much of 2020 13,000 AA workers could be sent on unpaid leave as pandemic cripples air travel demand American Airlines furloughed around 19,000 employees in October 2020 New international travel restrictions that require customers to have a negative […]

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Russia to relaunch Armenia and Azerbaijan flights

Russia Federation resumes international air service on a reciprocal basis with more countries Two flights per week will be performed between Moscow and Baku Four flights per week will be performed between Moscow and Yerevan Russia started gradual resumption of international air service in summer 2020 Russian government’s press service officials announced that Russian Federation […]

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Tourism Minister Meets With New Jamaica Heads of Mission

Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (seen second right in the photo) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (seen left) paused for a photograph with (from second left), High Commissioner-designate to India, Jason Hall;  Ambassador-designate to Belgium, Symone Betton-Nayo; and Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Sharon Saunders.  The occasion was a courtesy call […]

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Travelers booking cruises for late 2021

Cruise industry data shows that consumers remain optimistic about cruise travel, booking voyages for 4th Quarter of 2021 The report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for February 2021 The report provides information on the most popular cruise trends among consumers Most requested cruise ships, lines and travel dates […]

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Lufthansa completes record-breaking flight

Last Sunday, 31 January, the 16-member crew led by Flight Captain Rolf Uzat departed on the longest nonstop flight in the history of Lufthansa Lufthansa crew received a very warm “welcome back” upon their return in Germany 16-member crew completed the longest nonstop flight in the history of Lufthansa. In the history of Munich Airport, […]

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Lufthansa refinances all 2021 financial liabilities on a long-term basis

Lufthansa has secured the refinancing of all financial liabilities of around 2.6 billion euros due in 2021 As of September 30, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of 10.1 billion euros It is likely that Lufthansa will draw additional elements of the stabilization package which are currently unused Deutsche Lufthansa AG has again successfully […]

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Pegasus Airlines CEO elected new IATA Chair

The global aviation industry is experiencing its most challenging period, unprecedented in history Pegasus Airlines CEO, Mehmet T. Nane, was elected as a member of the IATA Board of Governors in 2019 Mehmet T. Nane will serve at his new position for a three-year term, which began on 19 January 2021 IATA today represents 290 […]

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COVID-19 Memorandum for safer air travel

Airlines creating and enforcing their own safety standards led to confusion, uneven enforcement, and put passenger and employee lives at risk President Biden was clear that a mask rule was just one of the policies that the DOT and FAA should implement to halt the spread of COVID-19 in air travel DOT and FAA must […]