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In an effort to match demand with supply and improve safety on board of its flights, Delta announced to minimize its US domestic flights. As a result, the American airline will stop serving a number of US airports. Delta’s stations at these airpo…
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Lufthansa Group to resume flights to 106 destinations
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Starting in June, Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS will be offering monthly restart schedules to significantly more destinations in Germany and Europe than in the past few weeks. The repatriation schedules will thus end on 31 May. 160 aircrafts will be r…
Save Big Money At Banyan Tree Hotels By Buying a Voucher
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Booking cheap Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts stays is generally not an easy task. The luxurious hotel chain is one of the most prestigious in the world and is best known for its sustainability concept. The Banyan Tree Group also includes the Angsana …
SAS to lay off 5,000 employees – almost 50% of all employees
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As a result of COVID-19, demand is expected to be significantly affected during the remainder of 2020 andit willtake some years before demand returns to the levels experienced before the outbreak. Consequently, SAS needs to adapt the business toalower …
Norwegian To Ditch Long Haul Flying Until March 2021
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Norwegian has announced a plan explaining how the airline intends to comply with the requirements set by the Norwegian government in order to gain access to a government loan of 2.7 billion Norwegian Kroner. The main sticking point is that it must conv…
Is there a future for the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380?
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The consequences of the COVID-19 crisis are far-reaching. Of course, health and safety goes first. But it is inevitable that many companies, also in the aviation industry, have to face big challenges in the period to come. Some may not survive due to a…
Boeing Terminates Agreement with Embraer
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Boeing announced today that it has terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint venture comprising Embr…
Lufthansa publishes financial results for Q1 2020
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The travel restrictions implemented as a consequence of the global spread of the coronavirus had a significant impact on the Lufthansa Group’s earnings development in the first quarter of 2020. Lufthansa Group announces high losses On a pre…
Exclusive: What 27,000 Frequent Travellers Really Think About COVID-19 And Travel
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Over the last two weeks, InsideFlyer has surveyed more than 27,000 frequent travelers about their expectations of travel companies and their willingness to support the travel industry during this difficult time. Here is a summary of the results: Travel…
Norwegian closes 4 companies which are filing for bankruptcy
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Due to the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) most countries have advised against or have banned non-essential travel. The closure of borders and quarantine restrictions has effectively brought the entire airline industry to a halt. Consequen…
#Dontrush challenge brings positivity to aviation
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Amid all the bad news due to the COVID-19 outbreak, people yearn for some positivity. That also goes for the aviation industry of course. The so-called #dontrush challenge seems to be a very successful attempt that produces some entertaining video foot…
Brussels Airlines: How an airline prepares its fleet for hibernation
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As a consequence of the coronavirus crisis, Brussels Airlines had to temporarily suspend all of its flights. Except for a few aircraft that are on standby to bring stranded Belgians home, their entire fleet is parked and stored at Brussels Airport. Sto…
#unitedbywings – Lufthansa crews publish motivational video on Instagram
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The travel industry is particularly affected by the effects of COVID-19. Thousands of crew members worldwide are currently grounded, as are their workplaces – the airplanes. Pilots and flight attendants often have a special emotional bond and pas…
Thai Airways Airbus A350 Business Class from Brussels to Bangkok
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The Norwegian winter climate can be quite inhospitable at times. Dreaming of palms and beaches rather than a white Christmas, I was able to secure reward tickets with Thai Airways and Airbus A350 from Brussels to Bangkok for my Christmas holiday. Thail…
InsideLook: Behind the Scenes of Lufthansa’s Rescue Flights
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With many people across the world currently still struggling to find a way home, our friends and colleagues over at InsideFlyer Germany have been working with Lufthansa to provide a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how rescue flights really work…
Lufthansa to retire 6 A380, discontinues Germanwings & more
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The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG does not expect the aviation industry to return to pre-coronavirus crisis levels very quickly. According to its assessment, it will take months until the global travel restrictions are completely …
Survey: Travel & COVID-19
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Dear travelers, We hope you are staying safe and healthy. The travel industry has seen some huge setbacks due to the developments around COVID-19. Airlines have lost most of their flights, hotels see empty rooms, people are unable to get home…
Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Class Lounge
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After spending a few hours in the Al Mourjan Business Lounge, it was time to move on the highlight of our long layover at Hamad International Airport in Doha – The Al Safwa First Class Lounge. First Class is only offered by Qatar Airways on their…
Executive Room at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo
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I travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka a few times a year and I’ve always stayed Mövenpick Hotel Colombo. It’s a great hotel, but this time I felt it was time to try something new. I decided to go with Cinnamon Grand Colombo for the first week…
Pleasent surprise – Air China First Class Boeing 747-8 from Beijing to Frankfurt
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More and more airlines are getting rid of their first class cabin. As a result, there are fewer reward seats available for the ever-growing mass of reward players. Air China First Class seems to be the exception. Reward availability is easy to find, ev…