Lufthansa has avoided bankruptcy with 98% of the voters voting for the airline to take a bailout package from the German government in exchange of a 20% share of the airline.
Lufthansa wins the final approval for €9 Billion Government Rescue Package
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UAE bars Indian carriers from flying in passengers on “repatriation flights”; promises flights from Etihad
UAE has barred Air India from flying UAE residents and stranded citizens from India on the Vande Bharat mission flights on the lines of the USA and France making the same moves.
After US’ DoT puts Air India on Notice, India talks of opening regular commercial flights to USA
Air India might soon be seeing competition from Delta and United to fly to India again as the US DoT forces the hand of the Government of India on designating Air India as the sole carrier between India and the USA for the time being. Air corridors are under discussion with the USA, UK, France and Germany for now.
US Department of Transport moves to regulate Air India’s US Charter operations
The US Department of Transport will implement a new order regulating the ability of Air India to operate flights to the USA from July 22 onwards if India does not give US-based carriers parity in terms of operating flights between India and the United States which were hampered due to India’s Corona Virus lockdown.
Virgin Atlantic plans to resume services between India and UK in September 2020
Virgin Atlantic has announced a resumption of operations from July 2020 onwards. Virgin Atlantic will also resume flying to India from September 2020 onwards, flying to Mumbai and Delhi daily.
Air India’s new CoVid-19 waiver policy for tickets impacted due to CoVid-19
Air India has further implemented many customer-friendly policies for those who have domestic and international tickets booked with Air India and their flights got cancelled or they were not allowed to board the flight due to various reasons.
Mumbai airport to operate 50 incoming and outgoing flights June 16, 2020 onwards
Maharashtra Government has allowed more flights to operate from June 16, 2020, onwards. Domestic commercial flights in and out of Mumbai have been doubled.
10 additional Air India flights from USA to India open for booking
Good News, another ten flights from the USA will fly back to India in the month of June 2020. Here is how to secure a seat on these flights when they open tomorrow, to ensure you and your family can fly back to India.
British Airways upgrades temporary catering from June 16
British Airways is upgrading the catering services on their flights from June 16, 2020 onwards. This new boxed-service will be in place till British Airways is all set to bring back the plated and tray service. The timeline of a full return cannot be predicted so far.
IndiGo gets delivery of two A321neos, first deliveries into India after aviation opens
IndiGo recently collected two A321neo aircraft from Airbus, in what should be music to the airframe maker’s ears. After all, airlines around the world are right now trying to postpone deliveries, and IndiGo, on the other hand, wants to keep taking aeroplanes as committed.
IATA projects $84 billion losses for airlines in 2020
IATA, the industry body of airlines has predicted that aviation will see sharp losses in the days ahead. For 2020, that would mean about USD 84 billion of losses at an aggregate level, and for 2021, about $15 billion in losses, if a second wave of the Virus does not come through.
