SpiceJet becomes the latest carrier to cancel flights to Hong Kong with the CoronaVirus outbreak continuing to be a problem for global aviation.
Novel CoronaVirus: SpiceJet cancels Hong Kong flight temporarily
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Many Cathay Pacific Lounges at Hong Kong Airport shut down till further notice
Cathay Pacific’s Premium Airport Lounges are being shut down in Hong Kong temporarily from February 17, 2020, onwards. This means, much lesser lounge capacity for those who are transiting through Hong Kong at the moment.
Alaska Airlines will move to join oneworld alliance
Alaska Airlines is signing up for the oneworld alliance by 2021. This will mean the smallest of the three alliances will get a new member in the USA and Alaska will get a global partner network going forward.
American Airlines will launch Seattle – Bengaluru flight in October 2020
American Airlines has just announced their return to the Indian market by the launch of a Seattle – Bengaluru flight, which will be launched in October 2020. Tickets go on sale in February 2020 itself.
Air India 787 routes to see reduction in frequencies in Summer 2020, Sydney sees most cuts
Air India is reducing frequencies on many flights during summer 2020, including flights to Milan, Sydney, Hong Kong, Seoul and Vienna. Let’s take a peep into how the Air India summer schedule looks after all the cuts, some of them very deep!
Cathay Pacific cancelling many flights from India stations through March 2020
Cathay Pacific is cancelling a host of flights from India on the back of the Coronavirus causing disruption in demand on the airline. Here is an update on how Cathay’s flights from India will be affected over the next few weeks.
Ethiopian Airlines launching flights between Chennai and Addis Ababa
Ethiopian, the African airline that has connected non-stop between Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore and Africa for long, has now announced flights to Chennai starting April 2020 with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
Cathay Pacific cuts 30% capacity across network, asks staff to go on 3 week unpaid leave
Cathay Pacific, whose traffic has been largely impacted due to the Coronavirus situation in mainland China, has resorted to cutting 30% of its capacity, including 90% of its flights in Mainland China for the foreseeable future.
Star Alliance lounge access rules for Gold members changed
Star Alliance Lounge Access Rules have been modified in January 2020 to remove guaranteed lounge access to Star Alliance Gold Tier members flying economy at airports where there are no Star Alliance member lounges and hence contract lounges are used.
Novel CoronaVirus: Indian carriers cancel most flights to China and offering full refunds
The Corona Virus is spreading fast and airlines around the globe are now acting on cancelling flights. Here is how the virus is affecting airline plans across the world. The latest to join in cancelling flights is India, with Air India and IndiGo both cancelling most China flights.
Boeing 777X First Flight scrubbed on account of weather
Boeing’s First Flight of the 777X could not happen second day in a row, because of the inclement weather. Boeing will try to fly the aircraft again on January 25, 2020.
