Jetstar’s Legal Battle Over COVID Refunds: A Test for Airline Consumer Rights
In the wake of the global travel shutdowns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jetstar, a subsidiary of Qantas Airways, is now at the center of a legal storm. The airline…
Holiday air travel traffic in the US exceeds pre-COVID levels for 2019
U.S. holiday air passenger traffic surpassed 2019 pre-COVID levels over the Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the start of the busy summer air travel season in the United States,…
China’s top airlines’ losses narrow after lifting of COVID curbs
China’s three largest airlines reported narrower losses in the first quarter, with domestic and international travel picking up after the country dropped its strict COVID restrictions at the end of…
WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads
Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO)…
End of Japan COVID curbs triggers surge in visitors to near 1 mln in November
Visitor arrivals to Japan jumped to nearly 1 million in November, the first full month after the country scrapped COVID-19 curbs that effectively halted tourism for more than two years,…
BREAKING | Germany to drop COVID mask requirement on flights
Germany will soon drop mask requirements on commercial flights introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Tuesday, after flagship airline Lufthansa complained that the rule was…
China’s zero-COVID policy to hit Asia aviation recovery: IATA
Image: Getty Images China’s zero-COVID policy will hold back a full air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, a top airline industry group warned on Tuesday (May 17), adding to…
UPDATED: Masks are no longer enforced on US Flights after court ruling
The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful, overturning…
Russia to resume flights with 52 ‘friendly’ countries, PM says
Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to reduce measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19, Prime…