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SIA the latest to launch ‘flights to nowhere’
Airlines

Singapore Airlines is reportedly gearing up to launch scenic ‘flights to nowhere’, in an attempt to boost revenue and cater to travel-hungry customers missing the experience of air travel. Anonymous sources close to the matter have said the three-hour domestic flights, which will both take-off and land at Changi Airport, are due to begin by

Ryanair to shutter Dusseldorf base amid ‘outrageous’ fee dispute
Airlines

Ryanair has said it will close its Dusseldorf base, run by Austrian subsidiary Laudamotion, in October, due to a disagreement with the German airport’s operator and a ground handling provider over fee negotiations. All Ryanair flights into the airport after 24 October have now been cancelled, and over 200 pilots and cabin crew stationed in

US aviation industry denied further government aid
Airlines

A new Republican COVID-19 spending package introduced into the US Senate on Tuesday does not include any new government assistance for US airlines or airports, as the industry faces job losses in the tens of thousands come October. The US aviation sector and industry unions have been pushing for a six-month extension of federal aid,

Nearly 1m US passengers travelled for Labor Day
Airlines

Almost 970,000 people in the US travelled through TSA checkpoints throughout the country on Friday, just ahead of the Labor Day weekend. This is the highest figure reported in one day by the TSA since 16 March, and the beginning of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. “For travellers who have not flown since the beginning of

Aer Lingus ponders moving trans-Atlantic flights out of Ireland
Airlines

Aer Lingus, Ireland’s flag carrier, has said it is considering moving its trans-Atlantic services from Shannon Airport in the country’s midwest over to the UK, amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Irish Government. The airline has invested in two new Airbus A321neo aircraft, currently based at Shannon Airport in County Clare, which traditionally had

S7 flight diverted after Kremlin critic suspected poisoned
Airlines

A Moscow-bound S7 Airlines flight carrying Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny diverted to the Siberian city of Omsk on Thursday, following a suspected poisoning. The 737-800, registered VP-BQF, departed Tomsk Bogashevo Airport in the country’s east at 8:06am. After nearly an hour in the air,  the politician was heard screaming from an onboard lavatory. Passengers

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