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
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,
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, 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
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
Costa Rica plans to reopen to US tourists from September onwards, shortly after readmitting travellers flying from a handful of countries deemed "low risk".
