The World of Aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for restarting passenger flights amid the COVID-19 crisis. The Association also announced a commitment by the airline CEOs on its Board of Governors to five principles for reconnecting the world by air transport. IATA has published Biosecurity for

EasyJet has admitted that approximately nine million customers have been affected by a “highly sophisticated cyber attack.” It said email addresses and travel details had been stolen and that 2,208 customers had also had their credit card details “accessed”. The airline has said it will contact the affected customers directly within the next few days

Airports Council International (ACI) World has posted preliminary world airport traffic rankings covering passenger volume, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements for 2019. The data also provides a limited glimpse into the first-quarter of 2020, showcasing the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Across last year, total passenger traffic was up 1.7 per cent across the

Since the country’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs closed borders to all non-essential travel on 19 March, Finnair has had to scale back its operations to 5 per cent of regular carrying capacity.

British transport secretary Grant Shapps has indicated that countries with low Covid-19 infection rates may be exempted from quarantine measures set to go into effect in the UK over the coming weeks.

Emirates has abandoned coronavirus blood tests after Dubai’s Department of Health said they were inaccurate.