The unexpected diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk shocked the aviation world. Naturally, we don’t want to add to political discussions. However, we’ve analyzed the incident about airline and passenger aspects. Ryanair’s Minsk Diversion — An Unexpected Case We’ve all probably heard the news about the incident regarding flight FR4978 on Sunday, May 23rd,…
With the recovery of the aviation industry, the discussion about short-haul flight bans in European countries heats up again. But, first, we check which countries are likely to follow the French way. Flight Bans In Europe — France Opened the Pandora’s Box In April 2019, the news about France banning short-haul flights where passengers can…
Beginning of May, United Airlines announced to add more than 400 daily flights in July as another essential step to leave the pandemic behind. We take a closer look at United’s pandemic recovery process. United Sends Strong Signals of Recovery United Airlines, and the entire U.S. airline industry, send out strong signs of recovery. Just…
At the beginning of May, Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa announced the acquisition of ten new aircraft: 5 Boeing 787-9 and five A350-900. The news surprised the industry, given the fact that Lufthansa still largely suffers from the pandemic situation. Here’s the background! It was a message nobody expected at that time when Lufthansa’s CEO, Carsten…
As one of the world’s first airlines, China Southern exceeded pre-COVID passenger numbers on the monthly comparison. We took a closer look at China Southern’s latest traffic performance. At the beginning of May 2021, China Souther proudly reported April traffic figures. As the first of the world’s biggest airlines, China Southern reported higher passenger numbers…
For many years, Emirates has been proud to call itself the biggest airline in the Middle East. Moreover, the airline achieved top results in terms of global size rankings. However, Corona seems to changes everything — at least temporarily. Here’s why and which airline stole the prestigious award of being Middle East’s biggest airline. Corona…
Since the beginning of the Coronacrisis, airlines are burning cash every day. And the longer the pandemic takes, the airlines are getting more creative when it comes to revenue sources. Here are six of the craziest ideas! Unprecedented times require unorthodox ideas. And there has never been in a time in aviation history when airlines…
The COVID-19 pandemic has a devastating effect on the global air industry. While it became evident that airlines will suffer a long-lasting impact, more and more airlines announced job cuts and layoffs as a necessary response to the crisis. With passenger numbers on an all-time low, parked aircraft, and travel restrictions, airlines are undergoing the…