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Airline industry braces for prolonged recovery from coronavirus crisis

Jamie Freed, Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 08:21 AM

A full airline industry recovery from the coronavirus looks prolonged at best, analysts said, as new data showed international seat capacity had fallen to 23 percent of last year's levels and around half the world's airplane fleet is in storage. Read more »

Turkish Airlines extends flight cancellations until May 1

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 02 07:20 AM

Turkish Airlines has extended the cancellation of its flights from April 17 to May 1 over the coronavirus outbreak, its CEO Bilal Eksi said on Wednesday, adding that limited domestic flights would continue. Read more »

Airlines facing what official calls 'deepest crisis ever'

Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 09:55 PM

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, commercial flights have all but stopped. The situation is so dire that the head of the trade group representing the world's airlines called the last few months "its deepest crisis ever."   Read more »

Airlines refuse to collect passenger data that could aid coronavirus fight

Natalie Kitroeff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times
Updated as of Apr 01 07:04 AM

For 15 years, the U.S. government has been pressing airlines to prepare for a possible pandemic by collecting passengers’ contact information so that public-health authorities could track down people exposed to a contagious virus. Read more »

Airlines ask gov’t for help as COVID-19 clips industry’s wings

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 07:24 AM

The country’s largest airlines appealed for government help saying the industry faces an “existential threat” as quarantine measures imposed because of COVID-19 have left airlines unable to generate revenues. Read more »

Qatar Airways says it will need state support as cash runs out

Alexander Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 08:01 AM

Qatar Airways will have to seek government support eventually, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday, warning that the Middle East carrier could soon run out of the cash needed to continue flying. Read more »

Singapore Airlines secures $13 billion to survive coronavirus and grow after

Anshuman Daga and Jamie Freed, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 08:27 AM

Singapore Airlines Ltd said it had secured up to S$19 billion ($13 billion) of funding to help see it through the coronavirus crisis and expand afterward, in a sign of confidence travel demand will eventually return. Read more »

Japan Airlines lets female crew ditch high heels after #KuToo campaign

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 26 10:42 PM

Female flight attendants working for Japan Airlines will be allowed to wear trousers and abandon high heels next month, the company said Thursday, after a feminist campaign took off. Read more »

PAL eyes April 15 resumption of flights, last international departure March 25

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 10:12 AM

Philippine Airlines said its last international flight would depart Manila for the US on Wednesday before it suspends operations until April 14, as the country rides out a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Airlines beg for rescue as coronavirus hit soars to $250 billion

Tim Hepher and Sarah Young, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 07:34 AM

Global airlines urged governments on Tuesday to speed up bailouts to rescue the air transport industry as they doubled their estimate of 2020 revenue losses from the coronavirus crisis to more than $250 billion.   Read more »

Airlines double estimated hit from coronavirus to $250 billion

Sarah Young and Laurence Frost, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 24 09:57 PM

Global airlines urged governments on Tuesday to speed up bailouts to rescue the air transport industry as they doubled their estimate of 2020 revenue losses from the coronavirus crisis to more than $250 billion.   Read more »

PAL to suspend international flights from March 26 to April 14

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:55 PM

Philippine Airlines on Tuesday said it will suspend international flights from March 26 to April 14 as more countries tightened travel restrictions, travel demand collapsed, and the ongoing lockdown made staffing difficult. Read more »

LIST: PAL mounts overseas flights from March 23-31 for stranded foreigners, OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 02:58 PM

Philippine Airlines on Monday said it will operate several overseas flights from March 23 to 31 in response to the government’s call to help foreign tourists return home and OFWs fly back to their places of work. Read more »

US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 08:53 AM

The chief executives of the largest US airline companies asked Congress Saturday for urgent help avoiding widespread layoffs among the industry's 750,000 employees.  Read more »

'Strings attached': Governments offer financial lifelines to airlines, at a price

Jamie Freed and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Mar 20 02:19 PM

Shattered airlines were left counting the cost of government support as politicians in the United States and New Zealand set out conditions for bailouts needed to absorb the shock of coronavirus.  Read more »

Flight canceled due to COVID -19?: Here's what you can do

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 03:25 PM

Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia are offering several options for passengers affected by flight cancellations due to the travel restrictions imposed imposed in various ports in the country meant to slowdown the spread of COVID-19.  Read more »

PAL mounts 'sweeper flights' from Cebu to ferry stranded foreigners

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 05:50 AM

Philippine Airlines will mount "sweeper flights" from Cebu to Manila and Tokyo to ferry foreigners stranded because of the COVID-19 quarantine. Read more »

Airline industry turmoil deepens as coronavirus pain spreads

Jamie Freed and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 12:02 PM

Airline industry turmoil deepened on Thursday as Qantas Airways Ltd told most of its 30,000 employees to take leave and India prepared a rescue package of up to $1.6 billion to aid carriers battered by coronavirus, government sources said. Read more »

Philippine Airlines cancels all domestic flights until April 12 due to COVID-19 quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 10:09 AM

Philippine Airlines said Tuesday it cancelled all domestic flights until April 12 as the entire Luzon was placed on quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

Global airlines slash flights as US carriers seek $50 billion bailout to fight COVID-19

Roland Jackson and John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 07:30 AM

Major world airlines on Monday announced further deep cuts to service as the worsening coronavirus crisis ravages demand, accentuating talk of government support with US carriers formally releasing a plea for a bailout of some $50 billion. Read more »