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Foreign Office to support charter flights to bring Britons back to UK

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:45:32 +0000

Additional flights will be arranged starting this week

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US airport passenger numbers drop below 200,000 a day

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:27:06 +0000

Passenger numbers are down 90 per cent on 2019 amid the coronavirus pandemic

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Oneworld to go ahead with Royal Air Maroc inauguration this week

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:16:13 +0000

The alliance has confirmed to Business Traveller that the carrier will join on April 1 as planned

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United outlines international flying schedule for April

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:24:57 +0000

The carrier is operating just six daily flights to Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe

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Loganair to request government support

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:01:27 +0000

Loganair's CEO said that “no airline can afford to rack up huge debts for the future”

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No plans to extend lockdown: Indian cabinet

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:14:58 +0000

Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba clears the rumours regarding the extension of the lockdown in India

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The Ritz London confirms sale to Qatari investor

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:12:43 +0000

The news follows the temporary closure of the iconic hotel for the first time in over a century

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Edutech firms offer online courses for working professionals and students

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:00:59 +0000

Edutech players like upGrad, Simplilearn, Vedantu and myToppr have been seeing new registrations amidst lockdown

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Indian airlines operate rescue flights

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:42:10 +0000

Air India, Indigo and Spicejet are undertaking massive rescue missions amid the pandemic

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South Korea to impose 14-day quarantine for all arrivals from April 1

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:43:15 +0000

The new quarantine policy, which will come into effect this Wednesday on April 1, will also apply to South Korean citizens

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News: Expo 2020 expected to be postponed until next year

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:03:15 +0000

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are expected to announce the postponement of Dubai Expo 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage global hospitality.

News: Government pledges £75m to repatriate stranded Brits

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:49:10 +0000

Special charter flights for countries with no commercial routes will be prioritised according to the number of stranded British travellers and their vulnerability, including an assessment of the local health provision, foreign secretary Dominic Rabb explained.

News: Cunard and P&O Cruises extended sailing suspension until May

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:51:36 +0000

Cunard and P&O Cruises have extended the suspension of all voyages as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow around the world. Both Carnival Corporation-owned lines will not set sail again until at least May 15th.

News: Shanghai closes tourist attractions over coronavirus fears

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:20:05 +0000

Top tourist attractions in Shanghai have been forced to close shortly after reopening as China continues to take preventative measures against the coronavirus pandemic.

News: MSC Cruises delays return until end of May

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:06:19 +0000

MSC Cruises has further extended the halting of all its new cruise departures fleet-wide through to May 29th. At the same time, the cruise line announced the death of Emiliano González, president of MSC Cruises Spain.

News: British Airways extends revolving credit facility

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:34:54 +0000

British Airways-owner IAG added it was exploring a number of operational and treasury initiatives to improve further its cash flow and liquidity and would update the market in due course.

News: Tan appointed group chief executive with Millennium & Copthorne

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:47:06 +0000

As the first chief executive for the privatised Millennium & Copthorne, Clarence Tan is charged with spearheading a turnaround in the performance of the global hotel portfolio.

News: Vietnam Airlines to further cut domestic services

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:34:48 +0000

Until April 15th, Vietnam Airlines will operate one return flight per day between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; and between Da Nang and Phu Quoc.

News: ABTA criticises lack of government support for tourism sector

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:08:03 +0000

ABTA has again written to government ministers, including the office of the prime minister, to urge immediate action to prevent catastrophic damage to the UK travel industry.

News: Lion Air fire kills eight in the Philippines

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:37:37 +0000

A Tokyo-bound plane has crashed while taking off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, capital of the Philippines. All eight people on board - including six Filipinos, an American and a Canadian - are believed to have been killed.

News: All easyJet aircraft grounded from today

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:28:33 +0000

The low-cost carrier said the move comes as a result of the unprecedented travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the implementation of national lockdowns across many European countries/

News: Furloughed cabin crew to work at Nightingale hospitals

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 23:50:27 +0000

Virgin Atlantic and easyJet are asking staff who have not been working since the Covid-19 pandemic started to ground planes to consider helping at the new hospitals being built across the country.

Focus: 5 ways to travel more in college

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:55:52 +0000

College students love to explore everything. Their own campus, the city life, the countryside, and even foreign states! Whether you prefer cross-country motorbiking or favour backpack tourism, college life is definitely the best time for travel. You’re friendlier and easily open up to new people. Your curiosity is ripe, and you won’t really feel bad about travelling cheap.

News: Nakheel pledges financial support to customers

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:15:34 +0000

The initiative is in line with the economic stimulus launched under the direction of sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai.

News: Expo 2020 organisers to discuss possible delay

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:48:11 +0000

A spokesman for the Bureau International des Expositions - which awards hosting rights to the Expo - said the steering committee meeting would “reassess and adjust planned preparations”.

News: UNWTO: Covid-19 could push tourism back to 2013 levels

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:32:40 +0000

Taking into account past market trends, the UNWTO calculates that between five- and seven-years’ worth of international tourism growth could be lost to Covid-19.

News: Singapore Airlines secures rescue funding to overcome Covid-19 downturn

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:27:51 +0000

Singapore Airlines will offer all shareholders S$5.3 billion in new equity and up to a further S$9.7 billion through ten-year mandatory convertible bonds. Singapore Airlines has also arranged a S$4 billion bridge loan facility with DBS Bank.

News: TUI secures €1.8 billion loan from German government

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:19:07 +0000

TUI AG has received the approval of the German government for a bridging loan of €1.8 billion from the KfW. The funds of Germany’s state-owned development bank are to be used to increase TUI’s existing credit line with its banks amounting to €1.75 billion.

News: Gatwick to cut operations to single terminal during April

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:12:37 +0000

Gatwick will consolidate operations into the south terminal from April 1st. The decision comes in response to the severe and unparalleled impact of Covid-19 on the global aviation sector, officials said.

News: Expo 2020: Water journey will highlight innovations, ideas and best practices

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:04:01 +0000

Meet the water tower of West Africa, discover an ingenious ‘amphibious housing’ idea and see smart sustainability solutions in action – these are just a handful of ways Expo 2020 Dubai will shine a light on the importance of water.

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