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50 years of Milan Bergamo Airport
And the expansion of the third largest Italian airport is continuing
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Alitalia: in August over 1,600 weekly flights and from 24 July will resume air services from Milan Linate airport
Flights in August from Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino
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Milan Bergamo Airport: SACBO obtains certification for Covid-19 risk prevention
A document of exceptional value that will be formally delivered to SACBO, the airport management company for its commitment dedicated to travellers and operatives at the Milan Bergamo Airport
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UIA announces more destinations for summer 2020
New international scheduled services and domestic flights for three destinations: Kherson, Odesa and Lviv.
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EASA upgrades its website, offering dedicated area for air passengers
High level overview of the Agency’s main activities in safety and environmental protection as well as its role as an EU agency and its international activities
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IATA: criteria for COVID-19 testing in the air travel process
Takeoff guidance: measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission during air travel and the risk of importation of COVID-19 via air travel
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IATA interactive map gives travelers latest Covid-19 restrictions
On the map, real-time alerts with travel restrictions for each country
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Alitalia will operate in July over 1,000 weekly flights to 37 destinations from Fiumicino and Malpensa
Number of flights and seats increased by 60% compared to June; the Airline is resuming international services from Milan
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Air Malta starts sales for its Safe Corridor Summer 2020 schedule
The Airline’s brand of package holidays includes flights and hotel accommodation to attract tourism to Malta
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More Flights to international destinations will take off from Munich Airport again in June
Transatlantic flights from Munich also resuming. Many European connections will be reactivated in early June.
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Alitalia resumes direct Rome-New York services
All passenger flights are operated with reduced aircraft capacity, in order to comply with the provisions of the Italian law on social distancing on board aircraft
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Helsinki Airport receives an esteemed airport industry award: Best Airport in Northern Europe
Passengers selected Helsinki Airport as the Best Airport in Northern Europe for the fourth time already in the international airport service survey conducted by Skytrax
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Milan Bergamo Airport: an original version of useful information and advice to passengers
BergamEnglish BGY Edition by VAVA77
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Lufthansa Supervisory Board approves stabilization measures
Recommendation to shareholders to approve at extraordinary General Meeting on 25 June 2020
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Ukraine International presents its business recovery strategy
Ukraine international is about to implement a business recovery strategy aimed at resuming operations.
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Temperature screening equipment now being trialled at Heathrow
Part of a wider programme looking at technology that could reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19 in the future
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Alitalia will resume direct services to New York, Spain and from Milan to southern Italy in June
Alitalia flights to Italy from Milan and Rome and international flights from Fiumicino
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Munich Airport preparing for rebound in air traffic
Masks must be worn in Munich Airport terminal buildings effective immediately. Extensive hygiene measures in terminal buildings
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SWISS publishes June timetable
Flights from Zurich and Geneva to European destinations and intercontinental connections.
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IATA: don’t make a slow recovery more difficult with quarantine measures
Quarantine measures on arrival would further damage confidence in air travel
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Finavia expands the use of masks at its airports
The safety of passengers and personnel is of utmost importance
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Swiss to increase its capacity in June
A giugno 140 voli settimanali da Zurigo e 40 voli settimanali da Ginevra per diverse destinazioni
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COVID detection trials landing at Heathrow
Heathrow to drive forward development of a Common International Standard by trialling technologies and processes that reduce risk of Covid-19 transmission
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World Routes: event confirmed from 14 to 16 November in Milan
Routes’ flagship event, World Routes, has been confirmed to take place on 14-16 November in Milan, Italy
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Covid-19. IATA calls for passenger face covering and crew masks opposes onboard social distancing
IATA recommends mandatory face-coverings for passengers and masks for crew as one of several actions to reduce the already low risk of contracting Covid-19 on board aircraft
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EASA: Safety Information Bulletin & Preparation for aerodromes to resume operations
It is important that airports are prepared in order to resume operations safely
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Alitalia: service with New York suspended until 31 May pending the improvement of the epidemiological picture
Suspension of the Rome (Fiumicino) - New York (JFK) service from 5 to 31 May.
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Covid-19 Market Update by Ryanair Holdings Plc
Closure of a number of aircraft bases across Europe, job cuts and pay cuts, loss of up to 3,000 mainly pilot and cabin crew jobs
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Emirates reaffirms customer commitment with ramp up of refunds capability
Emirates offers three options to its customers affected by flight cancellations and travel restrictions
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Swiss recommends wearing a mouth-nose face covering on board for protection against SARS CoV2 transmission
The recommendation will initially apply from Monday, 4 May 2020 until 31 August 2020
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Swiss’ minimum timetable remains in force until 31 May 2020
Voli da Zurigo e Ginevra per diverse città europee e New York per un minimo di connettività aerea tra la Svizzera e il Mondo
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Covid-19: Ukraine International will operate special outbound flights to carry foreign nationals home
Departures from Kyiv to Milan, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Geneva, Prague, Madrid, Monaco, Dubai, Toronto and Dortmund.
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IATA news brief: increased risk to jobs as european airline revenues collapse
The present 90% collapse in air traffic puts around million jobs at risk across Europe
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Earth Day 2020
The 50th Anniversary of Earth: a global community united in our fight to protect the health and welfare of the planet and its people
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IATA. Slow recovery needs confidence boosting measures
A global approach that will give people the confidence that they need to travel once again. And, of course, measures to combat the impact of a recession
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Emirates becomes first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers
È la prima compagnia aerea a condurre test rapidi Covid-19 in aeroporto
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Alitalia continues to organize special flights to repatriate Italian citizens; Airline schedules daily cargo services from China until 4 May
New special flights from Spain, Mozambique, Algeria and India; cargo services from Shanghai will be operated every day until 4 May
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easyJet Trading Update for the Six Months ending 31 March 2020
easyJet is well positioned to endure a prolonged grounding and to resume flying when the pandemic is over
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Wizz Air: post-close trading statement
March 2020 traffic of Wizz Air was down 34% year-on-year. Wizz Air is currently operating 3% of its pre-COVID-19 capacity.
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IATA: Covid-19 puts over half of 2020 passenger revenues at risk
The industry’s outlook grows darker by the day. The scale of the crisis makes a sharp V-shaped recovery unlikely.
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Finavia’s statistics for January-March reveal the huge impact of the coronavirus pandemic on air traffic
Air traffic statistics just published by Finavia show the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on air traffic and airport operations. In total, the number of air passengers for all Finavia airports fell by 20.1% in January-March. In March, Helsinki...
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IATA Releases 2019 Airline Safety Report
A passenger could take a flight every day for 535 years before experiencing an accident with one fatality on board
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U-space airspace in Europe. The management of unmanned aircraft traffic
EASA publishes first rules for safe drone operations in Europe’s cities
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Covid-19. A mission to bring Americans home for American Airlines
American operated a repatriation flight between Lima, Peru and Miami. A missions from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The Sicily in Dolce&Gabbana's Spring-Summer 2020 DNA Collection
The values that inspire Dolce&Gabbana express Italian history and culture
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New analysis of IATA: airlines facing rapid cash burn
The changes to revenues and costs result in an estimated net loss of $39 billion in the second quarter
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ENAIRE, internationally recognised with the Sustainability Award at the 2020 Maverick Awards
The winning project consists of monitoring the points of an airway where air controllers offer more direct routes
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IATA: European airlines revenue losses mount - urgent government support required
Governments step up their efforts to aid the industry
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Covid-19: Ukraine International Airlines does its utmost to help Ukrainian citizens return home
The Government of Ukraine decided to prolong nationwide quarantine through April 24, 2020
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Airbus adapts wing production activity in COVID-19 environment
Airbus mantiene la continuità delle sue attività a livello globale.
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Covid-19: a message by Michael O’Leary, Group CEO
Limited schedule for coming days to keep skies open
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Coronavirus: start the temporary stop of Italian airports
ENAC: the airports identified by the decree of the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
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Covid-19: temporarily suspends most passenger operations by 25 March
Significantly reduces operations, including temporary closure of operations at some international locations where demand is low
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Covid-19: easyJet to ground majority of fleet from 24 March
Minimal schedule of essential services on some routes to, from and within the UK.
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Covid-19: Ukraine International suspended scheduled flights
Canceled over 2,000 scheduled flights within the period of March 17 – April 3, 2020 (until further notice).
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Covid-19: Air Malta to suspend all commercial flights
Departing after 2359UTC on Friday 20th March, until further notice.
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Alitalia: hundreds of Italian citizens repatriated
Other special flights to Morocco, Romania, Tunisia, Algeria and three daily flights on London-Rome route
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Ryanair taking urgent action to respond to COVID-19
Ryanair is taking all actions necessary to cut operating expenses, and improve cash flows at each of its airlines.
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COVID-19: Alitalia passengers must wear protective breathing masks on board
To protect safety and health, the measure comes into force with immediate effect
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EASA issues safety directive to combat spread of COVID-19 via airline travel
Full disinfection for all the aircrafts after each flight from the high risk areas both in Europe and beyond
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Stay healthy while travelling
Basic protection measures for COVID-19 pandemic, recommended by the World Health Organization
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Covid-19: temporary closure of Milan Linate Airport
Commercial Aviation and General Aviation passenger traffic will be concentrated at Milan Malpensa airport
