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Eurowings is a triple winner of the "German Customer Awards 2020/21"
First places in consumer ranking in the categories of customer satisfaction, customer service and value for money
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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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Swiss to expand schedules from mid-summer onwards
Air travel resumed in mid-summer 2021 with flights from Zurich and Geneva
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Emirates operates first flight serviced by fully vaccinated frontline teams
EK215 to Los Angeles supported by over 70 vaccinated frontline team members across the operational spectrum
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UIA begins spring restart of the flights
Flights from Kiev to Geneva, Prague, Larnaca, Vilnius, Barcelona, Chisinau and between Odessa and Istanbul as well as other destinations
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Swiss to extend minimal Geneva flight
Operations until 27 March
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The new Premium Economy of Emirates
Emirates takes A380 experience to new heights, unveils Premium Economy plus enhancements across all cabins
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Alitalia: flights from Rome to New York
From December 8 Covid-tested flights without obligation of quarantine for passengers
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Ryanair orders 75 Boeing max-8200 aircraft (210 in total)
Deliveries start early in 2021 and run until dec. 2024 value of 210 x 737 firm order exceeds $22 billion
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Emirates and flydubai reactivate partnership
Offering seamless travel to over 100 unique destinations through Dubai
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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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American Airlines introduces new technology to enhance the customer experience
Touchless check-in experience and simplified Wi-Fi connectivity now available
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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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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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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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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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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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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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SWISS publishes June timetable
Flights from Zurich and Geneva to European destinations and intercontinental connections.
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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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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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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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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.