Air Travel
Pandemic air travel milestone; 1 million passengers screened
World
October 20, 2020
Pandemic air travel milestone; 1 million passengers screened
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the US topped…
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines
World
October 18, 2020
Hard hit by virus, airlines push for tests over quarantines
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — What will it take to get people flying again? International air traffic is down 92 percent…
Syria’s Damascus airport resumes commercial flights after COVID-19 halt
Middle East
October 2, 2020
Syria’s Damascus airport resumes commercial flights after COVID-19 halt
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria on Thursday reopened Damascus airport for regular international commercial traffic after a six-month halt due to…
Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
Travel
August 17, 2020
Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks…
Egypt to require negative coronavirus PCR test for non-Egyptian travelers starting tomorrow
Egypt
August 14, 2020
Egypt to require negative coronavirus PCR test for non-Egyptian travelers starting tomorrow
Starting Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation will begin implementing the decision to require all non-Egyptians entering the country to…
Death toll from Indian passenger aircraft accident rises to 18
World
August 8, 2020
Death toll from Indian passenger aircraft accident rises to 18
KOZHIKODE, India (Reuters) – The death toll from an Indian passenger aircraft accident has risen to 18, while 16 people…
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posts US$758 mn in half-year losses
Middle East
August 6, 2020
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posts US$758 mn in half-year losses
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said Thursday core operating losses amounted to US$758 million for…
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
Egypt
July 24, 2020
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
EgyptAir on Friday witnessed its highest number of daily flights since the airline international flights on July 1. The company…
Baghdad airport reopens as coronavirus cases approach 100,000
Middle East
July 23, 2020
Baghdad airport reopens as coronavirus cases approach 100,000
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Baghdad International Airport reopened for scheduled commercial flights on Thursday after months of closure during the COVID-19…
EgyptAir to raise international destinations to 35 starting August
Travel
July 21, 2020
EgyptAir to raise international destinations to 35 starting August
EgyptAir will raise the number of its international destinations to 35 starting August, while also increasing domestic trips to stimulate…