Aviation

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa, will cover the medical insurance including repatriation, evacuation and quarantine costs related to COVID-19 as of 01st of October 2020 until 31st of March 2021.

As part of an ongoing effort to help protect customer health and safety, inspire confidence in air travel and advance the industry’s recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, American Airlines is collaborating with several foreign governments to begin offering preflight COVID-19 testing for customers traveling to international destinations, starting with Jamaica and the Bahamas.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport, one of the largest air hubs in Russia, served 2.3 million passengers in August.

JetBlue is partnering with Vault Health to make COVID-19 testing widely available to customers with pending travel plans.

Hawaiian Airlines is making it easy for travelers to finally take a long-awaited Hawai'i vacation with convenient drive-through COVID-19 tests in select U.S. mainland gateways.

Airports Council International (ACI) World has reinforced industry calls for the widespread deployment of COVID-19 testing of international passengers before travel as an alternative to restrictive quarantine measures.

Eastern Airways is launching a new year-round service from Manchester Airport linking the North-West with Cornwall Newquay in the South West of England, assisting with the recovery of UK regional economies.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the Association’s 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place 24 November 2020 as a virtual event, hosted by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel  Programme (CT Travel Programme).

Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest airline announced the resumption of its flight services to Victoria Falls, African’s most spectacular natural sites effective 06 October 2020.

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for eight consecutive years now makes it possible to book flights directly through Google.

Europe’s airlines have been offering significantly discounted fares for the September to December period in a bid to attract back travellers.

SAS, Scandinavia's leading airline, will once again fly direct from Scandinavia to China starting from September 29, 2020.