air travel

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Bloomberg Special

Stuck in air travel hell? Blame the long shadow of Covid

The problem in the airline industry isn’t that it’s profiteering from our misery. It’s that we’re still not prepared to pay for the service that we want

A person goes up an escalator at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Europe

London's Heathrow tells airlines to stop ticket sales as it caps passengers

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Aviation

Emirates back on full operational capacity in Bangladesh

FILE PHOTO: A mostly empty domestic terminal at Sydney Airport is seen after surrounding states shut their borders to New South Wales in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Coronavirus chronicle

Australia to ease international border restrictions from November

People arrive for the Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021, in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2021. REUTERS
World+Biz

How business travel may never be the same again

FILE PHOTO: Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary attends the Europe Aviation Summit in Brussels, Belgium March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Global Economy

Ryanair CEO sees 'very strong recovery', nudges up passenger target

File photo of a Biman Bangladesh aircraft. Picture: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Aviation

Bangladesh imposes new restrictions on air travel from 11 countries

FILE PHOTO: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) logo is seen at the International Tourism Trade Fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
World+Biz

Global air travel demand 63% lower in May vs pre-pandemic - IATA

People look at a Singapore Airlines plane, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at a viewing gallery of the Changi Airport in Singapore October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
World+Biz

'People want to fly again': Airbus CEO expects business travel to recover

FILE PHOTO: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) logo is seen at the International Tourism Trade Fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Global Economy

Airline traffic and bookings stall despite vaccine promise

FILE PHOTO: Travellers wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak walk past retail shops at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
World+Biz

China, US will allow air carriers to double flights between nations

A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, US, April 5, 2020. Photo:Reuters
World+Biz

US passenger airline traffic fell 80% in June

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Aviation

Demand for air travel remains low even ahead of Eid