Coronavirus

BA spikes Sydney flights until at least October 2020

Don't expect to see British Airways return to Australian skies until 2021...

Air travel won't return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024

Business and leisure travel will both face several stumbling blocks in the long road to recovery.

Emirates extends COVID-19 cover to Australian travellers

Aussies are no longer excluded from Emirates' COVID-19 cover, provided they have a valid Australi...

Etihad to offer full refund on all cancelled flights

Etihad opens up full refunds for Australians booked on flights cancelled due to Covid-19.

Singapore's tourism restart: think "quality, not quantity"

A restart of Singapore's inbound tourism industry will place emphasis on the quality of business ...

US airlines brace themselves: Covid-19 hits business travel

Business travel, long the backbone of US domestic air travel, will be reeling from Covid-19 for y...

Lufthansa set to slash Airbus A350, A320neo deliveries

A Government bailout will prioritise paying down debt before picking up new aircraft.

South African Airways to fly again, with $2.3bn Govt bailout

The South African government ditches plans for a new national flag-carrier in favour of extending...

Virgin Atlantic set for $1.8 billion rescue

As part of its recovery flight plan, Richard Branson's pride and joy will shed jobs and delay air...

Qantas gives grounded frequent flyers bonus status credits

Most Qantas Frequent Flyer members will receive at least 50% of the status credits needed to reta...

London Heathrow T3 may reopen this year, T4 closed until 202

With terminal closures extending to next year, more Oneworld airlines consider relocating to T5.

This aviation furniture brings flying into your home

Celebrate cocktail hour in Concorde glassware while you relax in fuselage furniture – or even a g...

Travellers to begin paying for 14-day hotel quarantine

Travellers rather than taxpayers are now footing the bill for mandatory hotel isolation upon arri...

Qantas closes almost all international bookings to March '21

It appears that another wave of Qantas flight cancellations is on the way.

Australia to slash the number of inbound passengers

The number of arriving passengers will be halved "for the foreseeable future."

Qantas eyes return of Emirates codeshare flights

Qantas has pulled its QF code off Emirates flights, but that's expected to come back shortly.

Heathrow Airport to trial 24-hour coronavirus tests

The fast turnaround tests would help reopen travel on the bust trans-Atlantic route.

How Qantas will hibernate its A380s for the next three years

There's more to putting a superjumbo to sleep than merely shutting down the computer, and turning...