Here’s What Will Happen Next to Corporate Airfares
Matthew Parsons, Skift
In most cases it’s too soon to lock in future rates. But for those with creative minds, there are gains to be made in figuring out what might happen next.
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Matthew Parsons, Skift
In most cases it’s too soon to lock in future rates. But for those with creative minds, there are gains to be made in figuring out what might happen next.
1 day ago
Joyce Lee, Reuters
South Korea's largest carrier is in trouble — and it is pleading for government assistance.
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Brian Sumers, Skift
As an airline that is 80 percent owned by the Latvian government, perhaps Air Baltic wasn't the most nimble carrier. But that government support will be vital over the next 18 months.
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Maya Nikolaeva, Reuters
The proposed bank loans effectively double the airline's coffers, giving it some much-needed breathing space.
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Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters
Because why not? In this difficult time, such initiatives would provide a win-win situation for both furloughed aviation workers and the public service sector seeking to close gaps in fighting the coronavirus.
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Alexander Ratz, Edward Taylor and Ilona Wissenbach, Reuters
Will coranavirus take Germanwings as a victim? If so it likely won't be the only low-cost carrier to fail.
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Brian Quinn, Skift
Join Skift Airline Weekly and Skift aviation business editors this week for a dive into the top shifts happening across the airline industry. March was a month of historic tumult for airlines, and the prospects are not looking any better in April.
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Sean O'Neill, Skift
New tech can screen passengers for elevated heart rates, respiratory rates, and temperatures. The kiosks sound minimal enough. But their accuracy and speed still need to be proven under busy airport conditions.
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Marton Dunai, Reuters
A new market has opened up for travel companies — serving governments, not tourists. Wizz Air is making the most of it.
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Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
The surreal idea that some U.S. flights will have only one passenger underscores the new reality of carriers, as flight crews bear up against their own fears.
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Associated Press
For anyone who has ever stood in line or wandered Terminal C at Newark it's difficult to imagine fewer than 20 flights a day coming in or out.
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Dennis Schaal, Skift
In our coronavirus coverage this week, American Airlines slashes international routes for the summer, indicating it doesn't think demand will come back any time in the short-run. Plus, Airbnb CEO apologizes to hosts in the form of a $260 million relief package. And Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel is the first high-profile travel CEO to disclose he has contracted coronavirus.
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