International Airlines Group is planning for a “meaningful return” in flights from July, but says it does not see a recovery in passenger traffic to 2019 levels until 2023. In a communication to investors, IAG stated: IAG is planning a meaningful return to service in July with a planning scenario that could see an overall […]
KLM has become the latest airline to mandate the use of face masks by passengers. In a statement released on 4 May, the carrier stated that the requirement for masks starts on 11 May. The statement said: Since the Covid-19 outbreak began, KLM has introduced many measures around screening and hygiene to protect customers and […]
Passengers on Lufthansa Group flights for the next four months will be required to wear face masks. Mouth-nose covers will be a compulsory prerequisite throughout the entire journey on Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings flights until 31 August 2020. In addition, Lufthansa Group is asking all passengers continue to wear masks at […]
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause uncertainty to industries in the United Kingdom and beyond. The travel industry is not immune to the disruption caused. But at Global Travel Management we are committed to ensuring we provide a safe business travel management service and that our clients have access to up to date information and […]
British Airways is flying thousands of UK nationals who have been stranded in India as a result of the Covid-19 crisis back to the UK this week. The airline has already flown back thousands of travellers as part of 65 rescue flights which have either operated or are planned to operate in the coming days […]
United Airlines has announced it will continue to fly six daily operations to and from a number of destinations in Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the Middle East “in an effort to get customers where they need to be. The airline has describe the situation as “fluid” but claims that “United continues to play […]
The European Union is proposing suspending all non-essential travel for 30 days. Only residents, family members and essential staff – healthcare workers and medical experts – will be exempt from the measures. The Commission presented guidelines to Member States on health-related border management measures in the context of the COVID-19 emergency. The aims are to […]
The United States is to extend its European coronavirus travel ban to include the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The Vice-President of the United States, Mike Pence, announced that the US government will be extending their travel ban (affecting countries in the EU Schengen area) to include the UK and the Republic of Ireland. […]
At Global Travel Management we are working hard to ensure all clients’ business travel plans run as smoothly as always, despite the ongoing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak. To ensure that trips go ahead with as little disruption as possible, we have implemented a four-point plan based around knowledge, communication, certainty and mitigation. Knowledge […]
Exeter-based regional airline Flybe has entered administration. The business has ceased trading, all Flybe flights and those operated by Stobart Air have been cancelled and passengers have been advised not to travel to the airport unless they have secured flights with alternative airlines. Alan Hudson, Joanne Robinson, Lucy Winterborne and Simon Edel of EY have […]
