American Airlines made “short notice” cancellations in July while easyJet changed its schedule when airports announced passenger capacity caps. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images The aviation industry has been in disarray since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, a perfect storm of strikes and staff shortages is forcing airlines to shore up their battle […]

A man checks in at a Covid-19 testing site in the international arrivals area of Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on December 22, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration is dropping Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound air travelers from abroad, the White House said Friday. Airlines […]

A Singapore Airlines A380 first class suite Leslie Josephs | CNBC Singapore Airlines this week unveiled its highest-end offering in the U.S: first-class suites that feature a bed, a swivel chair, 32-inch touch screen and a desk adorned with an orchid. They are each 50 square feet, and there are two bathrooms for the six […]

American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images American Airlines on Thursday said it will scale back its international flying next summer because of lengthy delivery delays of Boeing‘s 787 Dreamliners and that the manufacturer plans to compensate the carrier. Deliveries of Boeing’s wide-body Dreamliners to customers have been paused […]

A passenger arrives at a terminal of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Washington, U.S. November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Carlos Barria | Reuters The spread of the Covid omicron variant across the world could further delay the travel industry’s […]

Locals and tourists attend an event organized to mark the opening of Phuket to international tourists on Patong beach. Thomas De Cian | NurPhoto | Getty Images The darkest days for the tourism industry may soon be over, according to the chairman of a multinational hospitality firm. Tourist hotspots like Phuket are now open to […]

A row of United Airlines passenger planes parked at gates at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. Robert Alexander | Getty Images Power was restored at Denver International Airport after a brief outage on Wednesday afternoon that disrupted flights. The airport is a major hub of United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, while Southwest Airlines also […]

Dutch airline KLM said it intends to reinstate almost all of its international routes this year as vaccine rollouts offer hopes of revival for the travel industry. KLM’s president and CEO Pieter Elbers told CNBC the carrier will also add a new route to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, even as the capacity and frequency of […]