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Traveling to Europe? Fear the ‘flying’ chaos – Flight cancellations, lost luggage and it’s just the beginning

Traveling to Europe? Fear the ‘flying’ chaos – Flight cancellations, lost luggage and it’s just the beginning Traveling to Europe?  Fear the ‘flying’ chaos – Flight cancellations, lost luggage and it’s just the beginning

By Cecilia Rodriguez The air travel situation in Europe is already so bad that some airlines are advising passengers not to fly this summer. It’s the season of “Air Armageddon” – the name given to the chaotic reality of summer travel, with airlines and airports bracing for collapse and travelers experiencing stressful experiences. Huge queues […]

CAA: Passenger traffic increased by 377.7% in the first 5 months of 2022

CAA: Passenger traffic increased by 377.7% in the first 5 months of 2022 CAA: Passenger traffic increased by 377.7% in the first 5 months of 2022

Passenger traffic at Greek airports was at a high level, recording an increase of 377.7% in the first five months of 2022 compared to the corresponding period of 2021, with the total number of passengers handled exceeding 14 million. More analytically, from the provisional statistical data of the CAA for the passenger traffic of the […]

European Travel Commission: Greece is very high in the preferences of Europeans

European Travel Commission: Greece is very high in the preferences of Europeans European Travel Commission: Greece is very high in the preferences of Europeans

of Vicky Kourlibini In fourth place is Greece, after Spain, France and Italy as the most popular holiday destination to the European public for a next trip abroad. This was shown by a large survey conducted by the European Travel Commission (ETC), which was conducted on a sample of 4,463 European travelers. Neither inflation nor […]

The crisis of the airlines is intensifying the pressures for the summer

The crisis of the airlines is intensifying the pressures for the summer The crisis of the airlines is intensifying the pressures for the summer

After 21 years as a service officer at Air France, Karim Djeffal quit his job during the COVID-19 pandemic to start his own job guidance consulting firm. “If that does not happen, I will not return to the aviation sector,” said the 41-year-old. “Some shifts started at 4 in the morning and others ended at […]

Mastercard research: Travel in 2022 will exceed pre-pandemic levels

Mastercard research: Travel in 2022 will exceed pre-pandemic levels Mastercard research: Travel in 2022 will exceed pre-pandemic levels

Business and leisure travel around the world in 2022 is booming, with air bookings expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels. At the same time, spending on cruises, buses and trains is equally significant. These are some of the key findings in his new research Mastercard Economics Institute, Travel 2022: Trends and Transitionswhich reflects the situation in […]

Movement in the EU: states harmonize criteria but not restrictions

Movement in the EU: states harmonize criteria but not restrictions

With the increasingly rapid spread of the coronavirus, circulation within the European Union will remain hampered for at least long weeks. But citizens should finally see more clearly in the field of possibilities. Under pressure in particular from France , the 27 have just agreed to coordinate their travel restrictions and put an end to the current mess […]

Expedia cutting 3,000 jobs following ‘disappointing’ year

Expedia cutting 3,000 jobs following ‘disappointing’ year

Barry Diller, Chairman of the Expedia Group Board · Vice-Chairman Peter Kern, Director of Expedia Group Online travel conglomerate Expedia Group is cutting 12% of its workforce, or about 3,000 jobs, after a “disappointing” 2019, the company said. Company executives sent an email announcing the changes on Monday afternoon, writing “we recognize that we have […]

Coronavirus flight cancellations top 200,000, sending jet-fuel lower

Coronavirus flight cancellations top 200,000, sending jet-fuel lower

A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a Vietnam Airlines airplane to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020. Kham | Reuters Airlines have canceled more than 200,000 flights as the coronavirus continues to spread, prompting travel restrictions and a sharp drop in demand for trips to […]

China becomes increasingly isolated as airlines pull out

China becomes increasingly isolated as airlines pull out

Chinese citizens wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they check in to their Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport, on February 2, 2020. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Dai Xin planned to fly to the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang this month to […]

United Airlines cuts some China flights as demand falls amid coronavirus

United Airlines cuts some China flights as demand falls amid coronavirus

United Airlines on Tuesday said it is canceling dozens of China flights next month because of a “significant decline in demand” for service to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended travelers avoid all nonessential travel to China while the Trump […]