State and Airline Response to COVID-19. 7 April 2020 Airline Announcement 2019 Aer Lingus See IAG
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State and Airline Response to COVID-19. 7 April 2020 Airline Announcement 2019 Aer Lingus See IAG. Flights currently down 80% since (5 April ECTL stats) 0.8% Air Dolomiti Suspended flights (18/3–19/4), exc. Milan-Frankfurt (23/3). Some repatriation flights [2 April]. 0.2% Air France Flight capacity cut by 90% from 23/3, for 2 months [20/3]. Nationalisation proposed [18/3]. All 3.2% A380 grounded [16/3]. Flights currently down 95% (6 April ECTL stats) Air Malta Suspended flights from 25/3 (until further notice), exception for cargo, humanitarian and 0.2% repatriation or special flights [18/3]. Air Moldova Suspended flights (25/3–15/5) [26/3]. 0.1% Air Serbia Suspended passenger transport from 19/3 (see Serbia). 0.3% airBaltic Suspended flights (17/3–14/4). Flight capacity reduced by 50% 15/4-30/10 [3/4] (see Latvia). 0.6% Alitalia Flights currently down by 85% (4 April ECTL stats). Nationalised [17/3]. Reimbursement or 1.9% exchange of tickets booked until 31 May proposed [20/3] Austrian Airlines Suspended flights (19/3–3/5) [2 April]. 1.4% Blue Air Suspended flights from 21 March. 0.3% Braathens Files for bankruptcy protection [6 April]. 0.2% British Airways (BAW/SHT/CFE) See IAG. Suspending all flights to and from London Gatwick airport [30/3]. Flights currently 3.0% down by 90% (6 April ECTL). To suspend 80% of staff [2 April] Brussels Airlines Suspended flights (21/3–15/5) [6 April]. 0.8% Croatia Airlines Daily returns between Zagreb and up to 4 main European cities [4 April]. Dubrovnik airport 0.3% closed [19/3]. Suspended flights to Croatian coast [15/3]. Czech Airlines Suspended flights (16/3–11/4). 0.3% easyJet (EZY/EJU/EZS) Suspended flights except for repatriation to UK, “no visibility” on restart (30/3). Operates less 6.2% than 1% of its flights since 1 April (6 April ECTL stats) El Al Suspends all flights (27/3–2/5), except cargo and essential flights [2 April]. 0.1% Eurowings Basic flight supply from Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne [20/3]. 2.4% Finnair Flies 4 domestic & 9 European routes (1/4–30/6) & 1 intercontinental route (3/5-30/6) [1 1.3% April]. Flights currently down by 91% (6 April ECTL stats) HOP Suspended flights from 20 March. 0.5% IAG Cuts capacity by 90% in April/May [2 April]. 7.3% Iberia (IBE/IBS) See IAG. 1.3% Jet2.com Suspended flights from 23 March [17 March]. 0.9% KLM Cuts 90% flights (29/3–3/5). Grounded its 5 B747s. [March 16]. 2.4% LOT Suspended international flights (15/3–11/4) [26/3]. Flights currently down by 92% (6 April ECTL 1.3% stats). Lufthansa See Lufthansa Group. Flights currently down by 93% (4 April ECTL stats). 5.1% Lufthansa Group Flight scheduled adapted for returnees between 23/3 and 19 April: ~40 daily connections 11.1% [20/3]. Grounded 700 out of 763 aircraft. Lufthansa Cargo flies its regular programme except to mainland China. Reduced hours for 77% of staff (1 April) Montenegro Airlines Suspended flights until 22 April [2 April]. 0.1% Norwegian Airlines (NAX/IBK) Flights currently down 92% (6 April ECTL stats). Layoff 90% of staff from March 21 [16/3]. 2.1% Pegasus Suspended flights from 28/3 (30/3 ECTRL stats). 1.6% Royal Air Maroc Suspended flights until further notice (22/3). Cargo flights continue 0.2% Ryanair Group (RYR,LDM,RUK,RYS) Cut 80% flights (18–24/3), suspends all flights (24/3 -April/May [25/3]). RYR limited schedule: 8.5% 13 routes from IE & 12 routes from GB (27/3-9/4). SAS Flights currently down by 88% (5 April ECTL stats). 3.0% Sunexpress Suspended flights consistent with current TR restrictions (see Turkey) (23/3). 0.6% Swiss Cut 97% of its programme. Newark the only long-haul destination (23/3-3/5). 1.4% TAP Flies 3 domestic routes (1/4–4/5) [1 April]. Flights down 99.7% (4 April ECTL stats). 1.3% Transavia All flights suspended until 6 May [31/3]. 0.4% TUI Airlines Suspension of TUI GB flights (17/3–16/4). Suspension of TUI fly flights BE until 10 May [1 April]. 0.6% Turkish Airlines All international flights suspended (27/3–1/5). All domestic flights suspended (3/4–20/4) [3 4.3% April]. Flights currently down by 89% (6 April ECTL stats). Ukraine Int'l Suspends all scheduled flights from 25/3 to 24 April [26/3] - see Ukraine. 0.5% Virgin Atlantic Cuts 85% of flights (16/3). GB flights only from Heathrow (26/3). 0.1% Volotea Reported that nearly all flights suspended (17/3). 0.6% Vueling See IAG. Subsidiary LEVEL Europe suspended flights until 17 April [31/3]. Flights currently down 2.2% by 95% (5 April ECTL stats). Widerøe See Norway. Many cancelled flights now down by 51% (5 April ECTL stats) 1.2% Wizz (WZZ/WUK) Suspended flights to IT, PL, LV, MD [14/3], BA [30/3]. With other cuts, flights now down by 91% 2.2% (5 April ECTL stats). Other airlines 34.1% Country Status EU27 External borders and Schengen closed for 1 month [17/3] exc. pax from GB, CH, NO, LI and IS. Applies below unless specified. Albania Tighter lockdown from 30/3. No pax flights to and from IT, GR, GB, DE, AT, CH, HU, BE [23/3]. Tirana airport closed to intl pax from latter states [27/3]. Armenia State of emergency until 14 April. Lockdown [17/3]. Flight restrictions to RU, GE. [19/3] Restrictions on arriving pax. Austria Lockdown (15/3), partial lifting due 14 April. No non-EU pax (exc. GB, IS, LI, NO, CH) allowed from outside Schengen area. Quarantine all arriving AT citizens/residents [21/3]. Tighter border closure (18/3). 15 smaller airports closed (25/3). No pax flights from CN, KR, IR, IT, CH, FR, ES, UK, NL, RU und UA [1 April] Azerbaijan Int’l, non-cargo flights restricted (15/3). Lockdown extended to most shops [23/3]. Borders closed [21/3]. Belgium Lockdown extended to 19 April (27/3). VFR flights prohibited [19/3]. Borders shut to all but freight and essential business [20/3]. Charleroi airport closed from 25/3 to 6 April. Brussels airport operates cargo and essential flights only. Bosnia- State of Emergency (17/3). Self-isolation for all arrivals. Foreign nationals banned [27/3]. All airports closed for passenger traffic Herzegovina (30/3–30/4) with exemptions (only for transport of goods and humanitarian aid). Bulgaria State of emergency extended until 13 May. Lockdown. No pax flights from ES, IT, GB, FR, DE, NL, CH, TR, MK [1 April] Croatia Self-isolation for most arrivals. School/univ. Lockdown [16/3]. Entry largely limited to HR citizens [20/3]. Dubrovnik airport closed until 15 April. Cyprus Lockdown [23/3]. New arrivals to quarantine. Borders closed. No flights from/to EU plus CH, IS, LI, NO [21/3]. Czech Republic Borders closed. Lockdown extended (16/3–11/4), possible slight relaxation (9/4). International flights to Prague only (16/3). Denmark Closed borders except DK citizens (with exceptions), and connecting pax. Lockdown from 16/3. Estonia Lockdown. State of emergency extended (12/3–1/5). Self-isolation for many arrivals. Closed borders except EE citizens. Finland State of emergency extended (16/3–13/5). Lockdown and borders closed. Restrictions on arriving flights (18/3 – 13 April). Travel banned between Ususimaa (includes Helsinki) and elsewhere (27/3–19/4). France Lockdown until 15 April [27/3]. Borders closed. No foreign pax, as EU27 + MC [21/3]. Orly airport closed on 31/3 as well as 4 other airports. Suspends some aviation taxes (2 April). Georgia Borders closed (18/3). Pax flights to and from Georgia prohibited [21/3]. Quarantine for all arrivals [1 April] Germany Social distancing (23/3–19/4). Border closure (18/3), see EU27, 14-day quarantine on arrivals (with exceptions) [6 April]. Measures extended to 20 April (1 April). Restricted VFR flights at major airports (27/3). Greece Closed borders to non-EU (19/3). School closure to 9 April, some markets closed. (21/3) Lockdown [23/3] No flights from IT, ES, GB, TR, NL (with exceptions), flights from DE to Athens only (29/3). No domestic charter & GA in Athens FIR (4 April). Hungary 15-day lockdown [27/3]. Closed borders except to Hungarian citizens. No pax flights from IT, IL, CN, KR (3 April). Ireland 15-day lockdown from 24/3. Self-quarantine on all arrivals. Service restrictions at 6 airports (5 April) Israel Closed borders. Lockdown (19/3). Italy National lockdown until 13 April [1 April]. 60 airports closed [3 Apr]. See EU27. Tighter restrictions on non-IT arriving pax Latvia Closed borders (17/3). No int’l pax flights (30/3-14/4) [31/3]. State of Emergency (13/3-) extended until 12/5 (7/4). Lithuania Closed borders. Quarantine regime (16/3–13/4). No transit pax from 14 April [26/3]. Foreign nationals banned [27/3]. Some airport closures at night [27/3]. Luxembourg Lockdown from 15/3. Borders closed until 17 April. See EU27. No leisure & training flights (25/3). Malta Self-isolation for all arrivals. [13/3]. Lockdown from 18/3. No international pax flights (20/3). Moldova Closed borders. Partial lockdown (24/3). Monaco Lockdown. Montenegro Closed borders and stops flights. (18/3). Tivat airport closed. (19/3). Morocco Suspended International air traffic [15/3] exc.