Air Travel
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Alaska Airlines to Slash Capacity by 70% for April and May
Alaska Airlines says it will cut its number of flights dramatically for April and May while the coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread. The airline said it will have a 70% reduction in its schedule throughout its network.
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Frontier Airlines is Offering Extra $50 Voucher for Cancellations. Should You Do It?
When you cancel your booking for travel between March 22 and June 17, 2020 by March 23, 2020 you will be eligible to receive a $50 per person voucher for future travel.
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Emirates Will Suspend Passenger Operations on March 25
Emirates announced on Sunday that it will temporarily suspend passenger operations by March 25. The airline said it will retain cargo operations.
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Delta Extends U.S. Domestic Travel Waiver to May 31
Delta is extending its travel waiver for domestic flights. If you purchased a ticket in March, you can adjust your travel as many times as you’d like without a change fee for an entire year from the date you purchased it.
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Crazy! FAA Stops Flights in NYC, Philly and More
FAA Stops Flights Out of NYC, Philly and More The coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world (nearly 300,000 cases) and especially in the United States. New York is one of the hardest hit areas, at least when it comes to confirmed cases. There are over 22,000 cases nationwide and over 10,300 of them are…
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United Airlines Cuts Most International Flights
“Due to government mandates or restrictions in place prohibiting travel, we are reducing our international schedule by 95% for April”, the airline said in a statement.
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Southwest Airlines Extends Expiration of Travel Funds by 1 Year
Customers’ funds that have expired or will expire between March 1-May 31, 2020, will now expire June 30, 2021. Any newly created travel fund because of a flight cancellation between March 1-May 31, 2020, will have an expiration date of June 30, 2021
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United’s New Schedule Change Policy Says You Get Refunds After 1 Year
For any customer whose international travel is disrupted by more than 6 hours because of schedule changes resulting from government restrictions, they will retain a travel credit equal to the value of their ticket. That credit can be used towards any flight, to any destination, for 12 months from the time of purchase.
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Austrian Airlines Suspends Operations Until March 28th
Austrian Airlines Suspends Operations Until March 28th Austrian Airlines will suspend all flights between March 19 and March 28 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Austrian Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance and Lufthansa Group. Lufthansa on the other hand will reduce capacity another 20% and has been concentrating bringing thousands of Germans home…
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Italian Government Plans Full Takeover of Alitalia
Previously, May 31st was set as the deadline to complete the sale of Alitalia, which has been continuously losing money for years. Reuters reports that the airline is running out of cash, despite an extra 400 million euro injection decided by the government at the beginning of the year.
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American Airlines to Cut International Capacity by 75%
American Airlines said on Saturday said it will implement a phased suspension of nearly all long-haul international flights starting March 16, amid reduced demand and the increasing travel restrictions due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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US Extending Europe Travel Ban Restrictions to UK and Ireland
United States will add the U.K. and Ireland to sweeping travel restrictions announced a few days ago, as the coronavirus spreads. President Donald Trump announced the changes on Saturday, discouraging the American public from unnecessary travel.
