Heathrow Airport has reported a loss of £2 billion for financial 2020 as Covid-19 restrictions saw travel come to a virtual standstill. In comparison, the London location made a profit of £546 million in 2019. Revenue fell from £3 billion to just £1.2 billion last year. Passenger numbers fell 73 per cent to just 22 […]
Heinz Beck, famous as the head chef of three Michelin-starred La Pergola in Rome, will be in Dubai next month for a series of pop-up culinary events. From March 1st-4th the award-winning chef will host a series of limited-edition dinners at Social by Heinz Beck, Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah. ADVERTISEMENT Social by Heinz Beck […]
Anthony Capuano has been appointed chief executive Marriott International following the death of Arne Sorenson. He was previously group president, global development, design and operations services with the hotel giant. At the same time, the board also announced that Stephanie Linnartz, previously group president, consumer operations, technology and emerging businesses, has been appointed president of […]
With around 4.3 million people having received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine, Israel is currently preparing to reopen its economy. As locals return to cultural events, mall shopping, museums and gyms, the domestic tourism sector is slowly returning. Rural accommodation (zimmers) is now joined by hotels in opening under coronavirus restrictions. The […]
Air Côte d’Ivoire has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the first operator of the type in the west Africa region. This latest generation aircraft will join the Abidjan-based airline’s existing Airbus fleet of six aircraft. With improved levels of efficiency, this new aircraft will be deployed on Air Côte d’Ivoire’s regional network to […]
Emirates has announced it will resume daily services to Newark via Athens from June 1st. The resumed flight will provide global travellers with another access point to the popular New York Metropolitan area, serving the large Greek-American community in the United States. The addition of Newark via Athens will take Emirates’ US network to ten […]
A construction milestone in the future of British cruising has been marked as P&O Cruises cuts the first piece of steel for new ship Arvia. The 184,700-tonne sister ship to Iona is being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The company’s second LNG-powered Excel class ship will join the P&O Cruises fleet […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has added its voice to a chorus of demands for the UK government to include a vision for lifting border restrictions in a speech next week. Restarting air transport must be included in recovery plans for the UK economy, due to be outlined on Monday by prime minister Boris […]
Air France-KLM has reported a loss of €7.1 billion for financial 2020 as the global Covid-19 pandemic grounded international travel. Passenger numbers fell 67 per cent last year, the airline said in a statement earlier, while revenue fell 59 per cent compared to the previous year. Benjamin Smith, chief executive of Air France-KLM, said: “Last […]
Approximately 2.3 million people across the UK have not received money back for flights they could not take in the last year, according to new research from Which?. Since the UK went into its first lockdown in the middle of March last year, millions of people have had flight bookings that were not cancelled by […]