Coronavirus

French airport turns away airlines seeking to store jets

Chateauroux has reaped a windfall from parking planes, but now it’s run out of room.

High demand for China flights gives travel industry new hope

Huge market for domestic flights boosts carriers starved of international business.

The world's biggest jets are headed for the boneyard

The mighty Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 helped shrink the world, but now the airlines which flew th...

Could airport COVID testing replace quarantine?

Airlines and airports ramp up their push for COVID tests prior to departure, in a bid to restart ...

Thailand seeks balance between Covid and the economy

The lack of international tourists is crippling Thailand's economy.

Singapore opens New Zealand travel bubble

Singapore will allow quarantine-free travel from New Zealand, with the Australian quarantine peri...

Airlines pitch trans-Atlantic flights with Covid testing

Limited corridors would involve the larger European and US airports, with all travellers tested f...

Qantas CEO calls out "politics" on domestic border closures

Alan Joyce says domestic border closures should be based on facts, medical advice and defined nat...

Qantas doesn't see US flights resuming until end of 2021

It's likely to be 18 months until you can jump onto a Qantas flight to the USA, and that's assumi...

Why bytes will never replace business travel: Harvard study

Video calls have their place but computer bytes aren't a long-term substitute for travelling brai...

Singapore keen to re-open its borders

The island-state and its showpiece airport have been heavy-hit by travel restrictions.

Thailand's Elite Visa program for expats seeking virus haven

$22,000 could buy you safe haven in Thailand under Elite Card residential-visa program for afflue...

How Covid-19 could reshape airports for the better

The pandemic pause in travel may actually improve the long-term outlook for frequent flyers, say ...

Australian border closure likely to remain until 2021

Your passport probably won't get any use until sometime next year...

Flights from Victoria to NSW are now ‘international'

Flying from Melbourne to Sydney? You'll now arrive at the international terminal, and be taken in...

Qantas sends Boeing 787s to the desert for storage

With international flights perhaps a year away, the Dreamliners will be mothballed alongside Qant...

Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection

As cash runs out, Virgin Atlantic chases a rescue package and files for bankruptcy protection.

New Zealand travel bubble "on the backburner"

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says recent Covid-19 outbreaks in Melbourne and Sydney have put ...