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Virgin Atlantic adds Austin run

: BTN News; Monday, 10 January 2022

UK-based Virgin Atlantic is to add a new route to Austin, Texas from London Heathrow from May 25.

Japan reinstates some Covid restrictions

: BTN News; Monday, 10 January 2022

Japan has reinstated some Covid restrictions in three prefectures - Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima - after a sharp rise in cases.

Anti-maskers face staying in Mexico

: BTN News; Sunday, 09 January 2022

In what looks like a sensible and reasoned anti-masking response, a number of North American airlines are refusing to honour return tickets for a group of ex-Quebec passengers who flew on a Sunwing Airlines charter flight to Cancun, Mexico on December 30.

UK scraps pre-departure Covid testing

: BTN News; Sunday, 09 January 2022

Pre-departure testing for people travelling to the UK has been scrapped from now, because the government believes it does nothing to slow the spread of Covid.

Qatar puts cash value on A350 paint job

: BTN News; Sunday, 09 January 2022

Doha-based Qatar Airways reportedly is asking for more than US$600 million in compensation from Airbus over problems with 21 of its 53 A350s.

Returning pilots 'forgetting' some procedures

: BTN News; Friday, 07 January 2022

Australia's Qantas Airways says some pilots have not responded well to extended breaks as a result of Covid, making mistakes including 'commencing take-off with park brake set' and 'misidentification of altitude as airspeed'.

USA reports record 'unruly passenger' incidents

: BTN News; Friday, 07 January 2022

For 2021, 5,981 US passengers were reported for allegedly exhibiting unruly behaviour, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), prompting 1,075 investigations, the highest total since the agency started keeping records of those incidents in 1995.

Hong Kong tightens border restrictions

: BTN News; Friday, 07 January 2022

As Covid continues to spread, Hong Kong has closed its border to passengers from eight countries - Australia, the UK, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and the US - for 14 days from January 8.

Allegiant to buy 50 MAX jets

: BTN News; Friday, 07 January 2022

USA-based Allegiant Air is to buy 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets plus take options for another 50, with the value of the deal not disclosed.

Australia decides Omicron is no reason to stay 'closed'

: BTN News; Wednesday, 05 January 2022

Australia's government says the country can reopen its economy despite new Covid infections hitting record highs.

Air NZ pushes domestic meals back to landing

: BTN News; Wednesday, 05 January 2022

Air New Zealand has stopped offering passengers a free snack on domestic flights to ensure they wear a face mask throughout their flights.

US telcos delay 5G rollout

: BTN News; Wednesday, 05 January 2022

US telecommunications firms Verizon and AT&T will delay the deployment of high power 5G mobile networks for two weeks (until January 19) over concerns they might affect flight safety.

Omicron and weather hit US flight totals

: BTN News; Tuesday, 04 January 2022

Airlines cancelled more than 2,600 US flights on New Year’s Day as severe weather across the country combined with a surge in staff omicron infections - and they also cancelled more than 1,000 US flights scheduled for Sunday.