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UAE carrier Etihad introduces credit to ease travel plans

Passengers can cancel their bookings for free, and use the original value of their bookings as credit towards their next trip

Coronavirus could bankrupt most airlines by end of May – CAPA

Most of the biggest carriers in the US, China and Middle East are likely to survive because of government help or support from their owners

Emirates mulls grounding its A380 fleet as virus spreads

The carrier has stopped serving about a quarter of its usual destinations

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Airlines need upto $200bn to survive virus – IATA

IATA said a March 5 estimate suggesting carriers will lose $113bn in revenue this year is already outdated

Over 185,000 passenger flights cancelled since Jan-end due to Covid-19 – IATA

Several countries have imposed restrictions on international air travel

Abu Dhabi Airport closes Terminal 2

All existing flights will be migrated to Terminal 1

American man dies on Emirates flight from Dubai, will be tested for Covid-19

The man’s family has reportedly told the authorities that he did not have any pre-existing medical conditions

Oman bans entry for all non-Omanis, except GCC citizens

The decision will be implemented from Tuesday, March 17, for an indefinite period to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus

Passengers from these countries can travel to Dubai despite entry visa suspension

Emirates airline also denied social media reports that it is planning to suspend all flights from March 17

Etihad suspends flights to Beirut, Istanbul as part of network changes due to virus

Frequencies to Jakarta, Seoul and Bangkok have also been temporarily reduced

Dubai-bound flight from India offloads passengers after Covid-19 patient gets on

A British national who boarded the flight was reportedly in quarantine and has tested positive for coronavirus

Emirates to suspend all Italy flights, conduct thermal screening on US-bound flights

Emirates also plans to gradually roll out thermal screening procedures for all of its flights departing Dubai

Saudi grants 72-hour deadline for citizens to return to the country

Saudi also extended travel bans to 14 countries, including UAE, Oman and European nations

Dubai’s Emirates to operate special flights to Saudi from March 12-15

Only Saudi nationals will be allowed to travel on the special flights from Dubai to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam

Video: Khalid Al Ameri shows how RTA disinfects metros in Dubai

There are reportedly around 650,000 daily metro users in Dubai

Update: Dubai’s Emirates to waive change penalties for all bookings made until March 31

The policy covers all existing destinations across the Emirates network

Saudi extends travel bans to 14 countries, including Oman, European nations

The recent travel ban covers Oman, Germany, France, Turkey and Spain

Etihad, Air Arabia offer flexible booking options

Customers will only need to pay the fare difference, if any, at the time of rebooking their flights

Etihad flights that landed in Saudi on Monday had to return with all non-Saudi nationals

The kingdom temporarily suspended flights to and from nine countries, including the UAE, on Monday

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch new service to Vienna

The route will be operated using a two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Dubai’s DXB and DWC airports shut down smart gates

At Dubai airport, every traveller will go through unobtrusive thermal screenings

Video, pictures: Dubai’s Emirates intensifies aircraft cleaning process

The airline has implemented a complete disinfection of all cabins as a precaution against the Covid-19 outbreak

Passenger airline industry could lose up to $113bn due to coronavirus – IATA

Airline share prices have fallen nearly 25 per cent since the outbreak began

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Etihad Airways annual loss narrows to less than $1bn

Revenues for 2019 slid about 5 per cent to $5.6bn

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Emirates app crosses 20 million download mark

While it is already available on the Google Play and Apple Store, it was recently added to the Huawei AppGallery too

Flydubai returns to profit in 2019, but says Max grounding ‘significantly impacted’ growth

The airline reported a 2.6 per cent drop in revenues, while passenger numbers fell by 12.7 per cent

Update: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad asks cabin crew to take paid leave

A spokesperson for the airline added that changes in demand for travel brought about by Covid-19 coronavirus has resulted in this decision

Coronavirus impact: Emirates makes operational changes, steps up aircraft cleaning

The airline, which has been forced to cancel some flights, confirmed that it was offering staff the option of taking unpaid leave

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to launch in H2 2020

The low-cost carrier will focus on establishing routes to markets in which Wizz Air has existing, high growth operations

Dubai’s Emirates offers leave to staff as virus saps demand for travel

Emirates halted most flights to China and suspended operations to Iran