Swiss air space closed until at least Tuesday 20 April 08:00 Swiss skies open under 11,000 metres (36,000 feet) Note to travelers: Check our earlier stories for useful links to airports and more, plus background Update 11:00 Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss civil aviation authorities said Monday morning 19 April that Swiss air space will […]
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Airline losses will be lower than forecast
Worldwide improvement is concentrated in Asia, Latin America Brands, not flags, must guide the industry to profitability, says Iata head Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The airline industry is expected to have an overall loss of $9.4 billion for 2009, according to Iata, the Geneva-based air transport industry organization, which released new figures Thursday 11 March. […]
Airport body scans prompt objections
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The US began tightening security checks on international flights into the country Monday 4 January, including using more body scans, but the number of voices objecting to the scannerss is growing. Britain’s prime minister, Gordon Brown, Sunday promised to gradually introduce more of the scanners, but privacy and civil liberties […]
Airlines could ease liquids rules in 2 years
See all of GenevaLunch’s articles on the annual airline industry Iata meeting in Geneva 15 December Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The ban on liquids carried onto airplanes could end, but probably not sooner than in two years, says Ken Dunlap, director of security for North America at Iata (International Air Transport Association). Dunlap was talking […]
Boarding a plane – take your mobile!
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The hottest change in the airline industry is the rapid move to BCBP, bar code boarding passes, whose use has nearly doubled in the past year. By the end of 2010 airports should have 100 percent BCBP coverage, meaning that airlines should be able to adopt this service if they want […]