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By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read ABIDJAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast’s national airline Air Cote d’Ivoire reported turnover of 48 billion CFA Francs ($88.7 million) in 2020, down 42% from 83 billion the previous year because of the coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Thursday. The airline received 14 billion CFA francs from the government last June to keep it afloat as flights were halted. Travel curbs have hit heavily-indebted airlines in the region, forcing some into liquidation. The Ivorian flag carrier took delivery of a new Airbus A320neo on Thursday and aims to start serving So...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Border restrictions introduced by France to curb the spread of coronavirus variants have halved air passenger numbers in the past week, the transport minister said on Sunday, defending the government’s avoidance of a new lockdown. The French government has so far resisted calls from health experts to impose a third nationwide lockdown, aiming to rein in high contamination rates through an evening curfew, curbs on leisure activities and the tougher rules on foreign travel. Since last Sunday, France has banned non-essential travel to and fr...

* Concerns mount for crucial summer * New setbacks erase share gains LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Recovery prospects for Europe’s coronavirus-stricken airlines are slipping from bad to worse, as a British minister warned on Tuesday against booking summer holidays and Germany mulled a drastic new clampdown on travel even within the EU. UK consumers should “absolutely” hold off from booking holidays, said Nadhim Zahawi, the minister responsible for vaccinations. “There’s still 37,000 people in hospital with COVID at the moment - it’s far too early for us to even speculate about the su...