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Airways has received a document from the French union describing the NAR France bankruptcy. The document states that since March 2020, Norwegian Air Resources (DY/NAR) set in motion its ‘Activité Partielle’, or AP, which is a technical unemployment scheme under a public funding accreditation. The AP runs until March 2021. Norwegian Air Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Photo: Daniel Gorun Norwegian Government Aid and Subsequent Restructuring On January 22 of this year, the airline group received €300m (US$360.87m) in public funding from the Norwegian government. Now, according to the French un...

Photo: John Leivaditis LONDON – Air Serbia (JU) increased its market share at Belgrade Airport (BEG) in January 2021, carrying a total of 53.1% of passengers at BEG in the first month of this year. According to the company, from just a 38.4% share in the market in January 2019, JU has, in just two years, increased its share by almost 15 percentage points in relation to the total number of passengers carried to/from BEG. In January 2020, JU’s market share at BEG was 42%. Air Serbia Airbus A319 taxiing to take off at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP). Photo: Francesco Cecchetti Operated Fligh...

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 on final at Rome Fiumicino International Airport (FCO). Photo: Marco Macca - @aviator_ita LONDON – Qatar Airways (QR) is set to become the first airline in the Middle East to begin trialing IATA’s new ‘Digital Passport’ mobile app in March. The first phase of the trials of the new Travel Pass initiative will be rolled out on the airline’s Doha-Istanbul route, enabling passengers to receive COVID-19 test results and verify they are eligible to undertake their journey. It will also allow travelers to safely and securely share their verified ‘OK to Travel...

Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000. Photo: John Leivaditis - @athspotting LONDON – Qatar Airways (QR) has announced it will add its 12th gateway in the US with four-weekly flights to Atlanta (ATL) starting June 1. The carrier will also significantly increase frequencies, adding an additional 13 weekly flights to operate a total of 83 weekly flights across its 12 gateways. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 taxiing via Hotel Malpensa Airport (MXP) Photo: Andrea Ongaro Flights Schedule In line with the airline’s steady rebuild of its US network, QR plans to resume services and increase frequencies...

Photo: John Leivaditis LONDON – Air Serbia (JU) will increase the number of weekly flights to Zurich (ZRH) starting from February 2, 2021. Due to a partial relaxation of travel restrictions in Switzerland, which came into effect on January 21 and the consequentially increased interest among passengers, JU will increase its capacities by introducing additional flights and changing the type of aircraft used. The plan for the coming period is to operate up to 7 flights a week between Belgrade and ZRH. In addition, the company will be introducing two weekly flights to Geneva (GVA), starting 1...