State and Airline Response to COVID-19. 7 April 2020

State and Airline Response to COVID-19.

7 April 2020

Airline

Announcement

2019

Aer Lingus

See IAG. Flights currently down 80% since (5 April ECTL stats)

0.8%

Air Dolomiti

Suspended flights (18/3–19/4), exc. Milan-Frankfurt (23/3). Some repatriation flights [2 April].

0.2%

Air France

Flight capacity cut by 90% from 23/3, for 2 months [20/3]. Nationalisation proposed [18/3]. All

A380 grounded [16/3]. Flights currently down 95% (6 April ECTL stats)

3.2%

Air Malta

Suspended flights from 25/3 (until further notice), exception for cargo, humanitarian and

repatriation or special flights [18/3].

0.2%

Air Moldova

Suspended flights (25/3–15/5) [26/3].

0.1%

Air Serbia

Suspended passenger transport from 19/3 (see Serbia).

0.3%

airBaltic

Suspended flights (17/3–14/4). Flight capacity reduced by 50% 15/4-30/10 [3/4] (see Latvia).

0.6%

Alitalia

Flights currently down by 85% (4 April ECTL stats). Nationalised [17/3]. Reimbursement or

exchange of tickets booked until 31 May proposed [20/3]

1.9%

Austrian Airlines

Suspended flights (19/3–3/5) [2 April].

1.4%

Blue Air

Suspended flights from 21 March.

0.3%

Braathens

Files for bankruptcy protection [6 April].

0.2%

British Airways (BAW/SHT/CFE)

See IAG. Suspending all flights to and from London Gatwick airport [30/3]. Flights currently

down by 90% (6 April ECTL). To suspend 80% of staff [2 April]

3.0%

Brussels Airlines

Suspended flights (21/3–15/5) [6 April].

0.8%

Croatia Airlines

Daily returns between Zagreb and up to 4 main European cities [4 April]. Dubrovnik airport

closed [19/3]. Suspended flights to Croatian coast [15/3].

0.3%

Czech Airlines

Suspended flights (16/3–11/4).

0.3%

easyJet (EZY/EJU/EZS)

Suspended flights except for repatriation to UK, “no visibility” on restart (30/3). Operates less

than 1% of its flights since 1 April (6 April ECTL stats)

6.2%

El Al

Suspends all flights (27/3–2/5), except cargo and essential flights [2 April].

0.1%

Eurowings

Basic flight supply from Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne [20/3].

2.4%

Finnair

Flies 4 domestic & 9 European routes (1/4

–

30/6) & 1 intercontinental route (3/5-30/6) [1

April]. Flights currently down by 91% (6 April ECTL stats)

1.3%

HOP

Suspended flights from 20 March.

0.5%

IAG

Cuts capacity by 90% in April/May [2 April].

7.3%

Iberia (IBE/IBS)

See IAG.

1.3%

Jet2.com

Suspended flights from 23 March [17 March].

0.9%

KLM

Cuts 90% flights (29/3–3/5). Grounded its 5 B747s. [March 16].

2.4%

LOT

Suspended international flights (15/3–11/4) [26/3]. Flights currently down by 92% (6 April ECTL

stats).

1.3%

Lufthansa

See Lufthansa Group. Flights currently down by 93% (4 April ECTL stats).

5.1%

Lufthansa Group

Flight scheduled adapted for returnees between 23/3 and 19 April: ~40 daily connections

[20/3]. Grounded 700 out of 763 aircraft. Lufthansa Cargo flies its regular programme except

to mainland China. Reduced hours for 77% of staff (1 April)

11.1%

Montenegro Airlines

Suspended flights until 22 April [2 April].

0.1%

Norwegian Airlines (NAX/IBK)

Flights currently down 92% (6 April ECTL stats). Layoff 90% of staff from March 21 [16/3].

2.1%

Pegasus

Suspended flights from 28/3 (30/3 ECTRL stats).

1.6%

Royal Air Maroc

Suspended flights until further notice (22/3). Cargo flights continue

0.2%

Ryanair Group

(RYR,LDM,RUK,RYS)

Cut 80% flights (18–24/3), suspends all flights (24/3 -April/May [25/3]). RYR limited schedule:

13 routes from IE & 12 routes from GB (27/3-9/4).

8.5%

SAS

Flights currently down by 88% (5 April ECTL stats).

3.0%

Sunexpress

Suspended flights consistent with current TR restrictions (see Turkey) (23/3).

0.6%

Swiss

Cut 97% of its programme. Newark the only long-haul destination (23/3-3/5).

1.4%

TAP

Flies 3 domestic routes (1/4–4/5) [1 April]. Flights down 99.7% (4 April ECTL stats).

1.3%

Transavia

All flights suspended until 6 May [31/3].

0.4%

TUI Airlines

Suspension of TUI GB flights (17/3–16/4). Suspension of TUI fly flights BE until 10 May [1 April].

0.6%

Turkish Airlines

All international flights suspended (27/3–1/5). All domestic flights suspended (3/4–20/4) [3

April]. Flights currently down by 89% (6 April ECTL stats).

4.3%

Ukraine Int'l

Suspends all scheduled flights from 25/3 to 24 April [26/3] - see Ukraine.

0.5%

Virgin Atlantic

Cuts 85% of flights (16/3). GB flights only from Heathrow (26/3).

0.1%

Volotea

Reported that nearly all flights suspended (17/3).

0.6%

Vueling

See IAG. Subsidiary LEVEL Europe suspended flights until 17 April [31/3]. Flights currently down

by 95% (5 April ECTL stats).

2.2%

Widerøe

See Norway. Many cancelled flights now down by 51% (5 April ECTL stats)

1.2%

Wizz (WZZ/WUK)

Suspended flights to IT, PL, LV, MD [14/3], BA [30/3]. With other cuts, flights now down by 91%

(5 April ECTL stats).

2.2%

Other airlines

34.1%

Country

Status

EU27

External borders and Schengen closed for 1 month [17/3] exc. pax from GB, CH, NO, LI and IS. Applies below unless specified.

Albania

Tighter lockdown from 30/3. No pax flights to and from IT, GR, GB, DE, AT, CH, HU, BE [23/3]. Tirana airport closed to intl pax from

latter states [27/3].

Armenia

State of emergency until 14 April. Lockdown [17/3]. Flight restrictions to RU, GE. [19/3] Restrictions on arriving pax.

Austria

Lockdown (15/3), partial lifting due 14 April. No non-EU pax (exc. GB, IS, LI, NO, CH) allowed from outside Schengen area.

Quarantine all arriving AT citizens/residents [21/3]. Tighter border closure (18/3). 15 smaller airports closed (25/3). No pax flights

from CN, KR, IR, IT, CH, FR, ES, UK, NL, RU und UA [1 April]

Azerbaijan

Int’l, non-cargo flights restricted (15/3). Lockdown extended to most shops [23/3]. Borders closed [21/3].

Belgium

Lockdown extended to 19 April (27/3). VFR flights prohibited [19/3]. Borders shut to all but freight and essential business [20/3].

Charleroi airport closed from 25/3 to 6 April. Brussels airport operates cargo and essential flights only.

Bosnia-

Herzegovina

State of Emergency (17/3). Self-isolation for all arrivals. Foreign nationals banned [27/3]. All airports closed for passenger traffic

(30/3–30/4) with exemptions (only for transport of goods and humanitarian aid).

Bulgaria

State of emergency extended until 13 May. Lockdown. No pax flights from ES, IT, GB, FR, DE, NL, CH, TR, MK [1 April]

Croatia

Self-isolation for most arrivals. School/univ. Lockdown [16/3]. Entry largely limited to HR citizens [20/3]. Dubrovnik airport closed

until 15 April.

Cyprus

Lockdown [23/3]. New arrivals to quarantine. Borders closed. No flights from/to EU plus CH, IS, LI, NO [21/3].

Czech Republic

Borders closed. Lockdown extended (16/3–11/4), possible slight relaxation (9/4). International flights to Prague only (16/3).

Denmark

Closed borders except DK citizens (with exceptions), and connecting pax. Lockdown from 16/3.

Estonia

Lockdown. State of emergency extended (12/3–1/5). Self-isolation for many arrivals. Closed borders except EE citizens.

Finland

State of emergency extended (16/3–13/5). Lockdown and borders closed. Restrictions on arriving flights (18/3 – 13 April). Travel

banned between Ususimaa (includes Helsinki) and elsewhere (27/3–19/4).

France

Lockdown until 15 April [27/3]. Borders closed. No foreign pax, as EU27 + MC [21/3]. Orly airport closed on 31/3 as well as 4 other

airports. Suspends some aviation taxes (2 April).

Georgia

Borders closed (18/3). Pax flights to and from Georgia prohibited [21/3]. Quarantine for all arrivals [1 April]

Germany

Social distancing (23/3–19/4). Border closure (18/3), see EU27, 14-day quarantine on arrivals (with exceptions) [6 April]. Measures

extended to 20 April (1 April). Restricted VFR flights at major airports (27/3).

Greece

Closed borders to non-EU (19/3). School closure to 9 April, some markets closed. (21/3) Lockdown [23/3] No flights from IT, ES, GB,

TR, NL (with exceptions), flights from DE to Athens only (29/3). No domestic charter & GA in Athens FIR (4 April).

Hungary

15-day lockdown [27/3]. Closed borders except to Hungarian citizens. No pax flights from IT, IL, CN, KR (3 April).

Ireland

15-day lockdown from 24/3. Self-quarantine on all arrivals. Service restrictions at 6 airports (5 April)

Israel

Closed borders. Lockdown (19/3).

Italy

National lockdown until 13 April [1 April]. 60 airports closed [3 Apr]. See EU27. Tighter restrictions on non-IT arriving pax

Latvia

Closed borders (17/3). No int’l pax flights (30/3-14/4) [31/3]. State of Emergency (13/3-) extended until 12/5 (7/4).

Lithuania

Closed borders. Quarantine regime (16/3–13/4). No transit pax from 14 April [26/3]. Foreign nationals banned [27/3]. Some airport

closures at night [27/3].

Luxembourg

Lockdown from 15/3. Borders closed until 17 April. See EU27. No leisure & training flights (25/3).

Malta

Self-isolation for all arrivals. [13/3]. Lockdown from 18/3. No international pax flights (20/3).

Moldova

Closed borders. Partial lockdown (24/3).

Monaco

Lockdown.

Montenegro

Closed borders and stops flights. (18/3). Tivat airport closed. (19/3).

Morocco

Suspended International air traffic [15/3] exc. cargo. Lockdown (20/3).

Netherlands

“Intelligent” lockdown until 28 April. Border closure as in EU27 (19/3). All pax flights from AT, ES, IT, China, Iran, South Korea

prohibited (with exemptions) [27/3].

North

Macedonia

Limited lockdown. Skopje airport closed (18/3). Borders Closed. 30-day State of Emergency (18/3). Extended curfew (8/4).

Norway

Closed borders. Airports remain open for NO citizens and visiting tourists to return [14/3]. Limited lockdown. General use of AVINOR

operated aerodromes suspended outside opening hours [21/3].

Poland

Borders closed. Quarantine on arrivals. Int’l flights suspended (15/3). 2 smaller airports closed (29/3)

Portugal

Limited lockdown. State of emergency extended (18/3–17/4). Most non-EU flights prohibited (19/3), IT, ES flights (23/3). Closes all

airports for Easter (9/4–13/4) [2 April]

Romania

Partial lockdown from 22/3. No flights to IT, ES, FR, DE (25/3), to AT, BE, IR, NL, CH, TR, GB and US (5 April). Border closure (except

RO and residents, and some transit).

Serbia

State of emergency [March 16]. Lockdown. Borders closed. Night curfew (22/3). Belgrade airport closed from 19/3. All international

pax flights prohibited (4/4–30/4)

Slovakia

Lockdown (opens more shops 28/3). Borders closed. International flights suspended from 13/3 except cargo.

Slovenia

Lockdown. All flights to the country cancelled from 17/3.

Spain

Tighter lockdown (more businesses close) to 9 April (30/3). No flights to Balearics and Canaries (except medical, all-cargo) (19/3).

PSO flights cut by 70% (25/3). No direct flights from IT [26/3].

Sweden

Halt international travel into SE, following EU policy. Univ. closed, teleworking encouraged.

Switzerland

Lockdown (16/3). No pax flights from IT, DE, FR, AT, ES and non-Schengen countries (20/3). Banned foreign nationals from entry

(25/3–13/6) [26/3].

Turkey

Tighter lockdown (6/4). No international flights to 1 May, with exc. Travel permit required for domestic flights [28/3]. Sabiha

Gokcen airport closed (28/3). Travel ban on 31 major provinces (4 April)

United Kingdom

National lockdown until 13 April. London City airport closed. Closure/restrictions at more than 30 smaller airports [1 April].

Ukraine

Lockdown from 17/3, extended to 24 April (25/3). Stopped international flights (17/3).

Russia

Banned foreign nationals from entry (18/3–1/5). Stop international flights from 27/3 (with exceptions).

Lockdown

Closure of schools, shops, restaurants, cinemas. Typically food shops, pharmacies remain open. Outdoor exercising and gatherings of people can be banned (varies from one

State to another). Some States put restrictions on leaving home. Sometimes going to work OK, in other countries not allowed.

Borders closed

Except to nationals of the State, or those with a residence permit