The effect of the corona crisis and travel restrictions is clearly noticeable. Jobs at easyJet and other major air carriers are vanishing in mass layoffs.
News
Stay updated on your passenger rights
Our superior service allows us to excel in the assistance of air passengers as we are very attentive to the latest developments in commercial European air travel on both legal, leisure and professional grounds. We are happy to keep you posted on these latest developments.
-
01-07-2020
Mass layoffs in aviation industry due to corona crisis
Read more
-
30-06-2020
Ryanair threatens to close Irish bases Shannon and Cork
Ryanair has threatened to close two regional bases in Ireland if pilots in Ireland do not accept a large pay cut. As a result, 120 pilots at Shannon and Cork airport are at risk of losing their jobs.
This news item has been updated on July 8 2020.
Read more
-
30-06-2020
Green light for test flights with improved Boeing 737 MAX
After more than fifteen months of improvements to the Boeing 737 MAX, the airplane is finally allowed to perform test flights according to the American aviation authority, FAA. It may take months before the infamous plane is ready to operate commercial flights again.
Read more
-
18-06-2020
Lowcost airline Level Europe has filed for bankruptcy
On Thursday, June 18 2020, Level Europe filed for bankruptcy. All flights of the Austrian budget airline have been discontinued immediately.
Read more
-
11-06-2020
London Heathrow is forced to cut jobs
London Heathrow Airport says it is forced to cut its jobs now passenger numbers have bottomed out. Following the implementation of the government’s quarantine police, Heathrow is expecting little improvement in terms of passenger numbers in the near future.
Read more
-
08-06-2020
Two-week quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK
A two-week quarantine period for anyone arriving in the UK is enforced from Monday June 8 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Passengers arriving in the UK will be asked to provide an address where they will self-isolate for 14 days, including UK nationals.
Read more
-
20-05-2020
Nine million affected passengers by easyJet hack
The personal data of nine million easyJet customers has been captured by hackers, including thousands of credit card numbers. In a statement the airlines speaks of an attack from a “highly sophisticated source”.
Read more
-
29-04-2020
British Airways fears 12,000 redundancies
British Airways has set out plans to make up to 12,000 of its employees redundant. The airline is hit hard by the coronavirus which caused a global collapse in passenger numbers.
Read more
-
22-04-2020
Bankruptcy for Danish and Swedish subsidiaries of Norwegian
Scandinavian airline Norwegian has filed for bankruptcy for four of its subsidiaries. This means that approximately 4700 employees will lose their jobs.
Read more
-
20-04-2020
The airline South African Airways nears collapse
South African Airways (SAA) is on the brink of collapse. The South African government no longer wants to invest and the national airline is currently working on creating severance packages for all 4700 employees.
Read more