Flights

FILED - 17 May 2021, United Kingdom, Gatwick: Passengers prepare to board an easyJet flight to Faro, Portugal, at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex. Budget airline EasyJet announced higher revenues and a narrower loss for the first half of the year on Thursday, despite fuel price concerns, as the travel industry continues its recovery from the pandemic. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Software failure grounds 200 easyJet flights

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/27/22

The disruption has left holidaymakers stranded abroad and complaining about the lack of notice they were given

A general view of an Aeroflot aircraft. Photo: Pixabay.

World

PANDEMIC

Moscow resumes flights to 52 'friendly' countries as restrictions end

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/4/22

About half of the 52 countries named in Moscow's lifting of the restrictions are from Asia

Finnair Airport Stewardess cabin crew at Gate 3 by Finnair.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Finnair to cut 20% of flights in February due to Covid-19 sick leave

The Nomad Today 1/12/22

The majority of the cancelled flights are on routes where Finnair operates multiple daily flights, such as Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Paris and Rome, so many customers will be offered an…

A passenger plane takes off from the airport in Frankfurt am Main. Photo: Julia Cebella/dpa.

Economy & Business

CANCELLATIONS

Thousands of flights axed worldwide at Christmas due to Omicron

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/25/21

US media reported that airlines had been hit by a shortage of healthy staff amid a spike in Covid-19 infections

FILED - 20 December 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: A Lufthansa passenger plane takes off from the airport in Frankfurt am Main. erman airline Lufthansa has had to cancel several intercontinental flights over the Christmas period because a number of its pilots are off sick, a company spokesperson said on Thursday. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

Economy & Business

CHRISTMAS FLIGHTS

Lufthansa cancels flights as pilots call in sick

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/23/21

Particularly affected are services flying to Boston, Houston and Washington over the Christmas period

11/30/2021. The Minister of Territorial Policy and Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, and the Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, have appeared at a press conference at the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain approves suspension of flights from southern African countries

The Nomad Today 12/1/21

Flights can only be made from airports in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to airports in Spain if they transport exclusively Spanish or Andorran nationals…

People walking in Rabat. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

TRAVEL

Morocco suspends all incoming flights over new Covid-19 variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/29/21

The temporary ban will take effect on Monday for two weeks

Passengers move through Frankfurt Airport on Friday. The European Commission says it wants to limit air travel from southern African into the bloc due to fears about a new Covid-19 variant discovered there, following similar moves announced by Britain and Israel. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU states agree to suspend flights from seven southern African states

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

The countries concerned are Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe

30 July 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: A Lufthansa passenger aircraft is towed to the airline's technical hangar at Frankfurt Airport as Lufthansa started reactivating some of its aircraft that were laid off during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

Tourism

AUTUMN HOLIDAYS

Lufthansa offers 130 additional flights to sunny destinations

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/4/21

Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece remain particularly popular

Spain

CANARY ISLANDS

Flights to La Palma disrupted due to volcano eruption

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/25/21

Firefighters and other volunteers helping their efforts were forced to retreat as flow levels increased

Finnair aircraft on the ground. Photo: Mikko Pylkkö/Finnair.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair adds frequencies and routes to Europe, Asia, North America

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

The company’s European network will rapidly increase in frequencies throughout the winter, with double daily services to key European cities

An AirBaltic plane is seen landing in Stockholm Arlanda airport. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

AIRLINES

AirBaltic starts operating direct flights from Turku to Riga

The Nomad Today 9/9/21

The Turku Airport has been in business during the entire pandemic

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

Finland ends evacuation flights after rescuing 330 from Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/27/21

According to the foreign minister, few or none of the people on the expanded evacuation list made it to the airport to board the rescue flights, due to deteriorating security

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair opens long-haul flights from Stockholm to Bangkok, Phuket and Miami

The Nomad Today 7/10/21

All three routes will be operated with an Airbus A350 aircraft

FILED - 27 April 2019, Spain, Palma: A Norwegian plane takes off from Palma airport. Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to cancel thousands of flights due to the spread of the coronavirus. Norwegian Airlines called for additional financial aid on Friday, saying it would not survive into 2021 due to huge losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Norwegian restarts flights between Finland and Norway, Sweden, Spain

The Nomad Today 6/15/21

More destinations will gradually be added according to demand, the company says.

FILED - 01 February 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: An aircraft of the Irish budget airline Ryanair stands on the runway of the Frankfurt Airport. Ryanair on Monday said it plans to cut 20 per cent of regular flights in September and October after several European nations reimposed Covid-19 quarantine rules for arrivals. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Ryanair pledges 2,300 flights a week during the summer holidays

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/24/21

Passengers may be asked to wear face masks on the low-cost airline's flights until 2022.

HANDOUT - 27 January 2020, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) visits an exhibition at the Victory Museum in Poklonnaya Hill to mark the 77th anniversary since the Leningrad siege was lifted during World War II. Photo: -/Kremlin /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

PANDEMIC

Public life re-emerges in Russia as coronavirus case numbers drop

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/21

Flights to India, Vietnam and Finland were taking to the air once again, and in Moscow nightclubs and late-night eateries are allowed to open their doors.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair resumes passenger flights from the UK, Ireland to Finland

The Nomad Today 1/24/21

Passengers must present a certificate of a negative Covid-19 test, and if the document is not provided, they will be denied boarding.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Flights from UK, Ireland, South Africa suspended until 25 January

The Nomad Today 1/19/21

For possible expenses caused by flight cancellation or postponement, the Finnish government recommends contacting the airline, travel organizer or insurance company.