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05 Jun

Airlines Will Tap New Tech in These Uncertain Times to Make It Easier to Change Restricted Tickets

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A passenger checks in for a JetBlue flight. Associated Press

Skift Take: Many travelers no longer want to take some trips this year for various reasons, even if their flights haven’t been canceled. A new automated solution will speed up the pace at which airlines can rebook passengers by overriding the restrictions on tickets bought before the crisis.

— Sean O’Neill

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05 Jun

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China Eases Flight Curbs After U.S. Targets Its Carriers

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China has slashed international flights since late March to allay concerns over rising coronavirus infections brought by arriving passengers. 孤飞的鹤 / Adobe

Skift Take: China’s policies are about to become even more complex, and airlines will need to jump through even more hoops if they want to increase flight frequencies to the country.

— Matthew Parsons

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05 Jun

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U.S. Blocks Chinese Flights in Geopolitical Tensions: What Does It Mean?

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Chinese carrier soon may not fly to the United States. Pictured is a China Southern jet. China Southern Airlines

Skift Take: Is this an airline issue? Or are airlines merely caught in the middle of a big geopolitical spat between two powerful countries?

— Brian Sumers

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05 Jun

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Lufthansa Will Resume Flying to More Cities But With Fewer Flights

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By September, Lufthansa airline expects to operate 40 percent of regular capacity. Richard Weiss / Bloomberg

Skift Take: The airline group spent months negotiating its $10 billion rescue deal, and seems to know exactly what it will take to pay it back.

— Matthew Parsons

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05 Jun

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Sweden to Ease Travel Curbs as It Pursues Different Approach to the Pandemic

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One of Oslo’s waterfronts. JumpStory

Skift Take: Norway and Denmark opened their borders to each other but snubbed neighboring Sweden due to its relatively high levels of confirmed coronavirus cases. Sweden will permit its domestic tourism to resume in the meantime.

— Sean O’Neill

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05 Jun

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Turkey Plans to Resume Flights With 40 Countries in June

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Turkey is in talks with 92 countries on resuming flights in a safe manner. Konstantin Dyadyun / Unsplash

Skift Take: Governments are going to huge efforts to open up for the summer season, and in Turkey’s case that means discussions with some 92 countries.

— Matthew Parsons

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05 Jun

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How Many Travel Reopening Guidelines Is Too Many?

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A (near) empty airport. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters

Skift Take: Everyone wants travel to resume as safely and assuredly as possible. But a glut of guidelines currently available for how to do so may be a confusing way to reach that aim.

— Rosie Spinks

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05 Jun

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Prague Tempts Visitors With Cheaper Czech Beer and Other Perks

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An image of the Charles River flowing through Prague, Czech Republic. JumpStory

Skift Take: Only last December, the Czech capital had many residents griping about overtourism. The pandemic has since crushed tourism, prompting local businesses to tempt visitors back with cheaper prices. Hopefully a balance can be struck.

— Sean O’Neill

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05 Jun

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Austria to Lift Coronavirus Travel Restrictions With Its Neighbors — Except Italy

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Austria will continue to enforce travel restrictions to and from Italy due to that country’s higher coronavirus infection rate. Emmanuel DYAN / Flickr

Skift Take: Austria’s continued plans to enforce travel restrictions against Italy show shared borders don’t mean automatic admittance to a travel bubble during the coronavirus recovery.

— Cameron Sperance

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05 May

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United Plans More Than 7,000 Pilot and Management Layoffs After Relief Rules Expire

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United jets at the gate at Denver International Airport. Flickr

Skift Take: With federal payroll aid rules preventing airlines from making any job or pay cuts before September 30, it’s a safe bet we’ll see the other major U.S. carriers make similar announcements for October.

— Matthew Parsons

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