AIRLINES HAVING SUSPENDED OPERATIONS IN EUROPE

In Alphabetical Order

  1. Aer Lingus: Aer Lingus, the Irish member of the International Airlines Group, will be affected by its parent company's decision to reduce capacity in light of the novel coronavirus crisis impacting Europe. Though initially spared by Trump's travel ban on European countries, the Irish flag carrier was hit hard when the ban was expanded to the UK and Ireland, both not members of the European Schengen Area. 
  2. Air Antwerp: Belgium's Air Antwerp announced that it will be canceling all of its flights from March 22 until April 12. The temporary suspension of operations, the airline stated, was due to measures taken by the Belgian government to restrict travel, especially as the European Union voted to close its external borders.
  3. Air Baltic: Air Baltic is suspending all operations as the government of Latvia, where the carrier is based, has decided to largely close its borders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in its country. The carrier will cease operations from March 17 until April 15, including in Estonia and Lithuania where it has secondary bases.
  4. Air Dolomiti: Air Dolomiti announced it will be largely ceasing operations for nearly a month's time as Italy remains under lockdown due to the spread of the novel coronavirus and demand for travel to the country declines. The Lufthansa Group's Italian subsidiary, Air Dolomiti primarily connects the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich with cities across Italy.
  5. Air France: The Air France-KLM Group, of which French flag carrier Air France is a leading member, announced the severe reduction of flights due to the spread of COVID-19 on the European continent and the resulting border closures around the world. The Paris-based group stated that is available capacity will be reduced to up to 90% as both airlines reduce the scale of their operation The airline's Airbus A380, the largest aircraft in Air France's stable, will also be grounded as demand dictates.
  6. Air Malta: Air Malta announced that it will be suspending operations until further notice. The suspension comes as the Maltese government is suspending all commercial flight traffic to the island nation in an attempt to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. 
  7. Air Moldova: Air Moldova has suspended operations until April 1, per government mandate. The suspension primarily affects flights from the airline's Chisinau hub to European and Middle Eastern destinations.
  8. Alitalia: The Italian government will renationalize the bankrupt national airline Alitalia throwing a lifeline to the airline. Alitalia has suspended national and international flights from Milan and reduced flights between Venice and Rome.
  9. Austrian Airlines: Austrian Airlines has temporarily suspended its flights for a 10-day period starting March 18
  10. British Airways: The International Airlines Group, of which British Airways is the largest member, announced a reduction in capacity of up to 75% in April and May. The UK flag carrier was among the first to reduce service on a transatlantic route when it reduced frequencies on its flagship, billion-dollar London-New York route earlier in March.
  11. Brussels Airlines: Brussels Airlines, one of the smallest national airlines in the Lufthansa Group, is suspending operations between March 21 and April 19.  
  12. CSA Czech Airlines: CSA Czech Airlines announced it will be canceling all flights to its hub in Prague as the Czech government is closing its borders and preventing citizens from traveling abroad. The government ban in an attempt to prevent an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the Czech Republic is scheduled to remain in effect from March 16 until April 11.
  13. Easyjet: Easyjet has grounded 100 of its 344 European aircraft across Europe and has asked a number of their staff ( including cabin crew) to take pay cuts and unpaid leave. All flights to Italy have been cancelled until April.
  14. Eurowings: Low-cost carrier Eurowings is slated to be affected by the Lufthansa Group's announcement  to reduce long and short-haul flying across all member airlines. Eurowings primarily operates a short-haul network within Europe but also has a small long-haul network focused on the Americas that has been largely decimated by President Trump's travel ban for Europeans as the flights operate from Germany.
  15. La Compagnie : French boutique airline La Compagnie is suspending operations until travel restrictions are lifted. The entirely business class airline operates two routes from the French cities of Paris and Nice to Newark, New Jersey. The airline is one of the world's smallest with a fleet of only two Airbus A321neo aircraft exclusively operating the airline's transatlantic routes. XL Airways France, a sister airline operating low-cost, long-haul services from Paris, folded in 2019 with La Compagnie at risk to do the same as COVID-19 marches across France and continues to scare travelers from heading overseas. La Compagnie expects to resume operations once the ban expires with one daily flight between Newark and Paris on April 15 while pushing back the launch of seasonal Newark-Nice service until June 1. 
  16. Finnair: Finnair has suspended a majority of its operation and is only servicing critical air connections for Finland. The airline's capacity starting April 1 will be reduced by 90% as mainly intra-Finland routes and select routes within Europe and to Tokyo are maintained.
  17. FlyOne: Moldova's FlyOne has suspended all operations until the end of March, per a government mandate to restrict air travel. Flights are scheduled to resume on April 1.
  18. Iberia: As a member of the International Airlines Group, Spanish airline Iberia will also be largely scaling back its operations and affected by the group's reduction in capacity by 75%. The airline has been hit hard with Spain under lockdown due to the spread of the novel coronavirus into the Iberian Peninsula. 
  19. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, another member of the Air France-KLM Group, will similarly be reducing the number of flights across its network. 2,000 jobs will be cut in the coming months.
  20. Laudamotion: Europe's Laudamotion announced the suspension of all flight operations in conjunction with its parent company, Ryanair. The Vienna-based airline was among the first in Europe to reduce its flights as the coronavirus spread across the continent. 
  21. LEVEL: LEVEL, the low-cost, long-haul arm of the International Airlines Group, will likely be affected by its parent company's announcement to reduce flights across the group by 75%. The recently opened low-cost airline operates bases in France and Spain, both currently experiencing surges in COVID-19 cases, with service to the US, which is largely barring foreign travelers who have visited such countries in the European Schengen Area.
  22. LOT Polish Airlines: LOT Polish Airlines is suspending its operations in Poland and Hungary following a directive from the Polish government to close its borders in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Polish flag carrier primarily operates flights from a base in Warsaw with a secondary base in Budapest, Hungary. LOT Polish plans to resume flights after March 28 when the government's ban is lifted. 
  23. Lufthansa: Europe’s biggest carrier, had already cut flights in half for April. As more countries impose travel restrictions, the German airline may need to thin schedules by 90%,.
  24. Montenegro Airlines: Montenegro Airlines is  canceling all flights until April 1, as its home country attempts to prevent a coronavirus outbreak. The country is one of many in Europe taking similar actions by restricting access to its borders. 
  25. Norwegian Air: Norwegian Air is canceling 85% of its flights as travel restrictions and the lack of demand have decimated its schedule. The low-cost carrier continues to be one of the hardest-hit airlines of the current crisis with recent government travel bans cutting to the core of the airline's long-haul business and forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights both within Europe and to destinations overseas. Norwegian as one of the more vulnerable airlines in Europe due to its weak balance sheet.  Norwegian has temporarily laid off half of its 11,000 workers. As of 21 March, the company flies a reduced schedule domestically in NOrway and between Nordic capitals.
  26. Ryanair: Ryanair is grounding the majority of its European fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft as coronavirus continues to cripple demand and countries across Europe are restricting access for foreign visitors. The Irish low-cost airline was heavily affected by the lockdown of Spain and Italy, two leisure destinations in Europe where the airline maintained multiple bases. The airline said that capacity in April and May, will be reduced by up to 80% and a full fleet grounding is possible if demand does not increase. The airline's operations are entirely limited to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, regions vulnerable to the spread of the novel coronavirus
  27. SAS Scandinavian Airlines: SAS Scandinavian Airlines  has suspended most of its operations due to a decrease in demand for travel with an unknown resumption date. Denmark, where SAS maintains a sizeable intercontinental base in the country's capital of Copenhagen, has itself suspended entry from international visitors for a month. The Danish government's restrictions cut to the core of SAS' business especially as the airline inducted a new long-haul aircraft, the Airbus A350-900 XWB, to be based at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport. SAS is laying off 10,000 workers, 90% pf its workforce.
  28. Swiss International Air Lines:  Swiss International Air Lines, along with other Lufthansa Group airlines, will see a steep reduction in short-haul and long-haul services by 80% and 90%. The parent of the Swiss flag carrier, Lufthansa Group, has been heavily affected by the spread of coronavirus as it was one of the first airline groups to announce a heavy reduction in flying within Europe and later to the US following Trump's travel restrictions for Europeans. 
  29. Transavia France: French low-cost airline Transavia France, a member of the Air France-KLM Group, will be suspending operations indefinitely. The bi-national airline group announced a large scale back in operations that saw a reduction of flights for both Air France and KLM, as well as regional airlines offering flights on the airlines' behalf
  30. Ukraine International Airlines: Ukraine International Airlines announced the cancellation of international flights until the end of March in response to the Ukraine government's closure of its borders to foreigners in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19.
  31. Virgin Atlantic Airways: Virgin Atlantic  will  temporarily ground 85% of its aircraft by April. Staff are being asked to take eight weeks unpaid leave over the next three months with the cost spread over six months' salary.
  32. Vueling: Vueling, the International Airlines Group's low-cost subsidiary, will be subject to its parent company's announcement that it will be reducing capacity by 75% across all group airlines. The airline primarily operates routes from Spain and Italy, both of which are currently under lockdown to prevent a further outbreak of COVID-19. 

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