Air

Turkey closes borders to flights from UK and Ireland

The country currently has about 50 confirmed cases of Covid-19

Jet2 suspends Turkey, Portugal and Iceland flights

Operator has also cancelled its summer 2020 Lisbon programme

Italy to renationalise Alitalia

Embattled flag carrier set for state bailout amid coronavirus crisis

Gatwick cuts 200 jobs; bosses take 20% pay cut

The airport said the spread of Covid-19 had had “an unprecedented impact on the global aviation industry”

IAG to reduce April and May capacity by 'at least 75%'

British Airways parent outlines range of cost-saving measures including grounding surplus aircraft, freezing recruitment and encouraging voluntary leave

Willie Walsh to delay retirement amid coronavirus crisis

IAG chief executive, who had been due to stand down in March and retire in June, to stay on to ensure ’management stability’ at airline group

EasyJet could ground 'majority' of its fleet

Boss Johan Lundgren calls for ’coordinated government backing’ to ensure survival of European aviation sector

Sophie Griffiths: ‘In the current situation, any relief is helpful’

There’s little denying travel is among the sectors bearing the brunt of the coronavirus crisis

FCO advises against all but essential travel to Cyprus

UK nationals are not permitted to enter Cyprus for tourism

SAS imposes ‘temporary work reductions’ on 90% of workforce

“The demand for international air travel is essentially non-existent,” said the Scandinavian flag carrier

Virgin Atlantic unveils ‘drastic’ measures to conserve cash

Measures include an 80% reduction in flights and asking staff to take eight weeks’ unpaid leave

Ryanair ‘cannot rule out grounding entire fleet’

Budget carrier expects to ground majority of its aircraft over the next seven to 10 days, and reduce seat capacity by 80% during April and May

Norwegian to cancel most flights; 90% of staff temporarily laid off

Thousands of flights have already been cancelled and, as of 21 March, the company will primarily fly a reduced schedule domestically in Norway and between the Nordic capitals