Global Aviation News

South Africa Responds to Changes in Demand From Haydn Davies, of Webber Wentzel, South Africa: In South Africa, international flights are returning to normal, though at reduced capacity. British Airways is operating with far less capacity at the moment. They used to operate a daily double A-380 Johannesburg to London service and now they’ve changed […]

COVID-19 Updates From Alberto Estrella, representing Estrella, LLC, Puerto Rico: We are a territory of the US, so just about everything that applies to the US applies to us here. The one thing slightly different here is we still have a mask mandate for all forms of transportation which included airports (not air travel, which […]

Growing Pains With the New Mexico City Airport Andrés Remis and Juan Carlos Machorro, of Santamarina y Steta comment on the issues surrounding the newly opened airport in Mexico City: Andres: Mexico City opened a second international airport north of the city. This opening has resulted in several safety incidents, including ground proximity systems alerts […]

Overtime Pay of Airport Personnel is not Chargeable to Private Airlines and Private Entities, ruled the high court in the Philippines. In the case of Bureau of Customs Employees Association vs. Hon. Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon (in his capacity as Commissioner, Bureau of Customs) et. al. (2022), two issues were put before the Court. First, […]

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently organized and hosted its inaugural Air Operators Summit 2022 with the theme Transitioning to Risk-Based Oversight.

On 23 June 2022, the Frankfurt Regional Court dealt with an airline’s obligations towards passengers with restricted mobility and the resulting liability.(1)

Facts

The two plaintiffs booked flights from Frankfurt to Budapest and from Budapest to St Petersburg via an online travel agency (OTA). One of the plaintiffs used a wheelchair. The defendant was the operating carrier for both flights. The OTA made individual reservations for each flight under separate booking numbers but issued a single booking confirmation and listed both flights on a single e-ticket. The transfer time in Budapest was 45 minutes.

Changes to Mexican Air Procedures  The former military airport in the surrounding metro area of Mexico City has been restructured to operate as a commercial airport. While most of the aviation community expected a large hub to be unveiled in the service area, the airport is beginning operation modestly, with growth anticipated. The airport restructuring […]

Increase in Air Traffic  In the Netherlands, more and more flights are resuming after COVID restrictions have been eased. The biggest challenges now are airport staffing and capacity, as the carriers ramp up their abilities. A year ago, it was confirmed that Dutch airports require a new specific environmental license that deals with the levels of nitrogen created by departing […]

Keith Major and Andre Hill, Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas   COVID Response and Airport Updates  Keith Majors and Andre Hill, representing Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas:  From Keith: There have been some liberalizations in the COVID response, mainly with domestic airline travel. The government still requires travel visas for foreign travel into Bahamas. Testing requirements […]

The amount of legroom an airline passenger has is an important comfort factor for flyers. Lately, legroom, or the space between the customer’s seat and the back of the seat in front of them, has taken the spotlight in Colombia, explicitly concerning consumer (passenger’s) rights issues in commercial aviation.