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Mid-market airlines most vulnerable in the current environment - OAG analyst
"There will be casualties ... what I would term the mid-market airlines," John Grant said in an online briefing
European flights down 60% this week - aviation data firm OAG
Middle East flights are down 45%
Cairo Metro unveils new operation times for March 25th
Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation has adjusted the departure and arrival times of the three lines for March 25th in order not to intercept with the imposed curfew
More stranded Bahraini pilgrims fly home from Iran
They had travelled to Iran in early February as part of groups operated by local religious tour agents
Air India Express announces cancellations from Oman
All travellers are requested to make a note of the changes
Saudi tightens coronavirus curfew; travellers stranded in UAE
The orders, approved by King Salman, also added four hours in the three cities to the 21-day curfew that began on Monday
277 Indians evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran arrive in Delhi
As many as 273 of those evacuated were pilgrims
Etihad Airways suspends all flights from UAE
This decision was made to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus
Egypt's CBE offers 2-year hotel loans with 6-month grace
The CBE launched an initiative to support the local tourism sector in the country, allocating $3.17bln for financing tourist companies
UAE closing airports on Tuesday, a day earlier than first announced
United Arab Emirates will suspend all passengers flights in and out of the Gulf Arab state on Tuesday night, Dubai Airports said on its website
Insights
EU marks 25th anniversary of open-border Schengen pact with closed frontiers
On its 25th anniversary, the agreement is virtually suspended because of the coronavirus
Middle East hospitality and tourism industry braced for hard times
The tourism and hospitality industry in the Middle East has been badly hit by the fallout from the disease
Japan can handle Olympic defeat
The Olympics were to be an integral part of achieving an upwardly revised target of 40mln for 2020