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London’s Heathrow Raises 2022 Passenger Forecast to 52.8 Million
Date: April 26, 2022
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday raised its 2022 passenger forecast to 52.8 million, representing 65% of pre-pandemic levels, driven by demand for leisure travel, but it expected numbers to drop off significantly after the summer. The airport, which reported adjusted core earnings of 273 million pounds ($348 million) for the...
The Ticketing Crossroads: Navigating Unpredictability in Transit Payments
Date: April 25, 2022
By Philippe Vappereau, CEO, Calypso Networks Association Today, reliably predicting passenger behaviour is a significant challenge for long-term planning in the transport sector. Accommodating this unpredictability requires flexibility and strategies that adapt networks to new transit trends to attract passengers. But what does ticketing flexibility look like, what key trends are shaping transit payments, and...
Truckmaker Man Resumes Production After Ukraine Crisis Supply Gap
Date: April 25, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) -German commercial vehicle maker Traton’s MAN unit restarted production from Monday after a six-week gap caused by supply problems resulting from the war in Ukraine, the company said on Monday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a shortage of wire harnesses that bundle up to 5 km (3.1 miles) of cables in...
U.S. Will No Longer Enforce Mask Mandate on Airplanes, Trains After Court Ruling
Date: April 19, 2022
By David Shepardson, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful, overturning a key White House effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Soon after the...
Delta Sees Return to Profit as Travel Demand Hits ‘historic’ Levels
Date: April 13, 2022
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast returning to profit in the current quarter on the back of a booming travel demand, sending its shares higher. The company said robust consumer demand not only helped it post a “solid” profit in the month...
Delta Sees Return to Profit as Consumer Travel Demand Hits ‘historic’ Levels
Date: April 13, 2022
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss, but forecast a return to profit in the current quarter as airline travel demand reaches record heights. The Atlanta-based company’s adjusted loss for the first quarter came in at $1.23 per share, compared with average analyst estimates of...