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Plane travel and coronavirus: People are missing travel so much, they’re getting airline food delivered

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The coronavirus pandemic has made us pine for travel – the booking, the downloading of the boarding pass, even the in-flight snacks. He says there are hundreds of clients eager to find buyers for millions of pounds of food originally slated for restaurant, hotel or travel and leisure businesses. We even miss the snacks.

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Travel and COVID-19: Say goodbye to economy class as the golden era of cheap travel is declared over

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The golden era of affordable international travel, which enabled hundreds of millions of people to travel to all corners of the world, has been declared over with COVID-19 social distancing regulations and other health measures set to undermine the viability of airlines.

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Traveller letters: Warning over airlines’ ‘flight credit’ refunds

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Of course, somewhere down the line, it will say that you are likely to be slugged with the difference in price from what you paid originally to the current fare on the day you want to travel. I’m sure you will be swamped with letters from travellers who have had to cancel or abandon their trips due to COVID-19 with many complaints.

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Traveller letters: Why should we pay 50 per cent more to have middle seats kept empty?

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Or you increase the ticket price for a similar product by at least 50 per cent and then you are able to fly with a minimum profit.” However, I’m not finding that to be the case with travel insurance. It feels like I’ve paid for 12 months of cover, for which NIB can just bank as free money for no service.

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How to keep airports functional during construction

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The first two years of that calamitous event impacted the aviation industry more than most, and things definitely didn’t feel productive while the industry remained shuttered. For a brief but productive window, airport construction turned into a completely different game.

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6 Ways the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the construction industry

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When business owners realise the benefits of remote work—from increased productivity to better work-life balance—it will inevitably pave the way for the acceptance of remote work as a viable work arrangement in construction. But now that travel is prohibited, almost all work meetings are done online.

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Frequent flyer points and coronavirus: What should you do with your Qantas and Virgin points?

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In the midst of a global travel shutdown and with questions looming over the future of the entire aviation industry, what does it mean for all those frequent flyer points you’ve collected? Any points you earn can be cashed in for flights or products. Flying is out of the question for the foreseeable future.

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