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TransportationAs demand for air travel plummets around the world, some carriers are operating planes with no passengers, burning fuel to hold their flight slots.ByOpenAs coronavirus infections rise around the globe, demand for air travel is projected to hits it lowest point since the last financial crisis. Airlines around the world could lose up to $113 billion in revenue this year if COVID-19 continues to spread, the International Air Transport Association forecast on Thursday.With travelers scarce, some carriers are turning to a troubling practice, the : flying planes with no passengers, in order to hang on to take-off and landing slots. On Thursday, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, posted a letter he sent to air travel regulators after learning of airlines operating “ghost flights” during the global outbreak. “Bad news for the environment, airlines &amp; passengers,” .LIVE ON BLOOMBERG

TransportationAs demand for air travel plummets around the world, some carriers are operating planes with no passengers, burning fuel to hold their flight slots.ByOpenAs coronavirus infections rise around the globe, demand for air travel is projected to hits it lowest point since the last financial crisis. Airlines around the world could lose up to $113 billion in revenue this year if COVID-19 continues to spread, the International Air Transport Association forecast on Thursday.With travelers scarce, some carriers are turning to a troubling practice, the : flying planes with no passengers,...

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