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Report: Austrian Airlines is back in the air

Granite Pireci June 15, 2020 18:25

A historic day: AUA is returning today from its deep Corona sleep. Shortly before seven o'clock, the Embraer 195 - piloted by the fleet manager himself - takes off for Munich. But despite the joy of the resumption, the airline is flying on sight. After a 90-day Corona break, home carrier Austrian Airlines is welcoming its passengers back on board. The station staff were literally beaming with euphoria as they greeted AUA boss Alexis von Hoensbroech together with the first passengers at the gate of scheduled flight OS111, cheering and waving flags. "Although I'm not an early riser, getting up today was noticeably easier for me. Today is a very emotional day for the entire AUA team," said von Hoensbroech, visibly moved by the employees' action. In addition to the protective mask, which must be worn during the entire flight, you notice as soon as you enter the airport that Covid-19 has changed flying to a large extent: Disinfectant dispensers and markings to ensure social distancing are installed throughout the terminal. Boarding takes place in small groups in order to be able to comply with the social distancing rules. In the cabin, you are given cleaning wipes with which you can once again thoroughly disinfect the seat surfaces and armrests. If capacity allows, passengers are seated as far apart as possible. You also miss the smiles of the flight attendants, because you are only allowed to take off your mask on board if you want to eat the limited on-board catering. Photos: Thomas Ramgraber In addition, fever measurements are carried out after landing. The whole thing is rounded off by the so-called Passenger Locator Card, which every passenger has to fill out with personal information.

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Ryanair takes over numerous Lauda routes

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 18:14

Ryanair will start six new routes from Vienna and at the same time take over commercial responsibility for many Lauda routes. Operational operations will be carried out by Malta Air, Buzz, Lauda and Ryanair. Lauda customers will have to get used to new flight numbers on numerous routes in the future, as some routes will no longer be under the commercial responsibility of the Austrian subsidiary, but under that of Ryanair. This means that the flight numbers on the affected routes will be changed from OE to FR. However, operations will continue to be carried out with Lauda's Airbus A320. In addition to the three new routes already known (Cologne/Bonn, Paphos and Gdansk), Ryanair will also add Bari, Eindhoven and Naples. These will be served several times a week from August 1, 2020. Some aircraft from Lauda will be used from Vienna, some from Ryanair from other bases. The routes Alicante, Athens, Brussels-Charleroi, Lisbon, Malaga, Milan, Rome-Fiumicino, Thessaloniki, Valencia, Warsaw-Modlin and Zakynthos will in future be under the commercial responsibility of Ryanair. Therefore, the above-mentioned destinations will soon receive FR flight numbers. Operational operations will be carried out by Lauda, ​​Ryanair, Buzz and Malta Air. Modlin was announced from the outset as a Ryanair route, operated by Buzz, which is why the flight number or operator on this route will not change. The Irish low-cost airline announced that the number of frequencies on the previously mentioned routes will be increased. "Ryanair is pleased to be able to offer its extremely low-cost fares from Vienna with new routes to Bari, Cologne, Eindhoven, Gdansk, Naples & Paphos and additional flights to popular holiday destinations across Europe this summer," said Ryanair spokeswoman Tanja

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AUA: Mask requirement stipulated in the terms and conditions

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 12:15

Hand luggage that is not needed on board can currently be left free of charge at self-service counters. Boarding should take place in small groups in order to be able to maintain distances. Austrian Airlines made its comeback in regular scheduled flights early on Monday morning. The carrier points out that wearing mouth and nose protection masks is mandatory on board the aircraft. However, this is not a regulation that the carrier itself introduced; the Republic of Austria ordered the wearing of these mechanical barriers in the cabins a few weeks ago. This applies to both passengers and staff. After a break of around three months, an Austrian Airlines Embraer 6 took off for Munich on Monday at 30:195 a.m. At the same time, the COVID-19 protective measures were presented to the public. The Lufthansa subsidiary has now also included the wearing of MNS masks in its general conditions of carriage. In concrete terms, this means that refusing to use them will result in refusal of carriage. Wearing masks is also mandatory in the terminals at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. "I am pleased that Austrian Airlines is starting scheduled flights again and that we can concentrate on flight operations together again. Together we are taking numerous measures to ensure the safety of our passengers and employees. In doing so, we are also complying with the safety recommendations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is already working on the development of international standards and is thus a pioneer in Europe. We are actively involved in this, and Vienna Airport has recently become an EASA test airport," said airport director Julian Jäger. Austrian Airlines continues to allow hand luggage, but recommends

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Vienna had only 0,7 percent of the previous year's passengers

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 11:53

The subsidiary airports in Luqa and Kosice were hit even harder: Malta had only 0,5 percent of the previous year's passengers and the Slovakian airport handled no passengers at all. In the Corona month of May 2020, Vienna Airport recorded a decline of 99,3 percent. This trend continued at the beginning of June 2020, but an increase is expected from June 15, 2020 due to increased supply and the return of freedom of travel. In May 2020, the effects of the global COVID-19 crisis were still clearly felt: The passenger volume of the Vienna Airport Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) fell by 99,4 percent to 23.283 travelers. The Vienna Airport site recorded a decrease of 99,3 percent to 20.202 travelers. Cumulatively from January to May 2020, passenger volume at Vienna Airport fell by 57,6 percent to 5,0 million travelers. The decline in passengers continued in the first weeks of June. As of today, June 15, 2020, scheduled flights from Vienna are again increasing. Slight increases in passenger numbers are therefore to be expected, although these will still be significantly below the level of the previous year. At Vienna Airport, passenger volume fell by 2020 percent in May 99,3 compared to the same period last year, to 20.202 travelers. The number of local passengers fell by 99,1 percent, and the number of transfer passengers fell by 99,9 percent. Flight movements recorded a decrease of 2020 percent in May 95,6. Freight volumes fell by 34,2 percent compared to May of the previous year. Passenger traffic at Vienna Airport to Western Europe fell by 2020 percent in May 99,3,

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Vienna checks body temperature fully automatically

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 11:41

Vienna Airport automatically checks whether passengers have a fever. The airport is now also an EASA test center. At Vienna-Schwechat Airport, the body temperature of arriving passengers is now measured using thermal imaging cameras. On the way to the baggage claim hall, travelers pass the system that measures their body temperature fully automatically. If an elevated temperature is detected, the passenger is "pulled out" and a medical officer from the health authority carries out a follow-up check. Possible further steps can then be initiated by the authority. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is developing international standards for Covid-19 safety measures in aviation. Vienna Airport is providing important practical experience for this: Vienna Airport was selected by EASA as a test airport. Numerous safety measures have already been implemented in Vienna and the knowledge gained from practical operations will now be incorporated into the design of future regulations. The "EASA Charter" recently published by the aviation authority, which provides recommendations for safe travel by plane, was also signed by Vienna Airport. "The aircraft is the safest means of transport in the world, the safety and health of our passengers is our top priority. International standards for efficient protective measures are now important for the return to the usual freedom of travel in aviation, and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is working on this. Vienna Airport is actively involved here together and in close coordination with the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) and the responsible Austrian authorities. As an EASA test airport, our experience from the current Covid-19 measures will flow into the design of future European rules," says Julian Jäger,

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Airbus threatens UK government with downsizing

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 01:06

Either there will be longer short-time work or numerous jobs will be cut. This is the announcement made by Airbus boss Guillaume Faury to the British government. In the United Kingdom, short-time work at Airbus will soon expire and, given the current situation, will not be extended. The legal basis in the UK currently does not provide for this. The aircraft manufacturer is now calling on the government to extend the short-time work model, because otherwise numerous employees would have to be laid off. Airbus boss Guillaume Faury was very clear to the Financial Times and said that job cuts in the UK will be much greater than in Germany or France if the government refuses to extend short-time work until October 2020. The United Kingdom should take a leaf out of Germany or France's book, where short-time work can be used for up to two years.

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Spain opens its borders earlier

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 00:57

Spain will not open its borders on July 1st, but on June 21st, 2020. Portugal is an exception. Spain will not open its borders to all EU countries on July 1st, but on June 21st, 2020. This is now putting the Austrian federal government under pressure, as it justified the quarantine requirement and the flight ban by arguing that Spain would not open until July 1st, 2020. According to current information, it is possible to enter Spain without quarantine from June 21st, 2020, but a 1-day quarantine or the presentation of a negative corona test is required upon return to Austria until at least July 2020st, 14. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Sunday that the Spanish borders would be opening to all EU countries, except Portugal. Border controls with the neighboring country will be lifted bilaterally from July 1st, 2020.

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Greece carries out corona tests upon entry

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 00:42

Greece divides travelers into two groups and carries out random corona tests. Those who are selected must go into quarantine. The result should be available within 24 hours at the latest. From June 15, 2020, Greece is significantly relaxing its entry regulations. Passengers who are allowed to enter the country will in future be divided into two groups. The first group can be subjected to visual corona tests. Group B will be fully tested. Travelers from the following countries can be subjected to random corona tests upon entry at a Greek airport: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Passengers from Albania, Belgium, France, Italy, North Macedonia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and other non-EU countries must undergo a mandatory corona test at entry control, regardless of whether they come non-stop from the countries mentioned or have changed planes in a country in Group A (see previous paragraph). However, this regulation is not entirely uniform, as it is initially only practiced in this form in Athens. In Thessaloniki, all passengers are randomly tested for the corona virus. There are again different procedures for the island airports. However, it is uniform that every traveler must fill out a so-called "Passenger Locator Form" and hand it over to the authorities upon entry. Those passengers who have been tested must leave an address where they can be reached and immediately go into self-isolation. The result should be available within 24 hours and the quarantine will be lifted immediately if the test is negative. Should

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Smartwings disappointed by government

Jan Gruber June 15, 2020 00:13

In full-page advertisements, Smartwings questions why the government does not provide loan guarantees. According to current information, the Czech aviation group Smartwings and its subsidiary CSA will not receive any state aid. The company is now going on the offensive and is questioning the government's behavior in various full-page advertisements that have appeared in local newspapers. The Condor state loan in Germany is particularly in focus. Smartwings is asking why governments of other EU countries are issuing guarantees for airline loans, some of which are worth billions, but the Czech Republic is not. The carrier itself rejects both state involvement and complete nationalization, which was put forward as a condition by the government.

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