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BER: Manageable utilization at the beginning

Granite Pireci 20 October 2020 12:09

In just a few days, the time has come. The long-awaited airport will then open its doors. The new capital airport wants to take it easy at first. Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, the head of BER, expects around 5000 passengers at the main terminal T1 on the first day of operation. When Tegel Airport closes a week later, around 1 passengers will be processed in T16.000, Lütke Daldrup continued. A further 8.000 passengers will then fly via Schönefeld Airport, which serves as Terminal 5 of the new airport. Overall, capacity utilization in the first two months of flight operations will only be around 20 percent of the usual level. More passengers are only expected on the weekends, as sueddeutsche.de reports.

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Greece: Almost 70 percent fewer passengers

Granite Pireci 20 October 2020 11:57

The Corona crisis is causing passenger numbers to fall to unprecedented levels. Passenger traffic at Greek airports fell by 68,9 percent in the first nine months of the year. In the period from January to September, only 16,6 million passengers were processed at Greek airports, compared to 53,4 million a year earlier. In total, the airports counted 195.762 flights, which corresponds to a decline of 54,8 percent. The month of September was also marked by the pandemic. Not even 40 percent of the previous year's level could be reached, as the news magazine GTP reports. Fatal figures that impressively show how hard the industry has been hit by the coronavirus crisis. 

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Emirates reopens bars and showers in the A380

Granite Pireci 20 October 2020 11:41

After flights resumed, the Gulf airlines did not reopen the bar. This is now changing. The iconic A380 onboard lounge for first class and business class guests is being revived. And adapted to the current corona measures. The airline is offering a takeaway service with reduced seating capacity. The bar will continue to serve wines, spirits, soft drinks and pre-packaged lounge snacks, which customers can also consume at their own seats. The so-called social areas of business class on board selected Boeing 777 jets and the A380 first class are also open again. The carrier is also reopening the showers for first class passengers on board the A380 fleet.

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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi receives AOC

Granite Pireci 20 October 2020 11:09

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the new national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has officially received the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the National Aviation Authority. The authority announced this on Sunday via Facebook. This means that the low-cost carrier is ready for takeoff, and nothing would now stand in the way of its launch on November 16. Previously, the carrier had to postpone the start of flights due to the many travel restrictions. And the low-cost carrier is starting out quite optimistically: "We have 40 potential routes that Wizz Air Abu Dhabi could fly to within the first four years," said Khalil Lamrabet, responsible for aviation development at Abu Dhabi Airport, when asked about the number of possible routes. The changed market situation due to the corona pandemic has been taken into account, as anna.aero reports.

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Finnair is laying off 700 employees

Granite Pireci 20 October 2020 10:41

Finnair is making good on its threat and laying off 700 employees - 600 of them are employed in Finland alone. But those affected do not have to leave the company on purpose; they can continue to work until the end of March 2021 at the latest. But this wave of layoffs is by no means the end of it. In addition, the airline will continue to lay off employees temporarily in order to rehire them at a later date. According to the airline, this will affect thousands of jobs; the company has a total of 6.500 employees worldwide. The airline cannot rule out further measures at this point in time. "This is a very sad day at Finnair. Unfortunately, we cannot change the situation. If there had been other solutions, we would not have hesitated and saved the jobs. But the corona pandemic is demanding everything from the aviation industry," said Topi Manner, CEO of Finnair. These drastic measures are necessary and unavoidable in order to fly out of this crisis. "We are forced to do many things differently in the future."

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TIA: Closer cooperation with civil protection

Granite Pireci 20 October 2020 10:17

Tirana Airport and the National Civil Protection Authority are strengthening their cooperation in the future. The two parties finalized an agreement on Monday that offers more extensive options for intervention in the event of an emergency. "Of course we all hope that there will be no accidents on the airport premises. But unfortunately you can never rule something like that out. Thanks to the closer cooperation with the National Civil Protection Authority, we can now react more quickly, efficiently and professionally and are prepared for the future," said Constantin von Alvensleben, CEO of Tirana Airport. As part of this, the first emergency exercises have already taken place on the airport premises.

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VIR boss warns: Corona ignoramuses are putting three million jobs at risk

Jan Gruber 20 October 2020 07:35

The board of the Internet Travel Distribution Association, to which major tourism providers belong, warns that the German tourism industry with its around three million jobs is at stake due to the Covid 19 pandemic. These should not be allowed to become the victims of those people who do not want to adhere to the "simple rules: distance, mask, hand washing and common sense". "The tourism industry has mastered its crises on its own in the past, but now for the first time it needs real and comprehensive help from the state. We have to live with this 'new normal' and adapt our behavior accordingly," says association head Michael Buller, who also points to the industry's extensive hygiene concepts. "Whether it's a hotel or a leisure facility, there are sophisticated and well-thought-out guidelines everywhere which, if followed, make travel possible even in times of Corona." The industry representative also says: "Tourism is an important part of the overall economy and not a hobby industry. Politicians should not be constantly making improvements to state aid, but the industry urgently needs comprehensive help that reaches large and small companies alike.” It is also pointed out that of the bridging aid of 24,6 billion euros announced by the German government, only 1,5 billion euros have been paid out. This is due to the high hurdles, so that many companies are not even taken into account.

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Ingo Ludwig becomes managing director in Dresden and Leipzig

Jan Gruber 20 October 2020 07:22

The Supervisory Board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appointed Ingo Ludwig as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2021. In this role, he will primarily be responsible for the implementation of the complex investment projects associated with the growth and modernization of the airports in Leipzig/Halle and Dresden. He will also be responsible for technology and IT. The manager previously worked at Budapest Airport, among other places, and is currently Director M&A at AviAlliance GmbH, an investor specializing in airports. The position of Chief Financial Officer has been vacant at MDF AG since summer 2019. Ingo Ludwig will in particular support the CEO, Götz Ahmelmann. This includes both managers being joint managing directors of Flughafen Dresden GmbH and Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH. Dieter Köhler will remain in his central role as General Representative of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG and will be responsible for finance and accounting, human resources policy, legal and consortium matters in the holding company, among other things. "Central German Airport AG is successfully pursuing its strategic growth goals and will invest several hundred million euros in both locations in the coming years. We are therefore delighted that we have won Ingo Ludwig over. He knows the airport business very well and will form a powerful team with Götz Ahmelmann and Dieter Köhler. They will use every opportunity for Central German airports so that the company can continue to play an outstanding role in the region's economy in the long term," said Erich Staake, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MDF AG.

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KLM has already operated 100 “Cargo-in-Cabin” flights

Jan Gruber 20 October 2020 06:30

The Dutch Skyteam member KLM has now carried out 100 cargo flights with aircraft that are actually used to transport passengers. The carrier calls the concept "cargo-in-cabin". So far, around 85 million face masks have been transported from China to Europe. According to the carrier, the 747th such cargo flight was carried out on Thursday. Company boss Pieter Elbers was also on board. The aircraft used is one of three Boeing XNUMX combi aircraft that have been put into operation to establish an air bridge with China, which is of enormous strategic importance for the Netherlands.

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Easyjet is ready for BER opening

Jan Gruber 20 October 2020 06:14

Berlin Airports' largest customer, Easyjet, announced on Monday that trial operations at the new Willy Brandt Airport Berlin-Brandenburg had been successfully completed. The airline worked closely with the operating company. The low-cost airline will carry out its official first flight from BER on November 1, 2020. During the trial operation, which lasted a total of 47 days, around 400 "test flights" were carried out at 60 gates. Of course, no flights were carried out, but the processes were checked for any weak points. For this purpose, different scenarios were simulated for each day of trial operation, half of the days with extras. Among other things, passenger and baggage handling from check-in to boarding as well as the processes for refueling, de-icing and aircraft positioning were rehearsed. With the start of commercial flight operations from November 1, 2020, experts from the Easyjet network will also provide additional on-site support for two weeks to ensure that everything runs smoothly. "We are delighted that we have successfully completed the trial operation at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport and are proud to soon be the first airline to fly from BER. The opening of the airport is an important step for us, as our Berlin-Brandenburg fleet will then be stationed at a single airport and we will be able to operate our flight operations more efficiently. Germany and Berlin are still a strategically important part of our network and we have worked hard to be the strongest airline in the area and to contribute to the positive development of the metropolitan region. We are ready to go and look forward to soon being able to fly from BER with our customers," said Germany boss Stephan Erler. Currently, there are two airlines on both the Berlin-Brandenburg and Berlin-Brandenburg airports.

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