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October 22th 2020

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October 22th 2020

Stuttgart is getting ready for winter

Granite Pireci 22 October 2020 11:04

With the time change at the weekend, the airlines' offerings also change to the winter flight schedule. As things stand, the airlines offer 61 destinations to 24 countries from Stuttgart. "Berlin and Hamburg are still the most frequently served domestic routes in Germany, while Antalya and Thessaloniki are among the strongest destinations abroad," it said on Thursday. Hubs such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Paris and Vienna will also continue to be connected to Stuttgart. "We have fewer direct destinations in the plan than usual, but the region will remain connected to the world even in winter. Due to quarantine regulations and warnings, many people are currently refraining from traveling. It will take some time before demand picks up again. We hope that the air traffic summit in Berlin at the beginning of November will show ways in which the industry can survive this dry spell," said Arina Freitag, Managing Director of Stuttgart Airport GmbH. It remains to be seen whether demand will actually cover the entire offering. New travel rules for travelers will come into force on November 8th. After that, quarantine for those returning from risk areas ends at the earliest five days after entry, provided a negative test result is available. This controversial regulation could possibly deter travelers.

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The Netherlands and Germany cover Austria with travel warnings

Jan Gruber 22 October 2020 10:44

The Netherlands and Germany are extending their travel warnings and associated quarantine requirements to other Austrian federal states. The Federal Republic now considers all of Austria, with the exception of Carinthia, to be a risk area. The Netherlands have also excluded Styria and Burgenland. The mutual barrage of travel warnings and quarantine requirements continues unabated, as Malta also put Austria on the "Amber List". However, the German harassment is likely to be more serious, as Bavaria wants commuters to present a negative PCR test once a week in the future, which must be obtained at a cost. Germany will allow quarantine to be avoided by presenting a negative PCR test that must not be older than 7 hours until November 2020, 48. After that, this only shortens the isolation to five days. The Federal Republic's approach has been heavily criticized by airlines, airports and business associations, especially since the country, which is currently recording record infection numbers itself, is vehemently opposed to rapid tests when crossing the border or before departure. The current extension of the travel warning will inevitably result in further declines in air traffic between Austria and Germany. This time, all federal state airports are also affected. The airlines are still keeping quiet about whether there will be further frequency reductions or route cancellations in Vienna or at other domestic airports. The travel warning for Vienna alone had fatal consequences for aviation and led to a massive reduction in services and the cancellation of numerous routes, reported Aviation Direct. As far as the Netherlands is concerned, the federal states of Carinthia, Styria and Burgenland are now classified as yellow. Furthermore,

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Zurich: Edelweiss increases Punta Cana

Amely Mizzi 22 October 2020 07:23

Switzerland removed the Dominican Republic from the list of countries requiring quarantine. Edelweiss has already reacted and is planning to increase the connections from Zurich to Punta Cana to three rotations per week. The Swiss holiday airline currently offers one rotation per week. This takes place on Saturdays. In November, flights will also be operated on Mondays and in December there will be another rotation, every Wednesday, reports Travel Inside. The Dominican Republic carries out random corona breath tests upon entry.

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Malta puts Austria and Switzerland on the “Amber List”

Jan Gruber 22 October 2020 07:19

The Republic of Malta has placed various countries, including Austria and Switzerland, on the so-called Amber List. This means that people who travel by air via countries or airports on this list must present a negative PCR test that is no older than 72 hours upon entry. Alternatively, the test can be carried out on site, but there is a risk of quarantine until the result is known. Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela announced a few days ago that a switch to mandatory rapid corona tests on arrival is planned. These would then replace the Amber List, but no specific date for their use has yet been set. Until then, travelers flying to/from Luqa are strongly advised to keep an eye on the entry and quarantine regulations on both sides. The Amber List, which comes into force in this form on Friday, now includes the following countries: Austria Switzerland Belgium (new: all airports) Bulgaria Czech Republic France (only Paris airports and Marseille) Hungary Ireland Netherlands Poland (only Gdansk and Krakow) Portugal (only Porto) Spain (only Madrid, Girona and Barcelona) Switzerland (new: all airports) Tunisia United Kingdom (only Belfast, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle)

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Memmingen: Ryanair suspends many routes

Jan Gruber 22 October 2020 06:00

Setback for Memmingen Airport: Ryanair will not be operating the routes to Gymri (Armenia) and Lappeenranta (Finland) announced for the upcoming 2020/21 winter flight schedule for the time being. New date: 2021 summer flight schedule. The Irish low-cost airline is also thinning out its operations at Allgäu Airport due to the weak demand that the entire industry is currently suffering from. According to a statement from Memmingen Airport, the following routes are on hold until further notice: Dublin, Tel Aviv, Amman, Faro, Marrakesh as well as Kutaisi, Banja Luka, Lviv and Ohrid.

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Air Astana reduces its presence in Germany

Amely Mizzi 22 October 2020 05:53

Due to the weak demand caused by the corona pandemic, Air Astana is reducing the number of flights between Frankfurt am Main. The airline offers flights from Germany's largest airport to Nur-Sultan and Almaty. Air Astana previously offered three weekly rotations each. Now one frequency is being removed from each of the two routes, so that there will be two Nur-Sultan and two Almaty rotations per week. The aircraft used will be medium-haul Airbus A321LR jets.

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South Africa: Emirates cooperates with Airlink

Amely Mizzi 22 October 2020 05:43

With the help of a so-called interline agreement, Gulf carrier Emirates wants to offer additional connections in southern Africa. To this end, a corresponding contract was concluded with the regional airline Airlink. "We are delighted to conclude the new interline agreement with Airlink. It will help us to strengthen our presence in southern Africa and offer our customers more choice, flexibility and improved connections to 45 cities. The interline agreement is just the beginning of our further cooperation and we will examine further options in the future to expand the scope of our partnership," said Emirates CEO Tim Clark. Passengers of the Gulf carrier now have connections to 25 domestic destinations in South Africa and 20 other regional destinations. Luggage is checked through to the destination. Airlink's fleet consists of a total of 51 aircraft. These include eight BAe Jetstream 41s, one Embraer 135ER, 16 Embraer 135LRs, 11 Embraer 140LRs, three Embraer 170LRs and 12 Embraer 190s. “We are proud and excited about our new interline agreement with Emirates. We have great respect for the airline, its values ​​and its global reach and are confident that our partnership will provide enhanced travel options for passengers connecting at OR Tambo International Airport and Cape Town International Airport,” explains Rodger Foster, Managing Director of Airlink.

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TAP issues an all-you-can-fly ticket

Amely Mizzi 22 October 2020 05:36

Star Alliance member TAP Portugal is launching an all-you-can-fly ticket for European routes. This costs 2.399 euros in economy class or 3.399 euros in business and allows unlimited flying on TAP's European route network for a month. Those who opt for the two-month option will actually get a cheaper deal, as the economy class costs 3.399 euros and the business class costs 5.399 euros. However, the offers also have a catch, as flights within Portugal are not included in any of the options. According to the company, the "European Flight Pass" can only be used on European routes from Lisbon and Porto. TAP also made it clear in a press release that it does not plan to offer the product permanently. It is currently limited to December 15, 2020. However, the carrier is not a pioneer in "all you can fly", as in the past Tuifly offered this, at least to young people, before Air Berlin took over the European routes. Widerøe regularly launches such products in the summer months. In Austria, Robin Hood Aviation, which no longer exists, also offered a flat rate with the “Unlimiticket”.

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Green Airlines now wants to fly with Chalair

Jan Gruber 22 October 2020 05:27

Instead of the Danish Air Alsie, the French Chalair will now fly for the start-up Green Airlines between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Berlin-Brandenburg. The company announced this on the social media platform Facebook. Air Alsie flight numbers were still found in the reservation system on Monday. The Danish carrier made it clear a few days ago that it had not signed a contract with Green Airlines. Shortly afterwards, the start-up removed all Air Alsie photos and logos from its homepage. Now, images of aircraft from the French Chalair can be seen. There is also no longer any mention of ATR 72-500, but rather of ATR 42-500 and Beech 1900D. Chalair has two ATR72-500, three ATR 42-500 and one ATR 42-300. The fleet also consists of eight Beech 1900Ds, although these have not been used for some time. Green Airlines stated that the new flight numbers will be visible in the reservation system from October 22, 2020. If the seat selection shows correct values, the booking situation seems to be extremely weak.

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The “lockdown wave” is approaching

Jan Gruber 22 October 2020 05:12

In Europe, a new "lockdown wave" is putting aviation and tourism under great pressure. The industry is looking with great concern at Ireland, which was the first EU country to declare this state of affairs again. The Czech Republic also announced the lockdown in Slovakia; the government will decide on Thursday whether the country will be "sealed off" again. In other European countries, including Austria and Germany, individual cities and/or districts have been placed under quarantine. In the two countries mentioned above in particular, however, the threat of a "second lockdown" is clearly looming. This would have fatal consequences for the economy, and the more countries join this new measure, the more difficult it will be for airlines. It cannot therefore be ruled out that one or two airlines will have to cease flight operations again in the event of "Europe-wide lockdowns". The initial situation is in fact quite comparable to that in March, because even before the tough measures were introduced, fear was circulating about developments in Italy, so that many passengers did not even take their booked flights. This is what happened, particularly with budget airlines, that almost fully booked planes were occupied by only a few passengers because the rest did not even travel to the airport. But there is one crucial difference: the tickets of the "no-shows" were paid for and apart from the taxes, which only very few passengers actually claim back, there is no refund in most fares. The airline cannot be blamed for the fact that the traveler simply did not show up. Lauda in particular may have saved quite a bit of money with the "no-shows".

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