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March 30, 2021

Ryanair announces Lauda base in Zagreb

Jan Gruber March 30, 2021 18:21

In addition to Zadar, the Maltese airline Lauda Europe will also operate Airbus A320 aircraft for Ryanair in the Croatian capital Zagreb. This was announced by CEO Michael O'Leary. 20 pilots and 40 flight attendants will be employed. Lauda Europe will operate various routes from Zagreb under FR flight numbers. A few weeks ago, Managing Director David O'Brien confirmed that the Zadar base, which was postponed last year due to the corona pandemic, will open from May 2021. The Zagreb base is scheduled to open in September 2021 with two Airbus A320s initially. Before that, the Ryanair, Malta Air and Buzz routes will be served from other bases over the summer. The following routes will be flown for Ryanair from the Croatian capital in the future with A320s operated by Lauda Europe: London-Stansted, Frankfurt-Hahn, Paris-Beauvais, Charleroi, Memmingen, Rome-Ciampino, Sandefjord, Bergamo, Dortmund, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Podgorica and Gothenburg. According to current information, Lauda Europe will operate bases in Vienna, Palma de Mallorca, Zadar and Zagreb in the future. Those in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, which were still operated by its predecessor Laudamotion, were closed in the autumn of last year. Both of the airports mentioned are currently no longer included in the Ryanair Group's route network.

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Southwest secures an additional 100 Boeing 737 Max

Granite Pireci March 30, 2021 15:36

The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has secured another major order after the re-certification of its ill-fated 737 Max jet. The US low-cost airline Southwest has ordered another 100 medium-haul jets from the 737 Max series. The US company announced this today in Seattle. The airline has also secured purchase options for 155 aircraft. This means that its competitor Airbus has come away empty-handed. The European aircraft manufacturer had also hoped for the major order. Southwest has now ordered 180 Max jets from Boeing in the standard 737-8 version and 200 of the smaller 737-7 version. More than 30 of these aircraft have already been delivered. There are also options for 270 jets.

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Dreamliner: Norse Atlantic gets its first aircraft

Granite Pireci March 30, 2021 14:42

The new Norwegian long-haul low-cost airline was recently founded by three investors. The first planes are due to take off for the USA this year - but which planes? The newly founded airline has so far only talked about travel destinations. The first destinations mentioned were Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Which aircraft the carrier would use to fly to these destinations was never said. Until now. Because yesterday it was announced that Norse Atlantic Airways and Aercap have reached an agreement. The leasing company says it will provide the airline with six used Boeing 787-8s and three 787-9s. Deliveries will take place by the end of the year. "The 787 is the perfect aircraft for Norse Atlantic Airways to establish itself as a modern long-haul low-cost airline. We are delighted to be able to deliver their first aircraft," said Peter Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer at Aercap.

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On the way to New York: Ana tests CommonPass

Granite Pireci March 30, 2021 13:41

Japan's largest airline is conducting initial tests with the CommonPass digital health pass on the route between Tokyo/Haneda and New York. The CommonPass allows travelers to document their Covid-19 test status and vaccination history on their smartphones. "Our company is constantly looking for ways to make travel safer and more convenient," said Juichi Hirasawa, Senior Vice President at ANA Corporate Planning. "That's why we are now also testing the CommonPass health application. It can help make international travel easier while protecting travelers' privacy as much as possible."

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Italy imposes quarantine on entry from EU countries

Granite Pireci March 30, 2021 12:42

The health minister is pulling the handbrake: To contain the coronavirus pandemic, Italy is imposing a mandatory quarantine for those entering Italy from other EU countries. The Italian health minister, Roberto Speranza, plans to sign a corresponding regulation on Wednesday, according to the ORF. Anyone entering Italy from EU countries in the future will have to show a negative test and also spend five days in quarantine. At the end of this test, a negative test result must be shown again. This apparently puts a stop to travel over the Easter holidays. It was not initially announced when the rules would come into force. They already apply to visitors from countries outside the EU.

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Thomas Cook: Germany sues Zurich insurance

Jan Gruber March 30, 2021 11:41

The German government is of the opinion that Zurich Insurance paid out too little to the victims following the Thomas Cook bankruptcy. A lawsuit has now been filed with the Frankfurt District Court. As the insurance company's liability was capped at 110 million euros for legal reasons, it only paid out a pro rata amount. According to the German Ministry of Consumer Protection, Zurich Insurance paid back around 26,38 percent of the travel costs. This was calculated on the basis of the assumption that the Thomas Cook bankruptcy caused damage of 287,4 million euros plus around 59,6 million euros for repatriation. The total amount exceeding 110 million euros was paid by the Federal Republic of Germany because the EU Package Travel Directive was inadequately implemented. The government is of the opinion that the costs of repatriating stranded holidaymakers should not be included in the 110 million euro cap and should therefore be borne by the insurance company in addition. Zurich Insurance has rejected this and now the Federal Republic of Germany has filed a lawsuit. The insurer is of the opinion that the government's request is unjustified. Rather, Germany has inadequately implemented the EU package travel directive, which is why the state is liable. In this regard, reference is also made to a corresponding expert opinion. The Federal Republic has compensated numerous travelers, but many have never submitted a claim for reimbursement.

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Germany: travel ban is off the table

Jan Gruber March 30, 2021 11:03

The ban on holiday trips abroad, which was temporarily considered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), is now off the table. According to a government spokesperson, the review process she commissioned has been formally completed. Instead, a mandatory test has been introduced. The background to this was that after the Balearic Islands were removed from the RKI risk list, booking numbers rose sharply around Easter. At the same time, however, hotels in Germany are not allowed to open and some districts are even restricting movement. A general travel ban for tourist purposes - as practiced in Belgium and the United Kingdom, for example - would be a tough nut to crack in terms of the Basic Law. What is new now is that people who want to enter Germany by air must present a negative corona test that must not be older than 48 hours. The airlines have been instructed that if proof is not provided, transport must be refused. The new regulation also expressly applies to so-called non-risk areas and is initially limited to May 12, 2021.

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Lufthansa Consulting advises state startup ToMontenegro

Jan Gruber March 30, 2021 10:32

The future state carrier ToMontenegro is getting support from the Kranich Group. Lufthansa Consulting was successful in a tender and will advise the startup. However, this does not result in any participation or cooperation with the airline. The Ministry of Transport told the Mina news agency that the contract was publicly advertised and that Lufthansa Consulting was able to prevail with the best price-performance ratio. The contract would start at the end of March 2021. There is no official timetable for the first flight, but it can be assumed that it will start "as soon as possible". The predecessor Montenegro Airlines received funding to be able to maintain a minimum level of connectivity. The company had actually wanted to start processing long ago, but the services are still needed until ToMontenegro is in the air. It also wants to transfer some assets to the new company, which is to take off with Embraer 195 regional jets.

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Czech Republic: Air Bohemia receives single engine approval

Amely Mizzi March 30, 2021 10:02

The Czech airline Air Bohemia was the first airline in this country to have its AOC extended to single-engine operation. This means that this airline is now allowed to operate aircraft with only one engine commercially. In a media statement, Air Bohemia writes that the corresponding maiden flight is to take place in early April 2021. "This step comes at a time of significant development of commercial air traffic operated by smaller aircraft. It replaces to some extent the crisis-hit sector of the world's largest airlines and at the same time enables connections between two small airports outside the major international hubs," the company said in a press release. According to CH-Aviation.com, the carrier's fleet currently consists of a Cessna 560XL, two Piper PA-46, four PA-42, a Cessna 182, a Diamond DA42NG and three Pilatus PC-12. The approval of single-engine operation means that, for example, the PC-12 can also be used for commercial charter flights.

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Greece: Ryanair announces three new bases

Jan Gruber March 30, 2021 09:33

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair expects that there will be high demand for Greece in the summer of 2021. The Chania base, which was closed in 2018, will be reactivated. At the same time, the low-cost carrier also announced the stationing of aircraft on Corfu and Rhodes. All three island bases will initially be operated seasonally between July and October 2021. A total of 46 new routes will be added from the three airports mentioned. This also includes some additional destinations in Germany. Two Boeing 737-800s will be stationed in Kerkyra (Corfu). These will serve 18 new routes (Aarhus, Copenhagen, Weeze, Münster/Osnabrück, Wroclaw, Krakow, Nuremberg, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Milan-Malpensa, Verona, Marseilles, Barcelona, ​​Odessa, Subiu, Santorini, Heraklion, Paphos and Tel Aviv). From Rhodes, a Boeing 737-800 will fly to Dublin, Birmingham, Warsaw-Modlin, Memmingen, Venice Treviso, Suceava, Marseilles, Barcelona, ​​Brindisi, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Paphos and Tel Aviv. An aircraft of this type is also planned for Chania. This will serve Newcastle, Leeds/Bradford, Billund, Bremen, Berlin-Brandenburg, Cologne/Bonn, Kyiv-Borispil, Budapest, Venice-Treviso, Bologna, Rome-Ciampino, Bari, Mykonos, Luqa (Malta) and Tel Aviv. CEO Michael O'Leary expects the first Boeing 737-Max-200 aircraft in April 2021. After approval, it will initially be used from the United Kingdom. By summer 2021, the carrier will receive 16 B737-Max-200s. These will be used by Ryanair, Ryanair UK, Buzz and Malta Air. The last two group members each have their own livery.

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