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April 8, 2021

Linz: AUA closes ground station on May 31, 2021

Jan Gruber 8 April 2021 17:03

The Austrian Airlines ground station in Linz-Hörsching will close its doors on May 31, 2021. This affects 26 employees who have already been registered with the employment service for the early warning system. On Thursday, employees were informed about the transfer of operations to ISS Austria at a staff meeting. A spokesperson for Austrian Airlines confirmed the closure of the ground station. ISS will take over the services currently offered by AUA on June 1, 2021. The 26 employees have the option of switching to ISS via a transfer of operations. In Klagenfurt, a similar solution was negotiated with the airport there, but those affected did not take advantage of it. "Austrian Airlines, Linz Airport and ISS Austria were able to agree on a transfer of operations for Austrian ground staff. From June 1, 2021, the employment relationships of all 26 employees will be transferred to ISS Austria if they so wish. This solution means that jobs at the site can be retained. Austrian Airlines would like to thank Linz Airport and ISS Austria for the good discussions," a media representative from Austrian Airlines told Aviation Direct. With the closure of the AUA ground station in Linz, the Lufthansa subsidiary will only offer ground handling services in Innsbruck and Vienna in the future. It has already withdrawn from Salzburg, Graz and Klagenfurt. A few weeks ago, AUA told Aviation Direct that it had no plans to withdraw from Innsbruck. In Vienna, it is - alongside the airport and AAS - a major provider in this segment.

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Malta: 18 airlines are scheduled to fly to from June 2021

Jan Gruber 8 April 2021 16:31

The Maltese Ministry of Tourism expects a total of 2021 airlines to fly to the country's only civil airport, Luqa, in summer 18. Malta, Gozo and Comino are expected to welcome tourists again on a large scale from June 1, 2021. Last year's season was extremely weak due to the pandemic. "This summer, 18 airlines will fly to Malta, and four of them are new operators. Airlines are the lifeblood of the tourism sector and they must not be forgotten," explains Maltese Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo. The government member also points out that from June 2021, around 70 percent of the routes offered in 2019 are expected to be restored. Four of these airlines are new, and the Tourism Authority is currently in talks with another four airlines that are seriously interested in starting routes to Malta. In addition to aircraft, cruise ships will also resume service this summer. No less than 34 port calls are planned by the end of June. Malta hopes for the Green Pass The Maltese government is currently in talks with the European Commission and hopes for the approval of "green" passes for vaccinated people, with which guests could travel within Malta without restrictions. The plan outlined by Minister Bartolo envisages that vaccinated tourists will be able to visit Malta without restrictions by presenting a digital "green pass" upon arrival, while unvaccinated tourists must present a negative result of a PCR COVID-19 test carried out a few hours before their arrival. In recent years, the Maltese islands have been extremely crowded in the summer months. The year 2019 was a year of great tourist activity due to the pandemic.

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Memmingen: Ryanair announces two new routes

Amely Mizzi 8 April 2021 16:08

The Bavarian regional airport Memmingen hopes that demand will stabilize in the next few months. In a press release, the airport points out that the summer flight schedule period does not end until the end of October 2020. Around 40 destinations are to be offered. "It is valid until the end of October and offers numerous travel and vacation options in the coming months," explains Marcel Schütz, sales manager at the airport. New to the route network is a non-stop connection to Zagreb operated by the Ryanair subsidiary Lauda Europe. This is scheduled to start on September 3, 2021. Lauda Europe will station two Airbus A320s in the Croatian capital on behalf of the Irish low-cost airline. Also new to the program is the Ryanair route to Rhodes, which is scheduled to be served on Saturdays and Tuesdays from July 3, 2021. The Irish Lowocoster will maintain a base on the Greek island in the 2021 summer flight schedule. This will be operated with Boeing 737-800s. The current flight schedule in Memmingen has more than 40 flight connections in Europe - from sunny beaches to city trips. In addition, the airlines have already released parts of their winter flight schedules for booking. The current health situation in the respective countries can lead to requirements or restrictions. "Traveling remains possible, however, and will probably be increasingly safe to plan until autumn," says Marcel Schütz.

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Vaccination is not off the table at Swiss

Jan Gruber 8 April 2021 15:31

The flight crew of the Swiss airline could be forced to be vaccinated. It was initially said that flight attendants and pilots could be vaccinated voluntarily, but according to a report in the newspaper "Blick", a possible obligation is not off the table. The Lufthansa subsidiary explained to the media that the situation would have to be reassessed depending on how the pandemic developed. Furthermore: "It depends on the entry regulations of the respective countries whether the flight crew must be vaccinated." When asked explicitly how this could be detrimental to unvaccinated "flyers", the company did not want to provide any further details. Swiss recommends that employees get vaccinated and, according to CH-Media, is currently in the process of organizing its own vaccination campaign. The carrier employs around 6.000 people. A spokesman told the newspapers of the aforementioned publisher that a special vaccination campaign would be carried out. However, he also restricted it to "as soon as sufficient vaccine is available for the entire population". To put it simply: Swiss will not push ahead in any way, but will simply set up in-house vaccination stations. The company is in dialogue with the Canton of Zurich on this, as it needs to be clarified whether Swiss employees must use a public vaccination center or whether the company medical service can open its own.

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Air Dolomiti receives EMAS certificate

Amely Mizzi 8 April 2021 15:09

The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti received validation of the EMAS certificate. This is an environmental audit of the European Union. The conditions for membership are the existence of an environmental management system (ISO 14001:2015) and the submission of an environmental statement with subsequent validation. EMAS promotes the continuous improvement of the performance of organizations through the establishment and application of environmental management systems, the regular and systematic evaluation of protocols and the provision of information on the results achieved. The certification, which is issued in Italy by ISPRA, the Environmental Protection and Research Authority, is valid for three years. Compliance with EMAS guarantees the application of eco-processes, reduces the frequency of environmentally harmful events, provides guarantees of compliance with environmentally friendly regulations and promotes the development and growth of technical and scientific knowledge for the continuous improvement of environmental performance. "With this integrated system, we are helping to make air transport more environmentally friendly and at the same time more cost-effective by optimising the use of resources with the aim of creating economic and ecological added value. This commitment to joint action to protect the environment is the basis for many projects, measures and innovations that describe the path to a sustainable future. The integration and general organisation of environmental management will also lead to coordinated and transparent communication regarding activities and internal operational processes," says Jörg Eberhart, President and CEO of Air Dolomiti.

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AUA: Is free water in mini bottles sustainable?

Jan Gruber 8 April 2021 14:35

In the "time before Corona", the reduction of plastic waste was the public focus. Environmentalists repeatedly used dramatic photos to point out the precarious situation in the world's oceans. Numerous airlines jumped on the bandwagon and gave themselves a greener image by announcing that less plastic would be used on board. Austrian Airlines also declared war on this material, but is now increasing the use of plastics. Currently, plastic drinks bottles pose a much smaller problem for the environment than disposable masks. More and more countries - including Austria and Germany - are banning the use of washable fabric masks. The disposable products - whether so-called "medical" MNS or FFP2 - consist mainly of plastics. These are often carelessly thrown away after use. In many countries, disposal by legal means is also a serious problem, because due to the mixture of different plastics, the disposable masks are de facto not recyclable. In other words: hazardous waste is created that can end up in the world's oceans and can be mistaken for a jellyfish by fish, marine mammals and other animals. Instead of the desired treat, an agonizing death often follows. A plastic cup became a mini plastic bottle and a plastic cup. As part of the change in the catering concept to the sale of food and drinks in the name and on behalf of Retail in Motion, Austrian Airlines abolished the previously free serving of tea, coffee and water on short and medium-haul flights. Up to now, 1,5-liter plastic bottles were poured into plastic cups with a capacity of around 0,2 liters. In purely mathematical terms, this meant that in

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Zurich redevelops taxiways

Amely Mizzi 8 April 2021 14:06

At Switzerland's largest airport, Zurich-Kloten, construction work will begin along the runways and taxiways in the next few weeks. This includes maintenance work on the flight operations areas as well as work in connection with the renovation of runway 2022/10 planned for 28. The flight operations areas - namely runways, taxiways and stands - are subject to high levels of stress due to the use of aircraft and vehicles. The maintenance of the pavement areas and the associated technical systems such as drainage or runway lighting is therefore a recurring task of the maintenance companies. As every year, local maintenance work is carried out at numerous locations on the flight operations areas from spring to autumn. Due to the corona pandemic, the renovation of runway 2021/10, originally announced for 28, has been postponed to 2022. Initial preparatory work for the renewal of the electrical infrastructure has already begun. From mid-April, pavement demolitions will be required in the area of ​​the runways and taxiways due to power line crossings. This work must be carried out outside of flight operating hours and therefore at night, as the runway must be completely closed. The nights affected are Sunday evening to Friday morning. No work will be carried out on the nights from Friday to Saturday or Saturday to Sunday.

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United eliminates free Max rebooking

Jan Gruber 8 April 2021 13:32

Until now, United Airlines allowed passengers who were surprised by the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to rebook free of charge. This practice was abolished on Thursday. As a result, the use of the crisis-hit jet no longer entitles passengers to cancel or change their booking free of charge. The portal Simpleflying.com reports in this context that only bookings made from April 8, 2021 are affected by this change. Tickets sold before this date can be canceled or rebooked if the Boeing 737 Max is used. United Airlines sees no need to continue the previous goodwill. A few airlines continue to offer free changes if the Boeing 737 Max is used. However, it can be assumed that this goodwill will soon be abolished across the industry. It was originally introduced because there were fears that passengers might rebel against this pattern. However, according to various airlines, this has only occurred to a very limited extent to date.

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Eurowings relies on travel insurance

Amely Mizzi 8 April 2021 13:05

Eurowings is pushing the sale of travel insurance and is currently advertising that “Corona travel protection” should now be automatically included when purchasing packages from Hanse-Merkur-Assekuranz. With travel insurance, you should generally pay attention to the small print, because it is often worthless if there is a travel warning for the destination. Since Germany and Austria, among others, issue travel warnings in a less selective and sometimes politically motivated manner, the probability that such a warning exists for the destination is very high. Eurowings writes in a press release: “In concrete terms, the new service components apply, for example, in the event of a failed temperature check at the departure airport or if a corona infection is suspected. Corona protection also covers the additional costs incurred in the event of a delayed return journey.” “People want to fly and travel, but want more security for uncertain times. With our new Corona protection, which is automatically integrated into our insurance policies, we are responding to the specific wishes of our customers, for whom flexibility and safety when flying are currently the top priority," says Jens Bischof, CEO and spokesman for the management of Eurowings.

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To Montenegro becomes Air Montenegro

Jan Gruber 8 April 2021 12:38

The airline start-up To Montenegro will launch under the name Air Montenegro. This was announced in an official statement by the government of the Balkan state. The new carrier is to succeed Montenegro Airlines. The latter airline is to be wound up. The current government accuses its predecessors of years of mismanagement and has therefore decided to close Montenegro Airlines and start a new state-owned airline. This should initially be called To Montenegro. However, only the brand name will be changed, as the formal company name will remain ToMontenegro doo. A name change at a later date is not fundamentally ruled out, however. The state wants to help the start-up get into the air with around 20 million euros. The plan is to initially use two Embraer 195s.

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