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July 22, 2021

HAJ: Martin Roll becomes the new managing director

Granite Pireci July 22, 2021 19:57

Martin Roll will be the new managing director at Hanover Airport. This was unanimously decided by the supervisory board of Hannover-Langenhagen Airport GmbH at its 276th meeting. The 50-year-old is to start work as commercial managing director in the next few months; the exact date is still to be determined, the airport announced on Thursday. The contract has a term of four years. "I am very pleased to be able to play an active role in shaping the future of Hanover Airport. For me, air traffic is both a challenge and a matter close to my heart," said Roll. In the future, the airport will be run by a dual leadership of two managing directors. The position of technical and operational managing director is to be filled next year. The current sole managing director, Raoul Hille, will retire at the end of 2022 after 18 years, as planned.

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Friday: Flynas lands in Salzburg for the first time

Jan Gruber July 22, 2021 19:05

Salzburg Airport is expecting Flynas' first landing on Friday, July 23, 2021 at around 11:15 a.m. The Saudi Arabian carrier will connect the city of Mozart with Riyadh in the future. The low-cost airline actually wanted to start last year, but the corona pandemic and the associated strict entry and quarantine regulations put a stop to that. On Friday, the time has come. For vaccinated people, traveling between Austria and Saudi Arabia (and vice versa) is currently easy.

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American Airlines is making profits again

Granite Pireci July 22, 2021 18:31

A step in the right direction: The US airline American Airlines made a small profit in the second quarter for the first time since the beginning of the Corona crisis. The decisive factor for this positive development is the gradual recovery of aviation. The bottom line for American Airlines is a profit of around 19 million euros. This is reported by the aviation portal Aero. In the previous year, when the industry was at a standstill due to the biggest crisis in aviation history, the airline had to cope with a loss of a good two billion dollars. At least mathematically, the company can draw on all its resources - according to its own statements, the US carrier had liquid assets of around 21,3 billion dollars at the end of the quarter.

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Chamber of Labor is suing X-Jam terms and conditions

Amely Mizzi July 22, 2021 18:04

The Chamber of Labor is currently conducting legal proceedings against the organizer of the X-Jam graduation trips, DocLX Travel Events GmbH. The consumer advocates are of the opinion that a total of eleven clauses in the general terms and conditions violate applicable law. For example, there is a cancellation fee, according to which 30 percent of the travel costs would be incurred if the contract is withdrawn up to 30 days before the start of the trip. The Chamber of Labor has also challenged clauses on processing fees. In the opinion of the Chamber of Labor, neither the cancellation nor the processing fees are payable. The proceedings are still ongoing. In January 2021, the Chamber of Labor filed a lawsuit against DocLX Travel Events GmbH for eleven illegal clauses in the general terms and conditions. DocLX organizes graduation trips in the form of package tours. The proceedings are ongoing and there is no verdict yet. For example, the AK objects to a clause according to which cancellation costs of 30 percent are incurred from the time the signed booking has been received up to 30 days before the start of the trip. For the AK, the clause is unlawful, also because holidaymakers are not informed in connection with the cancellation conditions that there is a right of withdrawal free of charge under certain conditions. AK consumer expert Martin Goger: "Travellers can very well withdraw from the package travel contract free of charge before the start of the package trip. This is the case if unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occur at the holiday destination or in its immediate vicinity so that the package trip cannot take place or the implementation of the trip is significantly impaired. Such a circumstance would be, for example, a natural disaster or the outbreak of an epidemic at the holiday destination." In addition, in the event of cancellation, compensation for

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Collision on the ground: FlyDubai and Gulf Air made involuntary acquaintance

Amely Mizzi July 22, 2021 16:04

Two commercial aircraft collided while taxiing at Dubai-DXB airport on Thursday morning. There were no injuries, as all passengers escaped with a fright. However, the incident caused significant delays as a runway had to be closed for safety reasons. A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 and a Gulf Air Airbus A321neo were affected. "Flydubai flight FZ 1461 from Dubai International (DXB) to Bishkek International Airport (FRU) returned to the gate on July 22, 2021 due to a minor incident involving one of our next-generation Boeing 737-800s and another aircraft on the taxiway," FlyDubai said in an initial statement. The airport operator added: "Dubai Airports can confirm that an incident occurred at DXB involving two passenger aircraft in the early hours of Thursday, July 22, 2021. As a result, a runway was temporarily closed so that the minor incident could be dealt with quickly. Operations at DXB were not affected and the runway was reopened after two hours.” Gulf Air also confirmed the involuntary encounter and said in an official statement that one of its planes was hit on the tail by a plane belonging to another airline. The passengers will be rebooked. An Airbus A320neo was used, but the carrier did not mention the type of plane in its response to the inquiry.

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Virus variant areas: Germany is abolishing quarantine for vaccinated people

Jan Gruber July 22, 2021 15:33

The German federal government will provisionally extend the Corona entry regulation until September 10, 2021. This is the so-called model regulation, because the federal states issue the regulations themselves. Therefore, there are already minimal deviations today. Germany is apparently reacting to the fact that the delta variant is spreading to more and more countries and is already dominating there. If the previous logic were followed, at least the whole of Europe would soon have to be classified as a so-called virus variant area. It is precisely this fact that is being addressed and the quarantine regulations for vaccinated people are to be relaxed. Currently, everyone - regardless of whether they have been vaccinated, recovered or tested - coming from virus variant areas must be quarantined for 14 days. In contrast to Austria, the possibility of testing free is not provided for. In the future, vaccinated people will no longer have to be isolated if "the person entering the country has been vaccinated with a vaccine that is sufficiently effective against the virus variant on the basis of which the classification as a virus variant area was made," the document reads. Most recently, a case ended up in court in which a woman entered the country from Portugal just four days before the area was downgraded to a high-incidence area. The government is reacting to this and has now determined that if an area is downgraded from a virus variant area to a high-incidence area and someone is in quarantine, the more lenient rules for high-incidence areas should apply.

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ÖAMTC informs: Passengers have these rights

guest Author July 22, 2021 15:05

If a flight is delayed or even cancelled, it is important to know your rights as a passenger. "The EU Air Passenger Rights Regulation provides clear rules for such cases. These apply to flights within the EU, from the EU to other countries or from other countries to the EU, provided it is an EU airline," says ÖAMTC lawyer Nikolaus Authried. "Depending on the length of the delay, there is a right to care or compensation." If the flight is delayed by five hours or more or is even cancelled, passengers have the choice between a refund of the ticket price, possibly with a return trip to the first departure point or alternative transport to the final destination. In the event of a delayed departure, airlines are generally obliged to offer free snacks and refreshments and to enable telephone calls or the sending of emails. The care service depends on the length of the delay and the flight distance: for flights up to 1.500 km, you are entitled to care service if the delay is two hours or more. "If this is refused, it is worth keeping the receipts for snacks etc. so that you can claim the expenses later," advises the mobility club's lawyer. "If you arrive at your final destination at least three hours late, air travelers are also entitled to compensation." Claims in the event of flight cancellation - the time of information is crucial If a booked flight is cancelled, passengers have the choice between a refund of the ticket price or alternative transport (i.e. alternative transport to the destination or the earliest possible return flight to the first departure point). "The airline must pay a flat-rate compensation if the passenger does not arrive at the final destination at least two hours later than the scheduled departure time.

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Russia: Azimuth Airlines launches six A220-300s

Jan Gruber July 22, 2021 14:34

The Russian Azimuth Airlines ordered six Airbus A220-300s at the MAKS aviation trade fair, making it the first operator of this model in the Russian Federation from next year. The regional jets will be purchased through the leasing company ALC and will be stationed in Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Mineralnye Vody. In the course of the announcement, Azimuth Airlines stated that the A220-300 aircraft will be used both domestically and on international short-haul flights. This is a unique balancing act for the carrier, as many competitors in this size class have opted exclusively for the Sukhoi Superjet due to generous government subsidies. Azimut orders from both Airbus and the United Aircraft Corporation.

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Chamber of Labor sets up an information booth at Vienna Airport again

Jan Gruber July 22, 2021 14:02

The Lower Austrian Chamber of Labor is once again setting up an information stand at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. This will be available from July 30, 2021 in Terminal 1, which is currently only used for check-in. "The consumer advocates of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Labor know how to react correctly to unpleasant surprises at your vacation destination and what to do if there are problems with the flight. Until August 29, they will advise travelers directly on site at Terminal 1 of Vienna-Schwechat Airport," the Chamber of Labor said in a media statement. This year, the Chamber of Labor's consumer advocates are also likely to be dealing with some of the bizarre interpretations of corona measures by airlines. For example, some providers are creating queues by forcing passengers to go to the counter despite using web check-in.

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Russia: 58 Sukhoi SSJ-100s sold to four airlines

Jan Gruber July 22, 2021 13:25

With the help of fairly high subsidies, the government of the Russian Federation is trying to make the use of domestically built aircraft more attractive. The government has paid particular attention to the Sukhoi SSJ-100. The program now appears to be bearing its first fruits. The state-owned company Rostec, which also controls the United Aircraft Corporation, announced on Thursday that a total of 58 Superjets had been sold to four Russian airlines. The MAKS aviation fair is currently taking place near Moscow, so it can be assumed that the announcement of the deals was held back for prestige reasons. Aeroflot's sister company Rossija is to become the SSJ competence center within the group in the future. An existing order was therefore increased by 15 units. Taking into account the fact that all Sukhoi Superjets within the group are being transferred to Rossija, this means a target fleet of 149 units in total. This makes the carrier by far the world's largest operator of the Russian regional jet. Red Wings decided to buy 15 more SSJ-100s and Azimuth also wants 14 more. However, the latter airline also ordered six Airbus A220-300s. Aurora also wants to buy eight Superjets. At the same time, the MS-21 is also being examined. The Russian government's goal is to see older models - dating back to Soviet times - disappear from the skies once and for all, while at the same time flying within the Russian Federation almost exclusively with domestically produced aircraft. In order to achieve this goal, generous subsidies are being distributed. The SSJ-100 and the MS-21 in particular are to be made attractive to carriers. These are

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