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August 5, 2021

Iceland: Bluebird fleets 25 B737 freighters

Amely Mizzi August 5, 2021 19:05

The Icelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic plans to expand its fleet to 2025 Boeing 25-737 freighters by the end of 800. The company currently operates only eight aircraft. All new additions are to be purchased through leasing companies. Company CEO Siggi Agustsson said in a media statement that the first Boeing 737-800 is to be taken delivery of in September 2021. Another will arrive as early as October 2021. Bluebird Nordic confirmed to CH-Aviation.com that it will be LY-FBA. "The addition of 25 B737-800s to our fleet will firmly position Bluebird Nordic at the forefront of the cargo charter market and is part of our existing and comprehensive expansion plan," a media representative said upon request. "With the increasing demand for cargo transport, we are proactively responding to our customers' increased freighter needs, ensuring that we are ready and able to meet all of their global cargo requirements. In addition, Bluebird Nordic plans to set up back offices in Lithuania and Bulgaria after this major expansion. The new arrivals are mainly passenger aircraft. These will be converted into pure cargo aircraft before being added to the fleet. There are still no plans to operate flights with passengers, as the company wants to continue to focus on cargo.

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From Monday: Scotland will largely end corona measures

Jan Gruber August 5, 2021 18:04

In the United Kingdom, following England, Scotland will also lift almost all "coronavirus rules" from Monday. However, the mask requirement will be retained in certain areas. In restaurants and pubs, the "distance regulations" will then no longer apply. From August 9, 2021, Scotland will lift most of the remaining corona measures. In contrast to England, the mask requirement will be retained in public indoor spaces. Vaccinated people will then generally no longer have to go into quarantine. Contact restrictions and distance rules will be lifted. In restaurants and at concerts and other large events, mandatory distances, which were hardly observed anyway, no longer have to be observed. The governing party emphasizes, however, that the easing of restrictions should not be seen as a final victory over the coronavirus. The region of England lifted almost all corona rules last month and received harsh criticism from governments of other countries for this.

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Leipzig: Freebird Europe announces Larnaka

Amely Mizzi August 5, 2021 16:05

The Maltese airline Freebird Europe intends to fly from Leipzig/Halle to Larnaka once a week in the 2022 summer flight schedule. An Airbus A320 is to be used on this route on Thursdays. Freebird Europe is the Maltese branch of the Turkish Freebird Airlines. Since Turkey is not a member of the European Union, an EU carrier is required to be able to fly within the Union. For example, competitor Corendon also has a Malta branch that follows a similar business model. Freebird Europe is to serve the Heraklion destination four times a week from Leipzig/Halle in summer 2022. It is currently planned to fly with Airbus A320s on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Freebird Europe's fleet currently consists of two aircraft of this type. These have the registrations 9H-FHA and 9H-FHB. The average fleet age is 13 years. The Turkish parent company operates eight Airbus A320s, which are on average 12,2 years old.

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ZRH: Increased rejections at the check-in counter

Granite Pireci August 5, 2021 15:30

For many travelers, their vacation ends at the check-in counter. This phenomenon has recently become particularly common at Zurich Airport. Airlines check the necessary travel documents for accuracy and completeness before boarding. Failure to fulfill these obligations results in horrendous fines - so employees take a particularly close look. In June, 700 passengers were deported in Zurich in this way. Last month, 5 to 10 percent of long-haul travelers were unable to board their flight. For short-haul flights, the figure was 1 to 2 percent. In most cases, the Covid certificates are not available, have expired, or are not written in English, as the Swiss Handelszeitung reports. However, there are also problems if the certificates do not contain all the required information, such as the passport number or the full name, which must be written the same as in the passport or on the ID.

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Transavia confirms plans for Innsbruck-Brussels

Jan Gruber August 5, 2021 15:05

The Dutch airline Transavia wanted to start a non-stop connection between Brussels and Innsbruck last year. Due to the strict entry and quarantine regulations, the plan was postponed. Now Transavia has reiterated its intention to start the route, which is primarily aimed at winter sports enthusiasts. The Air France-KLM subsidiary has announced the start date as December 23, 2021. Initially, Boeing 737-800 flights will operate twice a week between Brussels and Innsbruck. The aircraft will not be based in Belgium or Tyrol, but in Amsterdam-Schiphol. As part of W-Patterns, flights will then be operated between Innsbruck and the Belgian capital.

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Earn one mile per minute in Dubai with Emirates Skywards

Granite Pireci August 5, 2021 14:30

Emirates Skywards, the loyalty program of Emirates and flydubai, announces the “Mile-A-Minute” offer: members earn one Skywards mile per minute during a stopover or holiday stay in Dubai, allowing them to earn up to 5.000 miles in total. The offer is valid for all Emirates tickets purchased between 1 August 2021 and 31 March 2022 and for flights between 1 October 2021 and 31 March 2022, and is also valid for new members who sign up to Skywards during the promotional period. Emirates' Dubai hub is gearing up for Expo 2020, which runs from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, and the country is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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With A318: Air France announces Orly from Munich and Berlin

Amely Mizzi August 5, 2021 14:05

From October 31, 2021, the airline Air France plans to fly from Berlin and Munich to Paris' second airport, Orly. The connection is not intended to replace flights to Charles de Gaulle, but to complement them. The aircraft that Air France will use is interesting. According to the carrier's statement, both new routes will be served once a day with Airbus A318s. This model is now rare and will gradually be replaced by Airbus A220-300s at the French airline.

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Easyjet now with a digital language learning offer for children

Granite Pireci August 5, 2021 13:30

On all 300 aircraft, 84 e-books from the Mizzi Mozzi series in seven European languages ​​are available to download free of charge via QR codes on the back of the seats. EasyJet is offering families travelling with children free digital books this summer to make learning a new language as fun as possible. Through a new partnership with the digital children's book series Mizzi Mozzi, the airline is the first European airline to offer its youngest passengers digital learning above the clouds. The carrier is offering the first two books from 84 available titles in the new digital Mizzi Mozzi book series free of charge. Passengers simply scan the QR code on the seatback in front of them before departure, download the app for free, choose the language they want to discover and select their desired books before departure.

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For the time being, Air Transat is only focusing on narrowbodies

Jan Gruber August 5, 2021 13:05

The Canadian airline Air Transat will initially only use the Airbus A2021 and A321LR aircraft types in the current 321 summer flight schedule period. The widebodies are not expected to fly regularly for the time being. According to the portal Simple Flying, the flight offer is limited to just 19 percent of the capacity flown in the comparable period in 2019. The flight plans were submitted for a total of 1.102 round trips, which are to be flown by October 30, 2021. Air Transat's fleet currently consists of seven A321s, ten A321LRs, 14 A330-200s, and one A330-300. Initially, the company only wants to use the narrowbodies for passenger flights. The planned takeover of the carrier by competitor Air Canada failed due, among other things, to considerable concerns from the EU Commission. Air Transat therefore wants to continue standalone.

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Mango bankruptcy: court postpones hearing to Friday

Amely Mizzi August 5, 2021 10:05

The insolvency court responsible for the low-cost airline Mango will not decide on the future fate of the carrier until Friday, August 6, 2021. The South African High Court in Johannesburg announced that it wanted to give the parties more time to prepare their submissions. In the meantime, the SAA subsidiary Mango had to cease flight operations. The South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA), the Mango Pilots Association (MPA) and the National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (NUMSA) have applied to place Mango under creditor protection. The outstanding debts from employees are said to amount to around 57,3 million US dollars. In the last two months, no wages have been paid. Previously, the workforce is said to have only received partial amounts, so that mathematically up to six months' salary are outstanding.

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