August 23, 2021

Norway: Unvaccinated Germans have to be in quarantine

Jan Gruber August 23, 2021 13:05

From now on, Norway will only allow people coming from Germany to enter the country without quarantine if they can prove either that they have recovered no more than six months ago or that they have been fully vaccinated. If neither of these criteria is met, they must undergo a 14-day quarantine. Furthermore, people who have neither been vaccinated nor recovered must present a negative corona test upon entry. This must be no more than 24 hours old. Both antigen and PCR results are accepted. The document can also be in German. Norway requires those who have recovered to present a health certificate and those who have been vaccinated must present their digital EU vaccination certificate (either on paper or on their smartphone). Norway recently tightened the entry rules for cruise ship passengers. Air travelers were initially not affected, but this mode of transport has now followed suit.

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Porter Airlines employees: vaccinate or get tested every 72 hours

Jan Gruber August 23, 2021 10:03

In the future, Canadian Porter Airlines will require employees who are not vaccinated to present a negative corona test before starting work. This must be no more than 72 hours old. Vaccinated employees are exempt from this and only have to show once that they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. All others must present a negative confirmation before each working day. In theory, they will then have to visit a testing center every three days. Porter Airlines intends to ramp up flight operations from September 8, 2021. The new requirements for employees will come into force from this date. "We have a responsibility to ensure a safe workplace. Since vaccines are readily available to everyone in Canada and the United States and their effectiveness has been proven, vaccination or regular testing is a crucial measure to protect the health of our team members," said company boss Michael Deluce.

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Germany: Lufthansa closes numerous lounges

Amely Mizzi August 23, 2021 09:31

Under the guise of "Corona", amenities have been cut for frequent flyers and premium customers at many airports. In many places, lounges are still closed or only offer a minimal selection. Lufthansa wants to close many of these waiting areas in Germany. According to a report by "Der Spiegel", those in Bremen, Dresden, Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig and Nuremberg are affected. The lounge in New Delhi will also be closed permanently. The closure of other crane waiting areas has not been ruled out. If Lufthansa can reach an agreement with Star Alliance partners or other lounge operators, these lounges will be available in the future. If not, then there will simply be none. Furthermore, Lufthansa does not want to offer separate business and senator lounges in the future. These are to be merged in the future. This will result in the closure of other exclusive waiting areas. Munich and Frankfurt am Main are primarily affected. The "First Class Lounge" at Germany's largest airport is being temporarily closed. The "First Class Terminal", which is scheduled to go back into operation on September 1, 2021, will serve as a replacement. Lufthansa explains that operating both areas would not be economically viable. However, if there are significantly more passengers in this segment again, the option of reactivating the lounge is kept open.

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Vienna: Customs caught 818 animal smugglers

Amely Mizzi August 23, 2021 09:06

Since 2009, customs officers at Vienna Airport have found 818 cases of protected animals and plants in passengers' luggage that were to be smuggled into Austria. This included pretty much everything that falls under the Species Trade Act, from parrot eggs to reptiles and seahorses. One of the most infamous highlights was 74 parrot eggs that were found in 2011 in the possession of two travelers from Jamaica, packed in biscuit boxes and a coconut. The parrot eggs were taken to Vienna's Schönbrunn Zoo and incubated there. More than 2 parrots hatched from them. In 50, a passenger from Cairo was found to be in possession of potency pills that contained the sexual organs of some protected species, such as seahorses, snakes, tigers and monkeys. Also in 2012, a total of 2012 live turtles, individually packed in socks, were found in the suitcase of a passenger from Hong Kong. The severely dehydrated animals were nursed back to health at the Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna. "Not only has Customs and the zoo been working together for years to train species protection dogs, Schönbrunn is also often a sanctuary for confiscated animals," said Finance Minister Blümel, grateful for the good cooperation for the welfare of the animals. In 50, a total of 2013 birds, some of them packed in cardboard rolls, were found on a traveler from Bali. 60 of the birds were classified as protected species. By the time they arrived, 21 birds were already dead and an examination revealed the bird flu virus. In 37, two passengers were found with 2017 live cacti that had been taken from the wild in Argentina and Bolivia. "The important work of the

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Too few counters open: Ryanair passengers missed flights in Vienna

Jan Gruber August 23, 2021 08:34

On Saturday morning, there were unpleasant scenes at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. Numerous Ryanair passengers who wanted to check in their luggage at the check-in counter missed their flights. The queue was extremely long. "It felt like a few kilometers and after two hours it was still not our turn," those affected explained to Aviation Direct. The mood is said to have changed at some point, so that there were loud arguments with the ground staff of Flughafen Wien AG. According to reports, one or two swear words were also used. Ryanair has commissioned the ground subsidiary of Flughafen Wien AG to provide services such as check-in, boarding and ramp at Austria's largest airport. However, this is only a service provider for the low-cost airline, which dictates very precisely how things should work. For example, the low-cost airline dictates the boarding process and lets passengers "park" in gangways, stairwells and buses despite Corona, so that they can board the plane immediately after clearance. Last week, for example, travellers had to wait for more than an hour in the gangway or stairwell for the apron bus during a heavy thunderstorm. The connection was operated by Lauda Europe. Too few counters booked Ryanair has steadily increased the number of flights in Vienna, but apparently too few ground staff were booked at Flughafen Wien AG. On Saturday, between just before six and just after eight, around 15 connections were on the flight schedule. Many were very busy and – actually in Ryanair’s interest – many travellers wanted to

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Blue Air expands Linate presence

Amely Mizzi August 23, 2021 08:04

The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air was able to get hold of additional slots at Milan Linate Airport from Alitalia's holdings. In contrast to Ryanair, the airline intends to actively use the take-off and landing rights and has announced four new routes. The inner-city Linate Airport is particularly popular with Milan travelers due to its location. However, the number of slots is limited by law. This is due to the fact that Malpensa was actually built as a replacement for this airport. Linate was never given up, but only the take-off and landing rights were restricted. Alitalia held most of them until recently, but had to return many to the regulator for reassignment due to lack of use. Blue Air will offer three weekly rotations to Prague from September 20, 2021. In addition, the airline plans to fly daily to Palermo from that day. Lamezia Terme is to be served three times a week from September 21, 2021 until at least October 28, 2021. Madrid, which will be served four times a week, is currently scheduled from September 21, 2021 to October 30, 2021.

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LX-LGU: Luxair's Street-Art-B737-800

Jan Gruber August 23, 2021 07:35

A Boeing 737-800 belonging to the airline Luxair has been sporting a spectacular special paint job for some time. This was designed by street artist Christian Pearson, who is also known under the pseudonym Sumo. The livery of the LX-LGU looks very similar to railway carriages that have been the subject of graffiti. In the case of this Boeing 737-800, however, it was not illegal "work"; the artist was commissioned by Luxair to design it. From a distance, you might think that Sumo had unpacked the spray cans, but his designs were actually created with pencil and paper or on the computer. Luxair then had certified adhesive films printed and attached to the fuselage. A total of 136 films were applied. 71 of these are on the right-hand side and 65 on the left.

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Spicejet relies on cargo and domestic flights

Amely Mizzi August 23, 2021 07:06

The Indian low-cost airline is currently in the process of repositioning itself. The cargo flight division, which was rebuilt in the wake of the corona pandemic, will be spun off into a subsidiary founded specifically for this purpose. The company is currently using so-called preighters in-house under the SpiceXpress brand, but also relies on ACMI services from the Maltese Hi Sky Malta. For example, the 9H-JAI bears the client's titles. The 9H-FOX and the 9H-SUN also flew on behalf of Spicejet for a time, but they never received the SpiceXpress sticker. Seven new domestic routes In the passenger sector, the carrier wants to focus more on connections within India. As part of these efforts, a total of seven new routes were announced. Six of these are completely new, as they are not currently served by any other airline. Most of the new routes will be started from the new base in Bhavnagar, Gujrat. Delhi, Mumbai and Surat will be offered from there. These are state-subsidized routes. Other new routes are: Pune-Tirupati, Varanasi-Dehradun, Gwalior-Jaipur and Kishangarh/Ajmer-Mumbai. The aircraft type to be used on the new routes, almost all of which are subsidized by the state, is the DHC Dash 8-400. Depending on demand, narrowbodies will also be used if necessary.

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More articles from the category

Norway: Unvaccinated Germans have to be in quarantine

Porter Airlines employees: vaccinate or get tested every 72 hours

Germany: Lufthansa closes numerous lounges

Vienna: Customs caught 818 animal smugglers

Too few counters open: Ryanair passengers missed flights in Vienna

Blue Air expands Linate presence

LX-LGU: Luxair's Street-Art-B737-800

Spicejet relies on cargo and domestic flights

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