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September 15, 2021

Stuttgart Airport launches discount app

Amely Mizzi September 15, 2021 13:31

There are countless customer cards that can be used to collect points or receive discounts. Now Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport is introducing one of its own. The new program is called "STRplus" and is a digital customer card in the form of an app. This is intended to provide discounts at shops, restaurants and service providers at the airport. However, it is not an additional app, but rather a new function of the airport's existing one. According to Stuttgart Airport, a welcome voucher that can be redeemed in participating stores will be issued upon registration. An example of discounts given is up to 50 percent on individual burgers at McDonald's. The airport obviously wants to help tenants with this program and attract more local residents to shop at the airport.

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Frankfurt: ANA is again offering evening flights to Tokyo

Granite Pireci September 15, 2021 13:02

The Japanese airline is increasing its presence at Frankfurt Airport from the end of October. In addition to the daily flight connection at lunchtime, an evening flight will also be offered again three days a week. This means that FRA is almost back to pre-crisis levels in the ANA route network. In addition to the daily connection Frankfurt - Tokyo/Haneda under flight number NH204 with departure at 13.30:31 p.m. local time, the carrier will also be offering an evening flight again on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from October 2021, 20.45. The plane leaves Rhein-Main Airport for Tokyo as scheduled at 16:2021 p.m. Before the Corona crisis, this flight was on the program every day. The airline is also offering a single special flight between Frankfurt and Osaka/Kansai on December XNUMX, XNUMX. In addition, passengers can reach Tokyo via London (five times a week), Paris (three times a week) and Brussels (twice a week). However, the flight connections from Munich, Düsseldorf and Vienna cannot be resumed at this time, the company announced.

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Frankfurt: Lufthansa has flown out the last Airbus A380

Amely Mizzi September 15, 2021 10:07

Lufthansa flew the Airbus A380 with the registration D-AIMH out of Frankfurt am Main on Tuesday morning. It is the last aircraft of this type that was still parked at the home base. Lufthansa has thus flown all 14 Airbus A380s into long-term storage. The D-AIMH is now in Teruel, Spain. The last time this superjumbo was in use was on March 6, 2020 on the San Francisco-Munich route. It is unclear whether the crane group will ever reactivate the A380 fleet. Company boss Carsten Spohr has repeatedly said that he considers this step to be extremely unlikely. However, a comeback is not completely out of the question. All 14 of Lufthansa's Airbus A380s are now waiting in long-term storage for better times.

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From October 1, 2021: AUA reactivates Montreal flights

Amely Mizzi September 15, 2021 09:27

As of October 1, 2021, Austrian Airlines will reactivate the nonstop connection between Vienna and Montreal, Canada. This is also because fully vaccinated people have been able to enter the North American state since September 7, 2021. For the time being, three weekly rotations will be offered with the Boeing 767 aircraft. The airline last served the route from April 2019 to March 2020, before it had to be suspended due to the corona pandemic. "After more than a year and a half, we can finally add Montreal back to our destination portfolio. We are pleased to continue our successful cooperation with Air Canada and to strengthen our home base in Vienna," says Austrian Airlines CCO Michael Trestl. Since September 7, fully vaccinated travelers with a PCR test have been able to enter Canada without further restrictions. "We are very pleased that Canada is setting a good example on the North American subcontinent and making tourist travel easier. Thanks to this measure, we can once again connect people around the globe, whether business travelers, families or travelers who want to discover new things with us," says CCO Michael Trestl. Codeshare partner Air Canada also sees the resumption of the AUA long-haul connection as positive. Mark Galardo, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Revenue Management, said: "We are delighted to welcome Austrian Airlines back to Montreal. Vienna, with its beautiful palaces and Christmas markets, is a unique destination, especially in the winter months. In addition, the long-standing cooperation between the two airlines enables passengers in Vienna to enjoy a seamless connection to important destinations in Europe and the Middle East."

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Braunschweig: Tuifly will also fly for “Der Schmidt” in 2022

Jan Gruber September 15, 2021 09:03

On behalf of the German tour operator "Der Schmidt", the holiday airline Tuifly will also fly from Braunschweig in the 2022 summer flight schedule. Tickets and package tours can be booked through the tour operator. The full charter flights go to Naples, Palermo, Dubrovnik, Rome-FCO and Olbia. It is currently planned that these will be served with Boeing 2022-737s between April and June 800. Not all destinations are offered continuously. Some destinations are only offered as part of individual trips. There are traditionally only a few charter flights for the general public from Braunschweig Airport. The airport is heavily used in the business aviation sector. The tour operator "Der Schmidt" has discovered a gap in the market at this airport in recent years.

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Air Albania flies an Airbus A320

Jan Gruber September 15, 2021 08:36

Air Albania added an Airbus A320 to its fleet. This aircraft has the registration ZA-BBC and was used commercially for the first time on September 12, 2021. This aircraft previously flew for Turkish Airlines. This is no coincidence, as the Turkish airline owns 49 percent of Air Albania. The fleet now consists of an Airbus A319, a Boeing 737-800 and the recently added A320. In a media statement, company boss Sinan Dilek is quoted as saying that he considers the new addition to be an important milestone in the history of Air Albania. The aircraft is to be used across the entire route network. Investors from Albania hold the majority of the airline.

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Top managers are returning to business class

Jan Gruber September 15, 2021 08:05

The Corona pandemic changed business travel almost overnight and the consequences are still ongoing. While in many companies middle management, who once loved to travel, have to work more with video and telephone conferences, top managers are apparently increasingly treating themselves to higher travel classes. A survey conducted by Airplus found that booking business class or first class on train journeys is preferred. One of the arguments given is that there would be fewer contacts and therefore a lower risk of infection. According to Airplus, a total of 750 top managers in Europe were surveyed. An interesting side aspect is that some participants stated that they would generally book higher travel classes for their employees. One of the reasons given was that they wanted to protect them as best as possible from possible infection with the coronavirus. At the same time, the argument also shows that many managers apparently do care at all about how their staff get through the crisis and that they cannot afford the loss of key employees. The Travel Inside portal concludes that significantly more business trips are to be expected in the next few years than in 2019. In this context, combined with the fact that business class is increasingly being booked on short-haul flights, many managers expect travel costs to rise. How long the "C boom" will last remains to be seen. At some point, savings issues could arise again.

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Saudia plans to put A321XLR into service in 2024

Jan Gruber September 15, 2021 07:36

The airline Saudia plans to put its first Airbus A321XLR into active scheduled service in the course of 2024. The carrier has ordered a total of 15 aircraft of this type. CH-Aviation.com reports, citing company boss Ibrahim al-Koshy, that the A321XLR model will be used on routes to Europe and Asia, as well as within the Arab region. The manager expects the order to be fully delivered by the end of 2026. Saudia has already caused a stir this year by raising around three billion US dollars from various banks. The airline plans to use this funding to purchase around 70 new aircraft. Intensive negotiations are reportedly underway with Airbus and Boeing.

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Cathay Pacific also closes crew base London

Jan Gruber September 15, 2021 07:04

The airline Cathay Pacific will no longer employ pilots in the British capital London. The closure of the base there has been looming for several weeks, but has only now been officially confirmed. The Hong Kong carrier wants to reduce costs by closing foreign crew bases. Those in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Germany have already fallen victim to the red pen. Although alternative jobs are to be offered in Hong Kong, this is likely to be an attractive solution for only a few. Foreign pilots had their salaries cut some time ago. The crew bases maintained in the United States of America are also being examined. These are the last outside Hong Kong. Around 140 pilots would be affected by a possible closure. However, a final decision has not yet been made.

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