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September 28, 2021

Possible entry: Croatia and Aegean are negotiating again

Jan Gruber September 28, 2021 19:39

Negotiations on a possible entry of Aegean Airlines into Croatia Airlines, which were suspended indefinitely due to the Corona negotiations, are to be continued, according to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. Croatia has been looking for a partner or buyer for the state-owned airline for some time. Before the Corona pandemic, the Spanish Air Nostrum was also interested in joining and the government was aiming for partial privatization by mid-2020. However, Corona put a stop to that. Now negotiations with Aegean are to begin again, although the outcome is still open. The government wants to renew Croatia Airlines' fleet with 12 to 15 aircraft. Embraer and Airbus in particular are hoping for orders from Zagreb.

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Vienna: Police unmask fake PCR results

Jan Gruber September 28, 2021 19:08

The Austrian police have caught a total of 2021 people with fake PCR tests at Vienna-Schwechat Airport since the beginning of September 29. The executive states that they were mostly trying to enter the country from Albania. For 20 Albanian citizens, this resulted in refusal of entry and thus rejection. They also had to provide security for the upcoming procedure in Austria. Likewise, two people from Serbia are said to have presented PCR results from Kosovo that were fake. According to the Interior Ministry, five Romanians came from London. Two Syrians are also said to have come to Austria with fake PCR documents and applied for asylum. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP): "Cross-border mobility is a significant factor in the spread of the pandemic. Controls at the airports have therefore been increased and border police officers have been made aware of forgeries. The interim results show the efficiency and thoroughness of the controls."

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Swiss threatens vaccination refusals with termination

Jan Gruber September 28, 2021 18:36

The Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss is toughening its tone when it comes to compulsory vaccination for flight personnel. Now it is openly threatening that people who do not get vaccinated against Covid-19 will face dismissal at the end of January 2022. Among other things, a Swiss spokesperson said: "If the required vaccination requirement is not met, we will be forced to initiate measures due to the breach of duty in accordance with the collective agreement (GAV)." However, this step should not be taken without warning, as it is also being offered that the employment relationship can be suspended for six months while a decision is made. This is an unpaid leave, so there is no entitlement to pay during this time. If individual Swiss employees cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, individual solutions will be sought for them.

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Finnair enters the PCR business

Amely Mizzi September 28, 2021 18:03

Oneworld member Finnair is entering the PCR testing business. These tests are offered directly at the company headquarters near Helsinki Airport for 99 euros. The carrier promises that the results will be delivered the following day at 9:00 a.m. "Our customers have liked Finnair's corona testing service and we are pleased to be able to expand our offering to include PCR tests. A PCR test certificate is required, especially when traveling to many Asian countries, even if you are fully vaccinated," says Kaarlo Karvonen, Finnair's head of security. "Tests in Finland are still more expensive than in many other countries, and we want to support the increase in travel by offering affordable tests." Rapid antigen tests will continue to be offered at a price of 65 euros. These will also be carried out on the premises of Finnair's headquarters.

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Von Massenbach is the new ADV Vice President

Amely Mizzi September 28, 2021 17:33

Aletta von Massenbach, Managing Director of Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, was elected Vice President of the airport association ADV. She succeeds her Munich colleague Andrea Gebbeken. "For over seven decades, the ADV has successfully campaigned for reliable political framework conditions for the German aviation industry. Times are not getting easier for air traffic, and this is precisely why we need close cooperation between the airports. With Aletta von Massenbach, we are strengthening our team and setting the course for the future as a strong representative of the interests of German airports," said ADV President Stefan Schulte.

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Iran is opening up to tourism again

Jan Gruber September 28, 2021 17:06

Iran announced that it will reopen to international tourism from November 2021. In April 2020, the borders were largely closed due to the corona pandemic. This is now to be lifted. The crisis led to tourism in Iran almost collapsing. Due to sanctions, the state is dependent on travelers' foreign currency. The prerequisite for entry will be that you can prove that you have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The Iranian government plans to publish the detailed entry regulations in the next few weeks. It is currently unclear whether you will also have to present a negative PCR test in addition to proof of vaccination.

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Vienna: Michael O'Leary predicts closure of the Wizz base

Jan Gruber September 28, 2021 17:02

The low-cost airline Ryanair intends to serve a total of 2022 destinations from Vienna-Schwechat in the 90 summer flight schedule. The number of aircraft stationed there is to be increased by five to 19. At a press conference, Ryanair announced nine "new" routes, but almost all of the destinations are not really new, but have been known for some time or have been repeatedly postponed due to the corona pandemic. According to the airline, Amman, Kosice, Lamezia Terme, Manchester, Perugia, Pula, Rimini, Stockholm-Arlanda and Venice Marco Polo are to be new in the 2022 summer flight schedule. Regarding Stockholm, Ryanair is moving the connection from Skavsta to Arlanda. The airport will be changed, but the destination region will remain the same, which is why it is not really a "new route". Competitor Wizz Air will continue to fly to Skavsta Airport. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said that they would invest around 500 million US dollars in Vienna and create 200 jobs. At Laudamotion, which was closed last year, a three-digit number of employees were cut in several steps. In the 2022 summer flight schedule, Ryanair plans to use a total of 19 aircraft from Vienna-Schwechat. The number of employees at the Ryanair airlines operating in Vienna is to rise to 650 employees. According to Michael O'Leary, the Austrian airport is among the ten strongest in the route network. Michael O'Leary wants to continue to take action against the state aid granted to Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines and explained that an appeal had been lodged against decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union. He compared the fact that Austria had only supported one airline to North Korea. "We are investing in Vienna at a time when other

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Lufthansa is increasing domestic German and USA flights

Amely Mizzi September 28, 2021 16:08

The Lufthansa Group says it is seeing particularly high demand for the United States of America. Last week, more tickets were sold than in the same period in 2019. The airlines are now responding to the boom in demand by adding additional flights to the USA at short notice. From November, the airlines Lufthansa and Swiss will be offering a total of three daily flights to Miami at short notice. Demand is particularly high for USA flights for the coming December. New bookings last week for this month were just as high as in the same period in 2019. The New York flights, which are traditionally well booked during the Christmas season, have already been supplemented with additional rotations. The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are offering up to 55 weekly connections to New York from their hubs in December. A further short-term expansion of the service is currently being examined. Additional flights also within Germany Due to the continuing growth in demand, flights within Germany and to the Lufthansa hubs are also being increased. Compared to July, for example, Lufthansa is increasing its domestic German connections by 45 percent from October. This means, among other things, that from October there will be nine daily connections from Frankfurt to Berlin instead of the current six daily connections, and from Frankfurt to Hamburg there will be eight daily flights instead of six daily connections. The situation is similar for Munich: from October there will be seven daily connections to Berlin instead of the current five daily connections, and from October there will be up to eleven daily flights to Hamburg instead of six daily connections. In the morning and evening, Lufthansa flies

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Air Baltic has added Riga-Dubai

Amely Mizzi September 28, 2021 15:04

The Latvian airline Air Baltic launched a non-stop connection between Riga and Dubai on Monday. This route will initially be served four times a week with Airbus A220-300. In the past, the company also had Abu Dhabi on its program. "We are proud to be able to offer our passengers such a unique destination as Dubai, which now connects the Baltics with the United Arab Emirates with one of the longest flights on our route map. Dubai has been one of our passengers' most popular destinations for some time and will host Expo 2020, which is attracting great interest in this city," said company boss Martin Gauss.

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China arrests HNA executives

Jan Gruber September 28, 2021 14:09

In the wake of the bankruptcy of the Chinese HNA Group, the top management has been arrested. The company announced that managing director Tan Xiangdong and chairman of the board Chen Feng are in custody. Both official China and the HNA Group are tight-lipped about the exact reasons. They simply point out that the two managers are suspected of having committed criminal acts. However, this will have no impact on the break-up of the group of companies. This is to be carried out - as announced a few days ago. The HNA Group has overreached itself massively through spectacular takeovers in the aviation and tourism sectors and has gotten into such trouble that it had to file for bankruptcy.

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