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September 29, 2021

ÖBB: Night train from Vienna via Munich to Paris

Granite Pireci September 29, 2021 10:02

From December 13th there will be a new night train connection from Vienna to Paris with a stop in Munich. The Nightjet runs three times a week, according to the ORF. The connection is offered jointly by the ÖBB, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the French SNCF. Departure in Vienna is at 19.40 p.m., arrival in Paris the next day at 9.42 a.m. "With the Nightjet from Vienna to Paris we are setting another milestone for a European night train network," said ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä. Only with additional direct connections can more people be persuaded to switch to rail. "Europe should grow even closer together, also on the rails," explained DB Board Member for Passenger Transport, Berthold Huber. A significant expansion of the European night train network is planned together with the European railway companies. When Deutsche Bahn changes its timetable on December 13th, a new night train will also start running from Zurich via Basel and Cologne to Amsterdam.

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United connects Geneva with New York again

Granite Pireci September 29, 2021 09:31

The American airline is reactivating the nonstop connection between New York and Geneva. The first flight UA 957 from Geneva will depart on November 1, 2021 at 9:15 a.m. and arrive at New York/Newark Airport at 13:20 p.m. local time. The airline serves this route four times a week with a Boeing 767-300ER, which, with its special configuration, has a larger seating capacity in the premium cabins, as airliners.de reports. In addition to the route, United also flies six times a week from Zurich to New York and from Zurich to the US capital Washington, DC.

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No flights to or from La Palma

Granite Pireci September 29, 2021 09:01

The Spanish authorities pulled the ripcord and declared the volcanic island of La Palma a disaster area yesterday. All flights are suspended. Volcanic catastrophe in the Canary Islands: so far almost 600 buildings have been destroyed by the red-hot mass. Only a few hundred meters separate the lava, which is around 1000 degrees hot, from the sea. The consequences would be fatal. When the lava comes into contact with the salty sea water, poisonous gases mixed with hydrochloric acid can also form. For this reason, the authorities have imposed a curfew on the residents of four districts of the island. Air traffic to the island was still suspended. The only alternative was ferries to the larger neighboring island of Tenerife. However, the aviation portal Aero reports long waiting times. "Both the volcanic ash warning center in Toulouse and the AEMET (Spain's meteorological service, ed.) are reporting ash - no flights can be operated," the airline Binter Canarias said on Twitter on Tuesday.

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Condor flies to Nice and Málaga

Granite Pireci September 29, 2021 08:31

The trip goes to Andalusia in Spain or to France's Côte d'Azur. From summer 2022, the German holiday airline will fly to two more Mediterranean destinations. From April 1st, Condor will fly four times a week from Düsseldorf and Frankfurt to Nice, and from April 9th, four times a week from Düsseldorf to Málaga. Trips with Condor can be booked through all German tour operators and travel agencies; flight tickets are available as usual at www.condor.com and by phone.

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Winter parking at Nuremberg Airport

Granite Pireci September 29, 2021 08:02

Nuremberg Airport is accommodating owners of mobile homes and caravans, as well as classic cars and other vehicles that do not have their own winter quarters, with new parking offers. Owners of classic cars and seasonal vehicles can use a gated and separate area in the new P4 parking garage. The rent is 50 euros gross per month. This offer is valid for the period from November 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Parking mobile homes is also possible in P4 (maximum entrance height 2,10 m), larger vehicles and caravans can use the open space P31. The rent in P4 is 50 euros gross per month, in P31 it is 40 euros per month. Here too, the period is November 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

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Emirates wants to fly more A380s again

Granite Pireci September 29, 2021 07:32

As travel restrictions continue to ease around the world, Emirates has announced that it will deploy its flagship A380 to additional destinations from October and November. Emirates will operate daily A380 flights to Vienna, and the number of A380 destinations will increase to 27 by the end of November, an increase of more than 65 percent. The airline says it is on track to restore 70 percent of its capacity by the end of the year and offer more than 280.000 seats across its network. The A380 network will be expanded by eleven routes by the end of November, as well as additional frequencies on the most popular routes. Over the next six weeks, Emirates will resume A380 routes to leisure and business destinations such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, ​​Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Johannesburg, Madrid, Milan, Riyadh (subject to regulatory approvals), Sao Paulo and Zurich. First A380 flight to Turkey The airline will also add a new route to its A380 network: The flagship will fly to Istanbul from October 1 and will be the first A380 flight to Turkey. Emirates wants to offer its passengers almost 165.000 additional A380 seats. The A380 fleet is growing The airline's A380 fleet will grow to a total of 118 aircraft by the end of the year. This includes six aircraft equipped with Premium Economy seats in a 4-class configuration. The airline currently flies to more than 120 destinations, which corresponds to 90 percent of the route network before the pandemic. With the re-operation of more than 50 A380 aircraft, Emirates plans to reach 70 percent of total capacity by the end of the year.

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SAS has chosen 15 Embraer 195-E2s

Jan Gruber September 29, 2021 07:05

For some time, SAS has been evaluating whether the aging Boeing 737-700 should be replaced by the Airbus A220 or the Embraer E195-E2. Now the Brazilians have won the race, as a letter of intent has been signed to purchase 15 aircraft. Although a so-called LOI is not yet a binding purchase agreement, the die seems to have been cast. CH-Aviation.com reports, among other things, that SAS wants to replace the Boeing 15-195 model with the help of the 2 E737-E700. The Scandinavian airline took its time to make the decision, as it confirmed back in 2019 that it would choose between the A220-300 and the E195-E2. SAS is now also looking for a fleet manager for Embraer E-Jets. The Embraer E2 series is the direct competitor of the Airbus A220 series. The latter was originally launched by Bombardier as the CSeries and later taken over and renamed by the Europeans. Both manufacturers are currently vying for orders from various carriers, including Alitalia and Croatia Airlines. The Brazilians also recently made an appearance at Air Dolomiti.

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