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February 9, 2022

Entry: Sweden abolishes corona requirements

Jan Gruber 9. February 2022 19:34

On Wednesday, Sweden not only abolished almost all corona measures, but also significantly relaxed the entry rules. Coming from neighboring countries and from EU and EEA states, you no longer need any proof or forms. Previously, the Nordic country practiced the 3G rule. This still applies if you come from so-called third countries. For example, if you enter from Austria, Germany and Switzerland, you no longer need any proof. This applies to vaccinated, recovered and unvaccinated people. Towards the end of last year, Sweden briefly required vaccinated and recovered people to also provide a negative corona test. After just three weeks, this requirement was abolished again. According to a government statement, it had proven ineffective.

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Skopje: Wizz Air postpones new Turin connection

Granite Pireci 9. February 2022 19:02

The low-cost airline will postpone the start of the planned new connection between Skopje and Turin by almost three months. The flights between the two cities will now only begin on May 26th, although the Hungarian low-cost carrier originally wanted to take off on March 3rd. There is also a small adjustment to the flight times. While the flights were initially scheduled for the late afternoon, the flights under flight number W67733 will now take place in the early morning. An Airbus A320 aircraft will be used on this route, as Ex-Yu-Aviation reports. One possible reason for the postponement could be the fact that most North Macedonian citizens have to undergo a ten-day quarantine in Italy despite being fully vaccinated against Covid.

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Air Baltic carried more than 147.000 passengers in January

Granite Pireci 9. February 2022 18:02

In the first month of the new year, the Latvian airline carried 2.480 passengers on 147.400 flights - 232 percent more than in the same period last year. "With more than three times as many passengers as a year ago, the results for January show that we are on the road to recovery despite lower traffic numbers than before the pandemic. We expect strong demand in the coming months as various countries lift or ease restrictions. However, we continue to monitor developments surrounding the coronavirus and adapt our network accordingly," said airline CEO Martin Gauss.

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2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers

Granite Pireci 9. February 2022 17:03

After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still far from the business level before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers flew from the six capital airports in NRW, a third more than in 2020, the State Statistics Office announced on Tuesday in Düsseldorf. The bottom line was 1,9 million or 33,5 percent more passengers than a year earlier (2020: 5,6 million). In 2019 - before Corona - there were 21,7 million passengers, about three times as many as last year. The largest airport in NRW is Düsseldorf, followed by Cologne-Bonn, Dortmund, Münster/Osnabrück, Niederrhein (Weeze) and Paderborn/Lippstadt.

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ZRH: Emirates will fly to Dubai twice a day in the future

Granite Pireci 9. February 2022 16:02

Emirates is responding to the increasing passenger demand and is further increasing the frequency of flights from Switzerland. There will now be two flights a day from Zurich to Dubai - previously there were eleven flights a week between the emirate and Zurich on the flight schedule. "We are delighted that as part of the gradual expansion of our global route network we will again be flying twice a day from Zurich to Dubai, thus underlining our commitment to Switzerland," said Jürg Müller, Emirates Country Manager Switzerland. An A87 aircraft will be used on the first daily rotation EK88/380. The second connection of the day with flight numbers EK85/86 will be operated mostly with a Boeing 777, the airport announced.

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2021: ATR delivered 31 turboprop aircraft

Amely Mizzi 9. February 2022 15:03

European aircraft manufacturer ATR delivered 31 turboprop aircraft last year. At the same time, it secured 35 new orders. The company is optimistic about the current year because it sees a recovery in the market. In addition to the 31 new aircraft, ATR was also able to hand over ten refurbished used aircraft to customers. The deliveries went to operators on five continents. ATR executives were also optimistic about the company's medium to long-term prospects. The freight aircraft market is experiencing strong growth, and ATR expects demand for 460 freight aircraft over 20 years in the category of aircraft that can carry up to nine tons. The conversion of passenger aircraft to freight aircraft also represents a significant part of the potential of this market: of the 10 used aircraft that ATR delivered in 2021, most have been converted for freight operations. During the annual press conference held from ATR's new Customer Experience Studio, Executive Chairman Stefano Bortoli said: "We have seen a clear upward trend in 2021, with positive signs of a recovering market. This development is not only due to improved market conditions, but also to our response to the challenges posed by the pandemic. We have continued to invest in our product to offer our customers concrete solutions to enable them to operate their aircraft with the most sustainable business model. Our teams have made a major leap forward towards sustainable regional aviation, delivering improved engine performance and leading the way towards 100% sustainable use of aviation fuel. All of these advances contribute to

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VC supports Toulouse Declaration

Granite Pireci 9. February 2022 14:02

The Cockpit Association welcomes the Toulouse Declaration on goals for sustainability and decarbonization of air transport. Together with numerous European union partners, German commercial pilots support the declaration of the French Council Presidency's Aviation Summit. "We would particularly like to emphasize the signatories' goal that, in addition to environmental sustainability, social sustainability must also be the focus on the path to decarbonizing aviation," says VC President Stefan Herth. "The sector in Europe can only have a long-term future if the environmental, employee and competition factors are considered together. In order to implement common goals such as increasing SAF or PtL quotas, we need uniform and comprehensible measures and control mechanisms worldwide. This is the only way we can protect the climate and keep jobs in Europe." German pilots are aware of their role in the transition of the aviation sector to a sustainable future and will take responsibility.

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Spain: The “ghost station” Canfranc becomes a luxury hotel

Jan Gruber 9. February 2022 13:01

Canfranc station was once built as a pompous, oversized border station between Spain and France. However, there has been no long-distance traffic since 1948 and some of the tracks on the French side have been dismantled. Now the huge reception building is to be converted into a luxury hotel. Estación Internacional de Canfranc is considered the largest ghost station in Europe because it has not been used in its original form for decades. Only a few regional trains run on the Spanish side and some of the tracks have even been removed in France. Even at the time of its construction, the station building was considered pompous and, in particular, massively oversized. The town has just over 700 inhabitants. For a long time it was unclear what would happen to the listed building, which had only been kept in cosmetic condition. There is no future in rail transport. Now the Barcelo Group wants to convert the reception building into a hotel. This will have 104 rooms and is expected to open in September 2022. The historic waiting room will house the reception in the future. The first two floors will be used for the rooms. The ground floor will house a swimming pool, a wellness area and a library. The main restaurant will be a special highlight, as it was built in two adapted railway carriages.

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Midsummer 2022: Austrian Airlines is increasing Dubrovnik

Amely Mizzi 9. February 2022 12:08

During the Austrian summer holidays in 2022, Austrian Airlines will fly more frequently between Vienna and Dubrovnik. On this route, it is in direct competition with the low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizzair. It is currently planned that AUA will operate nine weekly flights between the two cities in the calendar months of July and August 2022 instead of seven. The additional rotations are planned for Saturday and Sunday with the Airbus A321 aircraft. Competitor Wizz Air offers two rotations per week during the same period. These are to be operated on Mondays and Fridays with Airbus A321neo. Ryanair also wants to fly twice a week. The Irish low-cost airline wants to operate on Thursday and Sunday. It is currently planned that Airbus A320s operated by Lauda Europe will be used. According to the current state of affairs, Austrian Airlines will offer higher capacity and more rotations on the Vienna-Dubrovnik route than its two competitors Ryanair and Wizz Air combined. Since many airlines are currently working on fine-tuning their summer flight schedules, changes may still occur.

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Deliveries: Boeing just ahead of Airbus

Jan Gruber 9. February 2022 11:03

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to land a total of 2022 new orders in January 36. However, Qatar Airways canceled an order for 50 A321neos. Two A350-1000s were also removed from the backlog in connection with this carrier. Two A220-100s, 13 A320neos, 11 A321neos and four A350-900s were delivered, making a total of 30 commercial aircraft. Competitor Boeing was able to report 77 new orders in the first month of the current year. These are the B737-MAx and B777 aircraft types. The Americans were apparently also able to benefit from the tense atmosphere between Qatar Airways and Airbus, as the Gulf carrier ordered 14 B777Xs and two B777Fs. An LOI was also signed for the Boeing 737 Max 10. The Americans were able to hand over a total of 2022 commercial aircraft to customers in January 32. These are predominantly B737 Max medium-haul jets. This also puts them just above Airbus in this respect, as their European competitor was only able to deliver 2022 aircraft in January 30.

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