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March 1, 2022

Germany: Airlines reduce Greece offer

Amely Mizzi March 1, 2022 09:32

In Germany, the first reductions in the Greece offer for the summer of 2022 are becoming apparent. Ryanair and Condor have taken some routes off sale or reduced the frequencies on others. Last year, summer holidays in Greece were in high demand and in some regions there was even growth. Not surprisingly: this year, too, many airlines are focusing on destinations in this country. However, demand may have taken its first dip, as Condor and Ryanair are the first providers to cancel some Germany-Greece routes from the 2022 summer flight schedule. Condor has removed flights from Berlin to Rhodes, Kos and Heraklion from its flight schedule. Ryanair has removed Cologne/Bonn-Chania from its program. The Irish low-cost airline is also removing a whole series of routes between Italy and Greece from its program. Tel Aviv will also no longer be offered from Santorini. Ryanair has reduced the frequencies between Berlin and Heraklion and Chania. The Corfu route from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden is also affected. The routes mentioned will only be served once a week.

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Airspace blocked for Russian planes across the EU

Granite Pireci March 1, 2022 09:03

The airspace over all EU countries is completely closed to Russian aircraft. The ban came into force last night. In Austria and Germany, the ban has been in effect since Sunday afternoon. The airspace over Greece and Cyprus has also been completely closed to Russian aircraft, as the ORF reports. Non-EU countries are also joining in. Canada, Great Britain, Norway, North Macedonia and Iceland have closed their airspace to Russian aircraft because of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. The bans apply to all aircraft registered and controlled in Russia, including private jets. Flights for humanitarian purposes are exempt, and only after approval from the government, according to the Greek authorities.

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Brussels Airlines is bringing in two new aircraft

Granite Pireci March 1, 2022 08:32

Brussels Airlines has decided to expand its medium-haul fleet by two aircraft this summer season. The Belgian AUA sister company will also put an Airbus A319 and an Airbus A320 into operation. This step has been planned for a long time, but the timing is surprising. It was originally planned to add the two aircraft to the fleet at a later date. The airline justifies this rescheduling with the increasing demand for the summer months. They see this as an opportunity for the future. The airline says it has noticed a significant increase in leisure demand in its European network: 75 percent more enquiries from tour operators, and even 140 percent more enquiries for charter flights compared to 2020. This tourist demand is expected to continue to rise by the summer. "We are seeing clear signals that this crisis is slowly but surely coming to an end. We are also seeing a slow but steady increase in demand for business travel - by 2024 we should be back to 2019 levels. For this reason, this is definitely the right time to increase our market share and reaffirm our position as Belgium's home airline," said Brussels CEO Peter Gerber. This fleet expansion will also give the company's pilots, who currently have part-time contracts, the opportunity to return to full-time employment two years earlier than planned.

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Airspace closures can be financially problematic for airlines

Jan Gruber March 1, 2022 08:06

The European Union and some third countries prohibit aircraft with connections to Russia from using their airspace. In return, the Putin regime bans every single country in which it has been banned from flying. The bottom line is that this is quite problematic for the airlines. Finnair drew attention to the complicated situation on Monday, as a significant proportion of flights to Asia and the United States are at risk. The necessary detours make operations economically complicated or even unsustainable, said airline boss Topi Manner during the presentation of the business figures. But Finnair is by no means the only EU carrier to suffer from the ban on using Russian airspace. Manner is just more open about the situation and says that they will prepare for the next long-term crisis. It can be assumed that the Finnish Oneworld member will have to significantly restructure its long-haul flight schedule. Russia loses around half a billion euros a year The use of airspace is by no means free. Various fees must be paid. The EU Commission estimates that the Russian Federation loses around half a billion euros per year due to the ban on numerous airlines. However, EU members and other states also lose fees that were previously paid by Russian providers. The example of Belavia clearly shows what it is like to be unwanted in the EU. Airlines from Belarus have been banned from EU airspace for some time. The company has to fly absurd detours in order to be able to reach destinations in the east. This extends the flight time, for example between Minsk and Istanbul, to around six hours. The consequences

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Air Dolomiti trains in Innsbruck

Jan Gruber March 1, 2022 07:36

The Italian airline Air Dolomiti has registered for Tuesday and Wednesday at Innsbruck Airport. The carrier's pilots are training with Embraer 195 at this airport. There is a good reason for this. In order to be allowed to fly to Innsbruck Airport, the pilots need special training. This is primarily due to the geographical peculiarities of this airport. Furthermore, the Tyrolean airport is considered to be susceptible to fog. Air Dolomiti will complete the training on Tuesday and Wednesday. For this purpose, an Embraer 195 will be used to fly from Munich to Innsbruck. Afterwards, several training flights will be carried out to/from Innsbruck. In the 2022 summer flight schedule, the Italian carrier, which belongs to the Lufthansa Group, will connect the state capital of Tyrol with the Kranich hub in Frankfurt am Main.

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Eurowings is taking off from Hamburg to seven new destinations

Granite Pireci March 1, 2022 07:04

The German airline is increasingly focusing on sunny holiday towns by the sea, which are popular with both beach and city tourists. From April 4th, the Spanish city of Bilbao will be directly connected to Hamburg for the first time for an entire season - every Monday and Friday. Two destinations, Verona and Gothenburg, are also returning to Hamburg's route network. From April 15th, there will be non-stop flights to the Italian city twice a week. The planes in Gothenburg, on the other hand, will take off on April 29th and fly to the Swedish port city four times a week. Eurowings will also be flying to Lisbon, Porto, Alicante and Chania. Anyone wanting to travel to the Portuguese capital can get there twice a week from April 30th. From May 1st, the airline will fly to Porto three times a week. From April 30th, Eurowings will also fly to Chania Airport in the north-east of Crete. From May 7th, there will be flights to Alicante in Spain every Tuesday and Saturday. In addition, the route to Mallorca appears to be performing well - the AUA sister company is adding an additional daily connection to the destination. "Eurowings is once again offering a wide variety of destinations from Hamburg in the summer - and that is exactly what is in demand now. Northern Germans are eagerly awaiting their summer travel. The desire for a change of scenery is particularly great. The new connections to Verona, Bilbao and Gothenburg make Hamburg's route network even more varied, which we are particularly pleased about. Eurowings is creating additional choice for our passengers at many other destinations," says Michael Eggenschwiler, CEO of Hamburg Airport.

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