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September 15, 2022

Italy: Public transport strike on Friday

Granite Pireci September 15, 2022 20:04

Holidaymakers in Italy must expect severe restrictions on public transport on September 16th. The reason for this is a general strike by unionized bus and train staff. The strike is scheduled to last eight hours, although it will begin at different times in different regions, as Check24 reports. The strike is expected to cause significant delays and cancellations on public transport in Italy on Friday. In addition, many sellers at ticket counters will stop working. Travelers and commuters in Rome, for example, must expect significant disruptions to public transport between 8:30 a.m. and 16:30 p.m. This will most likely also affect travelers who want to get to one of Rome's airports by public transport. In South Tyrol, however, no buses will run between 15 p.m. and 23 p.m. and many ticket counters will be unmanned. SAD trains in South Tyrol will be on strike between 9 a.m. and 17 p.m. The background to the strike is a number of violent attacks on public transport staff that have occurred recently. According to a joint statement by several unions, neither the legislature nor the employers' side are doing enough to protect bus and rail employees. 

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Japan is considering lifting entry restrictions

Granite Pireci September 15, 2022 19:05

Japan is apparently considering abolishing the strict entry regulations: According to Japanese media reports, tourists will be allowed to enter the country again in October with little or no restrictions. According to a report by the Japanese Fuji News Network (FNN), holidaymakers who have been vaccinated at least three times and those who have tested negative will be allowed to enter Japan in the future. However, nothing specific is known about the source of the information. As the television station goes on to say, the upper limit for entries from abroad, which is currently 50.000 per day, will also be lifted. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's final decision is expected at the end of the week, and the changes could possibly come into force as early as October. The Japanese tourism industry has long been pushing for a greater opening, as Japan currently only allows a limited number of tourists into the country. In addition, visas are required for these. This was not the case before the pandemic. In the eyes of tour operators, this represents a major obstacle to the recovery of travel. This is reported by Check 24.

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Oktoberfest: Lufthansa crew with new costume

Granite Pireci September 15, 2022 18:03

Two days before the start of the Munich Oktoberfest, the German airline's traditional costume crews are starting up again. The flight attendants are taking off from Munich to Rio de Janeiro and San Diego at the same time today. Boston and New York will follow on September 26th. What's special this year: After five years, Lufthansa's cabin crew are presenting themselves in a new traditional costume that has also been produced sustainably. Wearing traditional costumes to Oktoberfest has also been a tradition on numerous European and German routes from Munich for many years. During Oktoberfest, Lufthansa's passenger service employees in Terminal 2 naturally also greet passengers in traditional costumes. Instead of the classic Lufthansa uniform, the women wear dirndls and the men wear traditional suits. Oktoberfest season also begins above the clouds today on over 800 long-haul flights to 33 destinations from Frankfurt and Munich. Lufthansa is serving Bavarian specialties in First and Business Class until October 3rd. Guests also receive roasted almonds, Oktoberfest chocolates and gingerbread hearts. In the lounges in Terminal 2 and in the satellite building, traditional meat loaf, pretzels and white sausages are served. "We are delighted that we are continuing the 16-year history of traditional costume flights and thus welcoming Oktoberfest visitors on the ground and on board with Bavarian flair," says Stefan Kreuzpaintner, CCO Lufthansa Airlines. "In the coming weeks, Munich Airport will once again present itself as an attractive gateway to Oktoberfest, and this includes Lufthansa's traditional costume crews," adds Jost Lammers, Chairman of the Management Board of Munich Airport GmbH.

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The holiday season continues to boost passenger traffic at central German airports

Granite Pireci September 15, 2022 17:05

The Central German airports benefited greatly from high demand for tourist flights during the holiday season. At the two locations in Dresden and Leipzig/Halle, significantly more passengers were counted than in the previous year. At Dresden Airport, the number of passengers increased to 2022 from January to August 530.150. This corresponds to an increase of 296 percent compared to the same period last year. In August, passenger demand increased by 91 percent compared to the previous year, to 104.531 passengers. The number of flight movements increased by 65,6 percent to 13.697 in the first eight months. At Leipzig/Halle Airport, passenger numbers increased by 252,5 percent to 960.722 in the first eight months. In August, the volume increased by 60,4 percent to 202.396 passengers compared to the same month last year. The number of flight movements in Leipzig/Halle increased by 2022 percent to 10,2 from January to August 53.054 compared to the previous year.

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French pilots' strike: Many failures and delays are to be expected

Amely Mizzi September 15, 2022 16:16

A full-day strike at French air traffic control has been announced for Friday, September 16, 2022. The DGAC has already asked airlines to cancel at least every second flight. The authority expects a high level of participation in the strikes called for by the SNCTA union. There will be "widespread flight cancellations and significant delays". Not only traffic within France or to/from France is affected, but overflights are also only possible to a very limited extent. This can therefore also have an impact on flight connections that at first glance might have nothing to do with France. This can be the case between Germany and Spain, for example, because the aircraft - with a few exceptions - have to use the airspace controlled by French air traffic control. However, due to the strike measures, this is only available to a very limited extent. Due to the aircraft rotations, flights that do not fly over France at all may also be delayed or canceled. Travelers with flight tickets for Friday, September 16, 2022, should therefore regularly check the current status of their booking. Transavia France, Volotea, Easyjet, Ryanair, Air France, Vueling and numerous other providers are particularly badly affected by the air traffic controllers' strike. Ryanair calls on the EU Commission to act In a statement sent to the media on Thursday, the low-cost airline Ryanair strongly criticised the air traffic controllers' strike in France. The EU Commission is being called upon to take measures to ensure the usability of French airspace. For example, it is proposed that the air traffic control authorities of other countries should temporarily take over.

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Missed vacation? The Chamber of Labor has these tips

Amely Mizzi September 15, 2022 16:01

The 2022 peak holiday season is coming to an end. Demand is significantly higher this year than last year. Accordingly, there were significantly more problems. Many flights were canceled or massively delayed. Even in the hotels, not everything necessarily lived up to the promises in the travel catalogs. The Vienna Chamber of Labor picked out 377 cases from the wealth of complaints and analyzed them. On this basis, the consumer advocates give some valuable tips, because vacationers should definitely not let themselves be fobbed off by tour operators, airlines and other service providers. Botched vacation - this is what you can do: Claim: Make your claims after you return, preferably by registered letter. The contact person for travel defects on package tours is the tour operator. For claims under the Air Passenger Rights Regulation, you must contact the airline that should have operated or did operate the flight. Sample letters can be found at wien.arbeiterkammer.at. Don't let them fob you off: Don't let them fob you off with vouchers if you have legitimate complaints. A price reduction must be paid in cash by the tour operator. Compensation payments under the Air Passenger Rights Regulation must also be paid out, unless you agree in writing to a voucher. What do you get back? The Frankfurt Table provides guidance on the amount of the price reduction for package tours. Lost holiday enjoyment: You can be entitled to compensation, for example for lost holiday enjoyment. The tour operator or its partners, such as the airline or hotel, must be at fault. An example: diarrhea caused by a spoiled buffet. Always document the facts precisely. Whether you are entitled to compensation depends on the individual case. For the next trip - the

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Chaos airport: Schiphol has to look for a new boss

Amely Mizzi September 15, 2022 15:45

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has once again had to ask airlines to cancel connections because the now typical chaos has not been brought under control due to an acute shortage of staff. Now company boss Dick Benshop has also had to step down. The airport announced on Thursday that the chairman of the board has resigned from his position. There is no successor yet. Benshop will remain in office ad interim until a new CEO is appointed. The measures taken by the Schiphol Group to deal with the staff shortage have proven to be completely inadequate. Just this week, airlines were contacted by the largest airport in the Netherlands and asked to thin out their offerings. Due to the still acute shortage of staff, the airport is unable to handle all flights without hours of waiting. For several months now, there has been pure chaos at Schiphol, with travelers having to wait hours for security checks, for example. Benshop took over as head of the Schiphol Group in 2018. He was given a five-year contract at the time. For months, Amsterdam Airport has been the "prime example" of chaos at the airport. So far, neither the airport nor the service providers working there have managed to hire enough additional employees. The large-scale layoffs during the Corona pandemic may have taken their toll.

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Vienna: Rail replacement service on the S7 airport express train

Jan Gruber September 15, 2022 15:25

The Austrian Federal Railways will be carrying out construction work on the S20 airport express train line between September 2022, 8 and November 2022, 7. The section of the route between Schwechat and Wolfsthal is affected in both directions, which will also have an impact on the airport. The consequence of the work is that some trains on the S7 express train line will not run to Vienna-Schwechat Airport. From September 20, 2022, 23:55 p.m. to October 2, 2022, 23:59 p.m., individual trains will be cancelled. According to ÖBB, from October 3, 2022 and November 8, 2022, most trains between Schwechat and Vienna Airport will be cancelled between midnight and 4:20 a.m. A rail replacement service with buses will be set up. People who work at the airport or for an airline and travel to work by express train, or passengers with early departures or late arrivals, should note that the rail replacement service will result in longer journey times. According to ÖBB, the buses will depart Vienna Airport around 16 minutes earlier than the express trains. The stop is not in front of Terminal 3, but at a marked point in the bus charter parking lot in front of Terminals 1/2. In Schwechat, the stop for the rail replacement service is directly in front of the train station. The time between the arrival of the express train and the departure of the buses is around two to five minutes. ÖBB points out that due to the rail replacement service, any connections in both directions cannot be guaranteed. During the construction work, express trains and trains may also be cancelled outside of the nightly “core time”.

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A350-100: Airbus removes the Qatar order from the backlog

Amely Mizzi September 15, 2022 15:00

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has removed the order for 19 A350-1000s from Qatar Airways from the backlog. The Gulf carrier has been refusing to accept any more aircraft of this type for some time, citing quality defects. The manufacturer sees things differently and admits at most "cosmetic damage". The dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways culminated in the manufacturer's cancellation of a large A321neo order. The Gulf carrier lost in court, so that the aircraft manufacturer was able to reassign the delivery slots. Now an Airbus spokesman confirmed that the 19 A350-1000s intended for Qatar Airways have been removed from the backlog. A court had previously ruled that the Gulf carrier must accept and pay for the A350-1000s it had ordered. In August 2022, the European aircraft manufacturer was able to deliver a total of 39 commercial aircraft to 22 customers. In the first eight months of the current year, 382 aircraft were delivered to 62 customers. Airbus was unable to land a single new order in August 2022. The net delivery figure of 380 to date reflects the reduction of two deliveries in December 2021 (two A350-900s for Aeroflot), for which no transfer was possible due to international sanctions, according to Airbus.

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From January 1, 2023: The Netherlands will raise the ticket tax exorbitantly

Jan Gruber September 15, 2022 14:08

The Dutch government intends to significantly increase the air passenger tax with effect from January 1, 2023. In the future, departing passengers will pay 28,58 euros. This does not apply to transfer passengers, which benefits market leader KLM. Travelers who board a commercial aircraft in the Netherlands currently have to shell out a tax of around eight euros. In the future, the state will collect a whopping 28,58 per departing passenger. The coalition agreement states that the tax is to be increased, but both airports and airlines are surprised by the extent of the increase. In point-to-point traffic, all people flying from the Netherlands will have to pay the increased tax from January 1, 2023. Arriving travelers and children under the age of two are not included and therefore do not have to pay. The exemption for transfer passengers is also controversial. If you only change planes on a through flight ticket at Schiphol, for example, you are exempt from the tax. This is particularly beneficial for market leader KLM, which is very strong in the hub-and-spoke business. The Dutch government hopes that the tax increase will artificially increase the price of flight tickets, especially on short-haul routes. The aim is to encourage travellers to switch to rail. However, in many cases this is not an attractive alternative in terms of price or travel time.

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