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September 28, 2022

Bahamas: CoV-related entry restrictions are falling

Granite Pireci September 28, 2022 20:05

The Bahamas lifted the corona-related entry guidelines on September 26th. This means that unvaccinated people no longer have to present proof of a negative test, only if they have symptoms will they be required to undergo a PCR test. Until now, only people who could prove that they had been fully vaccinated against corona were allowed to enter the Bahamas without any further requirements. All other visitors had to present a negative PCR or antigen test, which could have been carried out no more than three days before departure. Since the beginning of this week, the regulations have been significantly relaxed: regardless of vaccination status, a test certificate no longer has to be presented, only people with COVID-19 symptoms have to undergo a PCR test upon arrival and isolate themselves in the event of a positive result. Unvaccinated tourists are also required to submit a questionnaire on their health every day of their stay, as Check24 reports. From October 1st, the obligation to wear a mouth and nose mask in most public indoor spaces will also largely be abolished. Starting next Saturday, the mask requirement in the Bahamas will only apply in medical facilities, nursing homes and schools.

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Skopje Airport registered more passengers in August than ever before

Granite Pireci September 28, 2022 19:04

Skopje Airport recorded its busiest August ever, with 267.233 passengers handled. This would correspond to an increase of 1,2 percent compared to the month before the pandemic in 2019, according to the online portal Ex-Yu-Aviation. The total number of commercial flight movements was 1.785. From January to August, exactly 1.389.807 travelers were handled in the North Macedonian capital. However, the pre-crisis level has not yet been reached; the bottom line is that the decline is minus 11,2 percent compared to 2019. The strong upturn in passenger numbers was favored by Wizz Air, which has restored its entire route network from Skopje, and by an increased number of charter flights.

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Air Baltic announces 18 new routes from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius

Granite Pireci September 28, 2022 18:05

The Latvian airline today published its flight schedule for the coming summer season, which begins at the end of March 2023. It plans to add 18 new routes from the Baltics next year. For the coming summer season, Air Baltic plans to add a total of 18 new routes - ten from Riga and four each from Tallinn and Vilnius. From Riga, the Latvian airline is adding the cities of Istanbul, Hanover Bucharest, Porto, Burgas, Bilbao, Tivat, Yerevan, Belgrade and Baku to the summer flight schedule. In addition, Air Baltic's aircraft will fly from Tallinn to Split, Dubrovnik, Rhodes and Heraklion next summer. Finally, the new routes from Vilnius to Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Nice and Heraklion complete the summer flight schedule starting at the end of March 2023. The airline will also increase flight frequencies on popular routes from Riga such as Barcelona, ​​Lisbon, Rome and others. "This is the largest number of new routes in a single season that we have ever seen at airBaltic. We remain committed to our Baltic hometowns and improving connections to and from the region. We are pleased to expand the flight offer next summer season both through new routes and by increasing flight frequencies on our existing leisure and city break routes," said airline CEO Martin Gauss.

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DTM: Wizz Air flies to Rome for the first time

Granite Pireci September 28, 2022 17:05

For the first time, the Hungarian airline Wizz Air flew from Dortmund to Rome this afternoon. The low-cost carrier's planes take off several times a week. The connection is designed for three weekly flights - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. In the first four weeks, the airline will even connect Dortmund Airport with Rome-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) up to five times. The flights can be booked until June 2023. "We are delighted with the new offer, which meets the wishes of many of our passengers. Wizz Air is thus adding another attractive destination to its already broad destination profile," says Guido Miletic. Wizz Air flies from Dortmund primarily to Eastern European destinations such as Katowice, Belgrade and Plovdiv. In Italy, its offer includes Sicily in addition to the capital.

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By 2030, Sixt wants to primarily rent out electric cars

Jan Gruber September 28, 2022 16:06

The car rental company Sixt wants to convert most of its fleet to electric vehicles by around 2030. The company wants to increase the proportion of electric cars in Europe to 70 to 90 percent. At present, the majority of vehicles are combustion engines. The group aims to be able to offer between 2023 and 12 percent of electric vehicles for rental worldwide by the end of 15. By the end of this year, it plans to add 20 more electric cars to its fleet. A recent study found that electric vehicles are in low demand, especially among holidaymakers. Among other things, they worry about whether there are charging options in their accommodation or in the immediate vicinity. Sixt has recognized this problem and plans to invest around 50 million euros in the charging infrastructure in the coming years. It is also concluding further contracts in order to be able to offer as widespread access to publicly available charging options as possible over the course of next year. To this end, "Sixt Charge" will be integrated into the company's app. There is no information yet on the prices for charging.

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Summer 2023: Aegean Airlines returns to Ljubljana

Jan Gruber September 28, 2022 15:03

The Greek airline Aegean Airlines intends to connect the Slovenian airport Ljubljana with Athens in summer 2023. The new route is to be launched on June 6, 2023 with Airbus A320. Two weekly rotations are currently planned. These are to be operated on Tuesdays and Fridays. Aegean Airlines last had this route in its route network in 2016. However, after only one summer period, the connection was abandoned. From June 7, 2023, the Greek carrier plans to offer non-stop flights between Athens and Split again. This route has been paused since the outbreak of the corona pandemic. The connection is to be operated on Wednesdays and Sundays. Aegean Airlines will be in direct competition with Croatia Airlines here.

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DEA Aviation visiting Luqa with Super King Air

Amely Mizzi September 28, 2022 14:09

Last week DEA Aviation visited Luqa Airport with a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air. The small aircraft took off from Lampedusa. DEA is a small company that mainly uses Diamond twin-piston aircraft in the highly lucrative field of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). The prefix 2 belongs to Guernsey, which has been extremely successful in welcoming lessors and owners of small aircraft onto its register.

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Smartlynx Malta fleets third Boeing 737-Max-8

Amely Mizzi September 28, 2022 13:01

The airline Smartlynx Malta has taken delivery of another medium-haul Boeing 9-Max-737 jet, the 8H-ETA. The aircraft was transferred to Luqa via Keflavik at the weekend. Like many Smartlynx aircraft, this Boeing 737-Max-8 is completely white. After the 9H-CHI and the 9H-ORN, it is the third unit of this type to be registered at the Maltese AOC. It is not a new aircraft, but a used aircraft that is around four years old. It was originally delivered to Eastar Jet, where it operated under the registration HL8340. The South Korean low-cost airline returned this aircraft to the lessor at the end of 2021. The new lessee is now Smartlynx Malta.

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Madrid: Air Europa launches special Dreamliner flights for the football World Cup in Qatar

Amely Mizzi September 28, 2022 09:00

The Spanish airline Air Europa is offering a number of special flights to mark the soccer World Cup, which is taking place in Qatar this year. These will be operated from Madrid with Boeing 787s and will fly to Hamad International Airport in Doha. For legal reasons, these are formally known as "regular charter flights". Air Europa will offer five flights in each direction between November 19, 2022 and December 7, 2022. These will be operated with Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft. On November 967, 19, the first Boeing 2022-787 flight to Doha will be under flight number UX9. Further flights with this aircraft type are planned for November 779, November 885 and November 821, 20 as UX21, UX29 and UX2022. On November 25, 2022, a Boeing 787-8 will be used as UX811. The return flights will be offered on the following days with Boeing 787-9: November 29, 2022 (UX822), December 5, 2022 (UX812) and December 7, 2022 (UX946). The B787-8 aircraft type will be used on December 2, 2022 (UX934) and December 4, 2022 (UX886).

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UK: Doncaster Sheffield closes on 31 October 2022

Jan Gruber September 28, 2022 08:31

The lights will go out at Doncaster Sheffield Airport in the UK on October 31, 2022. The airport will close and will be converted into a warehouse and logistics center. After years of losses, the owners are no longer willing to make up the annual shortfalls. The Peel Airports Group previously tried to find an investor to take over the regional airport. However, no one was found and the public sector is not willing to provide any subsidies. Therefore, the plan announced a few months ago will come into effect: Flight operations will probably cease forever at the end of October 2022. The existing buildings will in future function as warehouses and a logistics center. The area will no longer be used for aviation purposes. Since it opened as a civil airport, Doncaster Sheffield has made large annual losses. It has never been possible to run this airport at least cost-effectively. Only a few airlines could be persuaded to use it. There was hope after Wizz Air UK opened a base, but it was closed again after a very short time. Currently, the DSA is only served by BH Air, Wizz Air and Tui Airways. In the past, numerous other carriers, including Ryanair, Easyjet, Aer Lingus, Lynx Air and Flybe, have tried with little success. After 17 years as a civil airport, the project is considered a failure and the airport will therefore be closed on October 31, 2022.

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