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December 14, 2022

Airport Association ADV: Stefan Schulte re-elected as President

Granite Pireci 14 December 2022 19:31

The ADV general meeting today re-elected Stefan Schulte to head the ADV airport association. The Chairman of the Executive Board of Fraport AG has been President of the oldest civil aviation association in Germany since July 2018. Aletta von Massenbach (Chairman of the Management Board of Berlin Brandenburg Airport) and Ludger van Bebber (Managing Director of Dortmund Airport) were also unanimously confirmed for their second term as ADV Vice Presidents last week. “Our airports are high-performance transport and logistics hubs that bring people mobility and prosperity. We have largely left the difficult years of the pandemic behind us. Traveling is important to people in our country. The importance of air transport for the German economy and the maintenance of global supply chains has become particularly clear during the crisis. Now it is time to look ahead and develop the framework conditions so that air transport retains its international competitiveness and the climate-neutral transformation of airports is successful by 2045. “The key factor for German airports is and remains close professional exchange with those responsible in the EU, at federal level and in the states,” said ADV President Schulte.

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Sprüngli opens at Vienna Airport

Granite Pireci 14 December 2022 19:04

Vienna Airport is the first Austrian location with a Sprüngli store: The Swiss haute chocolatier is now offering its range in Terminal 3 at the G-Gates. Passengers will find the new Sprüngli shop, which is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 22:00 p.m., in Terminal 3 behind the security and passport control at the G-Gates. Available items include pralines and truffles, Luxemburgerli and broken chocolates, individually put together in its own Chocolathèque. Sprüngli is already very successful in Switzerland and is now represented in Austria for the first time. "We are very pleased that Sprüngli has chosen Vienna Airport as its first Austrian location. The traditional Swiss brand stands for the highest quality and more than 180 years of experience in chocolate production. In the new shop, passengers can now enjoy Sprüngli chocolate and take it with them on their journey. The shop is a great addition to the existing brand range," says Julian Jäger, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG.

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BER installs new system to protect against bird strikes

Granite Pireci 14 December 2022 18:04

A new radar system to protect aircraft from bird strikes has been installed at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport. This is the first time that the technology has been used at a German airport. The new system replaces a previous system from the company in 2016, which only monitored the south runway. The phased array radar antenna enables complete 3D recording of bird movements within a radius of ten kilometers around the clock, thus monitoring the entire airport area. Special software is used to determine and display the size, altitude and direction of flight of flocks of birds. This means that possible collisions between birds and aircraft taking off or landing can be predicted and specifically averted. At BER, pyrotechnics are used for this purpose, which are fired when flocks appear, creating a loud bang. A hunting dog and, from time to time, a falconer with birds of prey are also used to scare away birds. The airport also said in a press release that special planting and construction on the airport site leaves birds with little opportunity to breed. If birds get into the engines of an aircraft, this can lead to engine damage and thus a dangerous situation. There has so far been no risk of bird strikes on the BER site, which covers around 1.500 hectares. As a result, there have also been no life-threatening accidents in German air traffic. Nevertheless, all airports and airlines are making great efforts to prevent bird strikes. "We are making great efforts to offer our customers the highest possible level of safety at BER. To this end, we are also relying on the use of the latest technologies, whether in the terminals or on the aprons. With MAX, we can now identify flocks of birds more precisely.

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United Airlines orders 100 new Dreamliners

Granite Pireci 14 December 2022 17:04

United Airlines has ordered 100 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This is the largest order for wide-body aircraft in US aviation history. The airline announced that an option to purchase up to a further 100 long-haul aircraft of this type has also been agreed. The aircraft are expected to be delivered between 2024 and 2032. The airline has also ordered an option to purchase 44 Boeing 737 Max and 56 additional Max aircraft. In total, United Airlines will receive around 2032 new aircraft by the end of 700. Around 100 of the new wide-body aircraft will replace older Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 aircraft, with all 767 aircraft being removed from the United fleet by 2030. Of the existing long-haul fleet, the cabin of more than 90 percent of the aircraft has been modernized and the United Polaris Business Class seats and United Premium Plus seats have been installed. The cabin modernization will be completed by summer 2023. 

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VIE: Passenger numbers also increase in November

Granite Pireci 14 December 2022 16:08

In November, Vienna Airport also recorded significantly higher passenger volumes than in the previous year. Nevertheless, it is still lagging behind the level before the corona pandemic. A total of 1,88 million travelers were registered at Vienna Airport in November. That is 68,8 percent more than in November 2021. Compared to the figures before the corona pandemic, capacity utilization is 78,8 percent of the pre-corona level, as Vienna Airport announced in a press release. In absolute terms, most passengers flew from Vienna to Western Europe (623.510) and Eastern Europe (153.592), with increases of more than half compared to the previous year. At the Vienna location, the number of local passengers rose to 1.450.618 passengers (+65,1 percent) and the number of transfer passengers to 427.908 (+82,8 percent). Flight movements increased to 15.025 takeoffs and landings (+21,1 percent). Cargo volume fell by 2021 percent to 12,4 tons compared to November 21.452. The number of travelers in the entire group (Vienna, Malta Airport and Kosice Airport) also increased, reaching 2,35 million, 62,1 percent higher than in the same period last year. At Malta Airport, passenger volume rose to 2022 travelers (+433.621 percent) in November 37,2, bringing it to 87,9 percent of the pre-crisis level. At Kosice Airport, passenger volume increased to 28.220 travelers (+81,5 percent), 20,3 percent above the pre-crisis level.

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Ryanair continues to expand its presence in Memmingen

Jan Gruber 14 December 2022 15:01

The low-cost airline Ryanair will offer around 2023 flights per week from Memmingen to 160 destinations in the 28 summer flight schedule. With Corfu, Krakow, Luqa (Malta), Naples, Valencia and Tuzla, the portfolio also includes new or reactivated routes. The fleet stationed locally will be increased to three Boeing 737-800s, which will be operated by the subsidiary Malta Air. The company claims that it would invest around 300 million US dollars in the Memmingen site. This is said to secure around 800 direct and indirect jobs. According to Ryanair, the number of weekly flights has increased by 2022 percent compared to the 17 summer flight schedule. Compared to the pre-crisis year of 2019, 19 percent more flights will be offered. The frequencies will be increased on the routes to Alicante, Banja Luka, Barcelona Girona, Faro, London Stansted, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Zadar. Officially new to the program, although some have already been offered in the past, are Corfu, Krakow, Luqa, Naples, Valencia and Tuzla. "We are delighted to present our 2023 summer schedule for Memmingen today, with more than 160 weekly flights to 28 destinations - including six new routes to Corfu, Krakow, Malta, Naples, Valencia and Tuzla, and to offer our customers in Memmingen even more choice for their summer holidays. We have worked closely with our partners at Memmingen Airport to secure this growth, promote inbound tourism in the region, while offering our passengers shorter waiting times, fewer delays and lower fees," said Dara Brady, Director of Marketing & Digital at Ryanair.

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Wizz Air announces sixth aircraft for Vienna

Jan Gruber 14 December 2022 14:32

The low-cost airline Wizz Air is increasing the number of aircraft stationed in Vienna to six in June 2023. The frequencies will be increased on some routes and two new destinations will be added: Kuwait City and Bilbao. At the same time, however, routes will also be discontinued. For example, the airline will no longer fly between Vienna and Bucharest. On December 14, 2022, the fifth Airbus A321neo was stationed in Vienna. At the same time, two more Saudi Arabian routes were added. In the 2023 summer flight schedule, there will be frequency increases on the following routes: Route Frequencies Vienna – Funchal (Madeira) 1 > 2 Vienna – Riyadh 2 > 3 Vienna – Yerevan 3 > 5 Vienna – Nice 5 > 7 Vienna – Tel Aviv 5 > 7

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Vienna: Ryanair discontinues Kosice, Sibiu and Suceava

Jan Gruber 14 December 2022 14:12

The low-cost airline Ryanair will no longer serve the destinations Suceava, Kosice and Sibiu from Vienna-Schwechat, the company confirmed upon request without giving any further reasons for the discontinuation. Suceava and Kosice have already been discontinued and will not be reactivated. The connection to Sibiu is to be discontinued at the end of the 2022/23 winter flight schedule period. In January 2023, Ryanair plans to announce new routes and increased frequencies on existing routes. The company did not want to give any details yet.

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Air Baltic has maintained A220 for Air Austral

Amely Mizzi 14 December 2022 14:00

The Latvian airline Air Baltic performed its first A2022 A-check for the French airline Air Austral in early December 220. The work was carried out by ten technicians. "Since 2016, when Air Baltic started using the Airbus A220-300 for its operations, our technicians have performed almost 300 A-checks and many other maintenance jobs of varying complexity. Years of practice and experience speak for themselves and justify their goals, including the ability to offer our maintenance services to other airlines around the world. We are pleased that Air Austral entrusts its aircraft to our professionals, because safety is the top priority in aviation," said Andris Vaivads, Senior Vice President of Technical Operations at the Latvian airline. The A-check is a set of tasks that includes general inspections of the interior and fuselage for signs of, for example, damage, deformation, corrosion or missing parts. In addition, it also includes functional checks and maintenance of all aircraft systems. The A-check is performed approximately every 400-850 flight hours or every 200-300 flights, depending on the aircraft type. Such maintenance is usually carried out in a hangar and can take at least 10 working hours, depending on the services required.

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Consumer advice center wants to bring class action lawsuit against Fluege.de

Jan Gruber 14 December 2022 13:06

Invia Flights Germany GmbH, which is behind the portals Fluege.de, Flug.de and Billigfluege.de, among others, is to be sued by the German Federal Association for Consumer Protection. The consumer protection groups want to file a class action suit against the company. The background is that the consumer protection group accuses the company of charging unlawful credit card fees. Specifically, they charge a so-called "service fee" that is only waived when using a special, in-house credit card issued in cooperation with a Luxembourg bank. The consumer protection groups are of the opinion that this is an unlawful practice. Previous warnings have not had the desired result, so they now want to take the matter to court. Payment fees are actually prohibited by law, but the operator of the booking portals is of the opinion that this is a booking fee that is waived as a kind of benefit when using the in-house credit card. The Federal Association of Consumer Organizations has now set up a contact option on its website where those affected who have had to pay a "service fee" of up to 100 euros can get in touch. The consumer advocates want to compile the cases and bring them to court as part of a model declaratory action.

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