December 16, 2022

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December 16, 2022

Young woman dies after falling from cruise ship

A 23-year-old passenger on the Pacific Explorer en route from Melbourne to Kangaroo Island fell over the railing into the open sea near the south-east coast of Australia. The disappearance was noticed around midnight, and search measures began shortly thereafter. The following morning, the crusader was rescued lifeless from the sea, as reported by the online portal Reisevor9. Accordingly, the young woman was accompanied by a family member. The police are still investigating the cause of the accident. The ship belongs to the Carnival subsidiary P&O Australia.

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ÖAMTC: These are the innovations for travelers from 2023

Inflation is currently a central issue in all areas of life - and in the coming year, travelers will also have to prepare for additional costs. "Many will feel the sharp price increase for the Hungarian vignette - the monthly vignette, for example, will be 70 percent more expensive," says ÖAMTC tourism expert Dagmar Redel. There will also be innovations in Italy and Croatia: Croatia is joining the Schengen area and introducing the euro - a relief for many travelers. An entrance fee for day tourists in Venice, however, will not be due from January 16 as planned, but is not expected to be introduced until mid-2023. Vignettes - higher prices in Hungary and Slovakia, e-vignette in Switzerland There will be some significant price increases for motorway vignettes in neighboring countries at the turn of the year. In Hungary, the monthly vignette for cars will increase in price by 70 percent to 8.900 forints (approx. 21 euros), the weekly vignette will now cost 5.500 forints (equivalent to around 13 euros), an increase of 44 percent. The price increase of five percent for the annual vignette, which now costs 49.190 forints (119 euros), is comparatively moderate. In neighboring Slovakia, the ten-day vignette will increase in price from ten to twelve euros, the monthly vignette from 14 to 17 euros and the annual vignette from 50 to 60 euros. Switzerland will get an electronic vignette in the course of 2023. Similar to Austria, parallel operation is planned - both adhesive and e-vignettes will then be available. Croatia - Euro and no border controls, Italy - entry into Venice The 2023 changes for Croatia will be a relief for many travelers: no more changing money and

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Lufthansa is flying to Skopje soon

The German Lufthansa will start flying between Frankfurt and Skopje next summer, connecting the two cities with a scheduled flight service again after more than a decade. The flights will start on April 23, 2023 and will operate up to twice a day with a total of ten weekly rotations. Lufthansa will be the second new airline after Norwegian Air Shuttle to enter the North Macedonian market next summer. The AUA parent company will use an Airbus A319 on this route. This is reported by the online portal Ex-Yu-Aviation. Until now, Lufthansa was only represented on the Macedonian market by Austrian Airlines. The Austrian airline connects Vienna with the North Macedonian capital every day.

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Aeroflot connects St. Petersburg with Dubai

The Russian national airline is launching a new route. From December 28, the airline will fly from St. Petersburg to Dubai. It will fly to Al Maktoum International Airport, better known as Dubai World Center. Aeroflot will use Airbus A319s from its subsidiary Rossiya on its flights. The frequency will be four flights per week. This is reported by the Aero Routes portal. The United Arab Emirates are not closed to Russian airlines.

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Air India launches new ultra-long-haul route

After long-haul flights, ultra-long-haul flights are returning to the flight schedules. Air India is launching a new 16-hour route to the USA. Mumbai - San Francisco nonstop: Air India launched a new North Pacific route on Thursday with Flight 179. Passengers and crew were on the flight for 15 hours and 48 minutes. Air India plans to offer the first nonstop flight between Mumbai and San Francisco three times a week from now on. The airline is using Boeing 777-200LRs on the route, on Thursday the VT-AEF. The aircraft was in use by Delta Air Lines on Pacific routes until 2021 and was temporarily earmarked for a freighter conversion after the end of service. This is reported by the aviation portal Aero.

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Green Airlines lost URL and customers are still waiting for money

While many customers, primarily from the Netherlands, are still waiting for refunds for their tickets purchased from the ticket seller Green Airlines, the company is no longer even the domain owner of the former company homepage. Green Airlines actually wanted to offer a fairly extensive flight program in the summer of 2023. But that will not happen and, according to the European Consumer Center, many passengers, mostly from the Netherlands, have still not received their refunds for flights that were paid for in 2021 but never took place. It is now almost impossible to reach Green Airlines through regular channels, as all telephone numbers have been deactivated and letters to the official company headquarters, which is located at a mailbox provider, are returned as undeliverable. Even the cell phone numbers and email addresses of the management are no longer available. There is a good reason for the latter, as the company is no longer the domain owner of the URL green-airlines.com. Another person has since secured this and also clearly indicates that there is no connection to Green Airlines. The new page no longer offers flights, but publishes environmental protection topics. Green Airlines has thus virtually disappeared and is difficult to reach through regular channels. Nevertheless, many people are still waiting for the promised refunds for their flights that never took place. There is also the issue of compensation payments under the Air Passenger Rights Regulation. No insolvency proceedings have yet been opened against Green Airlines, but it seems only a matter of time before a creditor could file for this step. It is questionable, however, whether there is much to be sold, because the airline had its own fleet.

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Frenchbee has deployed a second A350-1000

The airline Frenchbee has taken delivery of its second Airbus A350-1000. This has the registration F-HMIB and has been in commercial use for a few days. The Frenchbee long-haul fleet now consists of 4 Airbus A350-900s and 2 A350-1000s. The latter type of aircraft has 480 seats in various classes.

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Germany has officially ordered F35 fighter jets

The German Ministry of Defense has officially announced the order for 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. The impending order was already more or less known. The German Bundestag still had to formally give the necessary approval. The agreement with the manufacturer includes a comprehensive package of engines, role-specific mission equipment, spare and exchange parts, technical and logistical support, training and armament. As a cornerstone for interoperability with NATO, the F-35 is the only fifth-generation fighter aircraft available today to strengthen Germany's operational capability with its allies. Connectivity is becoming increasingly important as the battlefield is constantly evolving, and the F-35 is positioned to play a critical role in this change and contribute to 21st century security missions. To date, the F-35 is deployed at 26 bases worldwide, with nine nations operating F-35s on their home soil. Today, more than 875 F-35s are in service, and more than 1.845 pilots and 13.350 maintenance personnel are trained on the aircraft. "It is an honor to officially welcome Germany to the F-35 Lightning II program. Germany's participation ensures that the European F-35 Alliance continues to be strengthened and grows through interoperability with NATO and allied nations," said Bridget Lauderdale, vice president and general manager of the F-35 program at Lockheed Martin. "The F-35 is the most advanced, survivable and affordable fighter aircraft, giving pilots the decisive advantage against any adversary, enabling them to complete their mission and return home safely.

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Eurowings increases BER offer again

According to its own information, the airline Eurowings has completed its 2023 summer flight schedule from Berlin-Brandenburg. In addition to the already known new addition of the destination Graz, the airline will now also fly to Nice, Zakynthos, Ibiza and Porto. Demand is expected to be particularly high in the direction of Palma de Mallorca. This destination will be served up to three times a day during the peak season. Stockholm-Arlanda will be served up to eleven times a week in the future. Eurowings will have six aircraft stationed at BER in summer 2023. Overview of the destinations offered from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport: Destinations in Northern Europe Destinations in Central Europe Destinations in Southern Europe Destinations in the portfolio of family and home visits

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Summer 2023: Avanti Air and Mavi Gök Airlines new in Linz

In the 2023 summer flight schedule, charter flights operated by Avanti Air and Mavi Gök Airlines will also be offered from Linz-Hörsching Airport. European Air Charter will no longer fly with McDonnell Douglas MD-82, but with the larger Airbus A320. According to the airport, the majority of charter flights will be operated by European Air Charter and Corendon. The latter carrier will increase the Antalya route to three weekly rotations. In the future, flights to Turkey will also be offered on Mondays. Mavi Gök Airlines will also fly to this destination on behalf of Anex Tour with a Boeing 737-800. Rhomberg Reisen has commissioned Avanti Air to operate flights to Kefalonia. "We are pleased that the tour operators have once again launched an extensive range of services from Linz. In addition, we can welcome two new flight partners in Linz with Mavi Gök Airlines and Avanti Air and a new tour operator in Linz with Rhomberg Reisen. All in all, many attractive holiday destinations in the sunny south await our passengers. We are therefore optimistic about the coming summer season," says Norbert Draskovits, Managing Director of Linz Airport. Another new feature is that holidaymakers can use four self-check-in machines. Boarding passes and luggage tags are issued at these. The suitcase can then be dropped off at a drop-off counter. For charter flights from Eurowings, European Air Charter, Corendon and Croatia Airlines that depart by 12 noon the next day, passengers can check in the evening before. The evening before check-in is open from 19 p.m. to 00:20 p.m. Linz charter flight schedule (summer 30) at a glance: Egypt: Hurghada Mon, Fri May to October European Air Charter                                 

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