The airline FlyErbil is planning to expand its flight program, with the airline adding two more routes. The airline will operate flights to the German city of Berlin in May 2023, and the Syrian city of Damascus will be added to the flight program next week, the Aeroroutes portal confirmed.
Subsidies are intended to enable non-stop flights between Belgrade and Delhi - this was recently discussed by the presidents of the countries involved. Serbia and India are planning to start non-stop flights between Belgrade and Delhi in the future, and this goal is to be made possible by granting subsidies, as confirmed by the portal Ex-Yu Aviation News. President Vucic and President Draupadi Murmu also see this as an improvement in economic relations, which could prove beneficial in the future.
The Greek airline Aegean now also connects Cologne/Bonn Airport with Thessaloniki. Since March 27, 2023, AEGEAN has also been connecting Cologne/Bonn with the Greek capital Athens three times a week, with flights to the airport on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The return flight takes place on the same days of the week. An Airbus A320 is used on both routes. "We are delighted that AEGEAN is expanding its offering at the start of the summer season and is offering Thessaloniki, a second exciting destination alongside Athens, which delights city travelers and beach vacationers alike," says Thilo Schmid, CEO of Cologne/Bonn Airport GmbH. "Greece, with its rich history and countless islands, is one of our most popular holiday regions, which is now even easier to reach from CGN."
The large-scale NATO exercise in the airspace of the Federal Republic of Germany is causing delays and cancellations in the civilian sector. The exercises are planned for weekdays from Monday to Friday and in the second week until Thursday. Parts of German airspace are repeatedly closed for the exercise. For this reason, there are already numerous delays to individual flights in Hamburg. The German Air Traffic Control (DFS), the airlines, Hamburg Airport and all other partners at the site are working hard to keep the impact on passengers as low as possible. Due to the dynamic nature of this exercise, it is not possible to predict the impact of Air Defender on individual flights. However, Hamburg Airport has prepared its staff for possible delays. Hamburg Airport asks all passengers who have booked a flight from Hamburg Airport during the 9-day exercise or who want to land in Hamburg to monitor their flight status continuously and contact the respective airline if they have any questions. Unfortunately, a forecast for the coming days is not possible. Since Air Defender is the largest air exercise in NATO's history, there is not yet sufficient experience. The effects can vary greatly from day to day and over the course of the day. However, Hamburg Airport expects that Air Defender will also cause delays in the coming days of the exercise.
The airline Eurowings Discover is introducing so-called Sunny Seats on all routes. These cannot be booked for a fee, but are "allocated" randomly by the cabin crew, according to a press release. The seats will be provided with appropriate headrest covers and a greeting card. The guest on the "Sunny Seat" and their travel companion (maximum one person) can look forward to a free alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink and a salty or sweet snack of their choice from the Business Class offering.
From mid-June 2023, Austrian Airlines plans to offer a revised catering concept on board long-haul flights under the sub-brand "Tastefully Austrian". Paid catering will remain on short- and medium-haul flights, although the scope of the menu has shrunk considerably since it was first introduced. Chief Commercial Officer Michael Trestl promises that the culinary offering and the presentation of food and drinks on board long-haul flights will be improved. "We want to offer our guests a flying piece of Austria - a culinary experience the Austrian way," says the manager. The concept gives passengers more design options and flexibility to adapt their meals on board to their personal preferences, promises Austrian Airlines. In addition, the Flying Chef was reintroduced in April. The "flying chefs" are employees of the catering company Do&Co and were temporarily abolished at the start of the corona pandemic. The company also plans to offer a kind of "coffee house service" on board long-haul flights. In Business Class, guests can expect a number of new features, including a bar snack with a welcome drink or the addition of a soup to the menu. Passengers can also choose between two international main courses and enjoy an Austrian signature dish. Another new feature is the Viennese coffee house service, which is brought to the cabin. Guests can look forward to a variety of coffees that are prepared right in front of them and served together with the dessert. A separate cheese trolley with digestives will also be presented in the cabin. There will also be new features in Premium Economy and Economy Class on long-haul destinations. This includes new recipes
Stock exchange-listed companies usually cannot choose their shareholders themselves. Pretty much anyone can participate in trading shares and, in the case of dividends, also benefit from them. This has apparently not yet fully gotten around to the Greens and airport opponents. The background to this is that Flughafen Wien AG will pay a dividend of EUR 0,77 per share to shareholders in the next few days. For the investor trust in the Cayman Islands, which owns 36.434.021 shares (43,37% of the total holdings) through a holding company in Luxembourg, this corresponds to a dividend of around EUR 28 million. This fact is a thorn in the side of Lower Austria's Greens, however. They cite the fact that Economics Minister Martin Kocher could not explicitly rule out "that the dividends could be used to finance the Russian war against Ukraine" in his response to parliamentary questions. Now the Greens, whose Leonore Gewessler hardly misses an opportunity to rant against aviation, but is herself a regular customer of "on-demand aviation companies", are demanding that "the financial market supervisory authority prohibit the bank from paying out to the investor until the identities of the backers have been clearly established and the risk of war financing has been safely ruled out". "In view of the immense suffering that the Russian war of aggression is inflicting on the Ukrainian population and the threat of our system being undermined by the acquisition of stakes in critical infrastructure such as Vienna Airport, we have called on the FMA to intervene immediately and impose a dividend payment freeze on the investor. Not a single euro may leave Austrian banks until it has been proven that it is a legitimate investment," said
Skopje Airport is eager to establish connections with US destinations. The airport is ready to operate direct flights to North America, as US cities are very important destinations for the airport. Skopje Airport plans to start direct flights to the USA and North America in the future. The airport recognizes that many passengers from Skopje Airport travel to the USA via detours, but this should be a thing of the past in the future. The airport is ready to operate direct flights to the USA, as confirmed by the Ex-Yu Aviation News portal.
The shipping company Hapag-Llyod Cruises is expanding the possibility of holding weddings on board to the entire fleet, effective December 1, 2023. The service can now also be booked on Antarctic voyages. In international waters, i.e. outside the twelve-mile zone, captains have the privilege of being able to perform legally binding marriages. Couples often decide to get married on the high seas. Hapag-Llyod Cruises offers the organization for a fee, with a lead time of around ten weeks given for the official documents.
Mostar Airport is currently negotiating with Croatia Airlines about adding additional routes. The Croatian carrier has recently started operating a subsidized hub connection to its Zagreb hub. Flights to Rome are to follow next year, provided an agreement is reached. Airport director Marko Djuzel explicitly told Blejsak.info that they are currently working with Croatia Airlines to ensure that Zagreb flights will also take place next year. There are also plans to fly between Rome and Mostar in the future. There are hopes for a third route in 2025. They are also seeking talks with the German low-cost airline Eurowings, as before the corona pandemic it had Stuttgart and Düsseldorf in its portfolio. They want to have these routes back and are negotiating with the Lufthansa subsidiary. It is currently still completely unclear whether they will be enthusiastic about Mostar again.
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