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November 17, 2023

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November 17, 2023

Malaysia Airlines claims to have solved catering problems

Amely Mizzi 17 November 2023 08:32

The airline Malaysia Airlines has announced that it is now able to offer passengers the usual on-board catering on board its aircraft. For almost two months, this was only possible to a very limited extent, if at all, because the change of supplier did not go smoothly. On September 1, 2023, the carrier ended its collaboration with Barhim Food after about 26 years. However, at that time, no contract had even been signed with another supplier. As a result, there was no catering at all on many flights and, if at all, only to a very limited extent. Malaysia Airlines had to face some fierce criticism from customers. A temporary distribution center for the catering goods has now been set up and ten so-called hi-lifts have also been purchased. These are to be in use since November 1, 2023. According to the announcement, the company now handles around 18.000 on-board meals per day on its own. The company would cooperate with well-known catering companies and promises that the food and drinks served would meet the highest quality standards. “As a global airline, Malaysia Airlines sets high standards for our product offering and onboard service – it is the embassy on the wings of the country and the champion of Malaysian hospitality. We have made this much-needed change in our inflight dining experience to enhance our offering and service whilst building our capabilities, whilst still keeping the customer at the centre of our attention. In addition, we have received positive feedback from our customers on our food offering, with some crowd favourites even

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Memmingen: GP Aviation starts Pristina flights

Jan Gruber 17 November 2023 08:06

Since November 10, 2023, GP Aviation has been flying between Ljubljana and Pristina once a week on behalf of the tour operator. As of December 18, 2023, this ultra-short route is to be increased to three rotations per week. From December 20, 2023, this carrier will also operate charter flights from Memmingen to the capital of Kosovo. Both routes cannot be booked directly through the airline, but are marketed online and offline by various tour operators. The core target group are people with a connection to Kosovo who, for example, want to spend a vacation at home.

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National Council: Gewessler praises the climate ticket

Jan Gruber 17 November 2023 07:34

From the point of view of Austria's Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens), the climate ticket introduced in 2021 is a complete success. The government member euphorically declared that her expectations had even been exceeded. As is usual, because from the point of view of this department, all projects are in principle successful. The Austrian Transport Minister, who describes herself as the Climate Protection Minister, did not say a word about the fact that national connections provided by private companies on a self-financing basis had to be discontinued because they could no longer keep up with the network card. However, these were not included in the climate ticket because the Green-led ministry wants to give priority to trains over long-distance buses and planes. For example, the national Flixbus connections from Graz to Salzburg and Linz and from Klagenfurt to Vienna did not survive the climate ticket. These gradually became uneconomical, so the operator Blaguss Reisen decided to discontinue them. The long-distance bus services from Graz to Vienna and Vienna Airport operated by the competitor are also not included in the climate ticket, as the Gewessler ministry does not want long-distance bus connections included if there is an alternative by rail. It does not matter whether the journey time is longer or involves several changes. Train before bus and plane is the motto that has been set since Leonore Gewessler took office. Not all transport is included Incidentally, these are not the only transport that is not included in the climate ticket. It is quite annoying for passengers at Vienna Airport that neither the City Airport Train nor the Vienna Airport Lines (operated

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Cologne/Bonn Airport wants to save electricity and money with LED lighting

Amely Mizzi 17 November 2023 06:35

Cologne/Bonn Airport has given Terminal 2 a fresh-up. It now shines in a new light, as the work has mainly involved modernizing the lighting. Instead of light bulbs and halogen lamps, LED strips are now used. The purpose of the campaign is not only to make the terminal look spruced up, but the airport primarily wants to save electricity and thus money. Cologne/Bonn Airport calculates that new LED lamps will use around 40.000 kilowatt hours less energy per year. This will save the NRW airport a lot of money. "The airport is reducing consumption and emissions with the innovative LED light strips. The new lamps in the terminals, but also in the parking garages and on the aprons and streets are therefore important building blocks for greater energy efficiency," says Thilo Schmid, CEO of Cologne/Bonn Airport GmbH. The new light strips are 2,7 kilometers long in total and replace around 200 first-generation LED hanging lights. They run diagonally along the ceiling structure throughout the terminal. The lights are brighter, more uniform and more energy efficient than their predecessors. The new ceiling lighting has a so-called "human-centric lighting" control system, which is based on the human biorhythm and the natural daylight temperature. This makes the light feel more pleasant and natural than many conventional artificial light sources. The programming of the light colors and temperatures will be finalized by the end of November.

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ABTA met in the Intercity Hotel Graz

Jan Gruber 17 November 2023 06:08

A few days ago, the Austrian Business Travel Association held a meeting at the Intercity Hotel Graz. Around 30 people specializing in business travel took part. As the first item on the program, the host team of the IntercityHotel Graz - around General Manager Stefan Willensdorfer - took stock of the situation since the opening in November 2020, gave an insight into the advantages of the hotel - with 229 rooms in three categories, the largest hotel in Graz - and invited everyone to a joint tour of the building. Daniel Miehahn, Business Development Manager at HRS, also charmingly immersed the assembled guests in the wide world of hotel bookings, pointed out the pleasing and double-digit rate increases in the course of the post-pandemic recovery curve and devoted himself very insightfully to the adjusting screws "digital transformation", "responsible sustainability", "satisfaction & safety of travelers" and "combining work & overnight stays", from HRS's point of view the most promising levers for companies. Julia Kopac, Account Manager visum.at/CIBTvisas and Bestar Dauti, Branch Office Manager at CIBT, then began a worthwhile double conference on current visa topics. Using the USA and China as examples, the two shed a lot of light on the complexity of current regulations and application processes and played through an overall approach to visa categories, lead times, fingerprints, photos, deadlines and forms. Consular curiosities from daily practice were also not to be missed. In a final presentation, Graz Airport's Managing Director Wolfgang Grimus explained how Graz Airport is proactively dealing with a wide range of future topics. He reported on the exploitation of potential around the future Koralmbahn as well as on considerations for the Graz-Vienna-Graz flight route, further service and offer optimization in daily passenger care,

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Athens-Ellinikon: Two oldies have a new owner

Jan Gruber 17 November 2023 05:33

For a long time, several aircraft have been stationed at the former Athens-Ellinikon airport. They can no longer be flown out and, despite the efforts of some volunteers, they are in poor condition. Now two aircraft have been acquired by Zela Aviation. It is a BAC1-11 in the colors of the Greek Air Force, one of the few aircraft of this type in the world, which was part of the Cyprus Airways fleet for many years. Once the aircraft has been restored, it will be donated to the municipality of Lavrio and given a place in the city's harbor. Originally, the plan was to transport the aircraft to Cyprus in the historic colors of Cyprus Airways, but at this point in time, transport was considered particularly difficult. The second aircraft is a Boeing 727, which was purchased by Aristotle Onassis in 1968 for the legendary Olympic Airways fleet. After maintenance and renovation, this aircraft will remain until the final decision on the exhibition location is made. Andreas Christodoulides, the President of Zela Aviation, explained that these two aircraft are part of the history of Greek and Cypriot aviation. The exhibition of these two aircraft to the public offers people, especially the younger generation, the opportunity to travel back in time and discover the fascinating world of the aviation industry. Removal by air is considered almost impossible, as the aircraft in question are not airworthy and Ellinikon Airport has long been out of service. The area has been languishing for many years. The former domestic terminal has already been demolished. The international terminal is a listed building. The site

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Munich Airport: Christmas market opens today

Amely Mizzi 17 November 2023 05:01

From Friday, November 17, 2023, passengers at Munich Airport will once again have access to the traditional Christmas market in the MAC. It will be open between 11 a.m. and 00 p.m. until the end of the year. Ice skating and curling are possible every day between 21 a.m. and 00 p.m. Ice skates can be rented on site. The curling rink can be booked in advance via the airport website. A special highlight are the numerous free events - including a regular ice disco, ice art carving, Advent wreath making, puppet theater and a visit from Santa Claus. Various music bands ensure a good atmosphere every day from 11 p.m. to 21 p.m. The program includes pop, rock, funk and soul music, gospel, folk, jazz and country music.

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Ita Airways takeover: Unions are putting pressure on the EU Commission

Amely Mizzi 17 November 2023 04:34

In recent weeks, there have been increasing signs that the EU Commission will most likely not approve Lufthansa's planned entry into Ita Airways, which is to lead to a takeover in the long term, without significant conditions. Now the unions are trying to put pressure on the company. In an extremely lengthy tendering process, the crane group was initially unable to prevail. However, no purchase agreement was reached with the consortium that was originally awarded the contract. Lufthansa positioned itself in good time and carried out useful lobbying in Italy. Ultimately, an agreement was reached with the Italian government. This provides for a gradual takeover of Ita Airways by Lufthansa. The deal has not yet been officially registered. A kind of preliminary examination procedure is currently underway in which the EU Commission is requesting a great deal of documentation. The planned entry is therefore being examined much more thoroughly than those responsible at the two airlines and the Italian government had assumed. The European competition authorities even want information about the on-board catering planned for the future. Recently, it has been leaked to the public that the Commission could possibly impose tough conditions. It was mentioned that Lufthansa would have to give up take-off and landing rights for transatlantic routes to competitors at the Munich and Frankfurt am Main hubs. This would hit the crane hard, because these routes are considered to be particularly profitable. Further conditions are also conceivable, but these would mainly affect traffic to/from Italy and could also lead to Lufthansa subsidiaries having to reduce or even abandon one or two routes. At the moment, it does not look at all as if the EU competition authorities will also

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Winter 2023/24: United Airlines focuses on Florida

Amely Mizzi 17 November 2023 04:05

For the upcoming winter, United Airlines expects a significant increase in demand for air travel to Florida. Accordingly, United is increasing the number of flights to destinations such as Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Miami, Tampa and Orlando by around 20 percent compared to last winter. The airline is also using larger aircraft with more seats on board on many routes. In addition, from November 28, 2023, for the first time in the company's history, United will operate flights to Key West from the New York/Newark, Chicago O'Hare, Houston and Washington Dulles hubs itself and not outsource them to partner airlines. Boeing 737-700 aircraft will be used, which will almost double the number of seats available on these routes. The number of available seats is also increasing significantly on the route from Chicago to Orlando. Here, United will fly with a Boeing 777 in winter. The newest aircraft type in the United fleet, the Airbus 321neo, serves the routes to Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers and Orlando on selected departures. In addition to the Sunshine State, US snow destinations will once again play an important role in United's winter flight schedule. The airline serves a total of eleven destinations, including Jackson Hole, Vail and Big Sky, more than any other US carrier. United also expects high demand next winter for destinations in Hawaii, Las Vegas and Cancun/Mexico.

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