Skopje Airport plans to set up ten additional check-in counters by next year due to the steadily increasing number of passengers. Skopje Airport plans to set up ten additional check-in counters by next year due to the steadily increasing number of passengers, as reported by the Ex-Yu Aviation News portal. The airport currently has 23 check-in counters.
The airline Hainan Airlines will be expanding its flight offerings in Europe during the summer season. Among other things, flights to Berlin and Manchester will be increased. The airline Hainan Airlines plans to expand its air traffic to Europe at the start of summer time. This affects flights to Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Italy. The airline wants to serve the German capital Berlin with an expanded range of flights. Specifically, five instead of three weekly flights to Berlin will be offered during the summer season. The flights will depart from Beijing. Manchester will also receive more flights, reports the Aero Routes portal. The airline is planning seven weekly flights to Manchester, three more than before. The Spanish capital Madrid will also be served more frequently. In the summer, Madrid will be flown to three times a week, previously there were two flights a week. But the range of flights in Italy is also being expanded. The capital Rome will be increased to three weekly flights from the Chongqing location, and Rome will be flown to four times a week from the Shenzhen location.
The airline Etihad Airways will expand its flight offerings in Europe. The routes to be expanded are Athens, Malaga and Nice. The airline Etihad Airways has announced its plans for the coming summer season 2024. Etihad Airways is planning to expand its offerings in Europe, specifically increasing flights to Athens, Malaga and Nice. The city of Athens is currently served with seven weekly flights, but this will be increased to twelve flights next summer, according to the Aero Routes portal. From July 14, there will even be 14 weekly flights. The city of Málaga is also to receive more flights: the number of weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Malaga is to be increased from two to three. Nice will also be served seasonally. Two weekly flights are planned for the Abu Dhabi-Nice route.
The airline Etihad Airways has announced that it will expand the route between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok. The airline plans to operate 17 weekly flights on this route. The airline Etihad Airways has announced that it will expand the route Abu Dhabi-Bangkok. The route is currently served with 14 weekly flights, and the number of flights is to be increased from the end of February. According to the Aero Routes portal, the airline plans to increase the number of flights to 17 weekly flights.
Low-cost airline Air Asia X, which mainly operates long-haul routes, posted a profit of $2023 million in the third quarter of 12,9. Management puts revenue at around $139 million. It also had significantly more passengers on board. The carrier says it carried 807.000 passengers in the third quarter of the current year and increased capacity by 24 percent. In direct comparison with the same period last year, this means it was able to fly more than ten times as many travelers. With its current fleet of 17 Airbus A330-300s and an outstanding order for 15 A330-900s, Air Asia X can now focus on finding future uses for its fleet. "Our strategy to improve the recovery of the company's network and increase revenues in line with demand in our core markets remains a priority," explains Chief Executive Officer Benyamin Ismail. AirAsia X is pleased to announce that all key business metrics have continued to exceed expectations over the past 12 months, even as travel demand has normalized after the initial boom due to pent-up demand." Air Asia X has also now managed to exit insolvency proceedings. The airline was in PN17 proceedings for over two years. In July 2023, the court rejected a corresponding application. Now, also under the impression of the latest financial figures, the judges saw the situation differently and have released the carrier from insolvency proceedings.
On November 18, 2023, the passengers of the Eurowings flight EW9583 were supposed to fly from Palma de Mallorca to Düsseldorf on an Airbus A320. Due to technical problems, this aircraft could not be used, so Eurowings Europe provided the 9H-EXQ. But that was when the trouble really started. The originally planned aircraft can carry up to 180 passengers. The replacement flight, an Airbus A319, has 30 fewer seats. This meant that an unspecified number of passengers could not be transported. Standing places are not allowed on board commercial aircraft. The dissatisfaction of the affected travelers was enormous, because rebookings to other flights are said to have progressed very slowly and sluggishly. One or two people are also said to have felt badly treated and did not understand why exactly they were not allowed to fly. There was also some controversy among the passengers who were allowed to fly to Düsseldorf on the 9H-EXQ. The reason for this is that an above-average number of travellers had purchased seat reservations for a fee. However, these were not given, and the seats were completely reassigned. This is partly due to the fact that the affected rows or seats in the Airbus A319 aircraft - unlike the A320 - are simply not available. Regardless of this, the 9H-EXQ then left Palma de Mallorca airport more than three hours late. This probably raised the hopes of many travellers that compensation could be due in accordance with the Air Passenger Rights Regulation. However, the relevant time is not the time of departure, but the time of arrival. The European
Actually, the rights that passengers have under EU Regulation 261/2004 are clearly defined. Actually, because some airlines interpret them very specifically. On November 22, 2023, the Federal Court of Justice again ruled that in the event of irregularities, passengers have the right to a replacement flight at the earliest possible time. It is common practice for many airlines to refuse rebooking to other airlines and/or other alliances. Only their own flights would be considered. This is illegal, as the European Court of Justice and the Austrian Supreme Court, among others, have already ruled in several cases. The German Federal Court of Justice had to deal with a flight that was canceled at the beginning of 2020 due to a severe weather warning. The plaintiffs wanted to fly from Keflavik to Munich. The rebooking to a flight connection that would have taken place on the same day - after the storm, mind you - was refused. Instead, the travelers had to stay in Iceland for two more days. The airline was of the opinion that it would have made absolutely no sense to rebook onto the flight that took place on the same day, because a three-hour delay in arrival would have been unavoidable. Citing exceptional circumstances (bad weather), the airline also refused to pay compensation. Another argument: replacement flights would only be considered if they would allow an arrival with less than three hours delay. The airline won the lower courts with this argument. The plaintiffs did not give up, however, and took the case to the Federal Court of Justice. The Federal Court of Justice sees the matter completely differently and decided in favor of the passengers. The decisive factor in the decision was that
The low-cost airline Ryanair has been in trouble with the Federal Cartel Office in Italy for several months. The carrier has a market share of 40 percent in this country, making it by far the largest provider. Michael O'Leary, on the other hand, is not keen to cooperate with the competition authorities. The Italian authorities are examining the ticket prices, which have risen sharply for many providers this year, and have even suggested that regulatory interventions could be necessary. In addition to Ryanair, numerous other airlines are also affected by proceedings. The Irish low-cost airline insists on the freedom to set ticket prices, which are anchored in an EU regulation, among other things. The algorithm used by the low-cost airline's sales system to determine prices is also to be examined in Italy. But Michael O'Leary does not want to disclose this and even describes the entire review process as "ridiculous". During an event held in Lisbon, he even said that Italy had a "gang of populists at the factory".
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Tui Nordic is also relying on a wet lease cooperation with the Danish company Jettime. This will make more capacity available, which will be used from regional airports in Finland and northern Sweden. Jettime's wet lease aircraft will be used for Tui Nordic from Luleå, Umeå and Malmö, among others. One consequence of this is that the holiday offers in the tour operator sector will be expanded. According to Tui Nordic, the aim is to have as many travel offers as possible available from Sweden and Finland. Jettime is also planning to set up a Swedish branch.
There is a lot to experience at Zurich Airport during Advent: from the Christmas village with winter delicacies and curling, to gift inspiration in Airport Shopping and the music and light art festival in the park. Every year, Advent immerses Zurich Airport in a festive atmosphere and visitors can look forward to a varied Advent program. One of the highlights is the third edition of the Magic Park. From November 23 to December 10, the music and light festival will once again transform Circle Park into a place for concerts, light art and culinary delights. Every evening, well-known musicians from home and abroad will take to the stage, such as Bligg, Tim Bendzko, Stefanie Heinzmann and Zoe Wees. The children's program takes place in the early evening hours before the music acts, with performances by children's songwriter Linard Bardill, storyteller Tante Carmen and the detective gang Silberbüx. Art enthusiasts will also get their money's worth: twelve light installations by artists from all over Europe are placed along a circular path. Guests walk through a kaleidoscope, past a dream catcher and magical fireflies, and bring a light show to life with their own piano melody.
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