January 15, 2024

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January 15, 2024

Air France increases Zagreb flights

The airline Air France announced its plan to expand the Paris-Zagreb route during the summer season. Nine weekly flights will be offered in the summer. The airline Air France will expand flights on the route between Paris and Zagreb during the summer season. The airline plans to add two more weekly flights, making a total of nine weekly flights on this route. This means that there will be two daily flights on Thursdays and Sundays, as reported by the portal Ex-Yu Aviation News.

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Brussels Airlines reports numerous flight cancellations

The Belgian airline Brussels Airlines had to cancel numerous flights on Saturday due to a pilot strike. A pilot strike on Saturday led to numerous flight cancellations by the airline Brussels Airlines. This also included flights to Germany, especially flights to and from Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, as the portal Aero.de reports.

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Maldives: China Eastern flies to Male twice daily

The airline China Eastern plans to expand its services to the Maldives from February 2024. Specifically, a second daily flight is planned. The airline China Eastern has announced that it will increase its flights to Male. Specifically, the airline is planning another daily flight to Male, as confirmed by the Aero Routes portal. The second daily flight from Shanghai Pu Dong to Male is scheduled to take place from February 1 to February 20. The flight will be operated with an Airbus A330-200.

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With Embraer 145: Travelcoup takes on Munich-Hamburg

On behalf of Travelcoup, the German on-demand airline Heron Aviation will start a non-stop connection between Munich and Hamburg on February 23, 2024. This will be operated with Embraer 145s, which have a maximum of 22 seats. Initially, three weekly rotations will be carried out. The cheapest ticket costs 365 euros one way. The flights will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If successful, an increase is possible at a later date. Travelcoup describes the flights as "semi-private jets". The aim is to appeal to passengers who are dissatisfied with the business class of existing providers, but who do not want their own business jet due to high costs, and to offer them more service. Travelcoup offers its guests 22 first-class leather seats, around 58 cm wide, in a 1-1 configuration with legroom of up to 116 cm, free gourmet snacks and drinks, and high-speed WiFi. The ERJ 145 used does not have any luggage compartments in the cabin and thus offers an open space experience. The second exclusive Embraer 145 will be delivered in the summer, so that Travelcoup will bring more capacity to the market. In total, the fleet is to grow to five jets with the same configuration and equipment. In the current winter flight schedule, Travelcoup continues to fly to the Balearic Islands and offers a total of four weekly flights from Munich and Zurich to Mallorca and Ibiza. Prices for flights to Mallorca start from 695 euros, to Ibiza from 818 euros (each per person and route). Additional destinations in the Mediterranean region and additional departure airports in Germany and Switzerland are planned for the 2024 summer flight schedule. "In the reduced winter flight schedule, we have the capacity to

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Blocked ticket funds: Nigeria releases $64 million

Numerous airlines are no longer flying to Nigeria because, according to IATA, the government is blocking around 792 million US dollars in ticket revenue. Now the government is said to have rejected the central bank's request to release at least 61,64 million US dollars. According to several local reports, this is part of the government's goal of clearing the backlog of outstanding foreign currency in deposit banks. According to IATA, Nigeria tops the list of blocked airline funds, but is not an isolated case. In a total of 20 states, airlines repeatedly have problems accessing the proceeds of ticket money sold in the respective state. As of October 2023, a total of 1,94 billion US dollars is said to have been blocked.

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Portland: Storm pushes gangway against winglet of B737-Max-8

On January 10, 2024, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-Max-8 was damaged by a passenger gangway at Portland Airport during a strong storm. The wind pushed the gangway against the parked aircraft, damaging the winglet. According to local media, the incident occurred during a strong storm at around 4:35 a.m. local time. The medium-haul jet could not be used in scheduled service for several days due to necessary repairs.

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Sale and leaseback: Spirit monetizes 25 aircraft

The US low-cost airline Spirit is cashing in a total of 25 commercial aircraft in so-called sale-and-leaseback deals. The proceeds will be used to pay off debts. "On January 3, 2024, Spirit Airlines completed a series of sale-leaseback transactions relating to 25 aircraft, resulting in a repayment of debt on these aircraft of approximately $465 million and net cash proceeds for the company of approximately $419 million," the low-cost airline, which is considered to be heavily indebted, announced in a stock exchange announcement. In the third quarter of the 2023 fiscal year, the company had to report a loss of $157 million.

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Sun d’Or begins flights to Belgrade

The Israeli airline Sun d'Or has announced the start of flights between Tel Aviv and Zagreb. The airline's subsidiary El Al is planning three weekly flights. The airline Sun d'Or has announced the start of flights to Serbia. Specifically, the airline wants to fly to Belgrade three times a week, as the portal Ex-Yu Aviation News reports. The connection will start at the beginning of April with two weekly flights initially, and from May 7 there will be three weekly flights.

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Dresden and Leipzig airports need fresh money

Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, the holding company of Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports, wants to reorganize itself. The workforce was informed last Thursday about a restructuring plan drawn up by KMPG. "It confirms that Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG will have sustainable competitiveness and good future prospects when implementing the restructuring concept," said MDF AG in a statement. The investments that are due within the next three years could only be managed if the shareholders, i.e. the states of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, provide fresh capital. The group of companies is likely to feel the effects of the losses from the Corona years and the fact that both airports are still well below pre-crisis levels. In the 2022 financial year, a deficit of 36,5 million euros was reported.

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Gambia footballer on board: Air Côte d'Ivoire's Dash 8-400 suffers depressurization

On January 10, 2024, the Gambia national football team wanted to fly to Abidjan on a chartered de Havilland Dash 8-400 to take part in a tournament there. However, the trip did not go according to plan. The aircraft in question was operated by Air Côte d'Ivoire. The football players are said to have complained of extreme heat during boarding. After takeoff, a pressure problem occurred, which led the captain to decide to make a return landing in Banjul. The athletes are also said to have complained of headaches and dizziness. The entire trip must have been a real odyssey, as the players were first picked up in Saudi Arabia. With stopovers in Istanbul and Casablanca, they then went to Banjul and from there on to the state of Ivory Coast. It took around 32 hours to get to Gambia alone, as long stopovers were necessary for reasons not specified.

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