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February 6, 2024

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February 6, 2024

Canary Islands: Binter Canaris has taken up the Madrid shuttle

Amely Mizzi February 6, 2024 10:33

The Spanish regional airline Binter Canaris has recently started non-stop flights from Tenerife North and Las Palmas to Madrid. Up to 16 daily rotations are offered from the two airports. The carrier intends to connect the Canary Islands with the capital up to 112 times a week. The regional government assumes that additional tourists can be transported to the islands. There is also a significant improvement for the islanders, who can now reach Madrid more frequently and more easily.

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On behalf of the AUA: Braathens is stationing an ATR72 in Klagenfurt and Kosice

Jan Gruber February 6, 2024 10:31

The 2024 summer flight schedule will bring a significant improvement for Klagenfurt, as an ATR72 turboprop aircraft will be stationed in the Carinthian capital on behalf of Austrian Airlines. This will mean that there will again be an early morning connection to the AUA hub in Vienna, and flight times to Klagenfurt will also improve in the evening. In the wake of the announcement that Austrian Airlines would be parting with the de Havilland Dash 8-400 fleet, the company's then CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said that it was conceivable that turboprop aircraft could be wet-leased for domestic flights and particularly short international connections. Things then went very quiet on this topic, as the corona pandemic overshadowed pretty much everything and also had an impact on Austrian Airlines' fleet planning. For example, the de Havilland Dash 8-400 was used a little longer than expected, but this type of aircraft has since left the fleet. In summer 2024, Austrian Airlines will wet lease two ATR72-600s operated by Braathens Regional Airways. These will be used in Klagenfurt, Graz, Bologna, Belgrade, Zagreb, Warsaw, Kosice and Leipzig/Halle. A spokeswoman confirmed the wet lease cooperation to Aviaiton.Direct. She also explained that the two aircraft will fly in Braathens livery and will not receive AUA stickers. "Due to the fact that demand for air travel on some regional routes has not fully returned after the pandemic, this presents Austrian Airlines with new challenges: Above all, the sluggish recovery in business travel demand is leading to a lower level of demand, which as a consequence requires adapted capacity structures in order to operate in an economically viable manner. Routes such as from Vienna to Klagenfurt or Košice are for the

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Cyprus Airways is looking for a new managing director

Amely Mizzi February 6, 2024 10:09

The airline Cyprus Airlines must start looking for a new managing director, as Paul Sies has left the company prematurely of his own accord. According to the statement, he voluntarily resigned from his post in order to be able to devote himself to another professional challenge. His contract with Cyprus Airlines has already been running for about two years and was due for renewal. However, the manager has declined this. Until a new managing director is appointed, Sies will continue to act as an advisor. Chairman of the Board Tasos Michael will also take over management on an ad interim basis. The search for a new company boss is already underway.

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Wizz Air is withdrawing from Luxembourg

Jan Gruber February 6, 2024 09:34

Not long ago, the low-cost airline Wizz Air started flying from Luxembourg for the first time. At the end of March 2024, the airline will withdraw from the small state. The Bucharest route will be served for the last time on March 29, 2024. Wizz Air has already discontinued the connection to Skopje and Rome-Fiumicino will be discontinued on February 6, 2024. This means that the pink low-cost airline will no longer offer flights to/from Luxembourg - at least for the time being.

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First modernized and now it's over: ski area in Berchtesgadener Land is closing

Amely Mizzi February 6, 2024 09:04

Just a few years ago, a new cable car and two new chair lifts were built in Berchtesgadener Land at a cost of 57 million euros, including ten million euros. Now the operator has thrown in the towel and wants to close the ski area forever. The main reason for the decision is said to be that operations are becoming increasingly difficult due to climate change and that fewer and fewer guests are coming. According to a report by Bayerischer Rundfunk, there has been fierce criticism, because between 2017 a cable car and two chair lifts were newly built and some slopes were expanded. The Free State of Bavaria is said to have subsidized this with around ten million euros. The current plan is that after the lifts are finally shut down, the cable cars will be dismantled and sold. Berchtesgadener Land will thus lose one of the most important tourist attractions on the Jenner.

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Annual figures: Saarbrücken reports 309.000 passengers

Jan Gruber February 6, 2024 08:05

Saarbrücken Airport was used by around 2023 passengers in 309.000. Compared to the previous period, the airport was thus able to increase by 12,8 percent. 2024 passengers are forecast for 345.000. With 280.000 passengers, the vast majority of Saarbrücken passengers last year were on tourist flights. In this segment, the airport recorded growth of 2,5 percent. 29.000 passengers traveled on scheduled flights, around 12,8 percent more than in the previous period.

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Qatar Airways is helping IndiGo with five B737-Max-8s

Amely Mizzi February 6, 2024 07:34

The Indian low-cost airline Indigo intends to wet lease five Boeing 737 Max 8s operated by Qatar Airways for around six months. This is intended to at least partially compensate for capacity bottlenecks that have arisen due to engine problems in the A320neo fleet. Indian media report that the aircraft and cockpit staff are to be leased from the Gulf carrier. In the cabin area, however, the aim is to use Indigo's own flight attendants. Training courses are currently underway in Doha. The cooperation is initially limited to six months - with the option of extension. IndiGo is considered an extremely loyal Airbus customer and only operates aircraft from the European manufacturer. The upcoming cooperation with Qatar Airways will also be the first time that Boeing 737 Max 8s will fly on behalf of the Indian carrier. IndiGo currently has 314 Airbus aircraft. In addition, the airline has two Boeing 777-300ERs operated by Turkish Airlines on wet lease. According to IndiGo, due to the size of its fleet, it is particularly badly affected by the engine problems surrounding the Pratt & Whitney engines used in the Neo models. At the moment, an average of 40 aircraft are grounded per month. The carrier expects this figure to rise to 75 per month over the course of this year. With the help of the cooperation with Qatar Airways, it is hoped that the effects can be at least somewhat cushioned.

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All Nippon Airways starts cooperation with Trip.com

guest Author February 6, 2024 07:03

ANA All Nippon Airways, the largest Japanese airline and member of the Star Alliance, is placing greater emphasis on alternative sales channels in the future and is now incorporating NDC (New Distribution Capability) into its sales strategy. To this end, the company has already started a cooperation via Travelfusion with Trip.com, a leading global travel service provider. For the Japanese 5-star airline, the cooperation is the first sales activity via NDC with an online travel provider. In addition to booking and issuing ANA flight tickets, customers can also make all major changes to their reservations or refunds on Trip.com. Optional, pre-paid services such as seat reservations or additional baggage, which were previously only available via the ANA website and call center, can now also be booked and managed via the Trip.com website. ANA will continue to expand its cooperation with NDC platforms in the future to make reserving and purchasing international flight tickets easier and more convenient for a larger customer base.

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At five airports: Verdi calls on Lufthansa ground staff to go on strike

Amely Mizzi February 6, 2024 06:34

Lufthansa passengers will need a lot of patience on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at five German airports, because the Verdi union is calling on its ground staff members to go on strike. The Lufthansa ground stations in Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Düsseldorf are affected. Employee representatives are calling on employees to go on strike all day due to an ongoing wage dispute that is considered deadlocked. A total of 25.000 employees are at stake who work for Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services, Lufthansa Engineering and Operational Services and several other group subsidiaries. Verdi and the Kranich Group have been negotiating an adjustment to the collective agreement for some time. Lufthansa recently submitted an improved offer, but this was rejected by Verdi as inadequate. Employee representatives are demanding at least 12,5 percent more salary, but at least 500 euros more per month. They also want to achieve one-off payments of 3.000 euros and improvements in the area of ​​shift work. Lufthansa's latest offer would provide for salary adjustments in the first eight months of employment, and after that, the increases would be too slow and too low from Verdi's point of view. Lufthansa believes that it has made an attractive offer that comes close to the union's demands. It regrets that passengers will be "disproportionately burdened" by the announced strike. The work stoppages are scheduled to begin on February 7, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. and will initially last until Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 7:10 a.m. Passengers must expect restrictions and cancellations.

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Lufthansa strike: Passengers are entitled to these rights

guest Author February 6, 2024 06:08

Numerous delays and flight cancellations: the current strike situation at German airports is coming to a head. The Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines is on strike until this evening, and now another strike has been announced. Verdi has called on Lufthansa ground staff to stop work for 24 hours next Wednesday. The strike is scheduled to begin at 4.00 a.m. at the airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Düsseldorf. Lufthansa is currently expecting around 100.000 passengers to be affected. To avoid uncertainty among holidaymakers, passenger rights expert Nina Staub from AirHelp is informing air travelers about their rights: "Many travelers from Germany will not be able to take their flights as planned at the five affected airports on Wednesday. If there are delays of more than three hours or cancellations, they are entitled to compensation of up to 600 euros. We at AirHelp made sure of this three years ago. In a legal dispute, we were able to convince the judges of the European Court of Justice that airlines are liable for announced and unannounced strikes by their staff and must compensate their customers accordingly if problems arise.” Staub adds: “In addition, passengers are entitled to alternative transport if their flight is delayed by three hours or more. In this case, Lufthansa must implement the rebooking to another flight itself. If the airline does not take action on its own initiative, affected passengers should set a deadline of three hours after the scheduled departure time. If the request is still not met, travelers can look for their own alternatives and bill the airline for the costs. If there is a delay of more than five hours or if the flight is delayed

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