February 23, 2024

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February 23, 2024

Aurigny Air Services flies to London City

The airline Aurigny Air Services plans to start flights to London City. The airline plans to start flights between Guernsey and London City at the end of March. The airline Aurigny Air Service plans to start flights to London City. Flights from Guernsey to London City will be available from March 31, reports the Aero Routes portal. The airline plans to operate 13 weekly flights with an ATR72.

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From April: Air Cote D'Ivoire begins flights to Casablanca

The airline Air Cote D'Ivoire has postponed the start of operations on the Abidjan-Casablanca route. The start of the route is scheduled for April 16. The airline Air Cote D'Ivoire has announced the postponement of the start of operations on the Abidjan-Casablanca route. The start of the connection, which will be served four times a week, is scheduled for April 16. The flights will be operated with an Airbus A319, reports the Aero Routes portal.

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London Heathrow is in the black

Britain's largest airport, London Heathrow, was back in the black last year for the first time since the COVID crisis. The airport was able to make a slight profit before tax of £38 million. Britain's largest airport, London Heathrow, was back in the black last year for the first time since the corona pandemic. Specifically, the airport made a profit before tax of £38 million, after a loss of £684 million in the previous year. Passenger numbers also increased: the airport counted 79,2 million passengers. This figure provides a solid basis for a successful year in 2024: According to the portal Aero.de, forecasts predict passenger volumes of 81,4 million, which would be a record.

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Eurovision Song Contest: Easyjet is official partner

The budget airline Easyjet will be the official airline partner of the Eurovision Song Contest this year. The event will take place in Malmö this year. In this context, Easyjet has announced that it will increase the offer at the nearby Copenhagen airport by ten percent. Incidentally, Easyjet does not have the destination Malmö in its route network. However, Copenhagen Airport is not particularly far from the Swedish city.

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Monthly figures: Amsterdam with 4,6 million passengers in January 2024

The Dutch capital airport Amsterdam-Schiphol was used by around 2024 million passengers in January 4,6. In direct comparison with the previous year's figure, there was an increase of 17 percent, but the figure is still below the pre-crisis volume. The number of flight movements rose by 17 percent to 30.050 take-offs and landings. Around 1,9 million travelers used Schiphol Airport to transfer. The remaining travelers were point-to-point passengers. With regard to transfer passengers, it should be noted that they are counted twice, once as arriving passengers and once as departing passengers. In the freight sector, Amsterdam-Schiphol recorded a decline of one percent. 1.307 pure cargo flights were carried out. However, the volume rose by 14 percent to 118.253 tons.

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United Airlines is flying to Tel Aviv again

The airline United Airlines plans to resume flights to Tel Aviv. The resumption is to take place from Newark. The airline United Airlines plans to resume the route between Newark and Tel Aviv. The resumption is scheduled for March 6, and the route is to be served by a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The US airline plans to offer a daily flight on this route.

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Riyadh Air plans to take off in the first half of 2025

The airline Riyadh Air, which is currently preparing to launch, confirmed that it will begin operations in the first half of 2025. Numerous long-haul aircraft have already been ordered. It will soon be announced which aircraft types will be leased or purchased for short- and medium-haul routes. During the Singapore Air Show, COO Peter Bellew, who previously worked for Ryanair, confirmed that the company is on schedule and that the first flight will take place in the first half of 2025.

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Summer 2024: Eurowings and Air Dolomiti launch Jersey flights

In the 2024 summer flight schedule, there will again be non-stop flights from German airports to Jersey. From the end of April to the end of September 2024, Air Dolomiti will fly to the Channel Island from Munich every Saturday. From Düsseldorf, Eurowings will fly to Jersey on the same day between mid-May and the beginning of September 2024. The portal "Touristik Aktuell" was the first to report on these flights.

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Cologne/Bonn: UPS withdraws MD-11F

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo planes will be seen less frequently at the German airport Cologne/Bonn. The logistics company UPS currently operates 35 of the impressive three-jet aircraft, but according to a report by Aero.de, which was confirmed by a company spokesperson, these will no longer be used in scheduled flights from Cologne/Bonn. In future, flights from this airport will generally be carried out with the more modern Boeing 747-8F.

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Emirates sets course for Colombia

From June 3, 2024, Gulf carrier Emirates Airline will also offer direct flights from Dubai to Bogotá. This is an "extension" of an existing US route. As part of the Fifth Freedom, the route will in future be operated as follows: Dubai via Miami to Bogotá. So far, this route "ends" in Miami. Effective June 3, 2024, it will then continue to Bogotá. The route will be served daily with Boeing 777s. "We have long wanted to fly to Colombia, and adding Bogotá to our route network is part of our strategy to create better connections, expand options and choice for travelers, and offer unparalleled premium experiences on the ground and in the air. The start of daily flight operations to Colombia's dynamic capital also underscores our strong commitment to South America and will offer our customers more options for business and leisure travel," said Emirates CEO Tim Clark.

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