March 11, 2024

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March 11, 2024

Munich: Croatia Airlines cancels Brač flights

In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Croatia Airlines will no longer fly between Munich and Brač. This route was in the program once a week in the previous season. Now the carrier has announced that, contrary to the original plan, it will not be offering Brač flights from Munich in summer 2024. According to a report by ExYuAviation.com, the reason is that Croatia Airlines and tour operators have not come to an agreement. The consequence of this is that the airline has canceled the connection. This does not affect the domestic route Zagreb-Brač, which is subsidized by the Croatian state.

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Winter 2024/25: Condor launches Berlin-Agadir

The German holiday airline Condor will also be flying from Berlin to Agadir in the 2024/2025 winter flight schedule. From Leipzig/Halle, the destination in Morocco will now also be served in the cold season. From October 29, 2024, Condor intends to operate the Berlin-Agadir route on Tuesdays. For the time being, this is a seasonal flight connection. From Leipzig/Halle, it was originally planned to only fly to the Moroccan coastal town during the summer season. The plan has been changed in that Condor will also fly from Leipzig to Agadir once a week in the 2024/2025 winter flight schedule. According to the Condor reservation system, there will also be increases from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich in the direction of Funchal. From the first two airports mentioned, the holiday airline will fly to the Portuguese island three times a week. From Munich, twice a week. In Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, Condor is also increasing Lanzarote to three weekly rotations each in the 2024/2025 winter flight schedule.

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Falko buys NAC 24 Embraer E-Jets

The lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has sold a total of 24 Embraer E-series aircraft. These were sold to competitor Falko. According to a statement from the two companies, the transaction includes 20 E190/195 units and four E170/175 units. All of these are in use by lessees. Specifically, according to Nordic Aviation Capital, these are only in use by five operators on the continents of Africa, Europe and North America. Until 2019, the buyer, British Aerospace Asset Management, was BAe's in-house leasing company and specialized in British models such as the BAe 146. The company was then taken over by Fortress Investment Group and has had its current name since then. In 2022, it merged with Chorus Aviation.

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Play temporarily suspends Keflavik-Frankfurt

The Icelandic low-cost airline Play will suspend its presence at Frankfurt Airport for large parts of the upcoming 2024 summer flight schedule. From April 1, 2024, Play will not be flying to Germany's largest airport from Keflavik for the time being. However, the carrier does not intend to permanently discontinue the route, but according to the current state of affairs only wants to pause it until mid-September 2024. The reservation system shows that the low-cost airline wants to connect Keflavik and Frankfurt am Main again from September 16, 2024. When asked, the company did not provide any information as to why this route is being suspended for large parts of the 2024 summer flight schedule.

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Lufthansa wants to hold on to the Ita Airways takeover

When announcing its 2023 business figures, Lufthansa made it clear that it is still sticking to its plan to take over Ita Airways. It is assumed that the deal will be given the green light. CEO Carsten Spohr explained that the review process is much slower than expected, but "it is going in the right direction" and "we want to reach a result as quickly as possible. The Phase II process will run until June 6, 2024. By then, the EU Commission must decide whether the deal will be approved with voluntary concessions, subject to conditions, or not at all. Recently, there were media reports in Italy that Lufthansa could lose interest if the conditions were too strict. The Kranich boss is still confident that approval could be granted late, but still.

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Klagenfurt Airport modernizes parking space management

At the end of March 2024, parking management at Klagenfurt Airport will be modernized. The company is also working with the German company "Peter Park", which is intended to enable a barrier-free, digital parking space management system. The new system works without barriers and without parking tickets, so that those parking at Klagenfurt Airport can drive into the parking areas and park directly without stopping. The system registers the license plate numbers when entering and exiting using cameras and scanners. It is not possible to see who is sitting in the vehicle. In addition to the license plate numbers, the solution saves the entry and exit times and automatically calculates the parking duration from this. The license plate scan is carried out in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation. At the end of the stay, parking fees can be paid at easy-to-use machines or via the Easypark parking app by specifying your license plate number. In addition to card payments, the machines also offer the option of paying using Apple and Google Pay. Maximilian Wildt, Managing Director at Klagenfurt Airport, on the advantages of the new parking system: "With the introduction of digital and barrier-free parking space management, our airport will become more customer-oriented and sustainable. Passengers save time and the airport saves money, so everyone benefits, and we can also score points with even faster routes."

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Stood around for seven years: “Ownerless” B757 is scrapped in Brussels

For almost seven years now, a Boeing 757 that was used by the defunct Equatorial Congo Airlines has been standing around at Brussels-Zaventem Airport. The airport has now confirmed to the Belgra agency that the plane will be scrapped in the next few weeks. For years, the airport was unable to remove the plane that once belonged to the bankrupt airline because the jet was confiscated by the authorities. A solution has now been found and Eco-Fly, a company specializing in the recycling and scrapping of aircraft, has bought it. According to an airport spokesperson, dismantling will begin in the next few weeks.

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DLR: Germany's air traffic will remain below pre-crisis levels in the summer of 2024

The German Aerospace Center assumes that the number of flights operated from the Federal Republic of Germany in summer 2024 will increase by around 5,3 percent in direct comparison with the previous season. However, it will still be a long way from the pre-crisis volume. Within the European Union, Germany is doing particularly badly in terms of aviation's recovery from the effects of the corona pandemic. For example, domestic German traffic has only reached about half of the volume it had before the pandemic. With very few exceptions, the Lufthansa Group has a veritable monopoly position. Easyjet, which was active on some domestic German routes before the crisis, has largely withdrawn. This alone has led to a massive reduction in supply and, due to a lack of competition, prices have sometimes risen sharply. In addition, domestic flights are already taxed disproportionately heavily, because the air traffic tax is high and VAT is also charged. From May 2024, the government will tighten the financial screws again, which will lead to prices rising again. This will not only have a dampening effect on domestic demand in Germany, but also make it unlikely that potential competitors will seek to compete with the Lufthansa Group in domestic traffic. This is exactly what the Green Party in the German government will particularly like, because if it were up to them alone, domestic flights would have been banned long ago. The DLR assumes that there will be around 2024 domestic flights in July 10.100. In comparison: In July 2019 there were 20.300 domestic flight movements. This means that the offer is

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Chișinău: Flyone increases Munich flights

The low-cost airline Skyone will fly more frequently between Chișinău and the Bavarian capital Munich from the beginning of July 2024. The carrier currently offers two weekly rotations between the capital of the Republic of Moldova and Munich. With effect from July 1, 2024, another will be added, with flights being offered three times a week in the future. Chișinău Airport changed its IATA code from KIV to RMO just a few months ago. The new letter combination is intended to stand for the Republic of Moldova, as it is the only operational commercial airport on the territory of the former Soviet republic.

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Virgin Australia also wants to transport dogs and cats

There are extremely inconsistent regulations in Europe as to whether passengers are allowed to take small dogs and cats in the cabin or not. It is up to the airline itself to allow this or not - usually for a fee. In Australia, there is currently not a single airline that allows four-legged friends to fly in the cabin. Virgin Australia wants to change this and has submitted a corresponding application to the Civil Aviation Authority. Down Under, it is not that the airlines do not want to, but that they are not allowed. The legal regulations stipulate that the transport of animals in the cabin is generally not permitted. Assistance dogs such as guide dogs are exempt from this. The topic is not new, as Virgin Australia has been evaluating whether there is a market at all since 2021. After all, the airline also wants to make money through extra fees. A plan has now been drawn up and submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority for official approval. Virgin stated that if approved, it expects that the transport of small dogs and cats in the cabin could be introduced within a year. However, it is not yet known how the office will decide. It is also conceivable that approval could only be granted for domestic flights. Australia has always been very complicated on international routes for quarantine reasons when it comes to animals. Many years ago, part of an Olympic Games even had to be held abroad because the "import" of horses for the relevant competitions would have been disproportionately complicated. If Virgin Australia receives the desired approval from the Civil Aviation Authority, then

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