March 20, 2024

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March 20, 2024

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways increases flights to Bangkok

The airline Etihad Airways plans to increase its flights to Bangkok in the summer. In the future, 18 weekly flights will be offered on the Abu Dhabi-Bangkok route. The airline Etihad Airways plans to expand flights between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok for the summer season. An 17th weekly flight will be added from June 18, reports the Aero Routes portal. The route will be served with Boeing 787-9 and 787-10.

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June: Condor flies from Düsseldorf to Ibiza

The German airline Condor plans to launch a new flight connection between Düsseldorf and Ibiza in the summer. The flights will be operated with Airbus A320 aircraft. The German airline Condor plans to launch a connection between Düsseldorf and Ibiza in the summer season. The route is scheduled to begin on June 1st with two weekly flights. The flights will be operated with Airbus A320 aircraft, reports the Aero Routes portal.

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Pristina: Turkish Airlines reduces flights to Kosovo

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will reduce the frequencies on the Istanbul-Pristina route. The airline currently flies to the capital of Kosovo twelve times a week. The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines has announced that it will reduce its flights between Istanbul and Pristina. The airline currently serves the route with twelve weekly flights, but this is set to change soon. From May 13, the capital of Kosovo will only be served ten times a week until the end of the summer season, according to the portal Ex-Yu AViation News.

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Eurowings check-in before the evening: five euros at the counter – free at the machine

Effective March 30, 2024, Eurowings will once again offer the option of evening-before check-in at the airports in Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart. However, it makes a financial difference whether you are served by staff at the counter or use a machine. While a fee of five euros per person must be paid at the counter, Eurowings says the self-service machines can be used free of charge. The evening-before check-in is available for many flights and is open from 18:00 p.m. to 20:00 p.m. on the day before departure.

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Winter 2024: Air Baltic starts additional routes

The Latvian airline Air Baltic wants to expand its winter flight schedule and add new routes from Riga, Vilnius and Talinn. The Latvian airline Air Baltic is planning to expand its route network for the winter season. Specifically, the carrier plans to add the Riga-Madeira, Tallinn-Kittilä and Vilnius-Oslo Torp routes. The routes are to be served weekly. The Riga-Madeira route is to be served three times a week, the Tallinn-Kittilä route up to twice a week. The Vilnius-Oslo Torp route is to be added with two weekly flights.

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Construction work: Rail connection at Düsseldorf Airport limited

Due to construction work, Deutsche Bahn AG passengers who want to reach Düsseldorf Airport by rail or continue their journey from there must prepare for inconveniences from March 22, 2024. Numerous connections will be cancelled. This particularly affects those trains that travel to the airport station from the north and east. According to Deutsche Bahn, only a few connections will be operated. According to DB, there will be hardly any cancellations from the south. No rail replacement service has been set up, but the frequency will be significantly reduced.

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Collective bargaining dispute: Lufthansa and Verdi nominate arbitrators

The Verdi union and the Lufthansa Group have appointed arbitrators to settle the wage dispute simmering in the area of ​​ground staff. They are to broker a solution between March 25 and 28, 2024. The Kranich Group named Frank-Jürgen Weise, who was previously head of the Federal Employment Agency. Verdi nominated Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow. A peace obligation has been agreed until the arbitration is concluded. In the event that no solution can be found, the union has already called on its members to vote on indefinite strikes. These could take place from March 29, 2024 at the earliest.

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Ground staff: Verdi lets Lufthansa employees vote on forced strike

Lufthansa and the Verdi union have agreed on a temporary peace agreement for ground staff. However, employee representatives are already preparing for the possibility that arbitration could fail. Members have been called to vote on indefinite strikes. Since Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Verdi members who work for the Lufthansa Group in the area of ​​ground staff have been able to vote on a so-called enforcement strike. The result is to be announced from March 28, 2024. If the agreed arbitration is unsuccessful, there could be an indefinite call for work stoppages. The arbitration is to begin on March 25, 2024 and end on March 28, 2024. Until then, the agreed peace agreement applies.

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South Africa: Court approves Mango Airlines sale

The insolvent low-cost airline Mango Airlines should actually have been sold long ago. However, the government tried to prevent the transaction. Now the South African Supreme Court has cleared the way in an appeal. According to local media reports, the shares are now to be transferred to Ubuntu Air Services. This does not yet guarantee that the former South African Airways subsidiary will be able to take to the skies again. In 2021, Mango Airlines had to file for creditor protection proceedings. Some time later, flight operations had to be suspended for financial reasons.

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Paris: Air France with new destinations in summer 2024

In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Skyteam founding member Air France will offer several new destinations from Paris. In total, it will fly to 189 destinations in 74 countries. From the French capital, Charles de Gaulle Airport will also fly to Phoenix, Kalamata, Harstad and Verona. Group member KLM will serve a total of 2024 destinations in summer 155, most of which will be offered from Amsterdam-Schiphol.

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