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April 16, 2024

Venice entry: Tickets can be booked from April 25, 2024

guest Author 16 April 2024 07:00

Venice is one of the most popular travel destinations in Europe. "The long-announced entrance fee will now come into force on certain days from April 25th: In future, day visitors will have to reserve their trip to the old town online in advance and pay an entrance fee of five euros. This measure is intended to better control the flow of holidaymakers," says ÖAMTC travel expert Yvette Polasek. In future, travelers will have to reserve and pay for their Venice trip in advance at https://cda.ve.it/de/. After successful payment, a QR code will be generated that acts as a ticket and must be presented during a check. Anyone traveling without a ticket can expect fines of between 50 and 300 euros. Children under 14 and overnight guests who spend at least one night in accommodation in Venice are exempt from the fee. "It is important to note that overnight guests must also register themselves if they do not receive a QR code from the accommodation - if the name and address of the booked accommodation is provided, the fee is waived and they also receive a QR code," explains Polasek. People with a European Disability Card and their carers can be exempted from the fee by presenting their card and do not have to register online in advance. Part: 29 test days for entrance fee - permanent introduction from 2025 In order to ensure a smooth introduction of the day tickets, the city administration is testing the entrance fee in advance on 29 days in 2024. Specifically, this daily fee will have to be paid from April 25 to May 5, 2024 and on the following weekends (Saturday and Sunday) until July 13 and 14, 2024 (with the exception of January 1).

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Newark: Check-in agent under pressure for alleged bribery

Jan Gruber 16 April 2024 06:34

In the United States of America, the fact that a check-in agent working for United Airlines is said to have waved through luggage that was too heavy in return for a tip is currently causing a stir. The agent is said to work at New York-Newark Airport. It is common knowledge that the agents working at the counters have a certain amount of discretion and can refrain from charging excess baggage fees if the suitcase exceeds the maximum weight allowed by a minimum amount. However, there is no legal entitlement to this goodwill. An employee working for United Airlines at Newark Airport has apparently interpreted the topic of "discretion" very specifically, because according to local media reports, he is said to have actively demanded "tips" for this. It should be noted in this regard that most airlines prohibit their employees from accepting tips. This is intended to prevent staff from making decisions that are bought off, particularly in areas where there is a certain amount of discretion. In everyday practice, however, it happens again and again that employees at check-in counters in particular are offered bribes in order to give them better seats or to wave through suitcases that are too heavy. At least in the USA, however, it is absolutely not common for people to actively try to get bribes under the guise of a "tip". Local media reports quote an affected passenger who flew from Newark last week. He claims that his suitcase was weighed significantly heavier at this airport than on the outbound flight. He also states that he did not buy anything in New York and that the contents were exactly the same as on the outbound flight. Nevertheless, the piece of luggage weighed significantly heavier on the scales.

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Munich: The first Lufthansa A350 with an Allegris cabin is here

Amely Mizzi 16 April 2024 05:32

A few days ago, the first Airbus A350-900 equipped with the Lufthansa Allegris cabin, the D-AIXT, arrived at Munich Airport. The long-haul aircraft was transferred from Toulouse to its Munich base on April 13, 2024. Lufthansa uses the name "Allegris" to describe its new long-haul cabin product. According to the company, it is investing around 2,5 billion euros in the redesign of the First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes. The D-AIXT is the first Airbus A350-900 to be equipped with the Allegris cabin ex works. According to the company, the transfer flight was carried out with the addition of so-called SAF. It is not yet possible to fly entirely with the kerosene substitute, as only the addition is currently permitted, not the complete conversion. In this regard, many airlines' advertising is quite misleading, as various advertising slogans allow the interpretation that only SAF is in the tank. Not least for this reason, numerous providers have already suffered legal defeats. The Lufthansa Group has ordered a total of 27.000 new seats, which are to be used in the Boeing 747-8, 787-9, 777-9 and A350-900 aircraft as part of the Allegris program. The group expects that the fact that there are different comfort options in the individual travel classes will enable it to generate higher revenues through additional customization. For example, so-called "Suite Plus" seats are offered in First Class, which are intended to offer more privacy. The Recaro CL3810 seat is used in Economy Class. This is the successor to the CL3710, which can currently be found in Lufthansa's Dreamliners, among other aircraft. It is currently certain that Lufthansa

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Austrian Federal Army in Cyprus for 60 years

guest Author 16 April 2024 05:01

Austria has been participating in the "United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus" (UNFICYP) with a contingent since April 14, 1964, after the UN Security Council gave the then UN Secretary General U Thant the mandate to set up a UN peacekeeping force of over 1964 men in March 6.300. At the time, Austria provided a field hospital with a strength of 55 people. Defense Minister Tanner: "From the very beginning, Austrian soldiers made an important contribution to maintaining peace in Cyprus. At one point, with a deployment strength of over 300 'peacekeepers', we were also one of the largest troop contributors. The climatic conditions posed a major challenge in operational management. Above all, the tensions between the parties to the conflict required the utmost diplomatic action from our soldiers.” In 1972, when the Irish contingent on Cyprus was reduced, the Austrian contingent grew to battalion strength, around 300 soldiers. Tensions on the island reached their peak in 1974, with the overthrow of the Cypriot President Archbishop Makarios. Parts of the Austrian UN battalion were involved in the fighting for Nicosia airport at that time. On August 14, three Austrian “peacekeepers” fell victim to a Turkish air raid near Goshi. A total of 16 Austrian soldiers were killed or died during their deployment on the Mediterranean island. Around 17.000 Austrian “peacekeepers” were deployed on Cyprus. With the withdrawal of the Austrian UN battalion in 2001, Austria still held several staff positions in the multinational staff. Currently, two officers and one non-commissioned officer are serving for peace in Cyprus.

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Invasive body search: Court dismisses lawsuit against Qatar Airways

Amely Mizzi 16 April 2024 04:35

In 2020, Gulf carrier Qatar Airways caused a stir when some female passengers were found during security checks at Doha Airport (DOH). Five women took the case to court in Australia, but their lawsuits have now been dismissed. On October 2, 2020, a newborn baby was found in a women's restroom at Doha's Hamad Airport. It had been left there. Female passengers on Qatar Airways flight QR908, among others, were asked to leave the plane. Initially, the 18 women were not told what was going on. In any case, this delayed their departure by about three hours. Those affected claim that they were then subjected to a so-called invasive body search. This led to quite strong reactions around the world. Five women took Qatar Airways to court in Australia. However, a district court dismissed the lawsuits. The responsible district judge has decided that no claims can be made against Qatar Airways because the carrier neither ordered nor carried out the body searches. In fact, these were ordered by the Ministry of the Interior of Qatar as part of police investigations. This was therefore a sovereign activity that cannot be blamed on the airline. This also means that the women can only sue the state of Qatar, but not the state airline. The judge also rejected the plaintiffs' claim that Qatar Airways could have exerted influence. In the reasons for the verdict, he wrote, among other things, that it would be quite "imaginative" for airline employees to be in some way involved in

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OGH overturns Opodo Prime subscription sales

guest Author 16 April 2024 04:02

Anyone who was sold a paid Prime membership when booking a trip via the Opodo booking platform can now claim their money back. The Supreme Court (OGH) ruled in favor of the AK: The simultaneous conclusion of a paid Opodo Prime membership of around 75 euros when booking a trip is invalid. Consumers can claim their money back using the AK sample letter. In addition, all eleven clauses complained about by the AK are invalid, for example a clause on further automatic subscription renewal. More than one trip booked: When booking a trip, Opodo did not adequately inform consumers of the contractual conditions for the Opodo Prime subscription, in particular the costs, immediately before confirming the "buy now" button. Only in the small print was there a note that 30 euros would be automatically debited after the 74,99-day trial period. This procedure violates the Distance and Away-from-Home Selling Act (FAGG). The subscription was therefore never valid. Consumers can now claim their membership fee back. The AK also sued for eleven clauses and won. The most practical illegal clauses of the Opodo booking platform (as of September 2021): Invalid subscription: Opodo wrongly classified the booking of a trip as the conclusion of a paid Prime subscription. The automatic debit of 74,99 euros was made wrongly. Consumers can claim the money back using the AK sample letter. Invalid subscription extension: The general terms and conditions for the Opodo Prime subscription also stipulated an automatic extension of this membership if consumers had not canceled in time. However, there are clear requirements for an automatic contract extension: Both in the contract and in fact, consumers must be informed of an impending extension of the contract. In addition, they must be informed in a reasonable

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