April 29, 2024

Aegean Airlines and Saudia fly in codeshare

Ermal Muji 29 April 2024 16:38

The airlines Aegean Airlines and Saudia are planning a codeshare partnership from May 2024. The partnership includes flights between Greece and Saudi Arabia. The airlines Aegean Airlines and Saudia are planning a codeshare partnership from May 2024. The airlines plan to operate flights between Greece and Saudi Arabia as part of their partnership. The airlines plan to operate the flights from Athens to Riyadh and Jeddah, as the portal Aero Routes reports.

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Hamburg Airport: Police take butterfly knife from 82-year-old

Jan Gruber 29 April 2024 16:34

Two passengers were stopped during security checks at Hamburg Airport on Wednesday morning with prohibited items in their hand luggage. A 31-year-old Italian citizen was caught on her way from Hamburg to Munich when pepper spray was discovered in her handbag that did not meet the required test marks. The federal police confiscated the pepper spray and the woman was charged with violating the weapons law. She stated that she used the spray for self-defense when traveling alone. At around 13:00 p.m., an 82-year-old Turkish citizen who wanted to fly to Istanbul was checked. In his hand luggage trolley, security forces found a butterfly knife, which is also considered a prohibited item. The man was reported and the knife was confiscated by the federal police. He refused to comment on the allegations. After the police measures were completed, he was able to continue his journey.

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Increased air traffic tax: Ryanair is asking you to pay later in Germany

Jan Gruber 29 April 2024 15:50

The low-cost airline Ryanair is asking passengers who booked flights from Germany after May 1, 2024 to pay retroactively. The company is demanding the air traffic tax increased by the federal government from this date. The tax increase is not well received in the industry, as Germany is lagging far behind most other EU countries in terms of aviation's recovery from the corona pandemic. However, the reason is not that demand has plummeted, but rather that the airlines are continuing to keep their offer at a level that is well below that in 2019. Some airlines are also using this to be able to enforce higher ticket prices. Numerous carriers have once again reduced their offer to/from Germany for the summer of 2024, citing the high costs of handling, take-offs and landings, but especially the comparatively high taxes and fees in Germany. Some low-cost airlines, including Ryanair and Wizz Air, do not detail the "incidental costs". This is a calculated move, because if you as a passenger do not take your flight, you have a legal right to a refund of taxes and fees. The airline only has to pay these if the passenger actually flew. This makes it extremely difficult to get a so-called tax refund from Ryanair and Wizz Air, for example, because the customer service initially claims that you have not paid any taxes. This is of course nonsense, because these are included in the price of the flight. Especially with extremely cheap tickets, it can happen that these are not

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RTI debt haircut on the verge of failure

Amely Mizzi 29 April 2024 15:38

The plans of the designated buyer of the FTI Group, Certares, to hope for a debt cut for the company could be dashed. According to Handelsblatt, it is unlikely that the federal government will waive the repayment of the loans paid out as part of the currency stabilization fund. In a closed session of the Bundestag Tourism Committee, a report by the federal government regarding the possible willingness to waive the repayment funds for FTI was discussed. However, the Federal Ministry of Finance has previously announced that it does not intend to waive the repayment of the stabilization measures. This decision could dash hopes of a debt cut, as Anja Karliczek, the tourism policy spokeswoman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, told Handelsblatt. The industry had been speculating for weeks that Certares had sought a debt cut for the FTI Group. However, most market observers have expressed doubts that such a deal could come about. It now remains to be seen how Certares, which acquired the FTI Group for a symbolic euro, will deal with the debt burden of around 600 million euros. Certares had announced that it wanted to invest 125 million euros, but the future of FTI within the investor's extensive network of tourism investments remains unclear.

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Turkish Airlines is flying to Afghanistan again

Ermal Muji 29 April 2024 15:32

The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines plans to start flights to Afghanistan from May 2024. The route is to be served four times a week from the end of May. The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines plans to start flight operations to Afghanistan from the end of May 2024. The Turkish airline is to fly four times a week from May 21, 2024. The airline will serve the route with an Airbus A330-300, the Aero Routes portal reports.

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Sundair base Lübeck begins operations

Amely Mizzi 29 April 2024 15:18

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Airbus jet with the registration 9A-BER will take off from Lübeck and head for Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete with 150 seats. This marks the beginning of a new era for Lübeck Airport, as Sundair is stationing an aircraft there for the first time. The charter airline is thus significantly expanding its offering at Lübeck Airport by offering 10 flights a week to southern holiday regions. Sundair, in its third year at Lübeck Airport, is responding to the increasing demand for flight connections to the south. Holger Conrad, Head of Sales Management & Capacity Control at the German airline, emphasizes the attractiveness of the expanded flight program and is looking forward to taking many travelers on their well-deserved vacation. The operational operation of the flights will not be carried out by the German holiday airline itself, but by the Croatian sister company FlyAir41. The decision to station an aircraft in Lübeck requires appropriate infrastructure and personnel support on site, as Jürgen Friedel, Managing Director of the airport, explains. In addition to catering and aircraft maintenance, the presence of a maintenance company is an important factor in ensuring that the aircraft are looked after. Stationing aircraft in Lübeck not only benefits passengers, but also the many other users of the airport. Business pilots, flight schools and clubs benefit from the longer opening hours and the improved infrastructure. However, there is also some bad news: Lübeck Air has stopped flying, which means that the offer at the airport has changed. The summer offer is therefore dominated by Sundair flights, because classic domestic German destinations such as Munich and Stuttgart,

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GPS disruptions: Finnair has to suspend the first route

Amely Mizzi 29 April 2024 15:08

Finnair is suspending daily flights to Tartu, Estonia, from 29 April to 31 May 2024 to implement an alternative approach solution without a GPS signal at Tartu Airport. The approach methods currently used at Tartu Airport are based on a GPS signal. Interference that is common in the region affects the usability of this approach method and may therefore prevent aircraft from approaching and landing. Last week, two Finnair flights had to return to Helsinki due to GPS interference after having to abort approaches to Tartu. Finnair is suspending flights to Tartu for a month, during which the aim is to develop approach methods at Tartu Airport that enable safe and smooth flight operations without a GPS signal. Finnair is the only airline operating international flights to Tartu. “We apologize for the inconvenience the suspension causes to our customers. Flight safety is always our top priority, and since the approach to Tartu currently requires a GPS signal, we cannot fly there if there is GPS interference,” says Jari Paajanen, Head of Operations at Finnair. “The systems on Finnair’s aircraft detect GPS interference, our pilots are well aware of the problem, and the aircraft have other navigation systems that can be used if the GPS system is not working,” Paajanen continues. “Most airports use alternative approach methods, but some airports, such as Tartu, exclusively use methods that require a GPS signal to support them. The GPS interference in Tartu forces us to suspend flights until alternative solutions are found.” GPS interference has increased since 2022, and

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Because of the name “Tel Aviv”: Ethiopian Dreamliner got into trouble in Beirut

Jan Gruber 29 April 2024 14:59

At Beirut Airport, the crew of a Boeing 787-9 operated by Ethiopian Airlines was instructed to cover up or remove the name "Tel Aviv". Otherwise, Lebanon's civil aviation authority would have prohibited the long-haul aircraft from taking off. The incident occurred last Thursday at Beirut's "Rafic Al Hariri" airport. The Dreamliner with the registration ET-AXK landed from Addis Ababa. So far, everything was normal. But then an unidentified person saw the name "Tel Aviv" in small letters on the fuselage. The matter took its course and a decision was made at express speed by Lebanon's civil aviation authority: either the lettering would be made illegible or removed, or there would be no permission to take off and this Boeing 787-9 would be stranded in Beirut. The Ethiopian airline explained that it is customary to mark the name of the airport where the aircraft lands for the first time after purchase, which was the case with the aircraft. The company pointed out that it did not notice this problem before taking the aircraft to Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport. The Civil Aviation Authority asked the company to remove the print from the fuselage of the aircraft before receiving permission to depart from Beirut. It also asked the company to take the necessary measures to ensure that no logos of any Israeli entity are displayed on the company's aircraft before they land at Beirut Airport. Similar incidents in which aircraft landed with inappropriate or politically sensitive inscriptions on the fuselage,

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Germany: Flixtrain plans to significantly expand capacity and increase frequency

Jan Gruber 29 April 2024 14:36

Long-distance train operator Flixtrain is planning to increase capacity by around 40 percent this summer compared to last year. In addition, frequencies are to be increased in order to improve the service and sustainably change the mobility landscape in Germany, according to Flix CEO André Schwämmlein. In concrete terms, this means that up to six connections a day will be offered on the Berlin-Cologne route, compared to four previously. On the Berlin-Frankfurt route, eight trains will now run instead of the previous six. In addition, after a break due to construction work, a connection from the capital will return to Rhineland-Palatinate and stop in Mainz and Wolfsburg. In addition to 50 of its own stops, Flixtrain also offers over 100 additional stops through its cooperation with the Deutschlandtarifverbund (DTV), which increases the total offer to more than 150 stops.

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Quarterly figures: Greece with significantly more arrivals

Amely Mizzi 29 April 2024 13:38

International arrivals in Greece increased by 18,7 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same quarter last year, indicating growing demand and an extended season. According to data released this week by INSETE, the research institute of the Hellenic Tourism Confederation (SETE), Greek airports recorded a total of 1,6 million international arrivals in the January-March period, compared to 253.000 last year. Broken down: 485.000 arrivals were reported in January, up 25,3 percent; 462.000 in February, up 19,5 percent; and 656.000 in March, up 13,8 percent. Athens International Airport welcomed a total of 1 million arrivals in the first quarter (Q2024) of 1,2, up 20,4 percent from the same period last year. In second place, Thessaloniki Airport recorded 371.000 international arrivals, up 13,3 percent from Q1 2023. In Crete, Heraklion Airport welcomed 25.000 arriving passengers, up 40,4 percent from Q1 2023, and Chania Airport welcomed 9.000 arrivals, up 19,8 percent. In total, Crete recorded 34.000 international arrivals in the first quarter, up 16,5 percent. Other airports with increases in international arrivals were those of Rhodes (+72,9 percent to 19.000), Kalamata (+42,5 percent to 3.000) and Corfu (4,1 percent to 8.000). Overall, the Ionian Islands region saw a 4,4 percent decrease in arrivals to 8.000 in the first quarter. Meanwhile, international traffic via Santorini Airport fell by 39,7 percent to

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More articles from the category

Aegean Airlines and Saudia fly in codeshare

Hamburg Airport: Police take butterfly knife from 82-year-old

Increased air traffic tax: Ryanair is asking you to pay later in Germany

RTI debt haircut on the verge of failure

Turkish Airlines is flying to Afghanistan again

Sundair base Lübeck begins operations

GPS disruptions: Finnair has to suspend the first route

Because of the name “Tel Aviv”: Ethiopian Dreamliner got into trouble in Beirut

Germany: Flixtrain plans to significantly expand capacity and increase frequency

Quarterly figures: Greece with significantly more arrivals

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