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LCY: More than a third of the employees should leave

Granite Pireci September 17, 2020 10:22

The aviation sector is struggling. Layoffs are the order of the day in times of Corona. This is also the case at London City Airport: more than a third of employment contracts are to be terminated. This could mean the end of up to 239 jobs. These people have to go so that others can stay - so that the airport can even get through the crisis. Passenger numbers fell like never before during the lockdown phase. As the news portal "The Guardian" reports, after regular flight operations resume at the end of June, only 17 routes will be served at the normally busy airport. "The aviation sector is in the biggest crisis in history. We have held back as long as possible and tried to keep as many employees on board as possible. But unfortunately we are not immune to the devastating effects of this virus," said CEO Robert Sinclair.

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VC: “Lufthansa wants to force its way into tourism”

Jan Gruber September 17, 2020 09:51

The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit accuses Lufthansa of trying to "brute force" its way into the leisure business with the planned holiday airline Ocean. The concept is clearly based on the way the Swiss subsidiary Edelweiss works and is to be launched as a second product line alongside Lufthansa Classic at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs. "The question arises as to whether Lufthansa needs to spend so much money in the middle of the biggest crisis since September 11th in order to compete with the already struggling carriers Condor and Tui in the tourism business. We are expecting start-up losses for years," said Markus Wahl, President of the Vereinigung Cockpit. The routes that will soon be flown under the commercial responsibility of Ocean are to be operated by employees from the group until then. Nevertheless, the jobs are currently being re-advertised. "The employees are not considered to be set in stone, but must then reapply for their own routes under significantly worse conditions and can only hope for a temporary job. One can only shake one's head at such an approach," continued Wahl. Marcel Gröls, Chairman of the VC's collective bargaining policy: "Ocean is intended to serve the premium segment of tourism to and from Germany. But premium has its price - Lufthansa should not be too ashamed to employ the employees under collective bargaining conditions." So far, the group has no plans to employ the employees under the collective bargaining conditions that apply to the passenger airline. "We call on the group to agree on a collective bargaining agreement with us for Ocean GmbH," continued Gröls, "a company like Lufthansa has to plan seriously. If profitability

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Wizzair cancels Vienna-Bremen

Jan Gruber September 17, 2020 09:46

The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair is making further cuts to its flight schedule from Vienna-Schwechat. The non-stop connection to Bremen will be discontinued and can no longer be booked in winter 2020/21. The last flight to Vienna-Bremen will be on October 23, 2020. It is unclear whether there is a connection with the travel warning issued by Germany for Vienna on Wednesday. On other routes, the Hungarian low-cost airline has reduced frequencies, in some cases drastically, or suspended them early. For example, Luqa will only be served until the end of September 2020.

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Frankfurt: Lufthansa expands tourism offer

Jan Gruber September 16, 2020 16:08

Lufthansa is increasingly focusing on tourist destinations from its main hub in Frankfurt am Main in summer 2021. The airline will add a total of 15 additional connections. In total, it will offer around 70 rotations to 29 warm water destinations per week. The crane is thus once again focusing more on the holiday business, which it has stayed out of for several years. "We have never added so many new holiday destinations to our program. This is our response to our customers' wishes. Demand for holiday travel is recovering much faster than demand for business travel. With Lufthansa, we already have great and long-standing expertise in tourist offers and we are now determined to expand this as part of our strategy," said Lufthansa board member Harry Hohmeister in a press release. The crane will add the following new destinations from Frankfurt am Main: Varna, Djerba, Lamezia Terme, Rijeka, Paphos, Hurghada, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Jerez de la Frontera, Preveza, Kavala, Kos, Mykonos, Chania and Corfu. Up to five additional jets are to be deployed for the operation.

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Berlin: First sightseeing flights with e-air taxis

Jan Gruber September 16, 2020 15:58

Volocopter offers sightseeing flights with so-called electric air taxis for 300 euros. According to the company, these are the world's first commercial flights. They will take place during the Greentech Festival in Berlin. 1.000 tickets are initially available. Volocopter announces the reservations after a series of successful flights in Stuttgart, at Helsinki International Airport and over Singapore's Marina Bay. "The dream of electric flight in inner cities will be everyday life in just a few years. Our public test flights with international approvals are proof of this. We now invite our fans to become pioneers and be among the first to experience this new form of mobility," says Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter. Tickets for the first VoloCity flights are available worldwide for a limited time via the Volocopter reservation platform. "While final approval for air taxis is still pending, we are already implementing our realistic timeline for starting commercial VoloCity flights in the next 2-3 years. In addition, those who reserve now can receive the latest updates on our progress and commercial launch plan," said Christian Bauer, Chief Commercial Officer of Volocopter. Volocopter first made aviation history in 2011 with its "yoga ball flight". Since then, Volocopter has repeatedly demonstrated its technological expertise in piloted and remote-controlled flights around the world. It is the only aerospace company to develop electrically powered VTOL (= Vertical Take-Off and Landing) and at the same time hold a design organization approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Volocopter works closely with regulators, cities, infrastructure developers and air traffic management system providers around the world.

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Despite entry ban: Ukraine International is expanding

Jan Gruber September 16, 2020 13:59

As of October 1, 2020, Ukraine International is further expanding its flight offering and intends to fly to Brussels, Düsseldorf, London-Gatwick, Prague and Baku again. Additional connecting flights via Borispil are also to be made possible. However, the number of frequencies is severely limited, as Ukraine currently only allows foreigners to enter the country in a few exceptional cases. The tough measure is to remain in place until at least October 24, 2020. As a result, Ukraine International is operating a kind of emergency flight plan, which can be viewed at this link. According to the company, this is to remain in place until October 24, 2020. What happens after that has not yet been decided. Ukrainian airlines are currently having a particularly difficult time, as Ukrainian citizens can currently only enter the European Union in exceptional cases. Conversely, this applies to EU citizens in Ukraine. This naturally has a massive negative impact on demand. Many European Union countries, including Austria, continue to classify Ukraine as a corona risk region and are currently maintaining a travel warning at the highest level.

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Lifting dispute: Despite state aid, no job guarantee at the AUA

Jan Gruber September 16, 2020 13:44

The Austrian trade union Vida criticises the fact that there are no "sustainable job guarantees" at the Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines, but that "huge austerity packages are on the table". However, employee representative Roman Hebenstreit sees a general problem in the tourism and transport industry and believes that the government has a duty. The trade unionist points out that Vienna was an important congress city until the Corona lockdown and that both tourism and transport companies benefited from this. Many jobs depend on this and are at acute risk. Hebenstreit commented: "Now, in Vienna and many other domestic cities, numerous companies and people are facing a shambles and have to fear for their livelihoods, such as the 140 employees who are being laid off in the Sacher hotels". Finance Minister Gernot Blümel should act now before it is too late. "Apart from the slump in tourism, the problems caused by Corona have still not been fully resolved in many other sectors either. For example, in the aviation sector, the government has failed to put together any sustainable job guarantees for employees, despite hundreds of millions of euros in aid for AUA. But all sales in the rail sector have also collapsed, and huge austerity packages are on the table here too," said the Vida chairman, who is demanding that Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and his finance minister keep their promises to the benefit of employees and the economy.

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Even today: Germany declares Vienna a risk area

Granite Pireci September 16, 2020 12:40

Now it could happen very quickly: As "Der Standard" reports in its online edition, the German government will put the Austrian capital on the "red list" - and this afternoon. The reason for this is the recent sharp rise in infection rates in this country. The situation was reportedly monitored very closely over the weekend. Now they feel compelled to act. And Austria would be declared a corona risk area again in the course of the day. Anyone wishing to enter Germany from Vienna in the future must have a negative Covid-19 test that is no older than 48 hours in their luggage. Otherwise they face a two-week quarantine. 

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Linz: October without departures threatens

Granite Pireci September 16, 2020 12:13

Planning security looks different: Linz Airport is still in negotiations to at least scrape together a mini program of flights in times of Corona. If you look at the preview board, it only shows flights to the Egyptian seaside resorts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam and scheduled flights to Düsseldorf in October. Given the current travel situation, however, it can be assumed that flights to Egypt cannot be offered. The destination of Düsseldorf also remains questionable, as volksblatt.at reports. An October without regular passenger traffic is looming for Linz Airport. The caterer DoN must have imagined it very differently. The airport's catering partner is using the forced Corona break to redesign the premises of the café in the departure hall. A service offensive that is now - as it looks - backfiring.

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Tour operator optimistic: prices will fall in 2021

Granite Pireci September 15, 2020 17:20

The news agency "DPA" asked some tour operators to give their assessment of price developments next year. The respondents are certain that 2021 will be a cheaper year for travel. Next summer, the desire to travel is likely to be particularly high, as people had to hold back this year due to various travel restrictions. It is therefore convenient that large travel providers such as DER Touristik or TUI are expecting price reductions and "attractive" prices next year. The latter plans to significantly reactivate and resume flight capacity in 2021, as reisevor9.de reports. Many new bookings for next year's summer months can already be recorded. These future prospects make us optimistic. At the same time, they are also fraught with enormous uncertainty. It is still unclear whether and when the majority of tourist destinations will be open to travel again without restrictions. 

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