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Germany: Double PCR tests in MV

Granite Pireci August 3, 2020 07:38

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is playing it safe: Anyone entering from a corona risk area in the future will have to be tested twice. Once - as before - after arrival. An additional time five to seven days later. Only when the second test result is also negative can self-isolation be declared over. The reason for this tightened measure is the incubation period, according to the Minister President. A single corona test could be invalid just a few days later. Because it is only a snapshot anyway. The new regulation is to apply from Thursday. The state will cover all costs for the tests, as reisevor9.de reports.

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Moscow: tank truck rams Airbus A321

Granite Pireci August 3, 2020 07:36

Since August 1, some Russian aircraft have been allowed to fly abroad again. But the restart of international connections was probably not what was expected. At least at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. There was an incident there in which one person was injured. For reasons that are still unclear, the driver of a tanker rammed an Airbus A321 aircraft and damaged it severely. So badly that, according to media reports, it was no longer able to take off. The aircraft was parked and there were neither crew members nor passengers on board, aerotelegraph.com reports. Russia has gradually resumed international flight operations. For the time being, the aircraft are only allowed to take off to Great Britain, Tanzania and Turkey. No takeoff permission has yet been granted for the EU.

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Baltic states: quarantine comeback for Austrians

Jan Gruber August 2, 2020 15:02

The three Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are again requiring passengers who wish to enter from Austria to undergo a 14-day quarantine. In Latvia, the regulation has been in force since July 25, 2020, and Estonia and Lithuania will follow suit on Monday. The Alpine republic has been put back on the list of countries with a high risk of infection by the three EU members. France and Malta, which are also classified as unsafe in the Baltic States, are also now affected. In the island state, the number of infections has statistically increased due to the fact that a refugee boat with many infected people was intercepted. Both Malta and Italy are urgently warning of major problems in connection with refugees who wish to enter by sea, for example in Malta or Lampedusa. The Maltese, for example, used tests to determine that, according to recent local reports, there were 65 infected people on one boat. A total of 95 people were on board, all of whom were quarantined.

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Schwerin-Parchim still closed

Jan Gruber August 2, 2020 12:56

The area of ​​the insolvent Schwerin-Parchim airport currently functions as a parking lot for motor vehicles that have not yet been sold. Around 1.500 vehicles are "stored" on the site and are waiting to be transported to dealers. In terms of flight operations, however, it is extremely quiet, apart from birds. Parchim Airport is still in insolvency proceedings. The control zone was deactivated in April 2019, so that the airport has been closed since then. Take-offs and landings are therefore officially prohibited. According to a report by Norddeutscher Rundfunk, this will not change any time soon, as the responsible ministry extended the deactivation by a further 90 days. It is also pointed out that the resumption of flight operations is not in sight on October 8, 2020, but that the deactivation is always extended every 90 days. About a year ago, the operating company, which is owned by Chinese businessmen, slipped into insolvency. Since then, no one has been interested in breathing new life into the Schwerin-Parchim regional airport. Previously, it was a popular parking spot for airlines when they were temporarily not in use. Now the automotive industry has discovered this "parking space".

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Vienna cuts costs for PCR tests

Jan Gruber August 2, 2020 12:22

The costs that have to be paid at Vienna Airport for carrying out a COVID-19 PCR test have often been criticized in the past. Now the airport and the laboratory carrying out the test are reacting and reducing the price from 190 euros to 120 euros. According to a media statement from Flughafen Wien AG, the change will come into effect on Saturday, August 8, 2020. This significantly lower price is possible due to increased efficiency and capacity expansion and is intended to take into account the increasing demand as a result of the new entry regime, which provides for increased testing requirements and offers the possibility of shortening the quarantine requirement with a PCR test. "With this testing offer, which is unique in Austria in terms of quality, speed and price, Vienna Airport wants to take a further step to make travel safer and thus support the authorities' efforts to contain the pandemic," said Günther Ofner, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG.

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Leipzig-Frankfurt only by rail

Jan Gruber August 2, 2020 11:43

Lufthansa will no longer fly between Leipzig/Halle and Frankfurt am Main. Instead, it is relying on a cooperation with Deutsche Bahn. There will be special areas on the trains between the two cities. The company explained in a TV report by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk that this had been planned for some time, but that the Corona crisis had now accelerated implementation. The model will definitely set a precedent, as there are other domestic connections that are to be shifted to rail.

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Air Europa becomes a bargain for the IAG

Granite Pireci July 31, 2020 14:57

Iberia, Spain's largest airline, is said to be on the verge of taking over its Spanish rival Air Europa - and at almost half the price! Previously it was over a billion euros, but the sales price is now said to be between 500 and 600 million euros. A contractual clause on force majeure is said to have made this possible. According to reports, this price is also more realistic, especially in view of the serious CoV crisis. Air Europa has so far taken out loans totaling 160 million euros, which were secured by the state credit institution ICO. At Iberia it was even 750 million euros, as ch-aviation.com reports.

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Ryanair threatens further closings

Granite Pireci July 31, 2020 14:53

It seems that Ryanair wants to close more bases. After Ryanair recorded a net loss of the equivalent of 2020 million euros in the second quarter of 185, this is also inevitable. Negotiations with the unions have also not been successful. Specifically, it is said to affect individual bases in Germany, Spain and Italy, as ch-aviation.com reports. "We have not succeeded in convincing German pilots to accept pay cuts. That is why we have announced the closure of our bases in Stuttgart, Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf-Weeze and Frankfurt. At the end of the summer flight schedule, the Lauda closure in Stuttgart is also imminent. I think that's not all. We are also looking at some bases in Spain, where the unions have not yet agreed on the pay cuts we need," said Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.

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Aeroflot becomes a pure Airbus operator

Granite Pireci July 31, 2020 14:52

According to Russian Aviation Insider, the core airline Aeroflot is to be completely overhauled. The Russian carrier is to be one of the world's leading airlines and will operate an all-Airbus fleet by 2028. The focus is to be on international business, which is why the majority of the aircraft purchased are A350s. While around 240 aircraft are currently in use, 65 of them are to be either completely phased out or handed over to subsidiaries by then. According to the report, the low-cost subsidiary Pobeda is also to benefit from the plan. The low-cost carrier's fleet is to be more than tripled. Ticket prices are also to continue to fall.

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KLM is cutting 5.000 jobs

Jan Gruber July 31, 2020 13:39

The Dutch airline KLM intends to cut 4.500 to 5.000 full-time jobs. The company announced that the workforce will be reduced to 2021 employees over the course of 28.000. KLM assumes that the recovery of the aviation industry will take several years. Therefore, the carrier must be downsized and further structural changes must be made. The Netherlands is supporting KLM with a billion-dollar loan.

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