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Longer slopes: Air Greenland is reducing the Dash fleet

Amely Mizzi 25 May 2021 10:32

After a long break from flying, Air Greenland has been back in the air since the beginning of May 2021. The carrier organized around 148 million euros on the capital market in the form of a bond. According to the announcement, the funds are needed, among other things, for the down payments for an Airbus A330-800 and a total of eight Airbus helicopters. The term of the bond is 15 years. The company confirms that it has been able to secure a low interest rate. Delivery of the Airbus A330neo is scheduled for the end of 2022. The aircraft is to be used from Kangerlussuaq, Nuuk and Ilulissat. The DHC Dash 8-200 fleet will be reduced to five units. The reason for this is that fewer STOL aircraft are needed due to the extension of the runways at the latter two airports. The company intends to operate with larger aircraft from these airports in the future.

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From winter 2022: Lauda Europe parts with A320 fleet - Boeing 737 Max 200 are coming

Jan Gruber 25 May 2021 10:04

Ryanair is putting an end to its foray into operating Airbus A320s and has announced that the 29 aircraft will be phased out at Lauda Europe. Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan has given a specific date: the first A2022s are to be returned to the lessors in the 320 winter flight schedule. Lauda Europe will be transformed into a Boeing operator, something CEO Michael O'Leary had repeatedly promised. No agreement was reached with Airbus regarding a large order for A320neo aircraft. According to reports, Ryanair's price expectations and those of the European aircraft manufacturer were far apart. Towards the end of last year, the group again placed a large order with Boeing. For many years, the group has relied exclusively on the Boeing 737-800 model and in the future also on its successor model, the Boeing 737 Max 200. Last year, the order was increased by 75 units to 210 aircraft. These will be distributed across the flight operations of Ryanair DAC, Ryanair UK, Buzz, Malta Air and Lauda Europe. Even though Malta Air and Lauda Europe boss David O'Brien was not yet willing to confirm the fleet change a few weeks ago, his boss Michael O'Leary was always more talkative and made no secret of the fact that Lauda Europe will fly with Boeing 737 Max 200s in the future. It is still unclear whether the aircraft will then carry Ryanair's colors or, like Malta Air and Buzz, will be in the air in their own colors. According to Ryanair CFO Neil Sorahan, the fleet change is scheduled to begin in winter 2022 and will last for three to four years. After that, the Ryanair Group will again fly with Boeing XNUMX Max XNUMXs.

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Corpus Christi: Lufthansa increases tourist routes

Amely Mizzi 25 May 2021 09:32

Following Austrian Airlines, the parent company Lufthansa also announced that it would temporarily increase its flight offerings over the Corpus Christi weekend. The focus is on tourist destinations in Greece, Portugal and Spain. From 3 to 6 June, the airline is increasing its flight offerings to holiday destinations in Spain, Portugal and Greece. Additional flights will be taking off from both Munich and Frankfurt to destinations such as Crete, the Algarve and the Balearic Islands. For example, Lufthansa is adding additional flights to Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Ibiza, Faro, Lisbon and Heraklion at short notice. From the beginning of June, passengers will have a total of 20 additional flights to choose from. The flights can be booked now. With over 100 holiday destinations, Lufthansa and Eurowings are offering more holiday destinations this summer than ever before. For example, Lufthansa is flying non-stop from Germany to twelve destinations in Greece for the first time. Passengers can also choose from long-haul flights to holiday destinations such as Male (Maldives), Cancún (Mexico) or Punta Cana (Dominican Republic).

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Photo gallery: New baggage claim in Terminal 2 in Vienna

Amely Mizzi 25 May 2021 09:04

Even before the Corona crisis, Vienna-Schwechat Airport began work on expanding baggage claim. To do this, an area of ​​Terminal 2 was renovated to provide more capacity in the future. This zone is not yet in operation, but construction is already well underway. The new Baggage Claim Area in Terminal 2 contains additional baggage claim belts that will complement the existing ones in Terminal 3. This area is close to the one that will be used for many years before T3 opens. The expansion of baggage claim is not yet fully completed, but the photo gallery below gives an insight into what passengers can expect. Only a very small area is used sporadically to carry out Covid entry controls.

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Luqa: Luxwing prepares Dash for Skyalps

Jan Gruber 25 May 2021 08:34

Preparations are currently underway at Luqa Airport for the commercial use of the DHC Dash 8-400 operated by Luxwing for Skyalps. From mid-June 2021, the Maltese carrier will operate numerous routes on behalf of Bolzano Airport's own brand. The focus of the Skyalps route network is on domestic Italian routes. International routes are currently planned for Berlin, Düsseldorf and Ibiza. Flights will be carried out with two DHC Dash 8-400s operated by Luxwing. If successful, the route network will be expanded. Vienna and Munich are also being considered. Further details on the launch of Skyalps can be found in this article. The first of the two DHC Dash 8-400s has the registration 9H-BEL and is being prepared for use on behalf of the Bolzano subsidiary at Luxwing's home base in Luqa. The second aircraft will follow shortly. Both turboprop aircraft are leased from Chorus Aviation.

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Minsk incident: why keep quiet, Ryanair?

Jan Gruber 25 May 2021 08:02

Ryanair flight FR4978 will probably be discussed at the diplomatic level for some time to come, as Western politicians accuse the Belarusian government of hijacking the Boeing 737-800 operated by Buzz. To be precise: they are talking about a "state hijacking". What happened on Sunday would probably not have occurred to Hollywood scriptwriters so easily. Buzz's SP-RSM was en route from Athens to Vilnius on behalf of Ryanair. A few minutes before leaving Belarusian airspace, an emergency was reported over the transponder. Fighter jets took off and escorted the Boeing 737-800 to land in Minsk. The Buzz pilots are said to have even been threatened over the radio with the plane being shot down. After landing, a person who had long been on the Lukashenko regime's wanted list was arrested. Incidentally, the whole operation was predicated on a bomb threat. Luggage and hand luggage were therefore examined on the apron and after a few hours the SP-RSM and its passengers, apart from those arrested, were able to leave the Belarusian capital again. How Belarus was able to smuggle alleged agents onto the plane, who according to unconfirmed information were even armed, is a mystery. The behavior of Ryanair and Buzz in the aftermath of the incident is equally worrying. The company, which calls itself “Europe’s most popular airline”, has not made any official statements about the number of passengers on board and especially how many were able to leave Minsk again. Ryanair flies to Belarus on a scheduled basis

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Less travel: Customs with a significant decrease

Jan Gruber 25 May 2021 07:32

The Austrian Ministry of Finance had significantly less customs revenue last year and attributes this primarily to reduced travel. A particularly sharp decline was recorded in the area of ​​cigarette smuggling, while at the same time tobacco shops had higher sales. Naturally, customs controls in travel were particularly affected by the first lockdown and the almost standstill of international travel. The number of travelers fell by 1 percent from the 2st to the 2020nd quarter of 60,73, and controls by 85,83 percent. Applications from visitors from third or non-EU countries for VAT refunds on purchases made in Austria fell by 95,36 percent to 9.074 tax refund applications. In total, customs recorded 2020 travelers at airports and external borders in 19.482.533 (2019: 46.209.486) and processed 656.325 applications for VAT refunds. In the first quarter of 1, there were 2021 travelers and 2.456.101 tax refund applications. "The fact that Vienna Airport, for example, was able to handle 9.364 percent fewer passengers last year than in 75 naturally also affected customs. Although customs officers were confronted with difficult conditions due to the pandemic, they were always on duty for our economy, our protection and our security," said Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP).

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