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April 12, 2022

Deutsche Bahn is reorganizing the frequent traveler program

Amely Mizzi April 12, 2022 12:03

Deutsche Bahn AG plans to reorganize its "Bahn Comfort" bonus program, effective June 13, 2022. In the future, there will be three status levels based on frequent flyer programs, each of which will include different services. At the moment, once you have collected 2.000 points within 12 months, you can use the DB lounges at larger train stations, among other things. Otherwise, these are reserved for passengers with first-class tickets. Deutsche Bahn has not yet provided any further details about what changes will be made. The only thing that is certain is that you will reach the first level with 1.500 points. The second level is at 2.500 and the highest status is at 6.000 points. Further details will not be communicated until the beginning of June 2022. "The higher the status level, the more attractive the services become," the company explains without giving any details.

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Eurowings opens the summer season in Salzburg

Jan Gruber April 12, 2022 11:01

Eurowings Europe kicked off the summer season at its Salzburg base on Saturday. Among other things, the first flight was carried out to Larnaka in Cyprus. In the current summer period, the Austrian carrier has stationed three aircraft in the city of Mozart. Vienna-Schwechat was once the Eurowings base with the most services in Austria. However, the company withdrew in several steps and is currently only active in Germany. In Salzburg, on the other hand, flights have been expanded. Over Easter, Hurghada, the Canary Islands and Palma de Mallorca will also be offered. The Germany routes to Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg and Düsseldorf will be served more frequently again. "In addition to the scheduled and holiday flight program of previous years, Eurowings, which will shortly be stationing a third Airbus in Salzburg, is making waves with news from Salzburg. Nonstop Scandinavia is the name of the game this summer, as Stockholm and Copenhagen are being added to the program as scheduled flights! This means that guests can conveniently and directly plan both city trips and round trips from Salzburg this summer. We are already looking forward to this summer, because the Eurowings flights to sun, beach and sea leave nothing to be desired," says airport authorized officer Christopher Losmann. Eurowings holiday destinations in summer 2022 from Salzburg: Hurghada, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Karpathos, Corfu, Kos, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos, Lamezia Terme, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Gran Canaria (until May 15.05.22, 09.10.22 and then again from October 13.05.22, 15.10.22), Tenerife (until May 2022, XNUMX and then again from October XNUMX, XNUMX), Larnaka Eurowings holiday destinations in autumn XNUMX from Salzburg: Hurghada, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Larnaca, Olbia, Las Palmas and Heraklion

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Turkish Airlines with additional summer destinations from the DA-CH region

Jan Gruber April 12, 2022 10:06

Turkish Airlines is significantly expanding its services from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the current 2022 summer flight schedule period. Most of the non-stop routes that were already in the program before the corona pandemic are being reactivated. In some cases, there are also new additions. Turkish airlines such as Turkish Airlines expect that there will be strong demand for summer holidays this year. Travel by people with Turkish roots who work and live in Germany, Austria or Switzerland is also enjoying a sharp increase in numbers. Under the Anadolujet brand, Turkey's largest airline will start two weekly non-stop flights from Geneva to Antalya on June 18, 2022. From Frankfurt am Main, this destination will be served daily from June 4, 2022. Flights have been flying from Vienna since the beginning of the 2022 summer flight schedule period. These three Antalya routes are currently planned as seasonal summer routes, with extensions possible if there is sufficient demand. From Stuttgart-Echterdingen, Turkish Airlines will fly seasonally to Izmir up to twice a week from April 15, 2022. During the peak travel season, Elazig will also be offered once a week from July 22, 2022 to September 9, 2022. The Star Alliance member is also launching additional summer routes from Cologne/Bonn: from June 5, 2022, it will fly to Adana and from June 12, 2022 to Trabzon. Both routes will be served once a week. During the peak travel season - from July 10, 2022 to September 14, 2022 - Turkish Airlines will fly to Izmir and Hatay from Frankfurt am Main. It is currently planned that these will each be served once a week.

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Maersk wants to grow with new cargo airline

Jan Gruber April 12, 2022 09:38

The Danish Maersk Group wants to get back into aviation on a large scale with a new cargo airline. This is to be based at Billund Airport and based on Star Air. A statement from the group states that the cargo airline will in future operate under the brand name "Maersk Air Cargo". Work has already begun on transferring assets from the existing Star Air to the new company. The initial plan is to start with five aircraft. These are two brand new Boeing 777Fs and three B767-300Fs, which will be purchased through lessors. These are to be taken over from the second half of 2022. The last aircraft for the time being is to go into operation in 2024. "Maersk aims to transport around a third of its annual air freight tonnage within its own controlled cargo network. This is to be achieved through a combination of owned and leased aircraft that replicates the structure of the company's sea fleet. The remaining capacity will be provided by strategic commercial airlines and charter flight operators," Maersk said in a press release. It is currently unclear whether Star Air will be completely dissolved or whether the AOC and operating license will be transferred to Maersk Air Cargo. The group did not want to comment further on the specific questions.

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Jet2 continues to increase A321neo orders

Amely Mizzi April 12, 2022 09:04

The British airline Jet2 has acquired a further six purchase rights for the A321neo aircraft type. This increases the volume of the order to up to 57 aircraft. A recent stock exchange announcement shows that the company has 18 further options. This means that Jet2 could purchase up to 75 of this aircraft type. The long-standing Boeing customer decided to switch to Airbus in the summer of 2021. In August 2021, it was announced that it would place a firm order for 36 A321neos. At the same time, options for 24 more aircraft were secured. Almost two months later, it was announced that Jet2 had ordered 15 more aircraft of this type. However, the purchase rights were not exercised. The first Airbus A321neo is to be taken over in the course of 2023.

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Bulgaria: Burgas has opened the 2022 summer season

Jan Gruber April 12, 2022 08:39

At the weekend, the Polish Ryanair subsidiary Buzz opened the summer season in Burgas, Bulgaria. The airport had previously extensively renovated the runway. The "comeback" flight landed from Warsaw-Modlin. Burgas and Varna airports are operated by Fraport Twin Star. On Saturday, Buzz landed on the newly renovated Burgas runway on behalf of Ryanair, opening the 2022 tourist season according to the airport. Passengers were surprised with symbolic gifts and a spectacular water spray. From April 09.04.2022, 2021, the airline will start its summer flight program with twice as many flights as in 18 and will fly to seven destinations. These are London-Luton, Gdansk, Krakow, Warsaw, Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava. Competitor Wizz Air maintains a seasonal base in Burgas. 15 routes are offered, with four new additions this year. From June 2022, 2, flights will be served to London Gatwick, from June 2022, 1 to Debrecen in Hungary, from August 2022, 19 to Krakow, and from June 2022, 01.07.2022 to Rzeszów in Poland. Poland is expected to be the most important market for Burgas Airport again this year, as charter and scheduled flights are planned to/from ten Polish destinations. EasyJet is expanding its flight program to Burgas Airport by another route - from July 16.06.2022, 01.06.2022 to/from Manchester, Great Britain. In addition, three new destinations will be opened in Romania: Bulgarian airline GullivAir will offer direct scheduled flights to and from Bucharest for the first time from June XNUMX, XNUMX. For the first time, direct charter flights to/from Timisoara with European Air Charter will also be offered from June XNUMX, XNUMX: Nonstop flights to Cluj - charter flights with European Air Charter

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German Airways is expanding the fleet

Jan Gruber April 12, 2022 08:02

The German airline German Airways will increase its fleet to eight Embraer 190s over the course of this year. The fleet is currently in the process of being introduced, so that by summer 2022 there will be up to seven aircraft of this type in the air. The eighth unit is expected towards the end of 2022, a spokesperson confirmed to Aviation.Direct. The company, which specializes in providing charter and ACMI services, does not offer scheduled flights. It operates on behalf of tour operators and other airlines. A spokesperson said: "We are currently flying the Cityflyer between Düsseldorf and London City for British Airways. For the Italian Ita Airways, we serve the route between Milan Linate and London City and between Milan Linate and Geneva and Luxembourg. For Luxair, we will be operating from Luxembourg on routes to Porto, Lisbon, Ibiza, Menorca, Mallorca and Madrid from mid-May. For our cruise customers, we fly to Genoa and Corfu every weekend. In addition, we of course have charter flights to a wide variety of destinations in Europe." Many airlines are currently reporting sharply increasing booking numbers around Easter and for the high season in summer 2022. Charter airlines are only indirectly aware of the demand through more enquiries or more orders. When asked about the feedback German Airways is receiving from customers, the media officer replied: "We are getting a very positive picture from our clients when it comes to demand. Increased demand for holiday flights is being reported everywhere. Germans' desire to travel has reawakened after the years of lockdown due to Corona and is reflected in the increased demand.

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Corendon Europe is planning new winter routes from Germany and Switzerland

Amely Mizzi April 12, 2022 07:31

The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is currently in the middle of planning the 2021/22 winter flight schedule from Germany. There are some minor changes, mainly from smaller airports. Corendon Europe is currently planning to add flights to Marsa Alam, Sharm el Sheikh and Agadir from Nuremberg at the start of the 2022/23 winter flight schedule period. According to the current status of things, the first-mentioned destination in Egypt is to be served on Fridays from November 4, 2022. Flights to Sharm El Sheikh are to be served on Tuesdays from November 1, 2022. Agadir is to be flown to from November 7, 2022, on Mondays. Corendon Europe plans to fly to Las Palmas from Stuttgart-Echterdingen from November 1, 2022. The route is currently planned to be served on Tuesdays. Fuerteventura is to be served from Munich and Paderborn. The carrier plans to fly from the Bavarian capital every Monday from November 7, 2022. From Paderborn, flights to the Canary Islands will be available every Wednesday from November 2, 2022. Corendon Europe also plans to add an additional route from the Swiss-French EuroAirport. This is the destination Funchal, which will be served on Thursdays from November 3, 2022.

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The only non-stop connection from Europe: Iberojet takes on San José del Cabo

Amely Mizzi April 12, 2022 07:06

The Spanish airline Iberojet will start a non-stop connection between Madrid and San José del Cabo in Mexico in June 2022. After a long break, this is the only direct connection between Europe and the airport in Mexico. Iberojet is currently planning to operate this route on Mondays from June 20, 2022. For the time being, flights will be seasonal until October 24, 2022 inclusive. The flight time to Mexico is given as 13 hours and 20 minutes. The reverse is faster, as Iberojet reports the travel time as ten hours and 50 minutes. The carrier was previously known under the brands Evelop Airlines (Spain) and Orbest (Portugal). In December 2020, it was decided that the two airlines would operate under the new Iberojet brand. The company specializes in long-haul flights from Madrid and Lisbon, but also offers the aircraft for ACMI and charter services.

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