December 19, 2022

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December 19, 2022

D-ANRA: First Condor-A330neo has completed acceptance flight

On Friday, December 16, 2022, Condor's first Airbus A330-900, the D-ANRA, successfully completed its acceptance flight. The aircraft took off from Toulouse at 10:00 a.m. Representatives of the manufacturer and the airline were on board. Condor expects delivery at the beginning of this week. The first passenger flight of the new aircraft in the color "Island" under the registration D-ANRA is planned to Mauritius later this year. The original schedule for the aircraft had to be postponed earlier this week due to repairs after damage to the right winglet. With the completion of work on the wing tip and after extensive tests and measurements, the aircraft was accepted by the customer Condor today. The Customer Acceptance Flight is used to evaluate and check the aircraft and its functions before the final change of ownership and thus delivery. A total of 2024 brand new A18-330neo aircraft will join the Condor fleet by 900. They will replace the current long-haul fleet, consisting of Boeing 767s, which are gradually being replaced by the much more efficient and quieter Airbus models. The second aircraft is also expected this year.

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Air France reschedules Orly-New York JFK again

Skyteam member Air France will not fly between Paris-Orly and New York JFK in the 2023 summer flight schedule. It was originally announced that flights would resume once a day from March 26, 2023. The cancellation of the resumption of JFK flights from Orly has no impact on the service from Charles de Gaulle Airport. From this airport, New York-JFK will be served up to six times a day in the 2023 summer flight schedule. There will be one flight to Newark per day.

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Freebird will initially fly Paderborn-Antalya three times a week

The Turkish airline Freebird plans to offer three weekly flights between Paderborn and Antalya in summer 2023. The seasonal flight service is scheduled to begin on April 1, 2023. Initially, there will be three flights a week with Airbus A10s until June 2023, 320. The flights to Antalya will take place overnight on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays. Flights from the Turkish city to Paderborn will take place late in the evening on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Freebird plans to increase the frequency for the peak season.

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From Basel and Zurich: Cyprus Airways picks up Larnaca

The airline Cyprus Airways is expanding air traffic between Switzerland and Cyprus in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In addition to reactivating the Larnaca route from Zurich, Basel will also be connected to the Cypriot city. Cyprus Airways last flew between Zurich and Larnaca in September 2020. From May 6, 2023, two weekly rotations will be offered again. These will be carried out on Thursdays and Sundays. From May 10, 2023, the carrier will also fly to Basel Airport on Wednesdays and Fridays. For the first time since 2012, Cyprus Airways will fly twice a week between Larnaca and Milan (Malpensa) again from May 2, 2023. Prague, which was last on the program in October 2021, will also be served at the same frequency from May 3, 2023. The Airbus A320 aircraft type is planned for all of the routes mentioned.

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Austrian Airlines has included Vienna-Tromsø

On Saturday, Austrian Airlines launched a new non-stop connection to Tromsø. The carrier took off from Vienna for the first time at around 329:10 a.m. under flight number OS35 towards the Norwegian city. The company announced that the crew distributed punch, cookies and small surprises during the 3,5-hour flight. Red Christmas hats are said to have set the mood for the upcoming festivities. In the current 2022/23 winter flight schedule period, AUA will serve Tromsø on Saturdays. Between the beginning of June and the end of August 2023, flights will be operated on Mondays, according to the airline.

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With a stop in Vienna: Ethiopian sets course for Copenhagen

Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines will fly to Copenhagen again at the start of the 2023 summer flight schedule period after a long break. This will also affect the Vienna route, as in future there will no longer be any onward flight to Brussels after the stop in Austria. Instead, the Ethiopian carrier will serve Addis Ababa-Vienna-Copenhagen five times a week from March 28, 2023. Formally, this is a so-called direct flight, because - unlike non-stop flights - these can have any number of stopovers, provided the flight number does not change. As a rule, Ethiopian Airlines plans to serve this route with Boeing 787 aircraft. The previous onward flights to the Belgian capital Brussels will no longer be available in the future, as Copenhagen will be flown to instead.

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