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Air Arabia will fly five times to Milano Bergamo from September 2023

The low-cost airline Air Arabia has revised recently announced increases in the route between Sharjah and Milan Bergamo. From September 15, 2023, only five weekly flights will be offered instead of seven. Air Arabia announced that in the future, specifically from July 9, 2023, seven weekly flights will be operated instead of four weekly flights. This announcement will be maintained to this extent; from September 15, the flight frequencies will be reduced again, and five weekly flights will reach Milan Bergamo from September, as the Aeroroutes portal confirms.

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United Airlines will fly to Hong Kong twice a day

The US carrier United Airlines will increase the frequency of flights between San Francisco and Hong Kong in the future. From October 2023, two daily flights to Hong Kong are to be operated. United Airlines is planning significant increases in its flight program with the aim of reaching pre-coronavirus levels. These efforts are evident in the start of daily flights to Hong Kong, which the carrier has been operating since March 3, 2023. In the summer, specifically in August of this year, twelve weekly flights to Hong Kong are to be planned to get closer to the goal. From October 25, 2023, the carrier finally plans to operate two daily flights from San Francisco Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, as the portal Simple Flying confirms.

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Zagreb Airport records successful April

Zagreb Airport was able to impress with impressive figures in April this year: in April, the airport recorded a passenger volume of 322.040 passengers, which corresponds to an increase of 14.5 percent compared to the pre-coronavirus phase of 2019. Zagreb Airport can report a successful April: the passenger volume of 322.040 passengers shows an increase of 2019 percent compared to 14.5. The Croatian airport was able to combat the crises after the corona pandemic and even bring about an overall increase in numbers, as can be seen by comparing this year's passenger volume with the passenger numbers of 2019. This year, the airport was able to count 1.016.996 passengers, the million passenger mark represents an increase of 14.7 percent compared to 2019, as the EX-YU Aviation News portal explains.

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Air Arabia will fly to Bangkok in the future

The low-cost airline Air Arabia plans to expand its flight program by adding a connection between Sharjah and Bangkok. The connection is to be launched with daily flights. Air Arabia connects the city of Sharjah with Bangkok, and the connection is to be operated with Airbus A321neo aircraft. The route between Sharjah and Bangkok is to be launched from June 30, 2023 and will be operated with daily flights, as confirmed by the Aeroroutes portal.

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April 2023: Air Baltic reports passenger growth of 35 percent

Latvia's state-owned airline Air Baltic carried around 2023 passengers in April 330.000. In direct comparison with the same month last year, this represents an improvement of around 35 percent. The number of flight movements increased by three percent from 3.260 flights. Company boss Martin Gauss said: "The summer season has officially started and we are already seeing an increase in passengers carried - more and more people are choosing Air Baltic as their preferred airline. This is probably partly due to the fact that we recently launched 20 new routes from all four bases, which have attracted great interest. As a result, we expect an even greater increase in passenger numbers for the summer season."

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Kosovo: Pristina Airport with new April monthly record

Kosovo's only commercial airport, Pristina, counted more passengers than ever in April 2023. The airport had 295.404 passengers, 53,8 percent more than before the corona pandemic. The record set in April 2022 was exceeded by 13,1 percent. In the first four months of the current year, Pristina Airport had 945.262 passengers, 17,3 percent more than in the same period last year. While other airports have suffered massively from the corona pandemic, this airport has been able to grow strongly even during the crisis.

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South America: Lufthansa Technik is waiting for Jetsmart

Lufthansa Technik has signed a five-year contract for camo and maintenance services with Indigo Partners subsidiary Jetsmart. This will further expand its presence in the South American market. In addition to camo support and aircraft engineering services, the agreement also includes support in organizing maintenance and managing modifications and components. The collaboration has already begun and initially covers 25 aircraft. Lufthansa Technik assumes that the cooperation will be expanded due to the intended fleet growth.

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Language trips are enjoying high demand again

Last year, language trips were in significantly higher demand than in the Corona years 2020 to 2021. According to an analysis by the Association of German Language Schools and Language Trip Organizers, the organizers' sales were able to match the 2019 level. There were even 3,5 percent more participants than before the pandemic. Sales rose by an average of 11,3 percent. The United Kingdom was particularly popular, as it was chosen by 35 percent of language trip participants. Malta ranks second with 22 percent. English was the most frequently taught language, with a share of 70 percent.

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South African wants to fleet four used Airbus A320

South African Airways is looking for four more Airbus A320-200s to lease in the form of "Power by the Hour". The carrier recently published a corresponding tender. The Corona pandemic finally finished off the once state-owned airline. It had to cease flight operations completely and file for bankruptcy. Investors have taken over South African Airways and brought it back into the air on a much smaller scale. With the help of four Airbus A320s, the company wants to get back on track for growth. The carrier is interested in offers for aircraft that are available at short notice. According to the current tender, the first unit is to be taken over as early as June 2023. It is also suggested that fixed monthly leasing rates may be offered as an alternative to hourly payment.

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Swiss renames HB-JBF “Viamala”

At the beginning of this week, the Swiss airline christened the Airbus A220-100 with the registration HB-JBF with the name "Viamala". The first flight from Zurich-Kloten to Dresden was given this name. To mark the company's 20th anniversary, Swiss is giving a total of 20 Airbus A220-100/-300 aircraft the names of well-known tourist destinations in Switzerland. A competition was held last year. The aircraft are being christened one after the other. Viamala was one of the winners, which is why the HB-JBF now bears the name of this region.

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