The German airline Eurowings will soon be connecting Berlin with Tbilisi. Specifically, a weekly flight will be offered. The German airline Eurowings will be connecting the German capital Berlin with the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Specifically, a weekly flight will be to Tbilisi.
The aircraft manufacturer has announced a major order for 230 Airbus aircraft. The client is the Turkish airline Turkish Airlines, which wants to double its fleet. The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines has placed a major order with Airbus. The airline has ordered 230 aircraft from Airbus, including 150 A321neos, 60 A350-900s, 15 A350-1000s and 5 A350s. The total order includes 355 aircraft, and the airline has secured options for a further 125 aircraft, reports the portal Aero.de.
The airlines Etihad Airways and TAP Air Portugal have announced the renewal of their codeshare partnership. The cooperation between the two airlines has been running since mid-December. The airlines Etihad Airways and TAP Air Portugal have announced the renewal of their codeshare partnership. As the Aero Routes portal reports, the partnership was reactivated this month. Under this agreement, TAP Air Portugal will take over Etihad Airways' flights from Lisbon, while Etihad Airways will take over TAP Air Portugal's flights from Abu Dhabi.
The airline Qatar Airways announces that it will resume flights to Sarajevo in the summer of 2024. Initially, there will be five weekly flights to the Bosnian capital. The airline Qatar Airways plans to reactivate flights to Sarajevo in the summer of 2024. The resumption is scheduled for July 1, 2024, as reported by the portal Ex-Yu Aviation News. Last summer, the route was offered with four weekly flights, and from next year there will be five flights per week to meet existing demand. Daily flights are to be initiated later in the summer, in August to be precise. The route is to be included in the flight schedule by the end of September.
The holiday airline Condor will also be offering flights to Palma de Mallorca from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Rostock-Laage in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Flights from the Baltic Sea city will be available on Mondays and Fridays. The first flight is scheduled for July 17, 2024. From May 19, 2024, flights to the Balearic island will be available on Tuesdays and Sundays from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. Further new flights to Palma de Mallorca will be available in summer 2024 from Basel, Cologne/Bonn, Münster/Osnabrück and Dortmund.
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Condor will be another provider of flights to Palma de Mallorca from Basel. The carrier is planning three weekly rotations. In addition to the announced new flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Rostock-Laage, Cologne/Bonn, Münster/Osnabrück and Dortmund, Condor plans to fly to Palma de Mallorca three times a week from Basel from July 2, 2024. For the time being, this is a seasonal route that will be offered in the 2024 summer flight schedule.
The holiday airline Condor will fly to Palma de Mallorca five times a week from Cologne/Bonn in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This route will be served on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays from May 9, 2024. In addition, the carrier will now also serve the Balearic island from Basel, Münster/Osnabrück, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Dortmund and Rostock-Laage. Medium-haul Airbus A320 jets will generally be used.
For a few days now, Turkish Airlines has been offering a non-stop connection between Istanbul and Osaka, Japan. Since December 12, 2023, four flights a week have been offered between Istanbul Airport and Osaka International Airport. The flights will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays and will be operated with a Boeing 787-9. Turkish Airlines is thus continuing its corporate growth in Japan and expanding its offering to include Osaka International Airport. "We are delighted to start our flights to Osaka, a city rich in culture. The flights to Osaka not only strengthen our presence in the Asia-Pacific region, but also demonstrate our commitment to connecting people and cultures around the world. We will continue to offer the highest quality of service and give our passengers the opportunity to explore the world with our unique flight network," said Turkish Airlines CEO Ahmet Bolat.
The ground handling company Swissport intends to operate a so-called Aspire Lounge at Basel Airport in the future. The concession was recently extended until 2030. The existing offer is to be renovated and expanded. In the future, it is to be divided into different areas. According to the operator, the waiting area is to have a coffee house atmosphere. Another new feature is that in the future there will be an outdoor terrace with a good view of the apron.
The holiday airline Condor will offer three weekly flights between Dortmund and Palma de Mallorca in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These will be served with Airbus A320s on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. "The connection to Palma has been very popular for years," explains Guido Miletic, Head of Airport Services + Marketing & Sales. "It is all the more pleasing that the offer will be further expanded next year by Condor's holiday airlines. The additional flights complement the existing offer and offer our travelers even more choice and flexibility in vacation planning." Condor will be in direct competition with Ryanair and Eurowings on this route, so that according to the current state of affairs there will be three providers for Palma flights from Dortmund in summer 2024.
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