February 15, 2024

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February 15, 2024

Summer: Croatia Airlines connects Split with Istanbul

The Croatian airline Croatia Airlines plans to resume flights to Istanbul in the summer. The resumption is to take place from Split. The Croatian airline Croatia Airlines plans to resume flights between Split and Istanbul in the summer. This will resume flights to Turkey, which have not been served for eleven years. The route is to be served with three weekly flights, reports the portal Ex-Yu Aviation News. The flights are to be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Split and on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from Istanbul. An Airbus A320 will be used.

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January 2024: Belgrade Airport handles almost 570.000 passengers

Belgrade Airport closed January as the busiest month ever. The airport closed the first month of the year with over 500.000 passengers. Belgrade Airport closed January as the busiest month ever. The first month of the year closed with 569.572 passengers, reports the Ex-Yu Aviation News portal. This represents an increase of 27,8 percent compared to the previous year.

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January: Air Baltic names Stockholm, London and Dubai as top destinations

The Latvian airline Air Baltic announced its most popular destinations in January. The most popular flights were to Stockholm, London and Dubai. The Latvian airline Air Baltic announced its most popular destinations in January. The most popular flights in January were to Stockholm, London and Dubai. From Riga, the airline flies twice a day to Stockholm, once a day to London and five times a week to Dubai.

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Public transport: ÖBB is thinning out in the eastern region, VBB is revamping bus routes

Since Monday, February 12, 2024, the Austrian Federal Railways have reduced services in the greater Vienna area by around 1,9 percent. On average, around 50 connections are canceled every day. According to the ÖBB, the reason for the measure is that numerous sets are undergoing lengthy maintenance and they want to bring stability to the timetable. Between Mödling and Wiener Neustadt Hbf, three early train connections on Monday to Friday will be operated by the Austrian Postbus AG on behalf of the ÖBB in the form of a rail replacement service with buses until March 1, 2024. The ÖBB has recently been under fire in the eastern region because many connections have been canceled day after day. Another change affects the bus lines 1155 and 7941, which run from Vienna via Wiener Neustadt to Mittelburgenland. These were previously offered by the Austrian Postbus AG and Blaguss Reisen GmbH under their own concession. Verkehrsbetriebe Burgenland GmbH took over both lines on January 1, 2024 and has now started the conversion. Line 1155 will no longer start in Vienna, but in Wiener Neustadt. There are also significant changes for passengers on other routes. These are not just new line signals, but courses and routes have been modified. More information on this can be found directly on the VBB information page.

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Statistics: Greenland was rarely visited by Swiss people

An analysis by Swiss Bankers based on the locations where debit and credit cards were used for payments and cash withdrawals has shown that the Swiss were more likely to spend their holidays in classic holiday destinations in 2023. Around 25 percent of tourist card payments were made in their own country. Abroad, France came in first place, followed by Germany, Italy, the UK, Spain and the USA. Neighbouring Austria came in 13th place and accounted for 1,8 percent of Swiss card spending. The study also concludes that the Swiss visited Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines more often last year. Greenland took last place in the statistics.

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Cameroon: Camair-Co wants to expand the fleet

The Cameroon-based airline Camair-Co intends to expand its fleet. To do this, it wants to purchase a used Boeing aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines. Camair-Co has a long and eventful company history. Flight operations have been suspended several times, partly due to the corona pandemic. It currently has two Boeing 737-700s, one Boeing 767-300, two de Havilland Dash 8-400s, one Embraer ERJ-135 and one ERJ-145. According to a report in the newspaper "Eco Matin", it is trying to buy another Boeing model. To this end, it is in talks with Ethiopian Airlines and a bank through which it would like to finance the project. It is currently not yet clear which type of aircraft it will be. Both Ethiopian and Camair-Co initially declined to comment on the media report.

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Qatar Airways launches stopover program

The airline Qatar Airways wants to make so-called stopovers in Qatar more attractive to passengers. Until now, many passengers have used Doha Airport mainly for transfers. Now, five different options are being introduced in cooperation with Discover Qatar. Travelers can choose from the packages "Standard", "Premium", "Premium with beach access" and "Luxury". There is also an all-inclusive option near the beach. The aim is to appeal to passengers from the entire route network, which currently consists of around 170 destinations. In addition to the overnight packages, transfers and excursions can also be booked.

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Dry lease: Norse extends B787-8 leases

Norse Atlantic Airways and its UK subsidiary currently only use the Boeing 787-9 aircraft in scheduled flight operations. Four units are subleased to Air Europa, among others, and this is how it will remain. The group announced that it had extended the contracts for three Boeing 787-8s that are currently subleased to Air Europa. The return is scheduled for May 2025. The contract for a B787-9 was also extended. This Dreamliner is expected to be returned in May 2024, two months later than originally agreed. According to Norse Atlantic Airways, this leased aircraft will then be integrated into its own flight operations. This will provide additional capacity in summer 2024.

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Doha: Qatar Airways also buys catering from Gategroup

The Gategroup has announced that it has gained a new customer in Qatar Airways. In the future, the company will also be cooking for the Gulf carrier in Doha. According to the statement, the two companies will be working closely together. However, this will not be a replacement for Qatar Airways' in-house catering company. In response to an inquiry, it was explained that the Gulf carrier is securing additional catering capacity and that certain meals for the lounges and on board will in future come from the Gategroup's local kitchen.

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Vienna Airport: Wifi Lower Austria is moving into Airport City

The Wifi of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce is expanding its educational offering with the "AirportCity Academy powered by Wifi NÖ" and is starting with a new location in the modern Office Park 4 directly at Vienna Airport. "The 'AirportCity Academy' was launched in close cooperation with Vienna Airport in order to provide regional growth with the best educational opportunities at the pulse of the economy. With 250 companies in Vienna AirportCity and their more than 23.000 employees, the need for attractive training and further education offers is enormously high," says the President of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Wolfgang Ecker, highlighting the importance of the new offer and stressing: "Our Wifi combines a modern and innovative learning environment with high-quality training content, trainers with practical experience and a tailor-made educational offer for companies in the region." The pilot phase with the already proven further education program of the Wifi NÖ at Vienna Airport has already started. "The AirportCity, with a total of around 23.000 employees, needs many well-trained specialists. With the AirportCity Academy, the more than 250 companies at Vienna Airport will in future benefit from a training facility for their employees in the immediate vicinity. There is great interest because AirportCity is growing rapidly: 2023 was also a record year for company relocations - 20 new companies brought more than 700 additional employees to the site. 2024 also promises to be very good: The newly built Helios logistics center will start operations in September, construction of the new hotel will begin shortly and many new tenants have been acquired," says Günther Ofner, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG.

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