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March 28, 2024

Pakistan: Government wants to speed up PIA sale

Jan Gruber March 28, 2024 16:37

The Pakistani government wants to speed up the sale of Pakistan International Airlines. This is not really being done voluntarily, however, as there is considerable pressure from the International Monetary Fund. Within a few hours, the new government got the plan for gradual privatization through the committees. There are also expected to be changes in the board of directors of the state-owned company. Background: Pakistan has received loans from the IMF. The terms of the contract also include the privatization of PIA. Now things are in a particular hurry, as the last tranche of the three billion US dollar loan is due to be paid out in April 2024. They obviously do not want to jeopardize this.

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Berlin: Eurowings is temporarily flying to Adana and Casablanca

Ermal Muji March 28, 2024 15:39

In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Eurowings will temporarily also offer the destinations Casablanca and Adana from Berlin. These are to be served with Airbus A320s from Avion Express Malta. From July 16, 2024, there will be weekly flights to the Turkish city. For the time being, this route is only planned until August 27, 2024. Casablanca is to be offered from Berlin from July 21, 2024 until September 1, 2024. The carrier's reservation system shows that wet-lease aircraft of the type Airbus A320 from Avion Express Malta will be used on the two routes mentioned. There is a temporary increase on the Berlin-Yerevan route. This is to be served twice a week from July 13, 2024. So far, Eurowings has offered a weekly rotation on this route. However, this will not be increased permanently, as the measure is initially limited to September 4, 2024, according to the reservation system.

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Ancona: Skyalps receives provisional PSO award

Jan Gruber March 28, 2024 14:36

The regional airline Skyalps has been provisionally awarded the contract to operate three domestic routes from Ancona. Aeroitalia had previously withdrawn and terminated the contract with the public sector. From April 1, 2024, Skyalps will operate de Havilland Dash 8-400 flights from Ancona to Rome-Fiumicino, Naples and Milan-Linate. There will be daily flights to the capital, twice a week to Naples and 12 times a week to Linate. This is a kind of provisional emergency award, as the selection process for the corresponding tender is currently underway. The contract has therefore been temporarily awarded to Skyalps until May 15, 2024. According to reports, the interest of other providers is very limited, which is why it is expected that Skyalps will prevail. Aeroitalia has discontinued both the subsidized and the commercial routes from Ancona. Only a few flights were made to Vienna before they had to be stopped due to a lack of demand. From Ancona, mainly ATR72-600s from the Romanian subsidiary Air Connect were used.

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New Pacific Airlines only wants to fly charter and wet lease

Amely Mizzi March 28, 2024 13:38

The US airline New Pacific Airlines is ending its scheduled flights and will only operate as a charter and ACMI provider in the future. The company only started last year. It announced long-haul destinations that would be served with Boeing 757s. So far, however, it has only started a few domestic routes. This will soon come to an end, as these are to be abandoned. This means that the original business model as a low-cost carrier has been abandoned, as New Pacific Airlines only wants to provide wet lease and charter services in the future.

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From Gdansk and Katowice: Smartwings starts Montenegro flights

Amely Mizzi March 28, 2024 12:35

The Polish branch of Smartwings intends to offer seasonal flights from Katowice and Gdansk to Podgorica and Tivat in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Effective June 4, 2024, the flight from Katowice will head for the capital of Montenegro. From there, a rotation to Gdansk will be carried out before the return flight to the Polish place of origin. From June 7, 2024, Smartwings Poland also plans to head for Tivat from Katowice. Both Boeing 737-800 and B737-Max-8 aircraft will be used. One rotation per week is planned for each. For the time being, the three Montenegro routes are limited until the end of September 2024.

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Eurowings has taken Airbus A321neo number five into the air

Amely Mizzi March 28, 2024 11:37

A few days ago, Eurowings put its fifth Airbus A321neo, the D-AEEE, into commercial scheduled service. The medium-haul jet is based at Düsseldorf Airport and was used for the first time on a commercial route on Saturday, March 24, 2024. The inaugural flight went to Palma de Mallorca and then back to Düsseldorf. The fleet has now grown to five aircraft.

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Security personnel: BDLS and Verdi agree on arbitration

Jan Gruber March 28, 2024 11:07

At least in the next few weeks, passengers in Germany do not have to expect any further strikes by security personnel. The quarrelers Verdi and the Federal Association of Aviation Security Companies have agreed on arbitration. Both the employee and employer sides have announced that they have agreed to ask Hans-Henning Lühr to lead the arbitration, which is scheduled to begin on April 5, 2024. He will submit a recommendation by April 7, 2024, but this is non-binding for both sides. The Verdi union has confirmed that it has agreed with the BDLS to maintain peace until the arbitration is concluded.

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Günther Ofner severely criticizes the AUA strike

Jan Gruber March 28, 2024 10:35

Günther Ofner, chairman of the Austrian Airlines Aviation Trade Group at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, has been fiercely critical of the strike that the Vida union is calling on its members who fly for Austrian Airlines to take. He even believes that the future of the Lufthansa subsidiary is in danger. "Negotiating means that the social partners approach each other in order to find a viable compromise. This time, however, the AUA on-board works council and the Vida union have only made impossible maximum demands, which they insisted on at all costs, regardless of the damage," said Günther Ofner, chairman of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce Aviation Trade Group, describing the union's blockade as "reckless action with serious consequences for thousands of passengers." He also added: "No one who bears responsibility for the future of AUA can meet the demand for a 40 percent salary increase, because that would be aiding and abetting AUA's economic suicide and would endanger thousands of jobs in the entire service chain of Austrian air traffic. "50.000 frustrated and angry passengers, including many families with school-age children who cannot go on their vacation as planned or are stuck abroad, and more than 15 million euros in economic damage to AUA - at the airport and to the service providers affected - are the dramatic consequences of this irresponsible action. I wonder where Vida's social, societal and economic responsibility has gone."

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DDSG and CAT are once again advertising for passengers together

Amely Mizzi March 28, 2024 10:01

This year, the DDSG and the City Airport Train are once again running a joint marketing campaign. The shipping company's mascot will be on display at the airport and at the CAT terminal in Vienna-Mitte station, among other places. "Smart and attractive mobility is part of tourism success. On water and on land, the City Airport Train and the DDSG Blue Danube are popular with people in the region as well as with international guests. With this creative marketing cooperation, we are using the strengths of both companies and mutually promoting our offers at the start of the travel season," summarize Michael Forstner and Christoph Korherr, Managing Directors of the City Airport Train. "Together, the DDSG Blue Danube and the City Airport Train represent the best way to, from and through Vienna. In terms of communication, we are taking a common path this spring and presenting our offers, which enrich both the leisure and mobility options for the people of Vienna and the tourist destination Vienna," emphasizes DDSG Blue Danube Managing Director Wolfgang Fischer.

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Basel Airport with 103 destinations in summer 2024

Amely Mizzi March 28, 2024 09:35

In the 2024 summer flight schedule, 30 airlines will offer their services to 103 destinations from Basel Airport. Four carriers are new to the airport and six new destinations will be added. In the 2024 summer flight schedule (valid from March 31 to October 26, 2024), 103 destinations in 33 countries will be offered directly from EuroAirport. The offer includes destinations in Egypt, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Canada, Croatia, Morocco, Norway, Spain, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus. Various airlines offer attractive transfer options via their international hubs: Aegean Airlines (Athens), Air France (Paris), Austrian Airlines (Vienna), British Airways (London), flydubai (Dubai), KLM (Amsterdam), Lufthansa (Frankfurt and Munich), Norwegian (Oslo), Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines (Istanbul), Sun Express (Antalya and Izmir) and Vueling (Barcelona). AJet (formerly AnadoluJet, a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines) will now offer 5 flights a week to Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen Airport from the beginning of summer time and a weekly flight to Ankara from April. From May, the airline Air Arabia will start two weekly scheduled flights between EuroAirport and Rabat in Morocco. From June, the airline Norwegian will connect EuroAirport with Oslo and Copenhagen. For the time being, both routes will be served two to four times a week (for more information, click here). Copenhagen will also continue to be served daily by Easyjet. Also in June, the Egyptian Nesma Airlines will return to EuroAirport and will offer a weekly flight to Hurghada until the end of September. From August, the airline flydubai will start regular scheduled flights between EuroAirport and its hub in Dubai (4x/week, for

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