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Volotea announces comeback

From June 16, 2020, the Spanish Volotea will take to the skies again. The factory shuttle operated by the carrier on behalf of Airbus is also celebrating its comeback. From June 16, 2020, Volotea's Boeing 717 and A319 will be back in the air. The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea has announced its comeback in European scheduled services. In total, it plans to fly to 40 destinations in Europe, primarily in France, Spain, Italy and Greece. The Airbus factory shuttle between Hamburg-Finkenwerder and Toulouse is also scheduled to resume on June 16, 2020. After that, the airline will gradually add 15 destinations in France, the same number in Spain, eight new routes in Italy and two holiday destinations in Greece to its flight schedule. "Our goal is to give our customers more opportunities to discover domestic destinations this summer," the statement said. "We are very pleased to share the good news of many additional domestic routes. Now that the decisions are becoming clearer and customers are regaining confidence in safe and healthy travel this summer, we know that most of our customers want to travel more, especially in domestic markets. That is why we have adapted our network by significantly expanding all our domestic connections in Spain, France, Italy and Greece," said Carlos Muñoz, CEO of Volotea.

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Delta halves 717 fleet

No airline operates more Boeing 717s than Delta. Now the number of jets still being developed by McDonnell Douglas is to be halved. Replacements are to be made in the form of A220s, A320s and B737s. The world's largest Boeing 717 operator, Delta Air Lines, will reduce its current fleet of 88 aircraft to 45 units within two years. The replacements for these aircraft are the A220s, A320s and B737s. The step had been planned for some time, but the Corona crisis has simply pushed it forward, reports CH-Aviation.com. The carrier had previously announced that it would be withdrawing all Boeing 777s from service. The current Boeing 717 aircraft are on average 18,7 years old and can accommodate 110 passengers each. They are mainly used on regional domestic routes - there is only one connection abroad, namely to Montréal-Trudeau.

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