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Lufthansa starts quick tests on Munich-Hamburg

Following Austrian Airlines, the parent company Lufthansa is also starting a first trial run with rapid antigen tests. From November 12, 2020, passengers on selected routes between Munich and Hamburg will be tested free of charge. According to Kranich, anyone who does not want to take part can rebook at no extra cost. In close cooperation with Munich and Hamburg airports as well as

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From November 12, 2020: Mandatory rapid tests at Austrian Airlines

From November 12, Austrian Airlines will introduce, without any legal basis, a mandatory rapid antigen test before departure. For the time being, this is limited to the OS171/172 (Vienna-Hamburg-Vienna) flights. However, a negative result does not replace a negative PCR result required from November 8, 2020 to shorten the German mandatory quarantine. "All those flights,

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Hamburg closes a terminal

Germany is in the middle of its second lockdown. Travelling is not fundamentally prohibited, but passenger numbers are actually falling significantly. Hamburg Airport is also feeling this and is closing Terminal 2 and Pier South until further notice. Due to the current number of passengers, further operations are not viable. But

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Emirates is celebrating its comeback in Hamburg and Düsseldorf

After a long break due to the Corona pandemic, Emirates is back at the German airports of Hamburg and Düsseldorf. The two airports have been served again from Dubai since Sunday. Boeing 777-300ERs are currently being used in a three-class configuration. Two weekly rotations are currently offered, with Emirates

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Wizzair announces Cluj from Hamburg, Cologne and Karlsruhe

The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair has announced that it will be offering flights to Cluj-Napoca from Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in its 2021 summer flight schedule. These flights will be introduced gradually from June 1, 2021. Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden will start with three weekly rotations. Hamburg will follow one day later with two rotations per week.

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Eurowings is reactivating the Canary Islands routes

The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has announced a special flight from Düsseldorf to Tenerife to mark the lifting of the German travel warning. This is to take place on November 1, 2020. The regular Canary Islands program is also to be reactivated. From November 7, 2020, the carrier will fly to these Spanish islands again from Berlin-Brandenburg, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart.

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SAS takes over first A321LR

The Scandinavian Star Alliance member SAS now has a long-haul Airbus A321LR. This is equipped with CFM Leap-1A engines. The delivery flight from Hamburg to Copenhagen was carried out with a ten percent blend of synthetic kerosene. SAS has ordered a total of three units, which will be purchased through the leasing company Air Lease Corporation. The aircraft are equipped with

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Greek Skyexpress orders four A320neo

For several weeks, the Greek regional airline Skyexpress has been looking for A320 pilots. The carrier has now secured the first new order from the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus since July 2020. Skyexpress ordered four A320neos. Two more units will be leased through the Aviation Capital Group. “Our cooperation with Airbus through the acquisition of

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Air Hamburg: July and August better than last year

While almost every airline has been hit by the specter of the coronavirus this year, the private charter airline Air Hamburg will be in the black in 2020. "We were lucky in our misfortune," says founder and managing director Floris Helmers, describing the situation of private jet providers. In fact, the slump in the premium business has been less severe than in

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September: Airbus delivered 57 machines

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 2020 commercial aircraft to customers in September 57. This means that considerably more aircraft were delivered than in August (39) and July (49). However, the company was unable to secure a single new order, and instead received cancellations for A220 jets. According to Airbus, it currently has 145 completed

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