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Frankfurt: Condor has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320neo
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the first brand-new A320neo aircraft in Condor colors landed in Frankfurt am Main. This is the beginning of a new era and at the same time
“Yes to Europe”: Lufthansa Group with four special stickers
The Lufthansa Group is giving a total of four Airbus A320s, which are operated by Lufthansa, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines and Austrian Airlines, special decals. The reason for this is the European elections. The four machines are intended as
Lufthansa flight from Munich to Montreal: emergency landing in Frankfurt
The German airline Lufthansa had to cancel and make an emergency landing on a long-haul flight from Munich to Montreal. The reason was smoke development on board the machine. The German airline Lufthansa had to cancel a long-haul flight from
Lufthansa Group is staying away from Beirut and Iran for the time being
The Lufthansa Group airlines will not fly to Beirut until April 30, 2024. They will also fly around Iran's airspace. Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa will remain until at least
Riyadh Air also wants to fly to Germany
The planned airline Riyadh Air has not yet operated a single flight. This should happen next year, 2025. The capital of Saudi Arabia is gradually turning into a
Strikes leave Lufthansa deep in the red
The first quarter of the current year 2024 was not at all financially successful for the Lufthansa Group. In the same period last year there was a negative adjusted EBIT of
Nord LB could sell aircraft portfolio
Norddeutsche Landesbank is currently examining offers from investors interested in purchasing the aircraft portfolio. It will not be decided until spring 2024 whether and to what extent this will actually happen
Lufthansa uses Airbus A350 within Germany
In April 2024, Lufthansa will conduct domestic training flights with the Airbus A350. The route goes from Munich to Hamburg and Hanover. According to a report from the Airliners.de portal, they serve
Charter: Edelweiss serves Spitsbergen flights from Hanover
The Swiss holiday airline Edelweiss Air will operate charter flights to Spitsbergen from Hanover in the 2024 summer flight schedule. These are to be served twice a week from June 15 to August 11, 2024.
Germany: Trade Air with three more Kosovo routes
On behalf of a tour operator, the Croatian airline Trade Air will connect three German airports with Pristina in its summer flight schedule. From March 28, 2024, flights will operate from Frankfurt-Hahn on Thursday traffic days
Summer 2024: Wizz Air with some flight schedule adjustments
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the low-cost airline Wizz Air is increasing its weekly frequencies to Bucharest-Otopeni from Hamburg and Memmingen. From the Free and Hanseatic City onwards, five rotations per week will be offered
Annual figures: Frankfurt-Hahn with 1,7 million passengers
In the recently completed year 2023, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport had around 1,7 million passengers. This meant an increase of around 21 percent compared to the previous period. The airport had a tough one
Corendon Airlines connects Kassel-Calden with Antalya
Corendon Airlines started the connection between Antalya and Kassel on June 4th. The first flight was fully booked. Corendon Airlines will fly twice a week (Wednesdays &
Kassel-Calden: Vaccination campaign in the Airbus A400M
On January 29, 2022, the German Bundeswehr, in cooperation with the airport and the Johanniter, carried out a vaccination campaign in an Airbus A400M of Air Transport Wing 62 at Kassel-Calden Airport
Kassel-Calden: Less loss despite fewer passengers
The German regional airport Kassel-Calden was already massively controversial before it was built. The passenger numbers promised at the time with the help of expert reports could not be achieved even without the corona pandemic. year for year
Braunschweig: “Der Schmidt” charters Boeing 737 Max for flights to Ras al Khaimah
The German tour operator “Der Schmidt” is expanding the range of charter services at Braunschweig Airport. From autumn 2022, flights to Ras al Khaimah will be offered with Boeing 737-Max. In the
Braunschweig: Tuifly will also fly for “Der Schmidt” in 2022
On behalf of the German tour operator "Der Schmidt", the holiday airline Tuifly will also fly from Braunschweig in the summer flight schedule of 2022. Tickets and package tours can be booked through the tour operator. The full charter flights lead
Airbus “stores” aircraft in Braunschweig
For Airbus, Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport will act as a storage area for A320 series machines that have already been manufactured. The aircraft manufacturer will use part of the site to build up to 15 copies
Munich: Klasjet flies with two B737-800s for Marabu
The airline Klasjet, a subsidiary of the Avia Solutions Group, will fly with two Boeing 2024-737s between April and November 800 on behalf of the Condor sister company Marabu Airlines. According to the announcement, they should
Lufthansa will fly with an Allegris cabin from May 1, 2024
From May 1, 2024, Lufthansa's new Allegris cabin will be available to passengers on an Airbus A350-900. First we go to Toronto, Canada, and Vancouver. With more delivered
Brașov: Flylili announces Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart
The Romanian airline Flylili is launching some routes from Brașov in the current 2024 summer flight schedule period. Among other things, we go to Stuttgart, Munich and Nuremberg. Nuremberg will be the “Germany kick-off” on June 16th
Munich: Topping-out ceremony for new airport hotel
Munich Airport is currently building a new hotel building on the site, which will in future be operated by a tenant as “Ibis Styles Munich Airport”. In the meantime, the so-called topping-out ceremony took place
Long-haul: Lufthansa is revising its catering concept
In business class, Lufthansa wants to offer its passengers on long-haul flights a revised catering concept. This should now also include additional snacks. Among other things, passengers can now also have bread,
Munich: The first Lufthansa A350 with an Allegris cabin is here
A few days ago, the D-AIXT, the first Airbus A350-900 equipped with the Lufthansa Allegris cabin, arrived at Munich Airport. The long-haul aircraft was launched on April 13, 2024 from Toulouse
From Stuttgart and Berlin: Ajet starts Adana flights
The Turkish low-cost airline Ajet also intends to set course for Berlin and Stuttgart from Adana in the summer of 2024. The last-mentioned city will be on traffic days from June 1, 2024
Baden-Württemberg: Airports still below pre-crisis volumes
In 2023, the Friedrichshafen, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Stuttgart airports in Baden-Württemberg together had around 10,5 million passengers. This was still significantly below the pre-crisis volume. While it's on
Wizz Air takes on Tirana-Stuttgart
At the start of the 2024/25 winter flight schedule period, the low-cost airline Wizz Air will begin a non-stop connection between Tirana and Stuttgart-Echterdingen. The route is scheduled to operate from October 29, 2024. For now, the carrier wants to
Thursday: Verdi calls for a strike in Karlsruhe, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart
“Italian” or “French” conditions have long since emerged in the German transport system, as hardly a week goes by without at least one segment going on strike. This week the train drivers are laying
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden: Eurowings is increasing Palma de Mallorca
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Eurowings will operate the connection between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Palma de Mallorca more frequently. Seven rounds per week were originally planned for mid-summer 2024. The carrier now has in
Freebird Airlines is expanding its presence in Germany
The Turkish airline Freebird will offer additional non-stop connections from German airports to Antalya in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The new recordings will be made from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Hamburg, Friedrichshafen and Erfurt. It is about
Freebird Airlines is expanding its presence in Germany
The Turkish airline Freebird will offer additional non-stop connections from German airports to Antalya in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The new recordings will be made from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Hamburg, Friedrichshafen and Erfurt. It is about
Charter: Smartwings takes on Friedrichshafen-Tenerife
On behalf of a tour operator, the Czech airline Smartwings will operate a non-stop connection between Friedrichshafen and Tenerife in the autumn of this year. The first flight is announced for September 27, 2024.
Freebird announces Antalya from Friedrichshafen and Karlsruhe
The Turkish airline Freebird is offering two weekly non-stop Antalya flights from the German regional airports Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Friedrichshafen in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The aviation company plans to operate from Lake Constance Airport on May 18, 2024
Memmingen: Ryanair stops Zagreb flights
The low-cost airline Ryanair will discontinue the non-stop flights between Zagreb and Memmingen that are normally operated by Lauda Europe. This route, which currently operates three times a week, will be discontinued on June 30th.
Charter: Aegean serves Memmingen-Rhodes
On behalf of the tour operator Tui Deutschland, Aegean Airlines will also be present at Memmingen Airport in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The carrier operates a charter connection to the Greek island of Rhodes. This should
Germany: Trade Air with three more Kosovo routes
On behalf of a tour operator, the Croatian airline Trade Air will connect three German airports with Pristina in its summer flight schedule. From March 28, 2024, flights will operate from Frankfurt-Hahn on Thursday traffic days
Easter holidays 2024: Nuremberg expects 172.000 passengers
Nuremberg Airport is expecting around 2024 passengers during the current Easter holidays in 172.000. Around 1.250 take-offs and landings are planned for the two-week holiday, which corresponds to more than 70 per day. With
Nuremberg: Corendon Europe cancels Fuerteventura and Corfu
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Corendon Europe will no longer offer two routes from Nuremberg. These are the destinations Fuerteventura and Corfu, which were on the program in previous periods.
Nuremberg Airport employees are setting an example
Last week, the employees of Nuremberg Airport set an example for peaceful coexistence. 130 employees gathered on the apron. “Together with the airlines that fly to us
Saabrück Airport is adding two new fire engines
The fire department at Saarbrücken Airport has put two new fire engines into operation. This is the “Advancer FLF 60/100” model. According to the airport's announcement, these replace two in the
Annual figures: Saarbrücken reports 309.000 passengers
Saarbrücken Airport was used by around 2023 passengers in 309.000. Compared to the previous period, the airport was able to increase by 12,8 percent. For 2024 there are 345.000
Freezing rain: Nothing worked in Saarbrücken
Due to severe winter weather conditions, the German Saarbrücken Airport completely suspended operations on January 17, 2024. All planned flights had to be canceled. The management of the airport has this decision
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar-Air reactivates Hamburg and takes on Heringsdorf
The corona pandemic has given the house brand of the German regional airport Mannheim a hard time. Apart from Sylt flights, the former city routes to Berlin (Tegel) and Mannheim have not yet been permanently reactivated.
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air postpones the return to Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is postponing the resumption of non-stop flights to Berlin and Hamburg. These should actually have been reactivated on May 16, 2022, but the booking situation is
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air resumes Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is reactivating the domestic German routes to Berlin-Brandenburg and Hamburg. Due to the corona pandemic, these were repeatedly suspended. From mid-May 2022 you want them again
Leipzig/Halle: Eurowings flies to Düsseldorf again
After the Leipzig/Halle-Düsseldorf route had to be discontinued in November 2021, the airline Eurowings was able to confirm the reactivation of the route. The airline Eurowings has confirmed the reactivation of the Leipzig/Halle-Düsseldorf route. The
Eurowings has taken Airbus A321neo number five into the air
A few days ago, Eurowings put its fifth Airbus A321neo, D-AEEE, into commercial scheduled service. The medium-haul jet is stationed at Düsseldorf Airport and arrived on Saturday
Construction work: Rail connection at Düsseldorf Airport limited
Due to construction work, Deutsche Bahn AG passengers who want to reach Düsseldorf Airport by rail or who want to continue their journey from there will have to go there from March 22, 2024
Düsseldorf: Passengers can now pre-order in restaurants
Passengers at Düsseldorf Airport now have the opportunity to pre-order food and drinks online in advance from participating restaurants. This service is intended for travelers who do not want to sit comfortably in restaurants.
Eurowings has added Düsseldorf-Tel Aviv
On March 16, 2024, Eurowings started a non-stop connection from Düsseldorf to Tel Aviv. This should have been served for the first time a few months ago, but the first flight was postponed due to this
Skyexpress is expanding Düsseldorf and Frankfurt
The Greek airline Skyexpress will fly more frequently to two German destinations in the summer of 2024. Skyexpress will connect the largest airport in the Federal Republic with Athens every day in the summer of 2024. In comparison to
For your own account: Corendon launches Pristina flights from Cologne/Bonn
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is entering the Germany-Kosovo flight business, which has so far been dominated by specialized tour operators. From Cologne/Bonn, Corendon Europe will in future operate twice a week
June: Corendon Airlines connects Cologne with Pristina
The airline Corendon Airlines plans to launch a flight service to the capital of Kosovo. The city of Pristina will be served by two weekly flights. The airline Corendon Airlines is planning the introduction
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Runways get new designators
Cologne/Bonn Airport is giving two of three runways new names after over 60 years. The name of the Querwindbahn 06/24 remains the same. From Thursday, April 18, 2024, the big train is called
Easter holidays: Dortmund Airport reports over 100.000 passengers
Dortmund Airport was able to handle 130.954 passengers during the Easter holidays; this number includes arriving and departing passengers. Dortmund Airport was able to handle 130.954 passengers during the Easter holidays,
Small plane suffers accident at Dortmund Airport
An accident involving a small aircraft occurred at Dortmund Airport around midday on April 3, 2024. This had starting problems and ended up in an open area after the end of the runway
Accident on Wednesday: Dortmund Airport cancels flight operations
Dortmund Airport had to briefly suspend flight operations on Wednesday due to an accident involving a small aircraft. After the two passengers were injured, flight operations were resumed. The accident
Münster: Ryanair has added Alicante
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has been offering a non-stop connection between Münster/Osnabrück and Alicante since Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The flights are carried out on Sundays and Tuesdays.
Winter: Sundair with four warm water destinations from Münster
The airline Sundair plans to offer four holiday routes from Münster/Osnabrück in the 2024/25 winter flight schedule. These are the destinations Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Hurghada. The Egyptian destination is scheduled to open from January 1st.
Partial power outage at Münster/Osnabrück Airport
On Monday, February 19, 2024, Münster/Osnabrück Airport had to struggle with power supply problems in the morning. There has been a partial power outage. However, this should
Germany: Trade Air with three more Kosovo routes
On behalf of a tour operator, the Croatian airline Trade Air will connect three German airports with Pristina in its summer flight schedule. From March 28, 2024, flights will operate from Frankfurt-Hahn on Thursday traffic days
Additional flights: Paderborn benefited from the Verdi strike
Paderborn Airport was not affected by the strikes called by the Verdi union last Thursday, February 1, 2024. Some flights were relocated to Paderborn-Lippstadt. So
Summer 2024: Lufthansa increases Paderborn-Munich
Effective April 2, 2024, Lufthansa will connect Paderborn and Munich more frequently. The plan is to offer three daily routes between the two cities again in the future. Loud
Passenger numbers: Weeze with 1,6 million travelers
The German regional airport Weeze had around 2023 million passengers in the recently completed year 1,6. In direct comparison with the previous period, this meant an increase of around 54%
Ryanair is further increasing its flights to Spain from Germany
The low-cost airline Ryanair is further increasing its flight offerings to Spain from Memmingen, Weeze and Frankfurt-Hahn in the 2024 summer flight schedule. From the Bavarian regional airport it will take effect on July 3rd
From Hahn, Karlsruhe and Weeze: Ryanair is adding more to Girona
The low-cost airline Ryanair is increasing the number of weekly flights to Girona, Spain, from three German regional airports. The increases will take place in summer 2024. From Frankfurt-Hahn, the low-coster will be available from January 1st.
Mönchengladbach advertises an aviation scholarship
In Mönchengladbach you can currently apply for a startup scholarship for aviation. This is intended to strengthen the role of the local airport as a competence center for alternative forms of propulsion and research center. As "Zuckel"
Mönchengladbach invites you to the open day again
After around four years of a "corona break", there will be another open day on June 18, 2023 at Mönchengladbach Airport, which is mainly used by business jets and general aviation
New drone courses at Mönchengladbach Airport
In the future, unmanned aerial vehicles will increasingly use our airspace. Above all, anyone who operates drones commercially must obtain a corresponding license. This is now available as a branch at Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL).
Hamburg: Administrative court overturns fines for late night landings
From now on, the Hamburg environmental authority is not allowed to impose any fees and/or fines for late landings at the airport. Until now, airlines that landed after 23 p.m. were financially penalized. Under
Lufthansa uses Airbus A350 within Germany
In April 2024, Lufthansa will conduct domestic training flights with the Airbus A350. The route goes from Munich to Hamburg and Hanover. According to a report from the Airliners.de portal, they serve
Thursday: Verdi calls for a strike in Karlsruhe, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart
“Italian” or “French” conditions have long since emerged in the German transport system, as hardly a week goes by without at least one segment going on strike. This week the train drivers are laying
Verdi strike: Hamburg is closing again on Thursday
Hamburg Airport will once again be unable to process departures on March 14, 2024 due to a security staff strike organized by the Verdi union. As on February 1st and 7th.
Hamburg: Lufthansa A319 makes a safety landing due to a broken coffee machine
On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the Airbus A319 operated by Lufthansa with the registration D-AILD had to make a safety landing at Hamburg Airport on the way from Frankfurt to Gothenburg
From Vilnius: Air Baltic now flies to Lisbon and Hamburg
The airline Air Baltic announces the addition of two new routes for the 2024 summer flight schedule from Vilnius with Hamburg and Lisbon. The two new routes are part of a cooperation between
Annual figures: Bremen Airport with 1.814.892 passengers
The northern German airport of Bremen was used by a total of 2023 passengers in 1.814.892. This was an increase of 2022 percent compared to 21,6, but the airport was down 20 percent
Bremen: Turkish Airlines is increasing its flights to two daily routes
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Turkish Airlines will be found even more often at the German airport in Bremen, as the carrier will gradually offer four additional frequencies per week from April 1, 2024. Currently
Turkish Airlines flies to Bremen twice a day
The Turkish airline Turkish Airlines will increase flights to Bremen. Specifically, 14 weekly flights are to be operated to Bremen. Turkish Airlines will expand air traffic to Bremen, as the
Sundair stations Airbus in Lübeck
The airline Sundair has stationed an Airbus aircraft at Lübeck Airport. The airline is planning to start connections from Lübeck. The German airline Sundair has announced an Airbus aircraft at Lübeck Airport
Radio station at Lübeck Airport will start soon
A dedicated radio station will begin operations at Lübeck Airport from October 29, 2023. This is called “Wellenrausch” and was founded by, among others, Hans Meiser and Dietmar Baum.
Lübeck Air is taking a winter break
Effective October 29, 2023, Lübeck Air, the house brand of Lübeck-Blankensee Airport, will say goodbye to a winter break. The company is being reorganized due to restructuring and “entrepreneurial considerations”.
HAM: Syltair resumes flights to Westerland
The German airline will reintroduce the flight connection to Westerland in the summer months. Then it goes directly from Hamburg Airport to the island. “From April 14 we offer
Green Airlines has chartered Pilatus PC-12
The ticket seller Green Airlines once again had aircraft flown in from across Europe last weekend. On Friday, however, there was a specialty, because apparently it was open
Green Airlines has launched the 25-year-old Metroliner
The French airline Chalair did not operate the charter flights of the ticket seller Green Airlines at the weekend for reasons that were not communicated in detail. The German company that has developed the
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar-Air reactivates Hamburg and takes on Heringsdorf
The corona pandemic has given the house brand of the German regional airport Mannheim a hard time. Apart from Sylt flights, the former city routes to Berlin (Tegel) and Mannheim have not yet been permanently reactivated.
Bern: Lübeck Air flies to Heringsdorf on Saturdays
Air Alsie has been operating the Bern-Heringsdorf route with ATR72-500s on behalf of Lübeck Air since May 28, 2022. The seasonal route is expected to be available until October 22, 2022. cooperation partner
Green Airlines cancels all flights
Ticket seller Green Airlines is throwing in the towel “indefinitely”. The company announced that "maintaining operations at the present time is neither economically nor ecologically justifiable". You promise that
On the first flight from Berlin: German pees in KM Malta Airlines' A320neo
KM Malta Airlines probably imagined the first flight from Berlin to Luqa differently, because a male unruly PAX thought he had to urinate in the aircraft cabin. The German was born on
Berlin: Eurowings is adding Vienna and Zurich
The airline Eurowings is now offering up to two daily routes to Vienna and Zurich from Berlin Brandenburg. Between April and the end of October, Eurowings flies to a total of 40 destinations
Subway to the airport: Berlin has a cost-benefit study carried out
A subway route to Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has been discussed in Berlin for a long time. This is supported by most politicians, but when it comes to the question of who will bear the construction costs beyond the city limits
AJet is increasingly flying to Germany
The airline AJet will increasingly fly from Turkey to Germany in the summer of 2024. The airline AJet will increasingly fly from Turkey to Germany in the summer of 2024. Flights from are included
Deutsche Post has given up nightly mail flights
Last week an era ended in domestic German air traffic because Deutsche Post AG stopped so-called mail flights. These were most recently operated at night by Eurowings and Tuifly
Berlin Airport puts AI handling into operation
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has initially equipped 16 check-in positions near the terminal with cameras that will be connected to Assaia's AI system. 2024 additional positions are expected to be added over the course of summer 33.
Leipzig/Halle: Eurowings flies to Düsseldorf again
After the Leipzig/Halle-Düsseldorf route had to be discontinued in November 2021, the airline Eurowings was able to confirm the reactivation of the route. The airline Eurowings has confirmed the reactivation of the Leipzig/Halle-Düsseldorf route. The
Easter 2024: Dresden and Leipzig expect PAX rush
For Easter, a total of 129 passenger aircraft will take off from Central German airports from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday - 46 at Dresden Airport and 83 at Leipzig/Halle Airport. In addition to holiday regions on the Mediterranean, in
Higher wages: Verdi and MDF-AG reach an agreement
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG and the Verdi union have reached a collective agreement at Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports. This stipulates that employees receive up to 500 euros more on a staggered basis
Dresden: SZ Reisen is launching additional special trips
In autumn 2024, the tour operator SZ Reisen will launch further charter flights from Dresden under the “Momento” brand. These lead to Cyprus, Santorini and Madeira. These are individual ones
Easter 2024: Dresden and Leipzig expect PAX rush
For Easter, a total of 129 passenger aircraft will take off from Central German airports from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday - 46 at Dresden Airport and 83 at Leipzig/Halle Airport. In addition to holiday regions on the Mediterranean, in
Higher wages: Verdi and MDF-AG reach an agreement
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG and the Verdi union have reached a collective agreement at Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports. This stipulates that employees receive up to 500 euros more on a staggered basis
Rostock Airport and DLR agree on spaceport cooperation
Rostock-Laage Airport and the German Aerospace Center have agreed to cooperate on the expansion of the airport into a spaceport. Both parties signed a contract for this
From Bremen and Rostock: Lufthansa carries out training flights with Boeing 787-9
As early as this coming weekend, Lufthansa will be completing a number of training flights with the first Boeing 787-9. First, the D-ABPA will head for Bremen and Rostock-Laage. After successful practice flights, the long-haul aircraft will be used temporarily within Germany
Business figures: Zeitfracht with a significant increase in sales
The Zeitfracht Group, which also owns the airline German Airways and Rostock-Laage Airport, was able to increase sales from EUR 556,5 million to EUR 817,8 million in the previous year. The operating result
Summer 2024: 13 airlines fly from Erfurt
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, a total of 13 airlines will offer their services from the German airport Erfurt-Weimar. The airport expects over 170.000 passengers throughout the year. This would correspond to one
Eurowings has added Erfurt-Palma de Mallorca
On Monday, March 25, 2024, Eurowings started a non-stop connection between Erfurt and Palma de Mallorca. This route will be operated up to four times a week in the summer flight schedule. First, be
Charter: Aegean takes on Heraklion-Erfurt
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Aegean Airlines will operate a non-stop connection between Erfurt and Heraktion. This is a charter route on behalf of a tour operator. The seasonal route is scheduled to take place between 20.
