Edelweiss will soon fly with Airbus A350-900
Batik Air Malaysia is increasingly flying to Australia with A330s
Embraer delivers anniversary jet to Royal Jordanian
Norwegian with increased summer flight schedule 2024
Turkish Airlines begins another flight to Toronto
Brunei orders six H145M helicopters
Unruly PAX: Ryanair Ibiza flight diverted to Mallorca
Edelweiss will soon fly with Airbus A350-900
Batik Air Malaysia is increasingly flying to Australia with A330s
Embraer delivers anniversary jet to Royal Jordanian
Norwegian with increased summer flight schedule 2024
Turkish Airlines begins another flight to Toronto
Brunei orders six H145M helicopters
Unruly PAX: Ryanair Ibiza flight diverted to Mallorca
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Qantas: A380 reactivations stall
The Australian Oneworld member Qantas actually wanted to be in the air again with 2024 Airbus A12s by the end of 380. Now it had to be admitted that this goal cannot be achieved because
Grease stain not removed, slipped: Flight attendant sues Singapore for $1,2 million
Singapore Airlines is being sued by a former flight attendant who is said to have slipped on board an Airbus A350 on September 5, 2019, causing a herniated disc. There are no demands
Poland: Lot clone “Lotair” is liquidated
The Polish airline Lot will not get a “clone” under the name Lotair. The state holding company PGL has decided that the project will be canceled and the company Lotair SA will be liquidated. Before
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Linz: Smartlynx Malta surprised with a special livery
A few days ago, Smartlynx Malta visited Linz on behalf of DHL Austria with the Airbus A321P2F, which bears the registration 9H-CGJ. The machine doesn't carry those
Showdown in Klagenfurt: Four supervisory board members gone, no wages for employees
At Klagenfurt Airport, events are escalating in a dispute between majority owner Lilihill and the public sector. In the meantime, not only Liliair has been more or less called off, but also wages and salaries
October 2023: Austrian Airlines flies to Larnaca with B777
In October 2023, Austrian Airlines will use long-haul aircraft of the type Boeing 777-200ER between Vienna and Larnaka – initially on a one-off basis. The course pair planned for October 7, 2023 is affected
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Sale and leaseback: Lufthansa monetizes 12 Airbus jets
The Lufthansa Group has monetized twelve medium-haul jets from the A320 series as part of sale and leaseback deals. The financial resources will be used, among other things, to invest in new machines. The agreement on
Hamburg: Around 25 percent of passengers use baggage drop-off machines
Since 2017, Hamburg Airport has been offering passengers at selected airports the opportunity to check in their luggage at self-service machines. A million suitcases have now been checked in this year. The
Münster/Osnabrück expects to be in the black
Münster/Osnabrück Airport assumes that it will have counted around 2023 passengers by the end of 990.000. This would be 19 percent higher than the previous year and would have as
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Fly Bosnia wants to start numerous W flights to Geneva and Zurich
The first attempt by Fly Bosnia was not exactly crowned with success. The carrier has been preparing for a restart with the Airbus A320 for some time. At the moment you don't have this yet,
Swiss reduces flight plan and is heading towards staff shortages
The airline Swiss is reducing its offer by around 2021 flights in the current winter timetable period 22/2.900. About 1.200 connections have already been taken out of sale in the last few weeks. so
Bern: New government jet for Switzerland?
The Swiss Federal Council is currently plagued by a series of breakdowns in the government aircraft. This came into focus in the Confederation, because even a meeting with the Japanese emperor is due to
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Night trains: European Sleeper in the starting blocks
With European Sleeper, a new night train provider will be launched shortly. The first step is to establish a connection between Berlin and Brussels. The extension via Dresden to Prague
Climate ticket: Westbahn has had four million passengers so far
Since the introduction of the Austrian climate ticket, the private railway operator Westbahn has had around four million passengers on board who have used their network card. The nationwide valid ticket was issued on November 26th
Survey: Austrians mostly against mandatory gastro tips
So-called service flat rates were gradually introduced by more and more companies in Austria. The consideration is completely unclear, but these increase the income of the companies. This has been evident for a few weeks
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It happens again and again that you cannot or do not want to take a flight. Most of the tariffs are non-refundable, so you won't get anything back if you cancel or
Suitcase gone: You are entitled to this and you have to pay attention!
Man plans, fate laughs: When it comes to air travel, things don't always go according to plan. No wonder, because thousands and thousands of people fly in all directions every day. It can also happen that
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