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After more than 20 years: Korean Air is flying to Macau again
Indigo completes order for 30 Airbus A350s
Athens: Transavia France plane damaged by bird strike
Japan Airlines flies to New York with an A350
Wachaubahn is offering daily services again
Alltours is increasing its offering in summer 2024
Großglockner High Alpine Road opens after a challenging snow season
Aeropers emphasizes the unity of the Edelweiss pilots
After more than 20 years: Korean Air is flying to Macau again
Indigo completes order for 30 Airbus A350s
Athens: Transavia France plane damaged by bird strike
Japan Airlines flies to New York with an A350
Wachaubahn is offering daily services again
Alltours is increasing its offering in summer 2024
Großglockner High Alpine Road opens after a challenging snow season
Aeropers emphasizes the unity of the Edelweiss pilots
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Sarajevo Airport closes first quarter successfully
Sarajevo Airport was able to close the first quarter with positive results. This is particularly evident in the passenger numbers, which have increased by more than the first quarter of 2023
Cairo: Egyptair flies to Prague again
The Egyptian airline Egyptair plans to fly to the Czech capital Prague again. The route was last served in 2021. The Egyptian airline Egyptair plans to resume flight operations on the
Ryanair begins operations in Tel Aviv
The low-cost carrier Ryanair will resume flight operations to and from Tel Aviv from June 3rd. The low-cost airline will operate 40 flights to and from when flight operations resume
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Salzburg Airport with a new play area for children
In cooperation with Teekanne, a new indoor playground for children was opened at Salzburg Airport. This is located between the restaurants Relay Shop, So Coffee and the Resch & Frisch bakery
Vienna Airport: Customs had 4.146 seizures in 2023
More passengers at Vienna-Schwechat Airport also means more work for customs officials. As a result, the 83 employees of the Ministry of Finance also had significantly more arrests. Last year
From August 2, 2024: All Nippon Airways returns to Vienna
The Japanese All Nippon Airways will celebrate a long-awaited comeback at Vienna-Schwechat Airport on August 2, 2024, as the carrier will reactivate the Tokyo-Haneda route. For now it should be three times a week
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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: 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
Winter 2024/25: Etihad increases Abu Dhabi-Frankfurt
In the 2024/25 winter flight schedule, Etihad Airways will fly to Frankfurt am Main more frequently. The golf carrier currently offers up to ten weekly routes between Abu Dhabi and Germany's largest airport.
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Swiss increases Graz-Zurich
From September 24, 2023, Swiss will also connect Graz and Zurich airports on Sundays. This means that in future there will be four weekly connections to the hub in Switzerland.
Zurich citizens have to vote on planned slope extensions
In the cantonal parliament of Zurich, the intended extension of runways 28 and 32 at Zurich Airport found a majority in the first attempt. However, a referendum must now be held.
Zurich: Edelweiss launches two Finland destinations
The holiday airline Edelweiss will fly to two additional destinations in Finland from February 2024. These are the destinations Ivalo and Kuusamo. Edelweiss flies from February 2nd to March 22nd
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Canary Islands: Holiday homes continue to advance
The Ministry of Tourism of the Canary Islands regional government has announced that the number of holiday apartments and houses has doubled since 2017. There are currently around 50.000 of these accommodations on offer. The
Croatia: Tourist volume reaches pre-crisis level
The Mediterranean state of Croatia has once again proven to be a particularly popular holiday destination in 2023. In total there were around 20,6 million tourists who spent around 108 million overnight stays. From the
Cuba: Government increases energy prices - tourists have to expect higher prices
The government of Cuba has announced that prices for gasoline, diesel and LPG will be significantly increased starting in March 2024. There are price increases of over 400 percent
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Airbus delivers A400M number 100
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has meanwhile been able to deliver 100 units of the A400M military turboprop model. The machine with the MSN111 went to the Spanish Air Force. On May 24th, the plane completed its
Armed Forces: supersonic training of the Eurofighters
It can get a little louder in the near future. Because from May 25 to June 4, 2021, the Eurofighter pilots of the armed forces practice interception maneuvers in the supersonic range. There are two supersonic flights per day
Malta: Air forces deploy first drone
The Air Force of the Republic of Malta has floated an unmanned aerial vehicle for the first time in almost 50 years of history. This is an IAI Heron. This one was on the weekend
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Online check-in: how long has it been around?
Some airlines require it explicitly and even charge "penalties" for non-compliance. If this does not work or is not available - for example on charter flights - many passengers get upset.
Reserved seats: Big money for airlines
Seat reservations on airplanes are now a common practice, allowing passengers to select and reserve their preferred seat in advance. Although this practice can be annoying for some passengers
Flying with a propeller: How does a turboprop engine actually work?
In general, turboprop aircraft, sometimes also called "propeller aircraft" colloquially, are considered to be more fuel-efficient than comparable machines with jet engines. However, many passengers consider them – completely wrongly – to be “outdated”. But
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