“We always have to investigate in every situation: what are the solutions?” The CEO emphasizes the Dutch base of the airline and the growth that Transavia has seen in the Netherlands. “It’s not easy to pick it all up at once and put it somewhere else. That can have a big impact.” Transavia strongly opposes … Read more
There were many flight cancellations on Tuesday and Wednesday in particular, leaving many thousands of travelers stranded at the airport. Many flights departed again on Thursday, but often with significant delays. The problems should largely be over by Friday. Large parts of the airport, but also the city of Dubai, were flooded on Tuesday because … Read more
Dubai International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. Most flights were canceled or delayed by Wednesday morning. For example, Emirates flight EK146 from Schiphol to Dubai departs with a three-hour delay, and EK148 has been postponed from 3:20 PM to 9:00 PM. The United Arab Emirates recorded 254 millimeters of rain … Read more
The Airbus A310 once flew for many major airlines, including KLM and Martinair. Even Transavia once had one on loan. There are currently few of this type in service as passenger aircraft: some air forces are still active with it. Air Transat (Canada) and Tarom (Romania) still flew the A310 to Schiphol until 2018, but … Read more
The KNMI has already warned for thunderstorms with heavy wind gusts between 75 and 100 kilometers per hour on Monday afternoon and evening. Code yellow applies to the entire country from noon. “This afternoon there will be heavy showers over the country between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. During these showers there will be thunder, … Read more
Israeli airspace was closed due to the large-scale Iranian attack with missiles and drones. Some other countries in the region had also taken such measures. Jordan has also reported the reopening of its airspace. Of the more than 300 drones and missiles that Iran has fired at Israel, “99 percent” were intercepted by air defense … Read more
After the first Airbus entered service in January, only 189 of the 232 seats were sold, so the aircraft could easily be replaced by the smaller Boeing 737-800 without having to rebook passengers. At the end of March, Transavia received the second A321neo (the PH-YHY), which has been fully operational in the timetable since April … Read more
Tickets for this scheduled service are now available for purchase on the Juneyao Air website. The flights will depart from Shanghai every Monday, Friday and Sunday at 1:55 am and arrive in Brussels at 8:15 am local time. The return flight departs 3.5 hours later, at 11:50 am. Juneyao Air uses Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on … Read more
LaGuardia Airport Goes from “Third World” to Top-Notch North American Airport By Olivia Land Published March 12, 2024, 2:05 p.m. ET Overview LaGuardia Airport, once famously compared to a “third world country” by President Biden, has made a remarkable transformation to become one of the top North American airports, according to the Airport Service Quality … Read more
A new strike of Lufthansa ground staff by the trade union organization Ver.di is underway, as a result of which serious problems are being identified at the country’s largest airports. The airline warns that at least 80-90% of scheduled flights will be canceled and more than 100,000 passengers will be affected. According to Ver.di’s chief … Read more