It concerns the routes to Brussels, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Berlin. These cities are less than 700 kilometers from Schiphol and can already be reached by train, but many travelers still go there by plane. Together, these destinations account for 14 percent of all flights that land and depart at the airport. In the … Read more
The merger would create the second largest tour operator in the Netherlands. ACM recently approved the acquisition, but Sunweb is now pulling the plug from the amalgamation of both companies. “We regret making this announcement as Sunweb Group has invested significant time and resources to facilitate this transaction. As the requirements of the purchase and … Read more
It is planned to operate Boeing 737s between Melbourne and Sydney from 1 March 2021. Flights to Brisbane should also come in spring. The Boeing 737 fleet will be expanded to ten units next year. Last summer, Rex Airlines announced that it saw opportunities to compete on routes between major Australian cities with established names … Read more
Empty runway at Hahn Airport Because most of the flights were canceled in the corona pandemic, smaller airports lack the money. Does the state have to step in? – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin / Frankfurt Gereon Arens finally wanted to be in the black: for twelve years he had invested in his … Read more
Eurocontrol considers a recovery in 2026 the most obvious. In this scenario, a corona vaccine will not become widely available until mid-2022. That would mean that air traffic in 2024 will be 92 percent of the 2019 level. A full recovery follows two years later. Eurocontrol’s most positive scenario assumes that the vaccine will be … Read more
The first of the two aircraft, the PH-BFV, put the wheels on the Polderbaan for the last time a little after five. The aircraft, which came from Shanghai, made a fly-by over Schiphol shortly before. Spotters who came to look at the device had to do so at some distance: for fear that they would … Read more
TUI fly had to abruptly interrupt flights to Alicante on September 4 when almost all of Spain was placed on code red by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since then, the airline flew three more times a week to Alicante to repatriate travelers and to fly travelers there for essential reasons. Now that the region … Read more
In short, the proposal includes plans to emerge smaller but stronger from the corona crisis in the future. Not only will jobs disappear, but other costs must also be structurally reduced. The details of the reorganization for the period up to 2022 have been broadly agreed with all eight trade unions representing the personnel on … Read more
The measure, which has been in force since March 14, is intended to prevent the spread of the corona virus to Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. For that reason, flights from almost all countries are banned. Aircraft from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain are still allowed to land there, as well as flights … Read more
Leipzig (dpa) – Leipzig / Halle Airport enjoys a good reputation with pilots: In a study published on Thursday by the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), the airport on the border between Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, together with Munich, got 1.6 best grade. Leipzig / Halle had already received a grade of 1.6 in the VC … Read more