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
The child was supposed to have been on a Spirit plane from Philadelphia International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport in the city of Fort Myers on December 21. However, he was put on a flight to Orlando, about 150 miles north. The grandmother, Maria Ramos, was supposed to pick up her grandchild but was … Read more
At the request of the ministry, Schiphol determines how many flights it can handle at peak times. The capacity of air traffic controllers and military police, among others, is taken into account. The document seen by Reuters contains several scenarios “We are faced with a dilemma. On the one hand, we understand the desire of … Read more
The price for one suitcase or trolley is now included in the price of the ticket. “We want to further increase the extra income, including by paying for hand luggage,” says financial director Steven Zaat, according to De Telegraaf. Travel association ANVR is completely “not happy” with the step that Transavia wants to take. “When … Read more
Not yet the full schedule has been resumed: initially it concerns twenty flights per week, only 30 percent of the flights that the Lufthansa Group previously offered to Tel Aviv. Lufthansa will fly four times a week from Frankfurt and three times a week from Munich, Austrian Airlines eight times a week from Vienna and … Read more
ANPTravelers at Schiphol Airport (archive photo) NOS News•today, 8:51 PM Do you have to wait a long time to get your money back if a travel organization cancels your flight? This must come to an end if the European Commission has its way. Travelers should receive clearer information about their rights and be quickly reimbursed … Read more