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
According to TUI, the decision mainly affects five group trips that were booked through the Christian Goed Idee Reizen, which is part of TUI. The company does not want to say how many people are affected by this. The trip of a group of 32 people was canceled more than a week ago due to … Read more
In the past week, approximately 550 Dutch people and 50 people from other countries have been picked up from the country at war. These are all people who have registered with the Foreign Affairs information service. New registrations are still coming in here. About 110 Dutch people arrived in Eindhoven on Friday evening. The aircraft … Read more
Especially because reports from state agent Jeroen Kremers show that KLM has not complied with some of the conditions, Kaag writes. Kremers was appointed by the cabinet to monitor compliance with the agreements made. KLM received financial help in 2020 when global air traffic almost came to a standstill due to the corona pandemic. A … Read more
The European Commission no longer allows the government to pump money into Air Malta, but the company cannot survive without that support. That is why the Maltese government has decided to start a new state-owned company and start with a clean slate. The idea is that the new company, KM Malta Airlines, will be more … Read more
Eindhoven Airport has a list of twenty destinations for which airlines can receive New Route Support. These include Munich, Zurich, Geneva, Berlin and Stockholm. A number of conditions are attached to New Route Support. The destination is not yet offered by an airline that is active at Eindhoven Airport. The airline must fly to the … Read more
Formally, it will not be voted on until September 12, but the I&W committee already drew up a list this morning of which topics should become controversial. Joost Eerdmans of JA21 proposed to set up the Schiphol contraction there as well, but there was no majority for that. That comes as no surprise: insiders reported … Read more
Manufacturers and regulators sounded the alarm weeks ago. Subsequently, attempts were made worldwide to trace the parts distributed by AOG Technics. It is not clear how many parts are involved or how many parts are already installed in aircraft. The CFM56 is the world’s best-selling jet engine. These are often on aircraft types that make … Read more
Compared to other European airports, Schiphol has a relatively large number of baggage handlers. As a result, airline companies can choose from many options and costs remain low, says Harbers. On the other hand, according to the minister, this can also have negative consequences for quality and working conditions. Last year, dissatisfaction with the working … Read more