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Lufthansa expands flight schedule until September

The airlines in the Lufthansa Group are significantly expanding their services in the coming weeks and months. This applies to both short-haul and long-haul flights. The focus in expanding flight schedules is to again offer as many destinations as possible. The core brand Lufthansa alone will be flying more than 100 times a week to […]

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Restart Qatar Airways 01 June

In the past days the airline’s network expanded to over 40 destinations with the additions of Vienna as well as Bangkok, Barcelona, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Singapore. Vienna started from 01 June 2020 (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday): Doha (DOH) to Vienna (VIE) QR183 departs: 08:40 arrives 13:20 Vienna (VIE) to Doha (DOH) QR184 departs: […]

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Coronavirus PCR Tests now at Vienna Airport

Vienna Airport now offers passengers the possibility to undergo molecular-biological COVID-19 testing (PCR test) at the airport. In contrast to antibody tests, PCR tests (€ 190 per person / incl. VAT) are designed to verify the existence of a COVID-19 infection. The results are only valid for the present time. For this reason, the possibility […]

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Lufthansa Group decides on first restructuring package

Lufthansa Group has decided on extensive measures to reduce the capacity of flight operations and administration long term. The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG does not expect the aviation industry to return to pre-coronavirus crisis levels very quickly.  According to its assessment, it will take months until the global travel restrictions are completely lifted and […]

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Etihad Airways: New technology to identify medically at-risk travellers

Etihad Airways to test airport technology to help identify medically at-risk travellers. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will partner with Australian company Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travellers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of COVID-19. Etihad […]

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Emirates suspended all passenger flights

Emirates ground crews around the world have bid farewell to their last operating flights back to Dubai. EK 005 to London Heathrow, which departed at 1605hrs on 24 March was the last flight to take off from Dubai. EK 262 from Sao Paulo, which landed at 2235hrs (local time) was the last flight to arrive […]

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Austrian temporarily suspend flight operations

Austrian Airlines decided to temporarily terminate all regular flight operations starting March 18, 2020. This move is in response to entry bans being imposed across the globe and a rapid decline in demand for air travel. The last flight for the time being departing from Chicago with the flight number OS 066 will land in […]

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Qatar Airways announces new destinations

Eight new destinations will be joining the network of Qatar Airways, for example Siem Reap in Cambodia and Cebu (Philippines). Eight new destinations will be joining the network of Qatar Airways this year, in addition to the recently announced gateways of Osaka (Japan), Santorini (Greece) and Dubrovnik (Croatia). With these new routes, the operations of […]

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Air France launches business class on domestic flights

Air France launches a business class service on its domestic network. Air France is extending its Business class service to customers on its domestic network, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and the French regions, which will also be available on short-haul flights connecting the French regions to international destinations. With this move upmarket, […]

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Lufthansa: Take-off from Munich to São Paulo

Off to Latin America: From now on, the airline is including the connection to São Paulo in its Munich flight schedule again, with three weekly connections. The flight takes off in Munich on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. and arrives in São Paulo at 6:55 a.m. the following day. The return flight leaves […]