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Higher fuel surcharges also at Lufthansa Group

For all long-distance flights of Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and SWISS, the fuel surcharge  (at SWISS: “International Surcharge“) in the service classes “First and Business” were increased on a uniform basis by € 50 per route section. Surcharges in the Economy Class remain unchanged. The increase is due to rising space requirements as well […]

Swiss serving new routes to Eastern Europe

Swiss kicked off its new connection from Geneva to St. Petersburg with three flights a week. As of 27 October 2013, Swiss will serve Kiev daily from Zurich – with a morning flight (9.45 hrs.) going there and a flight back in the afternoon (14.10).

Skyteam lounge opened in Istanbul

The Skyteam airline alliance wants to enhance its cooperation at the airports and has just opened its own lounge at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. Passengers of the ten Skyteam airlines serving Istanbul who use the Elite Plus, First and Business Classes will be provided with lounge access. Among these airlines are Air France, Delta Air Lines […]

Germanwings relocating to Check-In 3

As of 1 October 2013, Germanwings will relocate to Check-In 3 at Vienna Airport. Austrian Airlines will take care of the handling of all Germanwings flights and of all activities connected with check-in. Thus, from this date, all subsidiaries of Lufthansa Group will be united under the same roof, offering customers numerous benefits.

airberlin now providing for group boarding

In order to make boarding smoother and swifter, airberlin is now providing for the possibility of group boarding. The respective group (A-D) is printed on the boarding pass and called one after another during boarding. Frequent fliers (e.g. those holding topbonus gold and platinum cards) are boarded before group A.

Emirates serving Bangkok more frequently

From 27 October 2013, Emirates will take off 6 times daily from Dubai to Bangkok. The additional flight leaves Dubai at 15.20 hrs. – the return flight from Bangkok is scheduled for 01.55 hrs. on the next day. On top of that, Emirates has extended its welcome bonus for its corporate bonus program to 31 […]

New Emirates connection from Dubai to Taipei

Emirates is extending its Asia portfolio and will add flights from Dubai to Taipei as of 10 February 2014. The 6 weekly non-stop connections will be operated with Boeing 777-300 aircrafts, offering 8 private suites in the first class, 42 flat-bed seats in the business class and a generous amount of space in the economy […]

Qatar Airways increasing baggage allowance

From 1 September, Qatar Airways passengers can pack even more generously. Economy class passengers will be allowed to check in 30 kg, while the baggage allowance for business and first-class passengers will be increased to 40 kg and 50 kg, respectively.

SMS check-in at Turkish Airlines

On top of Internet check-in, Turkish Airlines now also offers SMS check-in, enabling passengers more flexibility for check-in and boarding. For more detailed information, go here.