Israel reports reopening of airspace

Israel reports reopening of airspace

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

Transavia Introduces Boeing 737-800 as Airbus A321neo Struggles to Fill Seats

Transavia Introduces Boeing 737-800 as Airbus A321neo Struggles to Fill Seats

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

New Non-Stop Flights Between Shanghai and Brussels: Juneyao Air and Hainan Airlines Launch Services

New Non-Stop Flights Between Shanghai and Brussels: Juneyao Air and Hainan Airlines Launch Services

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

Spirit Airlines Mistakenly Sends Child to Wrong Airport: Internal Investigation and Employee Fired

Spirit Airlines Mistakenly Sends Child to Wrong Airport: Internal Investigation and Employee Fired

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

Schiphol Airport’s Capacity Determined by Ministry: Impact on Flights and Operational Challenges

Schiphol Airport’s Capacity Determined by Ministry: Impact on Flights and Operational Challenges

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

Transavia Introduces New Baggage Policy Including Fees for Hand Luggage

Transavia Introduces New Baggage Policy Including Fees for Hand Luggage

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

Lufthansa Resumes Limited Flights to Tel Aviv, Ticket Sales Begin Next Monday

Lufthansa Resumes Limited Flights to Tel Aviv, Ticket Sales Begin Next Monday

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

First long-distance flight on sustainable fuel successful and expensive

First long-distance flight on sustainable fuel successful and expensive

EPAThe Virgin aircraft flew on fuel extracted from corn, among other things NOS News•today, 1:57 PM It was a first yesterday. Virgin Atlantic was the first commercial airline to operate a flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel. The plane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, took off in London and landed in New York. A small … Read more

Group Trips and Holidays Cancelled by TUI After Surprise Attacks by Hamas

Group Trips and Holidays Cancelled by TUI After Surprise Attacks by Hamas

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

Repatriation of Dutch Nationals from War-Torn Country: Updates, Flights, and Information

Repatriation of Dutch Nationals from War-Torn Country: Updates, Flights, and Information

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