Zeeland will have a fast and direct train connection with Schiphol

The accessibility of the province is improved in two steps: Late 2021There are currently two Intercity trains on the Zeeland Line (Vlissingen – Roosendaal), but they do not live up to their name and stop at every village. This will change from December 2021. There are then three trains per hour: two Sprinters that stop … Read more

KLM sends youngest Boeing 747 to the desert

The PH-BFY was delivered new to KLM in April 2002, and was the last passenger Boeing 747 to enter service with the airline. Initially, KLM wanted to remove the Boeing 747-400s from strength in 2021, but the corona crisis accelerated that process. Various Boeing 747-400s have already left the KLM fleet over the years. Most … Read more

Test flights with Boeing 737 MAX forthcoming

The first of several days of test flights could take place as early as Monday, three people familiar with the plans reported. At the end of May, Boeing announced that it would resume production of the 737 MAX. The aircraft are produced “at a slow pace” at the 737 MAX factory in Renton near Seattle. … Read more

BA fires 350 pilots and places 300 on reserve bench

Most pilots faced with redundancies work at London Gatwick Airport. The Sun relies on unconfirmed reports. The part of the pilots that temporarily ends up on the reserve bench – the former Boeing 747 pilots – currently have no aircraft type to fly on. They continue to be paid, but with a reduced salary. All … Read more

Corendon complains about travel advice and unfair competition

Corendon announced on Friday that she will start conducting holiday flights to Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman in Turkey again from 10 July, despite a negative travel advice for that country. The decision to resume flights to these places was made after consultation with the Turkish authorities, the organization said. On the same day, Corendon announced … Read more

Shareholders Lufthansa agree to rescue plan, bankruptcy averted

About 98 percent of Lufthansa’s shareholders voted for the rescue plan at a special meeting on Thursday. In exchange for the support, in the form of a financial injection of six billion euros and guarantees on another three billion euros in bank loans, the German state receives a 20 percent stake in Lufthansa. “Our shareholders’ … Read more

Ryanair halves ticket prices to fill as many seats as possible

With the planned “sales blitz”, according to the newspaper, Ryanair wants to convince particularly nervous British families – but no doubt also customers of other nationalities – to fly to the popular holiday areas this summer. “We are going to dump prices to get people traveling again. As soon as we start flying again in … Read more

KLM wants to return to the Antilles at the beginning of June

During the corona crisis, KLM continued to fly on Curaçao in order to provide the island and other parts of the Caribbean Netherlands with relief supplies and medical care. In total, more than five hundred tons of freight were transported to Curaçao. In addition, more than twenty repatriation flights were carried out to pick up … Read more

Tourists can return to Spain from July

The southern European country has been severely affected by the corona virus, especially the mainland. The Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands – traditionally large crowd pullers – are expected to be the first to welcome tourists again. Work is currently underway in Spain to organize society according to the new rules, leaving sufficient distance … Read more

Sir Richard Branson sells shares in Virgin Galactic

Virgin Atlantic recently announced it would cut more than 3,000 jobs and immediately take the Boeing 747 fleet out of service. Negotiations are also underway with the British government for an emergency loan to survive the crisis. Branson previously announced it would put $ 250 million in Virgin Atlantic. The sale of shares in the … Read more