Tickets for flights from Leeds to Salzburg are now on sale, Jet2.com has announced.The British budget carrier said seats for its service between Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) in West Yorkshire, Great Britain, to Salzburg Airport (SZG) in the heart of the Salzburg Alps can be booked on its homepage as of now. The airline, […]
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Bregenz-based airline InterSky had significantly more passengers last year than in 2009.The company announced today (Fri) it registered 250,000 clients in 2010, up from 185,000 in 2009 and 210,000 in 2008. InterSky said it wanted to grow further, but “will only invest money which we earned.”The carrier, which focuses on business travellers, said its target […]
Emirates President Tim Clark has lashed out at Lufthansa as his own airline increases the number of flights between Vienna and Dubai.The Austrian government coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the Peoples Party (ÖVP) granted Emirates another daily flight from Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) some days ago. The […]
Air Berlin’s wings clipped in 2010
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FlyNikis cooperation partner Air Berlin suffered an operative loss of nearly 10 million Euros last year.The airline said today (Fri) it recorded a loss before interest and taxes of 9.3 million Euros in 2010. Air Berlin achieved earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) of 28.5 million Euros in 2009. Its turnover however climbed by 14.8 […]
Olympic Airlines to cut Vienna service
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Olympic Airlines has announced plans to stop offering flights to Vienna.The Greek aviation firm explained today (Weds) the decision was part of a company-internal restructuring process.Olympic Airlines was recently kept by the European Commission (EC) from merging with local rival Aegean Airlines.Now Olympic Airlines said, it would reorganise its schedules as a consequence. The airline […]
AUA seats up for grabs
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Plane seats put on sale by Austrian Airlines (AUA) are selling like hot cakes, it has emerged.The company said today (Tues) that they have already sold 85 per cent of the 4,200 fabric-covered seats, which are currently being replaced by modern leathern models, to other airlines.AUA, which was taken over by Germanys Lufthansa one and […]
Three evacuation flights to Cairo today
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There will be three Austrian flights to Cairo, Egypt today (Mon) in order to evacuate Austrians stranded there, according to the Foreign Ministry.Ministry spokesman Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal said that the three flights, dispatched in reaction to popular concern, would have room for a total of 419 people.He added that 300 some Austrians wanted to get out […]
Air Berlin says 2010 loss likely
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Air Berlin has suffered losses last year, according to estimations made yesterday evening (Weds).The airline, which cooperates with Austrias FlyNiki, announced its could have suffered operative losses “of a one-digit million-Euro sum”. Air Berlin explained the extreme winter weather in November and December and the strike of air traffic controllers in Spain last month were […]
FlyNiki aims partnership with Emirates
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Austrian low-cost carrier FlyNiki is considering a cooperation with Emirates, it has emerged.Asked to comment on reports in the Austrian media that his airline wants to team up with the Dubai-based aviation giant, FlyNiki CEO Niki Lauda said today (Thurs): “Im open towards all sides and options including Emirates.”Business newspapers have it that the […]
Vienna International Airport (VIA) recorded significantly more passengers year on year in 2010 and bosses said they expected customer figures to soar further this year.VIA announced today (Weds) it registered 19.69 million passengers last year, up by 8.7 per cent compared to 2009. The airport, which is located near Schwechat in Lower Austria, explained […]