Air Berlin defies ash cloud and snow chaos

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Air Berlin managed to raise its passenger figures despite the ash cloud and chaotic weather conditions last year.The company, which cooperates with Austrian FlyNiki, said today (Tues) it had 33.6 million customers in 2010, 3.8 per cent more than in the previous year. Air Berlin explained FlyNiki’s passenger numbers were considered in its annual business […]

Air Berlin occupancy rate down as ticket tax dispute continues

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The occupancy rate of FlyNiki’s most important cooperation partner has edged down.Air Berlin, which holds a 49.9 per cent with an option for the total takeover of FlyNiki, said today (Mon) it had 28.79 million passengers between January and October of this year, up by 3.4 per cent year on year.The company, Germany’s second-biggest airline […]

Lufthansa upset by Austrian ticket tax

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Lufthansa boss Wolfgang Mayrhuber has appealed to the Austrian government to remain a reliable partner – and pull out from setting up a tax on flight tickets.The Austrian businessman, who will retire as head of the German airline by the end of this year after having been in charge since 2003, said today (Fri) that […]

FlyNiki gets busier between Vienna and Sofia

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FlyNiki ups its efforts to outdo rivals Austrian Airlines (AUA) and Bulgaria Air as it launched a second daily connection between Vienna and Sofia earlier this week.The Vienna-based company headed by Niki Lauda announced today (Thurs) it was now offering two flights a day between the Austrian and Bulgarian capital. FlyNiki has been offering one […]

Banja Luka – Vienna service to start next month

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B&H Airlines will offer flights between Banja Luka and Vienna from next month.The aviation company, which was founded as Air Bosna in 1994, announced today (Thurs) it will start offering two connections per week between Bosnia and Herzegovina’s second largest city and the Austrian capital from 31 October.B&H Airlines added it also won the rights […]

More Austrian Airlines flights – starting in winter

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Travel

Austrian Airlines will add 300 flights per week from Vienna to their schedule starting in November.Austrian Airlines said on Monday that the number of connecting flights would increase which would especially facilitate travelling from Western to Eastern Europe.The number of flights will increase from 20,000 to 20,300 per week and connecting flights will be coordinated.The […]

FlyNiki ally Air Berlin’s April figures grounded by ash cloud

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The cancellation of 3,500 flights due to the Europe-wide air traffic shutdown slashed passenger figures of FlyNiki’s partner Air Berlin last month.The Berlin-based firm, which has a 49.9 per cent interest in Niki Lauda’s company, said today (Thurs) year on year passenger figures plummeted by 16.5 per cent to 2,065 million in April.Air Berlin said […]

ÖAMTC warns of online holiday booking price gaps

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Flights and hotel stays are significantly cheaper when booked at airlines’ and hotels’ websites than via internet travel platforms, a new survey has shown.Officials at motorists’ association ÖAMTC said today (Mon) they had discovered differences in price of up to 142 Euros in tests in which they booked flights and hotel stays for three-day trips […]

Austrian airspace gets all clear

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Aviation activity in Austria was back to normal today (Weds) after air traffic officials said there were no possible problems from volcanic ash anymore.Peter Schmidt, a spokesman for air traffic administration agency Austro Control, said the whole country was third in the European Union’s (EU) new three-scale ash danger index.Schmidt explained this meant flights can […]

Whizz kid Setz set to read at London Book Fair

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Culture

More than two dozen Austrian publishing houses will be represented at the upcoming London Book Fair (LBF).Austrian book trading officials announced today (Fri) 26 publishing houses will have representatives at the three-day event starting next Monday (19 April). The Austrian publishers will cooperate in presenting their products at the fair, they added.A reading by up-and-coming […]