by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 28, 2012 | Airlines |
A few updates from American Airlines, British Airways & LAN……..
AMERICAN AIRLINES:
Miami-Kingston effective April 3 to August 19 will increase from 3x/day to 4x/day.
BRITISH AIRWAYS:
London(LHR)-Hong Kong effective from September 3 to October 2 is reduced from 17x/week to 14x/week.
Billund-Munich effective March 12 is beginning 2x/day service (weekdays only). Operated by Sun Air.
Johannesburg-Harare effective April 4 will increase from 1x/day to 10x/WEEKLY. Operated by Comair.
LAN:
Bogota-Miami effective July 1 will increase from 4x/week to 1x/DAY.
Previous oneworld Updates: ONE TWO THREE
source: airlineroute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 28, 2012 | Airlines, Industry News |
UPDATE: Since posting this originally at 8:00am on 28 February, EUROCONTROL IS NOW REPORTING that Frankfurt’s airport may be closed tomorrow from 6:00a to 12:00p tomorrow, 29 February due to a sympathy strike by Air Traffic Controllers….
In news from Frankfurt this morning, it appears that the labor union representing the ground handlers that are currently on strike is seeking to recruit Air Traffic Controllers to join the strike. GdF, the German union who represents the airport workers currently on strike came out with a plea for Air Traffic Controllers to join the strike as a sign of solidarity on Wednesday 29 March from 5:00a to 11:00a local Frankfurt time. If Controllers agree, it could lead to 300 flight disruptions or cancellations. With the current strike, approximately 150-200 flights are being canceled daily with the brunt of these cancelations being burdened by Lufthansa.
In my opinion this is where the Union really loses substantial credibility with me. Normally I am not a fan of unions, and I am not one in this case. However, I can understand the ground handler strike. With a new runway open there’s more activity at the airport, and they feel they deserve more compensation for a higher work load. I get that and hope a favorable resolution is reached (selfishly, please have this resolved by May 1 ahead of my travel to Germany, Istanbul and London!).
What I don’t like is the new tactic of dragging in Air Traffic Controllers who are at this point innocent bystanders, and most likely happy with their jobs and using them as pawns in the union’s scheme. Something like this will just lead to all parties digging in their heels even deeper and creating additional animosity. Thoughts? Am I wrong here?
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
A United Airlines flight from Atlanta had to make an emergency landing without it’s nose gear tonight. Flight 5124, an ERJ170, landed without further incident and the airport reopened most of its runways approximately 1 hour later. No injuries were reported.
For a few more details, please visit the New York Post link.
