by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 20, 2012 | Airlines |
STAR ALLIANCE:
LOT Polish:
Warsaw-Beijing effective May 29 is reinstating 3x/week service
Warsaw-Hanoi effective March 25 is canceled.
Ethiopian:
Addis Ababa–Bangkok–Hong Kong effective August 19 increase from 4x/week to 5x/week.
Addis Ababa–Lilongwe effective March 25 increases from 6x/week to daily.
Addis Ababa–Lubumbashi effective March 25 increases from 5x/week to 6x/week.
Addis Ababa–Maputo effective June 15 increase from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.
Addis Ababa–Muscat effective June 15 increase from 3x/week to 6x/week.
SKYTEAM:
Aeromexico:
Mexico City-San Jose (Costa rica) effective March 15 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.
AirOne:
Milan-Mykonos effective July 14 to September 8 will provide 4x/week service.
Milan-Kiev effective September 17 will begin 4x/week service.
Milan-Belgrade effective September 17 will begin 3x/week service.
Milan-Amsterdam effective September 17 will being 1x/day service.
Previous Star Alliance Route Updates: ONE TWO THREE
Previous Skyteam Route Updates: ONE TWO THREE
Previous oneworld Route Updates: ONE TWO THREE
source: Airlineroute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 20, 2012 | Industry News |
UPDATE—-The strike is now expected to last AT LEAST until Wednesday 5:00a Frankfurt local time. Initially the strike was set to only last 24 hours from 5:00a Monday.
Workers are set to strike for a third day today at Frankfurt airport after sides failed to reach an agreeement during their negotiations. The strike will be in effect for 24 hours beginning 5:00a local Frankfurt time (4:00 GMT).
Fraport, the airport’s operating authority expects however to have at least 70 percent of flights operate normally by bringing in temporary staffing. Lufthansa being far and away the biggest operator at the airport stands the most to lose in terms of the amount of flights being canceled. However, as was the case last week during a 2 day strike, Lufthansa still managed to operate most of its long haul commitments without cancelations.
So far the strike has cost Lufthansa approximately 40 million Euro (approximately 53 million US dollars). As had been the case last week, Lufthansa is offering affected passengers the ability to rebook flights, request a refund, or if traveling within Germany the ability to use rail services to reach their destinations. Lufthansa has already published a list of canceled flights, and you can find them here.
The strike stems from ramp workers who manage aircraft in and out of their parking positions requesting an increase in wages due to more complex operations at the airport due to a new runway being opened recently, which has increased traffic flow.
Hopefully a resolution will be reached soon. One thing that travelers DO NOT appreciate is the way in which these strikes are called. Usually on short notice, and for only several hours at a time makes it very unpredictable. This way of conducting the strike tends to disrupt operations more than any other type of strike. But I guess this is the objective that is desired by the workers and their representatives.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 18, 2012 | Airlines |
STAR ALLIANCE:
Air New Zealand:
Christchurch-Mount Cook-Queenstown effective December 27, 2012 to January 27, 2013 will offer 3x/week service.
Turkish:
Istanbul-Karachi-Dhaka effective March 25 is canceled.
Istanbul-Karchi effective March 25 will begin 4x/week service.
Istanbul-Dhaka effective March 25 will begin 4x/week service.
ONEWORLD:
Iberia:
Madrid-Riga effective July 7 to September 29 will operate 2x/week service (Weekends only)
Cathay Pacific:
Hong Kong-Bangkok effective March 25 increases from 5x/day to 6x/day.
Hong Kong-Kuala Lumpur effective March 25 increase from 3x/day to 4x/day.
Hong Kong-Nagoya effective March 25 increases from 10x/week to 14x/week.
Hong Kong-Penang effective March 25 increases from 1x/day to 10x/week.
Hong Kong-Singapore effective March 25 increases from 42x/week to 47x/week.
Hong Kong-Taipei effective March 25 increases from 101x/week to 111x/week
Previous Star Alliance Updates: ONE TWO THREE
Previous oneworld Updates: ONE TWO THREE
source: airlineroute.net
