by Lufthansa Flyer | May 24, 2016 | Brussels, Featured, Lounges, Passenger Experience |
Brussels Airlines has opened a newly refreshed Lounge in Terminal B in Brussels.
The new lounge, dubbed ‘The Suite’ offers passengers of Brussels and other Star Alliance member airlines twice as much space as the previous edition of the Terminal B Lounge, with room for up to 160 passengers. The lounge also draws inspiration from ‘The Loft’, the lounge that ‘SN’ opened in Terminal A back in 2014. Passengers can enjoy Quiet Rest Areas, a variety of Food Stations, Business Areas as well as a dedicated Reading Area. For more details, visit Brussels’ dedicated webpage for the new lounge.
The lounge will serve Non-Schengen departures to the United States, Africa, Russia, and the UK among others. It will be open from 5:00a to 10:15 daily, and is located at the end of the ‘Lounge Corridor’ in Terminal B.
Here is a look at the new lounge (All photos courtesy of Brussels Airlines):
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 24, 2016 | Featured, Industry News, Lufthansa, Strike, Vereinigung Cockpit |
Late last week, Lufthansa and Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) ‘quietly’ agreed to work towards an agreement that would finally put an end to strikes by Lufthansa pilots.
Over the last few months you’ve noticed relative peace between LH and VC as both sides have been negotiating on several levels to reach an agreement that would protect pilot benefits as well as the Airline’s interest. To that end, there have been several separate groups negotiation a variety of issues. Going forward, both sides agreed to consolidate their efforts into one major push and have committed to having issues resolved and new agreements in place by the end of July.
What does this mean?
As long as both sides agree to work together and not pull any surprises, I suspect that we will have little to no risk of service disruptions due to striking pilots this summer. Odds for a deal have improved dramatically once the union provided concessions to the compensation structure for pilots, while LH committed to expanded career opportunities for pilots.
The only time strikes would be called would be when the union had a temper tantrum and wanted to send a message to the airline and its passengers. It appears that they are well past this, and are finally realizing that the best outcome is to get a deal done.
Hopefully the peace lasts……
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 22, 2016 | Eurowings, Featured, Route Announcements |
Eurowings has added 6 new routes that will join the time table in the 4th quarter of this year:
Vienna – Las Palmas/Grand Canary effective October 30 begins 2x/week service (Thursdays and Sundays).
Vienna – Jerez de la Frontera effective October 30 begins 1x/week service (Sundays).
Vienna – Nuremburg effective October 30 begins 11x/week service.
Vienna – Pisa effective October 30 begins 2x/week service (Fridays and Sundays).
Vienna – Fuerteventura effective October 30 begins 2x/week service (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Vienna – Malaga effective October 30 begins 2x/week service (Wednesdays and Saturdays).
For more information or to book, visit Eurowings.com.
