Lufthansa Group is planning an investment offer of 500 million euro for parts of the Italian airline in a deal with the Italian government, but wants to cut thousands of jobs. The German airline may take over a large part of Alitalia for 500 million euro (590 million USD). Lufthansa has confirmed this offer just…
The last three Air Berlin long-haul flights have landed at Düsseldorf Airport this morning. Flight #AB7001 from Miami was the very last arrival. Air Berlin has suspended its long-haul operations today. The final long-haul departure from Düsseldorf Airport was flight #AB7008 to Fort Myers yesterday. The last four operating routes were: DUS-New York JFK DUS-Miami…
The first ever scheduled commercial passenger flight to remote Atlantic island Saint Helena has arrived on Saturday, October 14. It was operated by an SA Airlink Embraer E190-AR for South African Airways under flight number #SA8131 from Johannesburg (JNB) via Windhoek, Namibia (WDH) to Saint Helena Airport. The aircraft touched down at 1:58pm local time…
The remote island of Saint Helena – in the middle of the south Atlantic ocean – will get its very first scheduled commercial passenger flight on Saturday, October 14th. An SA Airlink Embraer E190-AR on flight #SA8131 (operating for South African Airways) will touch down on one of the most isolated runways in the world at…
Air Berlin has announced its final flight! The very last Air Berlin flight is going to be #AB6210 (MUC-TXL) on Friday, October 27th. An Airbus A320-200 is scheduled to depart Munich Airport at 21:35 local time and arrive at Berlin’s Tegel Airport at 22:45. The carrier’s four remaining long-haul routes will be suspended on October…
German media reports that Lufthansa Group is going to take over 81 Air Berlin aircraft (including subsidiary airlines Niki and LGW) as well as 3000 employees. The internal talks between the two airlines were successful, LH Group and its low-cost subsidiary Eurowings are getting the biggest part of Air Berlin’s leftover. Contracts will be signed…
What will become of Air Berlin routes and aircraft, after the airline is ending flight operations on October 27th? Everything you need to know in this article. Update: Please see: “Air Berlin is gone. What will become of aircraft, routes and employees now?” for the latest information about this topic. Two airlines are still bidding…
Insolvent German airline Air Berlin is cancelling all flights from October 28th. The final flight will operate on October 27th before the airline is suspending operations. Air Berlin will cancel their four remaining longhaul routes from Düsseldorf Airport on October 15th, after the airline has already suspended all longhaul operations from Berlin Tegel Airport and…
