Sebastian Ebel: “We are entering a new phase for TUI.”

In 2022 TUI put the Covid crisis of recent years behind it. Last year‘s positive development brings momentum for the future – even in times of geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges. Today the Group is leaner and more efficient than ever. Sebastian Ebel, Chief Executive Officer since October 2022, tells where the company is now placing […]

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ITA Airways expands its intercontinental network to USA

For ITA Airways, the upcoming 2023 will be the year of the big investment towards the intercontinental market: the Company will open new routes in the United States, with direct flights from Rome Fiumicino to San Francisco and Washington. The long-haul expansion is one of the major pillars of ITA Airways’ strategy, as it generates […]

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EUROCONTROL: 2022 – The year European aviation bounced back

2022 was the year European aviation weathered the storm, with the year closing on 9.3 million flights: 3.1 million more than last year, even if still 1.8 million fewer than 2019. That represents a solid 83% of 2019 traffic, achieved despite the Omicron spike at the start of the year, and the invasion of Ukraine […]

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Environmental Conference on ‘Climate Change & Today’s Challenges’

In the context of the Attica Group Corporate Responsibility programme “Sailing Together” which focuses on sustainable development and raises climate change awareness in local communities, BLUE STAR FERRIES organized a conference on “Climate Change & Today’s Challenges” which took place on 3rd December 2022 in Amorgos island. The event was implemented in collaboration with the […]

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The Eurowings summer programme from BER is now complete | Direct flights to Nice, Zakynthos, Ibiza, Porto and Graz

With five more new destinations from Berlin Brandenburg (BER), Eurowings is completing its programme for the coming summer. From March 2023, the Lufthansa subsidiary will also connect Nice (France), Zakynthos (Greece), Ibiza (Spain), Porto (Portugal) and Graz (Austria) directly with the German capital. At the same time, Eurowings is increasing its connections to existing destinations: for example, the Germans’ most popular island – Majorca – will be […]

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What’s really going on with business travel?

Messaging regarding the recovery of the business travel segment has been mixed. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of the industry’s leading voices have claimed that business travel will never fully recover due to changing working habits – namely remote working and digital nomadism; company cost reduction; and a growing awareness of […]

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AEGEAN to create the first aviation ecosystem for technical support services and training in Greece

With an investment of € 140 million, AEGEAN creates the country’s first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facility and the first Simulation Facility for pilots and cabin crew members in one of Europe’s first “green” Hangar.  AEGEAN is moving forward with a new investment of 140 million euro to establish the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul […]

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Runway construction works at Corfu Airport “Ioannis Kapodistrias”

As part of the project to further upgrade the regional airports, Fraport Greece, the Operator of Corfu Airport “Ioannis Kapodistrias” will proceed with the reconstruction of the airport’s runway. Specifically, for the period from the 10th of January 2023 to the 24th of January 2023 & the 8th of February 2023 to the 22nd of […]

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ACI EUROPE: Passenger traffic full recovery pushed back to 2025

ACI EUROPE has released a revised passenger traffic forecast for the European airport network, showing that passenger volumes in 2023 are set to fall -9% below pre-pandemic (2019) levels and that a full recovery has now been pushed back to 2025 – rather than 2024 as previously forecast (May 2022). Olivier Jankovec, Director General of […]

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ETC: Consumer attitudes & future expectations to drive Tourism recovery

The European tourism sector continues to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Europe enjoyed a strong travel rebound over the summer months of 2022, as people want to make up for experiences lost to the pandemic. However, the sector faced other major challenges this year such as staff shortages, increased living costs, and an energy […]

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