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OLT Express (Poland) suspends scheduled operations after Amber Gold stops funding

OLT Express (Poland) (formerly Yes Airways) (Warsaw) suspended all scheduled operations after the last flight of the day last night (July 26). All flights scheduled today are cancelled. Charter flights however will be operated. Owner Amber Gold Group has stopped funding the airline and the airline is now searching for new investors. The carrier has promised to give full refunds. The airline was operating scheduled domestic flights in Poland and international holiday flights since April.

Yes Airways changed its name to OLT Express in January 2012 following the acquisition by Amber Gold.

It is not known how this move by the Amber Gold Group will affect OLT Express (Germany).

Read the full report by Polskie Radio: CLICK HERE

Airberlin to reduce winter schedules at Hamburg due to the aviation tax

Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin) will adjust its winter capacity according to existing market requirements. The airline is canceling unprofitable routes during the upcoming winter. According to the carrier, “the additional burden caused by aviation tax has meant that a number of flight connections can no longer be operated profitably and must therefore be completely removed from the winter schedule.”

Airberlin is removing routes from the winter schedule that are unprofitable due to the reduced capacity utilization. From Hamburg flights to Karlsruhe, Barcelona and Zurich will be dropped. This reduces the winter schedule in Hamburg from the 220 flights to 182 flights per week.

Airberlin is also canceling Stuttgart – Milan and the flight between Sylt and Cologne. Overall Airberlin is reducing its winter capacity by two percent compared to the winter schedule of 2011/12.

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Aer Lingus wants to fly domestic routes in the United Kingdom

Aer Lingus (Dublin) is planning to launch a domestic route in the United Kingdom between London (Heathrow) and Edinburgh according to the Irish Independent. The route is up for grabs after British Airways (London) took over bmi (East Midlands) and was forced to give up the appropriate LHR slots as ordered by the European Commission. Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) has also expressed an interest in serving the UK domestic route. The projected expansion comes after Ryanair (Dublin), which owns 29.8 percent of the Aer Lingus stock, launched its hostile bid to take control of the Irish carrier.

Read the full report from the Irish Independent: CLICK HERE

In other news, Aer Lingus today announced its schedule for winter 2012 along with the addition of six new routes and increased frequencies.

Dublin to Verona and Stockholm and Cork to Brussels are set to continue right throughout the winter, owing to their continued popularity. Other exciting destinations on offer include Copenhagen, Bordeaux and Venice.

Frequencies will be increased on a further eight popular routes such as Berlin, Vienna and Amsterdam. There will also be extra flights to Lanzarote and Tenerife which will be music to the ears of those seeking out a winter sunshine holiday in the Canary Islands.

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Vueling Airlines celebrates 50 million passengers

Vueling Airlines (Vueling.com) (Barcelona) has now flown over 50 million passengers. To celebrate this milestone, the airline previously asked for help in preparing its first ever mid-air photography exhibition named the Vueling Air Gallery.

Vueling has now decorated one of its Airbus A320s with a selection of winning Instagram photos of Vueling destinations submitted by its passengers.

The 50 photos were chosen by a panel of judges and became a part of the Vueling Air Gallery book, which will now travel to all the Vueling destinations on board this aircraft. Each winner received a free roundtrip flight to any Vueling destination from their nearest airport.

Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez. Airbus A320-214 EC-JZQ (msn 992) departs today from Palma de Mallorca with the word “¡gracias!” on the fuselage formed using the winning photos. “Thanks” is also displayed on the right side.

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Ryanair makes a new bid to take control of Aer Lingus

Ryanair (Dublin) has made another attempt to acquire a controlling share of rival Aer Lingus (Dublin). The ultra low-fare carrier which already owns slightly under 30 percent of the current Aer Lingus stock is offering a premium price of 1.30 euros a share, a 38 percent premium according to this report by Reuters. If Ryanair is successful in becoming the majority owner, the acquisition of the stock would still be subject to approval by the European Commission which in 2007 blocked a previous attempt by Ryanair due to concerns about the lack in competition in the Irish market if a transaction was approved.

Meanwhile Aer Lingus has told its shareholders to do nothing and to hold on to their shares. Will a quick profit tempt many stockholders?

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

Top Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth.

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Jay Selman.

Bangkok Air to go public in 2013

Bangkok Air (Bangkok Airways) (Bangkok) has commissioned Bualuang Securities to prepare the paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) of company stock in the first quarter of 2013 according to the Bangkok Post.

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Aeroflot reports an audited $491 million net profit in 2011

Aeroflot Russian Airlines (Moscow) reported an audited net profit of $491 million.

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AeroGal to drop the Guayaquil-Cuenca-New York route on April 17

AeroGal (Aerolineas Galapagos) (Quito) will drop the Guayaquil-Cuenca-New York (JFK) route on April 17 according to this report by El Comercio. This ends the company’s service to New York.

Read the full report (in Spanish): CLICK HERE

AeroGal Slide Show: CLICK HERE