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Germania announces details for its three new routes to Iran

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin) will start the twice-weekly Dusseldorf – Tehran route on February 20, 2015. In addition, the carrier will launch the twice-weekly Berlin (Schoenefeld) – Tehran route on February 22, 2015. Finally the German airline will commence the weekly Hamburg – Mashad route on February 25, 2015.

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Germania to create a Swiss subsidiary to fly for Hotelplan

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin) will create a new Swiss subsidiary to be based in Zurich. Operations will commence in March 2015 with one Airbus A319 for tour operator Hotelplan according to Aero.de. The new unnamed subsidiary is currently going through the AOC process as a Swiss airline.

Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-112 D-ASTZ (msn 3019) departs from the lunar landscape of Tenerife Sur in the the Canary Islands.

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Germania has a different way of promoting newcomer Kassel Airport

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin) is taking a different approach to advertising a new airport. The pictured Airbus A319-111 registered as D-AHIL (msn 3589) is promoting the Kassel Calden Airport

Kassel Airport is a small international airport served by Germania. According to Wikipedia, Kassel Calden Airport (German Flughafen Kassel-Calden) (IATA: KSF, ICAO: EDVK) serving the German city of Kassel in the state of Hesse. KSF is located 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west of Calden, 16.7 km (10.4 miles) northwest of Kassel and is mainly used for business and general aviation.

A completely new regional airport was built next to the old airport to accommodate scheduled carriers as well as the business and general aviation from the old airport. The new airport was officially opened on April 4, 2013 with the arrival of a Germania flight from Frankfurt.

Germania announced that flights to Palma de Mallorca will resume for the 2014 summer season.

Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez/AirlinersGallery.com. No, the Airbus A319 does not have two left rear exit doors and it is not open in flight! The inscription by the fake open door says “See You in Kassel – Kassel Airport”.

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Fly Olympic starts operations in Sweden

Fly Olympic (FlyOlympic.se) (Stockholm-Arlanda) is a new Swedish airline and also an affiliate of AeroPacific AB. The company has leased and painted an Airbus A320-231 LY-SPC (msn 415) from Small Planet Airlines. According to its website, the new airline is operating from Stockholm to Asmara, Baghdad, Erbil, London (Gatwick) Mogadishu, Mykonos, Sulaymaniyah and Thira (Santorini). Flights are also operated from Gothenburg.

According to the company, Fly Olympic also teamed up with Germania to launch operations on November 25, 2013 to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.

Germania takes delivery of its first Airbus A321

S.A.T., the holding company of Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin), has taken delivery of its first out of two A321s on order. A321-211 D-ASTD (msn 5843) was handed over on November 12. Both aircraft are equipped with Airbus’ wing tip fuel saving devices, called Sharklets. The airline has already been operating eight A319s successfully since 2011.

The new Germania A321 will operate exclusively for Alltours, one of Germany’s biggest travel agencies and will be painted in a special Alltours livery. The airline has chosen a spacious single class cabin layout for 208 passengers. The cabin will be equipped with a state-of-the-art entertainment system, featuring video screens and in-seat audio channels. The aircraft will be powered by CFM engines.

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Germania to paint its first Airbus A321 in the colors of German tour operator Alltours

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin) has announced it will paint its first Airbus A321-211 (D-ASTD, man 5843) in the colors of German tour operator Alltours.

The new specially-painted A321 will fly from Dusseldorf to the Canary Islands, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.

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Germania to end its Boeing 737-700 wet lease agreement with Airberlin

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin-Tegel) will end its wet-lease agreement with Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin-Tegel) for two Boeing 737-700s (D-ABLB and D-AGEN) on October 31 per ch-aviation.

Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Operated by Germania for Airberlin, Boeing 737-75B D-AGEN (msn 28100) approaches Zurich for landing.

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Germania to be the first airline to operate from Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin-Tegel) will become the first airline to operate from the delayed Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (BER).

The airline will move to BER on November 1, 2013 from its previous home at Tegel Airport and the adjacent Schönefeld Airport, operating from the north pier. A detailed schedule will be announced separately.

Germania in the winter timetable 2013/2014 will operate from Berlin twice-weekly to Skopje in Macedonia and to Beirut in Lebanon, and once a week to Adana in Turkey. Germania will also start charter flights to the Canary Islands, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates from BER.

The airline currently operates 8 Airbus A319s and 10 Boeing 737-700s.

Top Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-75B D-AGER (msn 28107) prepares to land at Frankfurt.

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (BER). The new terminal at BER.

Germania to move from Berlin Tegel to Berlin Schönefeld on November 1

Germania Fluggesellsschaft (Berlin) has announced it move its operations from Berlin Tegel Airport to Berlin Schönefeld on November 1. The move will be temporary. Berlin Schönefeld will be closed once the adjacent new Berlin Brandenburg Airport is opened next year. The airline will also add new service to Skopje.

The company issued this statement (translated from German):

Moving from north to south-east Berlin:

From November 1, 2013 launch for both line connections as well as the Germania charter flights from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport. At the same time, the Berlin-based airline has announced the addition of the Macedonian capital of Skopje to its network.

Germania Technology Brandenburg, a subsidiary of Germania, already operates at Berlin Schönefeld with a maintenance hangar together with Airberlin. The move from Berlin Tegel to Berlin Schönefeld allows the Germania Group a cost reduction by avoiding duplication in technology and maintenance. With the concentration of air operations in one location, the airline also avoids positioning flights between the two airports.

For tour operators, Germania already flies from Berlin Schönefeld to the Canary Islands, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

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Germania expands in the UK and Erfurt-Weimar

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Germania Group) (Berlin) is expanding in the United Kingdom for this summer season as part of its international strategy.

The airline issued this statement:

Germania to expand UK operations:

Berlin-based Germania Group is continuing the successful internationalization of its operations and is stationing two aircraft in the United Kingdom for summer of 2013. Aside from charter flights from London-Gatwick and Manchester to the Greek islands and Cyprus, Germania will operate a scheduled service from London to Pristina.

Gambia Bird, a sister airline of Germania, already operates twice weekly flights from London Gatwick to Freetown in Sierra Leone and Banjul in Gambia.

Germania will operate a regular service on Tuesdays and Fridays from London Gatwick (LGW) to Pristina. Flight ST 6478 will take off at 19:25 from LGW and reach the capital of Kosovo at 23:40. The return flight ST 6479 will depart at 00:25, arriving at LGW at 02:05 (local times).

For the winter season, Germania also operates full charter flights to Greece and the Greek islands, including Corfu, Crete, Mykonos and Samos, for tour operators such as Sunvil Holidays and Pure Crete.

For this purpose, the airline is stationing an Airbus A319 at London Gatwick. On behalf of Olympic Holidays, Germania also flies to the Greek mainland, Greek islands including Crete, Rhodes and Mykonos, and Cyprus from Manchester, the UK’s largest airport outside of London. Germania has stationed an Airbus A319 in Manchester in the colors of its West African sister airline Gambia Bird. The aircraft is available for use in Manchester, as the summer flight schedule in West Africa is adjusted to traditionally lower demand.

The airline is also expanding its operations at Erfurt-Weimar in Germany. Germania started a new weekly route to Palma de Mallorca on May 17. Flights to Ibiza, Corfu and Crete will be added in June.

Top Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-112 D-ASTA (msn 4663) approaches Palma de Mallorca for landing.

Middle Copyright Photo: Terry Wade. The Gambia Bird A319 is now operating Germania flights from the UK. Airbus A319-112 D-ASTB (msn 4691) arrives at London Gatwick.

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