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Helvetic Airways will serve Kos, Heraklion and Palma de Mallorca in this year’s peak summer season, in collaboration with tour operators Hotelplan Suisse and Universal. Flights will operate from Zurich and Bern between July and October. The air transport sector remains severely affected by the present pandemic. Slow progress on the vaccination front, continued travel restrictions in Europe and a lack of clarity over the short – and medium-term future are not only delaying a return to normality, but are hindering airlines’ efforts to provide reliable flight programs. Despite the challeng...

Air Dolomiti, the Italian airline of the Lufthansa Group, has announced new destinations departing from its Frankfurt hub. Starting on September 19, 2021, five weekly frequencies will be operative, connecting the German city with Sweden with a flight to Ronneby Airport and from there continuing to the city of Kalmar, capital of the county of the same name. Italian passengers will be able to reach the new destinations from the Frankfurt hub, which Air Dolomiti serves from several airports in Italy. Kalmar is one of the oldest and most important cities in Sweden, rich in history and trad...

Swiss International Air Lines made this announcement: In view of the continuing global coronavirus pandemic and the resulting structural changes in its markets, SWISS has concluded that a restructuring of the company now seems unavoidable. In the medium-term future, the company expects to see a structural decline of 20 per cent in overall demand. In response to this, the SWISS aircraft fleet should now be downsized from its 2019 extent by a projected 15 per cent. With due regard to the workforce resizing via voluntary measures and natural staff turnover that has been under way since 2020, thi...

Air Serbia will be increasing its capacities on flights between Serbia and Montenegro, by introducing additional flights and more than 3,000 additional seats to both Tivat and Podgorica, during 1 May and Easter holidays. In May, the Serbian national airline plans to operate 15 flights a week to Podgorica, with two flights each day, except on Friday, when it will be operating three flights to the Montenegrin capital. The national airline will be flying to Tivat 9 times a week in May, with one flight every day, except for Friday and Sunday, when it will be operating two daily flights. Immediate...

Swiss International Air Lines is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial IATA’s new Travel Pass app, which it will do on its Zurich-London Heathrow route from April 22 onwards. The trial marks a major further step in making travel simple and reliable again during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Swiss has also been testing further such concepts since mid-March. The new IATA Travel Pass app enables travelers to check up on the latest coronavirus-related entry provisions for their country of destination. It also allows them to have their COVID-19 test results sent directly t...