Eurowings cancels planned early 1Q18 capacity increases

Adria Airways (JP, Ljubljana) has formally confirmed it will open a base at Paderborn/Lippstadt in western Germany with the onset of the Winter 2018/19 season on October 29, 2018.

The Slovenian carrier will connect Paderborn with Zurich (11x weekly), Vienna (4x weekly), and London Southend (3x weekly). Adria will base one Saab 2000 out of Paderborn. The carrier has recently finalised the addition of six turboprops of the type, all ex-Darwin Airline stock acquired through ...

Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l) and Lufthansa Group have entered into a war of words over the latter's contractual obligations to LaudaMotion (OE, Vienna) and vice versa.

In a statement issued last week hailing the European Commission's (EC) unconditional approval of its bid to acquire a 75% stake in LaudaMotion, Ryanair accused Lufthansa of having failed to adhere to the terms of an EC ruling which allowed the Austrian carrier to resume operations.

As part of the terms and conditions for ...

Lufthansa Group has restructured its Eurowings Group with Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National) to be responsible for longhaul operations while shorthaul will now fall under the purview of Eurowings (EW, Dusseldorf).

Eurowings Group said in a statement that the delegation of roles would allow it to better harness each carrier's respective expertise and resources. The full-on implementation of the new setup is planned for 2019.

As such, Brussels Airlines will become a long-haul ...