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Berlin Brandenburg ‘may never open’ NEWS HAS EMERGED that Berlin’s beleaguered new Brandenburg airport may never open.
Originally meant to launch in 2010, construction and safety issues have
delayed the opening until 2017, but reports suggest even that date will not be met and, according to
spiegel.de, it may never open at all. The latest problem to be discovered will postpone the opening indefinitely.
According to
franceinfo.fr, the ceiling of the terminal building has been found to be too heavy. In a statement, the airport authority said: “There is no question we are
currently in a difficult phase of the project. However, we will proceed without compromise.”
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Transaero to cease
operations RUSSIAN AIRLINE TRANSAERO will operate its final flights on December 15. Government-owned flag carrier Aeroflot pulled out of purchasing a 75 per cent controlling stake in the troubled airline in early October.
Doubletree lands
in Liverpool DOUBLETREE BY HILTON has opened its first hotel in Liverpool. The 87-room Doubletree by Hilton Hotel and Spa Liverpool is located on Sir Thomas Street in the recently restored 1865 Municipal Annexe building. The hotel features Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christophe Novelli’s only UK restaurant, the Jean Christophe Novelli at Michelle, as well as a spa, pool, gym, meeting space and free wifi. For the first three months, HHonors members can earn double points on stays.
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Transaero then published a statement on its Facebook page announcing the end of its operations. It said: “Passengers with tickets with a date of departure after 0000 on December 15 will be able to obtain a full refund.”
BRITISH AIRWAYS has moved eight long-haul services – to Accra, Cape Town, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, Nairobi, Phoenix and Vancouver – from London Heathrow Terminal 5 to T3. AIR INDIA will launch a third daily service between Delhi and London Heathrow this month. From November 1, the carrier will operate a B777-200LR as AI161/162 on the route. Outbound service AI161 will depart Delhi at 0215 and arrive in London at 0630, while return leg AI162 will leave London at 0845 and land in Delhi at 2235. EUROWINGS will start a service between Vienna and London Stansted on November 9. Lufthansa’s new low-cost subsidiary will increase frequency up to nine weekly flights from December 4. AUSTRIAN AIRLINES will relaunch its direct service from Vienna to Shanghai next year. Starting on April 4, the route will operate five-times weekly before increasing to a daily service on May 1. A two-class B777-200ER will be used. UNITED will launch B787 services from San Francisco to Tel Aviv, Xian and Auckland on March 30, May 8 and July 1 respectively. All routes are subject to government approval. DELTA AIR LINES will begin new routes from Detroit to Munich, and from Minneapolis St Paul to Rome, on May 26. It will operate a B767-400ER on the six-times weekly Munich service and a B767-300ER daily to Rome. SINGAPORE AIRLINES has announced that Amsterdam will be the inaugural destination for its first A350-900 aircraft in April next year. KLM is suspending its three-times weekly B777-200 service to Fukuoka in Japan. The last flights will be KL869 departing Amsterdam on January 3 and KL870 leaving Fukuoka the following day. EASYJET will launch a new year- round, four-times weekly route between London Southend and Paris Charles de Gaulle on February 26. The service will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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