Airberlin to stop flying this month
AIRBERLIN will stop flying on October 28 after declaring
bankruptcy in August following years of losses and the
decision of its biggest shareholder, Etihad, to cease financing.
However, airberlin’s subsidiaries, Niki and LG Walter, are
solvent and flights will therefore continue. Airberlin is in talks
with Lufthansa and easyJet about selling parts of its business.
KQ cancels Hong Kong and Hanoi services
KENYA Airways will cease flying to Hong Kong and Hanoi,
Vietnam, from October 29. This will allow it to operate a daily
flight to both Bangkok and Guangzhou, and allocate more
seats across its African network.
Qatar launches flights to St Petersburg
QATAR Airways will launch a daily service between Doha
and St Petersburg on December 19. An Airbus A320 will
service the route with 12 flat-bed seats in business class
and 120 seats in economy class. The airline has also signed
an interline partnership with Vietjet Air, which will allow
passengers to connect to points in Vietnam on Vietjet, using
a single reservation across both airlines’ networks.
New Kenyan domestic airline to take off
THE south coast tourist destination, Diani, is now served
by new low-cost airline, Silver Stone Air. It operates from
Wilson Airport in Nairobi and also flies to Kisumu on Lake
Victoria. The carrier will deploy a 37-seat Dash 8-100 series
aircraft and will also have at its disposal a 50-seat aircraft.
Silver Stone Air flies twice daily to Kisumu and one flight a
day to Ukunda (Diani).
