#67 - Some of the Boeing 737MAX orders are getting canceled and due to the long waiting times the Airbus A320 series is no option. It’s a bigger plane and would be more appropriate to rival the A320 rather than the A220. Airbus is investing 500 million and more into the development of longer versions. 

When comparing the 737 Max 8 and the A220 the Boeing option is winning. It can hold up to 210 passengers, flies a little further approx. 1000km in range than the A220 but requires 7,000 more liters of fuel to do so. More cargo space is also available in the 737MAX. The A22 0 is cheaper to run… but the newer Boeing 737 max 8 may have enough extra passengers on board to justify the extra fuel.

What is your opinion? Which plane is your favorite 737 or the A220? 

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#66 - The Lufthansa Group not only wants to make repatriation flights, but also some other flights. Austrian Airlines and Brussels no longer operate scheduled flights. One of the return flights of the Austrian was OS 1 a flight from Vienna to Sydney non stop. Only the return flight had a stop to refuel.

In addition to some flights within Germany and Europe, Lufthansa also flies intercontinental.

New York (EEA)
Chicago
Montreal
Sao Paulo
Bangkok (on the verge)
Tokyo (probably canceled)
SWISS also flies to New York (EEA)

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#65 - 2020 will be no nor year for travel and a lot of travelers cannot keep their status as they are not allowed to travel. That is very challenging for the loyalty schemes. Some have already presented solutions like Emirates Airlines. You have only to fly 80% of the required points you would in a normal year. Hyatt and others did extend existing status until 2022.

In this episode I will elaborate that with the approach of World of Hyatt as a great example.

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#64 - Trips are canceled, because they do not take place, there is "actually" a claim for reimbursement. Now comes the big but. So they should issue vouchers instead of cash. I understand that, of course, from a moral point of view, but I think that the law should not apply retrospectively. That is my biggest issue, but you get the money latest 1st of January 2022, if they company is still alive.

What is the alternative? Many employees in the travel industry are permanently losing their jobs and we can no longer find the selection that we got used to before the crisis. However, people who have lost their jobs also need the money, their money. It's a very difficult situation. Let's see if the airlines remember when we need goodwill as customers. The EU Commission protested at least against the solution of the German federal government.

Dr. Matthias Böse, a lawyer friend, may have a solution. "A possible solution could be an assignment of the current (or future) payment claim to a third party (sample at the end of this page). This can be a colleague, a friend or a relative, ideally it is a person who - should then be issued a personal voucher - will also make use of the voucher. " If the debtor does not comply, then a claim for damages arises, which is to be paid in cash. The whole article is here.

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#63 - As always on the first working day of the month, there are Miles & More mileage bargains for April 2020. This is available for all airlines in the Lufthansa Group: Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines and LOT, Luxair, Croatia Airlines also have some from time to time. More about the destinations and conditions in our podcast.

• Mileage bargains or like we say in German Meilenschnäppchen will be published on meilenschnäppchen.de
• There are only available for the published routes
• Mileage bargains can be booked only online
• Taxes and fees remain unchanged and are not reduced. Only the number of miles required are reduced.
• Only taxes and fees paid will be reimbursed. If the ticket is canceled, neither miles nor surcharges paid will be reimbursed.
• Mileage bargains cannot be rebooked
• No stopovers or open jaws are possible
• For European flights, an intra-German connecting flight and for intercontinental flights, an intra-European or intra-German connecting flight, which must take place on the same day are included
• Only return flights can be booked

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#62 - After Thomas Cook went belly up, Condor was able with the help of a credit provided by the German government to survive. They have successfully search for a new owner and the white knight was PGL. PGL is the owner of LOT Polish Airlines and a state-owned company.

Every airline is hit by COVID-19 now and especially LOT is in difficult times. As they are trying to get out of the contract to buy Condor, the German government wants to take the shares and give Condor a chance to find a new owner.

What is your opinion on Condor?

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#58 - Depending on the newspapers or websites you read, they say the travel ban helps to avoid COVID-19 to spread more or not. What do you do to protect yourself and your loved ones? Is the travel ban making sense to you?

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