Category: Global Aviation News

Growing Pains With the New Mexico City Airport Andrés Remis and Juan Carlos Machorro, of Santamarina y Steta comment on the issues surrounding the newly opened airport in Mexico City: Andres: Mexico City opened a second international airport north of the city. This opening has resulted in several safety incidents, including ground proximity systems alerts […]

Overtime Pay of Airport Personnel is not Chargeable to Private Airlines and Private Entities, ruled the high court in the Philippines. In the case of Bureau of Customs Employees Association vs. Hon. Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon (in his capacity as Commissioner, Bureau of Customs) et. al. (2022), two issues were put before the Court. First, […]

On 23 June 2022, the Frankfurt Regional Court dealt with an airline’s obligations towards passengers with restricted mobility and the resulting liability.(1)

Facts

The two plaintiffs booked flights from Frankfurt to Budapest and from Budapest to St Petersburg via an online travel agency (OTA). One of the plaintiffs used a wheelchair. The defendant was the operating carrier for both flights. The OTA made individual reservations for each flight under separate booking numbers but issued a single booking confirmation and listed both flights on a single e-ticket. The transfer time in Budapest was 45 minutes.

Changes to Mexican Air Procedures  The former military airport in the surrounding metro area of Mexico City has been restructured to operate as a commercial airport. While most of the aviation community expected a large hub to be unveiled in the service area, the airport is beginning operation modestly, with growth anticipated. The airport restructuring […]

Increase in Air Traffic  In the Netherlands, more and more flights are resuming after COVID restrictions have been eased. The biggest challenges now are airport staffing and capacity, as the carriers ramp up their abilities. A year ago, it was confirmed that Dutch airports require a new specific environmental license that deals with the levels of nitrogen created by departing […]

Keith Major and Andre Hill, Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas   COVID Response and Airport Updates  Keith Majors and Andre Hill, representing Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas:  From Keith: There have been some liberalizations in the COVID response, mainly with domestic airline travel. The government still requires travel visas for foreign travel into Bahamas. Testing requirements […]

The flight operation license of Onur Air, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was canceled by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (SHGM …

Provided by: Mackenna Irrarázabal Cuchacovich & Paz I. MODIFICATION OF THE CHILEAN AERONAUTICAL CODE. By means of Law 21.392, published in the Official Gazette on November 30, 2021, the Chilean Aeronautical Code was amended. The purpose of such amendments was to introduce two new sections, one related to the assignment of rights (airline ticket) and […]

With the many negatives that COVID-19 has and continues to leave in its wake, it is imperative for countries such as The Bahamas to derive as many positives from this period as possible. In the wake of COVID-19, The Bahamas is presented with an opportunity to: use the current halt in global air travel as […]

In the past two years, there seem to be many insolvency cases among European airlines. Current examples can be found in both smaller and larger companies. At the time, Air Berlin filed for insolvency in August 2017 Air Berlin was the second-largest airline in Germany and the seventh-largest in the European Union. In September 2018 […]