Air Montenegro marks first anniversary

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Schiphol to cap flights

The Dutch government has made a historic announcement that the number of flights arriving at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport will be capped to bring down pollution. Schiphol, which is the third largest airport in Europe, will be limited to 440.000 flights a year from 2023. This represents an 11% reduction from the pre-pandemic numbers in 2019. The announcement received backlash from industry leaders who spoke out against flight number reductions, despite being broadly committed to sustainability goals. The European aviation association ACI Europe criticised the move for damaging an economic hub in the region. ACI Europe says it is committed to netzero by 2050 and actively encourages airports to assess the emissions of their commercial partners, including aircrafts, as part of their Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme. “Amsterdam Schiphol makes the Netherlands bigger than it is. The decision of the government to significantly reduce the capacity of the airport will make the Netherlands smaller”, says Olivier Jankovec, ACI Europe director general, in reference to the airport's role in the regional economy. In an earlier statement on working alongside law-makers to achieve sustainable air travel, ACI Europe President Javier Marin criticised pushes to reduce regional flights and warned against governments caving in to ‘climate populism’. Other criticisms came from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which spoke out against the government’s move. “Schiphol has been struggling to cope with demand, which shows how important the airport is”, says Willie Walsh, director general of IATA, in reference to the staff shortages which are plaguing European airports including Schiphol. “This crazy decision to cut the airport off at its knees will achieve none of the stated environmental aims, but it will cause irreparable harm to jobs and prosperity. The government should reverse course”, Walsh adds.

Air Montenegro marks first anniversary

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Air Montenegro has celebrated its first year since launching commercial operations. On June 10, 2021, the carrier inaugurated flights from Podgorica to Belgrade as the new flag carrier of Montenegro. “This is an opportunity to look back at all that we have achieved within a very short period of time, but also recognise new opportunities and challenges. Even though the company was founded in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a very challenging time for the entire industry, through perseverance, know-how and innovative thinking we managed to position ourselves on the European market”, the carrier’s Acting CEO, Dragana Frantov Nikolić, said. She added, “After just one year, Air Montenegro has doubled its destination network and operates a significant number of charter flights throughout the year, which is an important aspect of promoting Montenegro and aiding the tourism industry”. This summer season, Air Montenegro will have launched seven new routes. Today, all passengers will receive a symbolic scratch map to mark the countries they have visited.

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Anonymous14:08
To be fair, I thought it was gonna go worse than it looks like. So good job Montenegro, Slovenia should learn from you
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Anonymous15:12
Lol someone that was flying them today said passengers were manically scratching the map thinking they would win a free ticket or money 😂
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Anonymous06:58
Montenegro keeps winning!
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