Condor will begin with the additional flights on its timetable as of November 1, 2017. It includes flights to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica, and Barbados. Condor wants to ensure that passengers who have been affected by the Air Berlin insolvency will have an alternative. Air Berlin recently cancelled its flights from Düsseldorf to the Caribbean.

Eurowings also wants to gain a part of this market and it will soon begin flying from Düsseldorf to locations in the Caribbean. Beginning in November, it will offer flights to the Dominican Republic. As of December, it will fly to Mexico and Cuba from Düsseldorf. Until now, Eurowings has offered flights from Cologne/Bonn to the Caribbean. A spokesperson from Eurowings explained that Düsseldorf would become the third main location in Germany for its low-cost, long-haul flights.

Several parties are interested in taking over the troubled airline, including Lufthansa, Easy Jet, Condor and some private companies. According to media reports, British-Airways holding company IAG is also involved in the bidding. The deadline for all bids was last Friday and a decision is expected on September 25.

Low-budget airlines Ryanair has now published a full list of nearly 2,000 flights which have been cancelled between now and the end of October. Passengers were notified per e-mail of the cancellations and the full list can be found on the Ryanair website. Chief executive Michael O’Leary apologized for the mess and said it was due to problems with planning for pilot vacations in September and October. “Ryanair has no shortage of pilots,” he said. In November, the situation there is expected to stabilize.

(Orig. text: dpa/afp / Translation: ckloep9