Summary: <br> It is always a good idea to make sure the airport is going to be open before setting off on a journey. Making that U-turn <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0525/1141493-eurowings-trip-to-closed-airport/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">proved to be an expensive proposition last week for Eurowings</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Berlin's <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-tegel-airport-to-close-as-passenger-numbers-plummet/a-53509940" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tegel airport is closing</a>, and while officially it is just temporary the clock could run out on the operation permanently this summer* Delta's plan to keep Johannesburg service depends on making an extra stop on the way home thanks to different performance metrics between the A350 and 777LR* <a href="http://aircanada.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Air Canada</a> is using some of its fancier planes for flights from Toronto to Montreal and Ottowa* Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection, but maybe it isn't just the travel downturn that caused the company's financial troubles??* Domestic flights resumed in India this week after two months offline, and the <a href="https://livefromalounge.com/india-domestic-flights-resume-day-1/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">process proved chaotic and uncoordinated</a>, as travel in India often does* European regulators <a href="https://twitter.com/HowardSlutsken/status/1264946320415981569?s=19" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">might not approve the Air Canada/Air Transat merger without concessions</a>* <a href="https://www.airnewzealand.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Air New Zealand</a> reopened a dozen airport lounges across its domestic network as the carrier and the country inch back towards normalcy* <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3704665-11301696?sid=blog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lufthansa</a> gets a <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/lufthansa-group-secures-finance-package-from-economic-fund/138521.article" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">few billion euros from the German government</a> in exchange for a 20% ownership stake<br> <br> <br> <br> There's also a couple listener questions and plenty more. Enjoy the show!<br>
