Japan će 11. listopada ponovno otvoriti svoja vrata cijepljenim stranim turistima, nakon više od dvije godine zatvorenih granica zbog pandemije koronavirusa. Putnici će i dalje morati dokazati da su cijepljeni tri puta te imati negativan test na koronavirus kako bi ušli u zemlju.

Očekivani priljev putnika bit će dobrodošao poticaj vladi i lokalnim tvrtkama, a dolazi u trenutku kada je japanski jen pao na najnižu točku u odnosu na američki dolar u šest mjeseci. "Japan će ublažiti mjere granične kontrole kako bi bio na razini SAD-a", rekao je premijer Fumio Kishida. Naime, japanske granice nisu bile u potpunosti zatvorene.

Moralo se putovati preko agencije

Putnici su od lipnja ove godine mogli posjetiti zemlju, ali su morali putovati preko agencije i biti dio grupe. 

Kishida je također najavio poticaje za putovanja Japanaca unutar zemlje, popuste za tematske parkove, sportske događaje, koncerte, itd. Treće najveće svjetsko gospodarstvo bilo je jedno od posljednjih azijskih velesila koje su svoje granice držale zatvorenima zbog problema izazvanih koronavirusom. 

Stopa smrtnosti u zemlji najniža je među najbogatijim nacijama svijeta, dok je stopa procijepljenosti među najvišima. Japan je posjetilo gotovo 32 milijuna stranaca u 2019., posljednjoj godini prije pandemije.(Hina)

Irski niskobudžetni zrakoplovni prijevoznik Ryanair namjerava obustaviti nekoliko letova na liniji s Mađarskom zbog novog poreza na ekstra profit i pokušati osporiti kaznu koja mu je izrečena zbog prebacivanja tog troška na putnike. 

Ryanair će otkazati sve letove na linijama prema osam od 53 odredišta, a smanjit će njihov broj na linijama prema sedam odredišta, rekao je u utorak direktor irske kompanije Michael O'Leary.

Mađarski porez na "prekomjernu dobit" gubitaškom sektoru zrakoplovnog prijevoza samo je nanio štetu mađarskom turizmu, povezanosti, prometu i radnim mjestima, kao što dokazuju i ozbiljni rezovi u zimskom rasporedu za Budimpeštu, rekao je O'Leary. Smanjeni broj Ryanairovih letova izravni je odgovor na "smiješni" porez na "prekomjernu dobit", naglasio je šef irske kompanije.

Mađarska u srpnju uvela porez na ekstra profit

Mađarska vlada uvela je u srpnju porez na ekstra profit kompanijama u više sektora, uključujući energetski, bankarski, osiguravateljski i sektor telekomunikacija. Zrakoplovni prijevoznici moraju državi platiti oko 10 eura za svaku kartu s polaskom iz zračnih luka u Mađarskoj.

Ryanair je taj iznos odmah uključio u cijenu karata, unatoč tome što mađarski porezni zakon izričito zabranjuje takvu praksu, pa mu je regulator izrekao novčanu kaznu od 300 milijuna forinti. Irska kompanija najavila je da će pokušati osporiti tu odluku, po potrebi i pred sudovima Europske unije, tvrdeći da Mađarska zabranom takve prakse krši europske zakone.(Hina)

Fans at Europe’s largest airshow on September 2-3 witnessed an aerial ‘orchestration’ that’s never been seen before: in the Red Bull Aerobatic Triple, pilot Dario Costa flew his aeroplane to interweave with the twisting trajectories of a helicopter and three wingsuit pilots for spectacular simultaneous flight. Marking almost a year to the day since Costa became the first person to fly an aeroplane through a tunnel, the new achievement is available to watch on demand, only on Red Bull TV.

Several years ago, aerobatic and stunt pilot Dario Costa and Flying Bulls pilot Mirko Flaim had an idea: three modes of flight – aeroplane, helicopter and skydiving – synchronized in an entirely new way. In Zeltweg, Austria on Friday and Saturday, that spark of an idea became reality as, joined by fellow flying experts and fans at the AIRPOWER22 airshow, the duo unveiled the Red Bull Aerobatic Triple, a display so varied and complex that it’s practically an airshow in itself.

The core of the performance saw Costa flying the same Zivko Edge 540 plane he flew for a record-setting 2021 project called Tunnel Pass as well as in Red Bull Air Race. Meanwhile Flaim took the controls of The Flying Bulls’ BO-105, the only type of helicopter authorized for aerobatic flight, and the Red Bull Skydive Team performed precision flying in wingsuits, with the three forms of flight interweaving as they looped and rolled through the sky.

The Flying Bulls during the MotoGP World Championship at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria on August 21, 2022.,Foto:RedBull Contentpool

Costa compares the individual elements to instruments in an orchestra that – when playing in perfect combination – produce an even greater effect. He adds, “The most demanding part is to work within the ‘orchestra’, not looking just at yourself and your own performance, but at how your performance can help the others. All the parts are in synchronization, they melt together.”

Also joining in the composition were additional skydivers and aircraft, and the participants planned and trained in Austria and Slovenia over an extensive period to get every note just right. Key to the effort was the expertise of The Flying Bulls, a group of exceptionally skilled pilots and aviation professionals based at Salzburg’s Hangar-7.

“The whole crew is made up of professionals with incredible experience,” Costa explains. “What we are trying to do is not just to entertain, but also to educate and inspire.”

Costa’s Tunnel Pass feat on September 4, 2021 was also more than a year in the making and required a team of experts to prepare and carry out. In an auto tunnel outside Istanbul, Turkey, the then-41-year-old first managed a delicate takeoff within the walls. Then with pinpoint precision he flew his single-seater plane through tight confines, flashed out in an exterior gap, and traversed a second tunnel, averaging speeds of 303.8 kph. No one had ever flown a plane through a tunnel – or underground – and the aviation first not only set a Guinness World Record but went viral on video.

“In aviation, we have the chance to give back, so for me achievements like Tunnel Pass and the Red Bull Aerobatic Triple are a reason to feel happy,” Costa says. “I hope we have inspired people out there to keep pushing and to try to turn their own dreams into reality.”