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Austrian Airlines has finished most of its preparations for next summer’s European Football Championship, 100 days before the games begin.

The airline will be operating much larger aircrafts on its routes as well as increasing the number of flights to and from major destinations. There are also many negotiations going on with tour operators for charter flights.

The catering onboard Austrian aircrafts will be themed to football, and some aircrafts carry special banners on the exterior.

Among the increased flights services, there are plenty of connections to the co-host country, Switzerland, with five daily connections to Geneva and three daily flights to Basle. 

Budget airline Ryanair has announced the launch of 17 new routes from Edinburgh airport, adding to the two existing routes to Dublin and Shannon.

Ryanair will invest £70 million to the expansion in Edinburgh, saying it will create 1,200 jobs. About 100 people will be employed by Ryanair directly at the airport, and another 100 at airport-based services.

Two aircrafts will be based at Edinburgh Airport, Ryanair’s 27th European base, and 1.2 million extra passengers are expected every year thanks to the new routes.

New destinations include Alicante, Berlin, Warsaw, Marseille, Bratislava, Pisa, Stockholm, Krakow, Malaga, Palma, Poznan, and Wroclaw.