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Condor flies from Frankfurt to Boston for the first time
The German holiday airline flies between Frankfurt and Boston with immediate effect. Condor Flight DE2038, flown on an A330-200 in a two-class configuration, took off from Frankfurt for the United States at midday yesterday. In order to
FRA: Condor flies to Phoenix and Anchorage again
Condor resumes connections from Frankfurt to Phoenix and Anchorage. Twice a week, on Saturdays and Thursdays, it's now going to the capital of Arizona. Three times a week, Saturdays, Sundays and
Carsten Spohr: Lufthansa with strong demand in summer 2022
In the direction of North America, Lufthansa would be "fully booked anyway" in the summer of 2022, says CEO Carsten Spohr, pointing out that even in First Class, which costs around 22.650 euros, so
Condor state aid: EU court rejects Ryanair lawsuit
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed a lawsuit by low-cost airline Ryanair against the rescue package granted by the German government to holiday airline Condor following the bankruptcy of the Thomas Cook Group.
Europa League: Frankfurt Airport expects long waiting times on match days
Anyone who has booked a flight at Frankfurt Airport for May 18 must expect delays in operations due to the high number of passengers. The reason for this are numerous special flights, which fans of
Condor sends A330 on long-haul routes and gets new CFO
The German holiday airline Condor carried out a long-haul flight with the Airbus A330-200 for the first time on Sunday with the D-AIYC. At around 15:00 p.m. the plane took off at Frankfurt Airport
Winter 2022: Corendon Europe is launching additional holiday routes from Germany
Corendon Airlines Europe's 2022/2023 winter flight schedule continues to take shape. New connections to Egypt and Agadir are being established from Düsseldorf and Hanover. You can also take the train from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Hanover: Volotea absorbs Venice
The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea is launching another route to Germany for the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The carrier plans to fly twice a week between Venice and Hanover from November 11, 2022. In the
Tui repays the first lines of credit
In view of the renewed increase in holiday demand, the travel group is returning part of the credit lines from the state rescue package from the Corona crisis, as announced. Available from the federal government and private banks
Insolvent Hahn Airport hires new staff
The insolvent Hunsrück Airport Hahn is looking for new employees. The airport told the German Press Agency that several employees are to be hired in operational and ground handling services. We are also looking for about one
Insolvent Hahn Airport can continue flight operations in June
According to its insolvency administrator, the insolvent Hahn Airport will continue flight operations in June. The wages and salaries of the employees would be paid, he said on Monday at the request of the
Despite insolvency: staff shortage also at Hahn
Even the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is currently suffering from a lack of staff. Insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner is looking for new employees. Most recently, the wave of Easter travel gave Hunsrück Airport new impetus. Of the
Kassel-Calden: Vaccination campaign in the Airbus A400M
On January 29, 2022, the German Bundeswehr, in cooperation with the airport and the Johanniter, carried out a vaccination campaign in an Airbus A400M of Air Transport Wing 62 at Kassel-Calden Airport
Kassel-Calden: Less loss despite fewer passengers
The German regional airport Kassel-Calden was already massively controversial before it was built. The passenger numbers promised at the time with the help of expert reports could not be achieved even without the corona pandemic. year for year
Charter: Rhein-Neckar Air flies from Kassel to Usedom and Sylt
The house brand of Mannheim Airport, Rhein-Neckar Air, will be offering non-stop flights from Kassel-Calden to Sylt and Usedom from May 7, 2022 on behalf of a tour operator. These will be with turboprop aircraft from MHS
Braunschweig: “Der Schmidt” charters Boeing 737 Max for flights to Ras al Khaimah
The German tour operator “Der Schmidt” is expanding the range of charter services at Braunschweig Airport. From autumn 2022, flights to Ras al Khaimah will be offered with Boeing 737-Max. In the
Braunschweig: Tuifly will also fly for “Der Schmidt” in 2022
On behalf of the German tour operator "Der Schmidt", the holiday airline Tuifly will also fly from Braunschweig in the summer flight schedule of 2022. Tickets and package tours can be booked through the tour operator. The full charter flights lead
Airbus “stores” aircraft in Braunschweig
For Airbus, Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport will act as a storage area for A320 series machines that have already been manufactured. The aircraft manufacturer will use part of the site to build up to 15 copies
Viewing terrace at Munich Airport opens again
On June 1, 2022, access to the viewing terrace in Terminal 2 of Munich Airport will reopen after more than two years. Air travelers, guests and employees can then daily from
Munich has fleet oldie fire brigade
Munich Airport has officially phased out a fire engine that was already in use at the old Riem Airport. The MAN truck-based body from Saval Kronenburg was adopted in 1991.
Swiss is shifting Munich-Zurich to rail
The Swiss Federal Railways and the Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss are extending their cooperation, which has existed for some time, to the Munich-Zurich route. This will be the first "Swiss Air Rail" route (formerly: airplane) on an international route
“Munich Airport II” celebrates its 30th anniversary
The protest slogan "Riem has to go" has now almost been forgotten, because "Munich II Airport" has been online since May 17, 1992. The “new” airport already has
Munich: black-tailed godwits breed on the airport site
Rare bird species such as the black-tailed godwit have also settled on the Munich Airport area in recent years. This uses the airport not only for "stopovers", but according to the announcement
Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching special flights to the Europa League final
The airlines Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching a total of 15 special flights to the final of the Uefa Europa League. The background is that Eintracht Frankfurt was able to qualify for the final. It is
Eurowings is finally discontinuing Mostar flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will finally discontinue the connection between Düsseldorf and Mostar, which has been paused for a long time due to the corona pandemic. The flights previously offered from Stuttgart to the
Stuttgart received the federal government's aviation coordinator
Stuttgart Airport was visited on Friday by Anna Christmann, the German Federal Government's Aerospace Coordinator. She was welcomed by the two airport managing directors, among others. Together with
Graz-Stuttgart: Eurowings wants to take a “short break” until the end of October 2022
In contrast to the flight connection between Graz and Stuttgart, according to Eurowings, those from Graz and Linz to Düsseldorf should be dry. In a statement, the company points out that
FKB handles more passengers than before Corona
For the first time, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport managed to handle more passengers and freight last month than in the same month of the pre-corona year 2019. A total of 116.500 air travelers used FKB in April 2022.
Passenger numbers: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden with a new April record
In April 2022, the German regional airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden set a new monthly record for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic. There were 116.500 passengers, more than in April 2019.
Easter: Karlsruhe had more passengers than before the pandemic
Between April 14 and 17, 2022, the German regional airport of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden counted around 17.000 passengers traveling on scheduled and charter flights. 100 take-offs and landings were carried out. The airport explains
Friedrichshafen: Another Zeppelin NT is built
After a long break, another Zeppelin NT is being built in Friedrichshafen. The client is the Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei GmbH, which justifies the order among other things with the fact that the demand in the area
Fix: Former InterSky hangar becomes a volleyball hall
The municipal council of the city of Friedrichshafen decided on Monday that the hangar at the airport, formerly used by the defunct regional airline InterSky, will be converted into a volleyball arena.
Friedrichshafen: The InterSky hangar is to become a volleyball arena
Since the bankruptcy of the regional airline InterSky, there has been no meaningful use for the carrier's former hangar. Now this is to become a hall for the local volleyball team. The Council
New Pristina charter from Saarbrücken and Memmingen
The airlines Trade Air and ETF Airways will operate further Pristina charter flights from Germany in the summer of 2022. On behalf of specialized travel agencies, there are now also flights from Saarbrücken and Memmingen. away
Easter: Memmingen expects around 90.000 passengers
Around 90.000 passengers will use Memmingen Airport for a trip during the coming Easter holidays. The airport has thus reached the pre-Corona level of 2019. “Many have their trips early
Memmingen: Eurowings will fly to Mallorca from May
The summer holiday is getting closer - and with it the popular holiday island of Mallorca. Because from May 3rd, Memmingen Airport will have three more Mallorca flights per week - and with Eurowings
1. FC Nürnberg got its own “Club Gate”.
Nuremberg Airport has designed a gate and passenger boarding bridge in the design of Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Nürnberg. This was officially opened on Wednesday by the airport managers and representatives of the sports club. Already
Nuremberg: Bio-monitoring with the help of bees
World Bee Day, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, was celebrated on Friday. On this occasion, the German airport Nuremberg drew attention to the fact that in 2003 this
Germany: Tui and FTI get more Smartlynx machines
The Smartlynx Group was able to land further full charter orders in Germany. You will fly for the tour operators FTI and Tui Germany. According to one, you fly for the latter tour operator
Germany: Tui and FTI get more Smartlynx machines
The Smartlynx Group was able to land further full charter orders in Germany. You will fly for the tour operators FTI and Tui Germany. According to one, you fly for the latter tour operator
Saarbrücken: Wizz Air takes on Sarajevo
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will fly twice a week to Saarbrücken Airport in Germany from June 14, 2022. The carrier is including this airport in its route network for the first time. Two weekly courses are offered
New Pristina charter from Saarbrücken and Memmingen
The airlines Trade Air and ETF Airways will operate further Pristina charter flights from Germany in the summer of 2022. On behalf of specialized travel agencies, there are now also flights from Saarbrücken and Memmingen. away
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air postpones the return to Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is postponing the resumption of non-stop flights to Berlin and Hamburg. These should actually have been reactivated on May 16, 2022, but the booking situation is
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air resumes Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is reactivating the domestic German routes to Berlin-Brandenburg and Hamburg. Due to the corona pandemic, these were repeatedly suspended. From mid-May 2022 you want them again
Rhein-Neckar-Air is back in the air
The house brand of Mannheim Airport, Rhein-Neckar Air, has been back in the air since Saturday. After a long break, MHS Aviation again operated Sylt flights with a Dornier 328. RNA is one of those
Düsseldorf: Eurowings carried out the first A320neo flight
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings officially put the first Airbus A320neo into scheduled service on Thursday with the D-AENA. The first flight was carried out as EW9584 on the Düsseldorf-Palma de Mallorca route.
Tuifly has released the 2023 summer flight schedule
The German leisure airline Tuifly has partially released the sale of tickets for the 2023 summer flight schedule. Around 500 flights are currently planned to 23 destinations in Turkey, North Africa and Europe.
With Sundair: Schauinsland launches four new winter charter routes
The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is launching charter flights from Bremen, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Madeira in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. In addition, you can now fly to Lanzarote from the Hanseatic city. The implementation
Eurowings is finally discontinuing Mostar flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will finally discontinue the connection between Düsseldorf and Mostar, which has been paused for a long time due to the corona pandemic. The flights previously offered from Stuttgart to the
Repositioning: Eurowings surprises with an idiosyncratic commercial
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is currently trying to position itself as a value carrier with an unusual commercial that is to be broadcast by various German TV stations. You want to get away from the cheap image, but do you want to
Smell of smoke: KLM Cityhopper completed safety landing in Düsseldorf
On Saturday morning, an Embraer 190 operated by KLM Cityhopper had to make an unscheduled landing at Düsseldorf Airport. According to a statement from the federal police, the pilots noticed the smell of smoke and therefore
Cockpit Association criticizes the dismissal of 281 Germanwings pilots
The Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings gave notice to 281 pilots on Thursday. The approach has been sharply criticized by the Vereinigung Cockpit trade union, because the company is separating from the company's own pilots and is sitting
For Transavia: Leav Aviation performed first commercial flight
The young Cologne-based airline Leav Aviation took on its first ACMI order in the company's history on Sunday. With the Airbus A320, which bears the registration D-ANDI, you flew under a wet lease for
Cologne: Leav Aviation is now an airline
The German startup Leav Aviation is now officially an airline. The Federal Aviation Authority has granted AOC and operating license to the company that leased the Airbus A320 with the succinct registration D-ANDI.
DTM: Also in winter by direct flight to Antalya
The German-Turkish airline SunExpress recently included Antalya in its flight schedule from Dortmund. Now the carrier is expanding its offer from Dortmund to Turkey. Fast were out
Dortmund: BVB fan airbus officially presented
As part of a hangar event, Eurowings officially presented the “BVB Fanairbus” at Dortmund Airport on Friday. According to their own statements, it should be the world's first aircraft to explicitly
Easter: Almost 120.000 passengers used Dortmund Airport
During the two-week Easter holidays, Dortmund Airport welcomed 117.098 passengers (previous year: 34.204 passengers). That is around 71 percent more than in 2021. Dortmund Airport was thus able to come close to numbers again
Münster/Osnabrück expects 700.000 passengers in 2022
The German airport Münster/Osnabrück expects to have about 2022 passengers in the whole of 700.000. During the recent Easter holidays, the airport had about 60.000 travelers. Unsurprisingly, they were loud
Münster/Osnabrück Airport has already reached pre-crisis levels over Easter
During the Easter holidays in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, the FMO had already reached the level of the pre-Corona year 2019 with a total of 60.000 passengers. Flights to Mallorca were particularly popular during the Easter holidays.
2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers
After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still a long way from the level of business before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers were from the six
PAD: Corendon flies to Crete and Rhodes
From May 2nd, Corendon Airlines will fly twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays – between Heraklion on the island of Crete and Paderborn/Lippstadt. From May 3rd it will also follow
Corendon Europe is planning new winter routes from Germany and Switzerland
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is currently in the middle of planning for the 2021/22 winter flight schedule from Germany. There are some minor innovations, primarily from smaller airports. Currently planning
Avanti Air: First de Havilland Dash 8-400 landed at Siegerland Airport
With a little delay, the first de Havilland Dash 8-400 of the German airline Avanti Air shows up in its new livery. This is simply designed and shows the company log
German environmental aid takes legal action against Green Airlines
In recent years, more and more companies have jumped on the "climate-friendly" trend. In many cases, these are marketing promises that are difficult to verify and occasionally also pure greenwashing. the
Weeze: Ryanair moves Palermo flights to Trapani
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the launch of a non-stop connection between Weeze (Lower Rhine) and Trapani (Sicily). According to the company, this will be served twice a week from July 1, 2022. Totally
Weeze had 63.500 passengers around Easter 2022
Niederrhein Airport in Weeze was able to handle around 63.500 passengers during the NRW Easter holidays. At the same time, you benefit from the Dutch meivakanties, so that the first “high season” of 2022 is seamless
New MGL managing director starts work
Today Andreas Ungar has his first working day as the new managing director of Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL). This completes the management team, along with managing director Ulrich Schückhaus and authorized signatory David Bongartz. Hungarian follows
MGL: Federal government assumes costs for air traffic control
The decision has been made: the federal government will contribute to the air traffic control costs at Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL). The control zone with instrument flight operations is thus secured in the long term. “The financial commitment of the federal government is
Whitsun holidays: Hamburg expects a rush of passengers
Hamburg Airport expects many passengers to travel during the upcoming Pentecost holidays. By the hour, even more passengers are expected than in the same period of 2019. The airport expects
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air postpones the return to Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is postponing the resumption of non-stop flights to Berlin and Hamburg. These should actually have been reactivated on May 16, 2022, but the booking situation is
After just a few flights: bankruptcy proceedings against Tel Aviv Air opened
The district court of Hamburg opened insolvency proceedings against the virtual airline Tel Aviv Air GmbH under reference number 67h IN 96/22. According to the compulsory announcement by the court, the procedure was
Hamburg: Eurowings is increasing Alicante flights
The airline Eurowings, which has recently tried to position itself as a so-called value carrier, is increasing the connection to Alicante in Spain from Hamburg. This should also be served on Tuesdays
Air Baltic connects Hamburg with Vilnius
Air Baltic is now flying directly from Hamburg to Vilnius three times a week with the Airbus A220-300. The Hamburg-Vilnius route is operated by the Latvian airline every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
HAM: Eurowings plans up to 350 departures per week
Many North Germans are booking their first flight in more than two years, and in response to the high demand, the airlines are further expanding their services from Hamburg. Above all Eurowings:
Bremen Airport rehabilitates taxiway A
Runway A at Bremen Airport will be renovated from May 23rd to June 5th. However, this does not impede flight operations. Go east for launches
With Sundair: Schauinsland launches four new winter charter routes
The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is launching charter flights from Bremen, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Madeira in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. In addition, you can now fly to Lanzarote from the Hanseatic city. The implementation
Turkish Airlines has been flying to Bremen for ten years
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has been flying to Bremen Airport in Germany for ten years. The airport thus has a connection to the Istanbul hub, via which around 300 destinations in
Lübeck: Sundair carried out the first flight to Heraklion
The German holiday airline Sundair carried out the first flight from Lübeck on Saturday. This took place in Heraklion and is to be carried out on Tuesdays and Sundays during the current summer season
Lübeck Airport is now completely privately owned
The German regional airport in Lübeck has had quite an eventful history over the past decade. Now the airport is completely in the hands of Winfried Stöcker, because he has the
Lübeck Air and Sundair are to boost Lübeck Airport
In the summer of 2022, the holiday airline Sundair will fly from Lübeck to the destinations of Antalya, Heraklion and Palma de Mallorca. According to managing director Marcos Rossello, these are not charters, but
Green Airlines cancels all flights
Ticket seller Green Airlines is throwing in the towel “indefinitely”. The company announced that "maintaining operations at the present time is neither economically nor ecologically justifiable". You promise that
HAM: Syltair resumes flights to Westerland
The German airline will reintroduce the flight connection to Westerland in the summer months. Then it goes directly from Hamburg Airport to the island. “From April 14 we offer
Green Airlines has chartered Pilatus PC-12
The ticket seller Green Airlines once again had aircraft flown in from across Europe last weekend. On Friday, however, there was a specialty, because apparently it was open
Green Airlines cancels all flights
Ticket seller Green Airlines is throwing in the towel “indefinitely”. The company announced that "maintaining operations at the present time is neither economically nor ecologically justifiable". You promise that
Weeze: Ticket seller Green Airlines wants to offer Hamburg and Heringsdorf
The German ticket seller Green Airlines intends to market charter flights to Heringsdorf and Hamburg from Weeze. The latter destination is said to be operated by an undesignated airline on Tuesday and Tuesday service days
Kassel: MHS carries out the first Heringsdorf charter
The German airline MHS Aviation has been operating charter flights between Kassel-Calden and Usedom since Saturday under the Rhein-Neckar Air brand. The Dornier 328 pattern is used for this. According to the tour operator it was
Cockpit association: “Easyjet must not let Berlin bleed dry”
On Tuesday it was announced that the low-cost airline Easyjet will further reduce its Berlin-Brandenburg base and that numerous jobs will also be closed. This annoys the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit.
Easyjet Europe is significantly reducing its presence at BER
According to its own statements, the low-cost airline Easyjet will reduce its presence at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport by around a third. Before the pandemic, there were still 34 aircraft in Tegel and Schönefeld
Berlin: 650.000 euros donated in the form of returnable bottles
At many German airports, including BER, passengers can throw their empty returnable bottles and cans into collection containers. The return proceeds go to social causes. are in the federal capital
Germany: Tui and FTI get more Smartlynx machines
The Smartlynx Group was able to land further full charter orders in Germany. You will fly for the tour operators FTI and Tui Germany. According to one, you fly for the latter tour operator
TAP wanted to refuse reimbursement for a replacement flight because "the landings are often much bumpier"
With the argument that "landings are often much bumpier" with low-cost airlines, TAP Air Portugal tried to have a passenger refused reimbursement for replacement flights in court. You were successful
With Sundair: Schauinsland launches four new winter charter routes
The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is launching charter flights from Bremen, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Madeira in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. In addition, you can now fly to Lanzarote from the Hanseatic city. The implementation
Turkish returns to Leipzig – but not to Graz
The Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines will reactivate the hub connection to the Istanbul hub on June 30, 2022 from Leipzig/Halle. It is one of the last routes in the Germany-Austria-Switzerland region
Leipzig: Antonov Airlines plans to fly from Germany
The Ukrainian airline Antonov Airlines intends to relocate its operational base to Leipzig/Halle Airport due to the war. From there you want to fly with five An-124 for the time being. The home base Hostomel
Condor is resuming Leipzig/Halle-Athens
Condor is apparently experiencing too little demand on the new route between Leipzig/Halle and Athens. The carrier is suspending the route and will only operate on three individual ones in May 2022
Elbe Flugzeugwerke get a new CEO
There was a change in management at Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH. On April 1st, Jordi Boto (52 years old) took over the management of EFW as CEO after having been CEO since November
DRS has up to 148 flights a week in the summer timetable
Overall, the summer timetable from Dresden offers up to 148 weekly flights to 19 destinations in eight countries. The European metropolises of Amsterdam, London and Zurich are back in the summer flight schedule from Dresden.
Verdi and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG reach collective bargaining agreement
The Verdi trade union and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG were able to reach a collective agreement on Friday evening after three rounds of negotiations. This includes, among other things, that employees will receive a corona bonus in March 2022
Dörthe Hausmann leaves Rostock-Laage Airport
There is a change in management at Rostock-Laage Airport, which was taken over by Zeitfracht towards the end of last year. Dörthe Hausmann will leave the company on May 31, 2022. she
German Airways cooperates with Lufthansa Aviation Training
In the future, Lufthansa Aviation Training and the airline German Airways will work together at the Rostock-Laage location in the area of training young pilots. With this, German Airways covers the demand for freshly trained cockpit staff
Rostock-Laage has five holiday destinations this year
A total of five holiday destinations will be offered from Rostock-Laage Airport in the 2022 summer flight schedule. These are to be served from May 2022. These are the destinations Heraklion, Rhodes, Hurghada, Antalya and
Erfurt: Fire brigade trains on a mobile aircraft fire simulator
The company fire brigade at the Erfurt-Weimar regional airport is currently the first customer to train on a mobile aircraft fire and recovery simulator from Arff Services GmbH. National and international authorities therefore require regular training. Next to the
Guided tour of the site: Erfurt-Weimar Airport invites you
For the last time this year, Erfurt Weimar Airport will open its doors and invite all interested parties to a 90-minute tour of the airport grounds. The tour takes place on Tuesday,
Erfurt: Albastar takes on Erfurt-Palma de Mallorca
On behalf of the tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen, the Spanish airline Albastar will fly between Erfurt and Palma de Mallorca in summer 2022. The charter flights are to be made with Boeing 737-800 aircraft
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