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Abandoned in Frankfurt: Lufthansa must compensate school class
A school class from the Köflach grammar school got stranded on the way from London-Heathrow via Frankfurt to Graz in Germany. Lufthansa had canceled the onward flight and then with regard to the compensation as well as
Frankfurt Airport presents the first Sky Line vehicle
A connection between terminals 1 and 3 will be established at Frankfurt am Main Airport under the name "Sky Line". The transport system, which is supposed to transport up to 4.000 passengers per hour,
It's all about the sausage: Condor also relies on currywurst
Among the German airlines, it is obviously not only about the sausage, but also about the folding tables in the cabin. After Tuifly and Eurowings, Condor also offers
Summer 2023: Condor increases and reactivates Antalya
The holiday airline Condor will fly to Antalya again in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The Turkish destination will be served from Frankfurt and Düsseldorf with an Airbus A320. “We are very much looking forward to our
Singapore Airlines extends codeshare cooperation with Lufthansa
Singapore Airlines is further expanding its codeshare cooperation with Star Alliance partner Lufthansa in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The SQ code will be placed on 17 other routes served by the crane airline. It is from Munich
Lufthansa and UFO agree on new collective agreement
The flight attendant union UFO and Lufthansa have agreed on a new collective agreement. The basic salary is to be increased by 1 euros as of January 2023, 250. Effective July 1, 2023
HAJ: Martin Roll becomes the new managing director
Martin Roll becomes the new managing director at Hanover Airport. The Supervisory Board of Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH decided unanimously in its 276th meeting. The 50-year-old is supposed to work as a commercial manager in
European Air Charter increases in Germany
On behalf of some tour operators, European Air Charter is increasing the flight offer from Germany again. A total of 2021 additional circuits are to be carried out between July and September 38. The Tour Operator Alltours,
D-AMAX: Tuifly has taken over the first Boeing 737 Max 8
The German holiday airline Tuifly will be using a Boeing 2021 Max 737 aircraft in midsummer 8. This has the registration D-AMAX (MSN: 44601) and has already arrived in Hanover.
Ryanair: Fewer flights at Hahn Airport
Bad news for Hahn Airport: low-cost airline Ryanair is further cutting its already meager flight offer at the former military base. As emerged on Thursday from the Ryanair booking page on the Internet, the shortened
Ryanair hiring manager hands out against Lufthansa
Ryanair personnel manager Darrell Hughes throws criticism of the billions in government aid for Lufthansa in an interview. He even assumes that the competitor from the "government aid like an addict
Ryanair closes German bases
The German regional airports Frankfurt-Hahn and Weeze could face hard times, because the main customer Ryanair is holding out the prospect of closing the bases. Berlin-Tegel is also shaking, as can be seen from an internal circular.
Lufthansa: Verdi is calling on ground staff for a warning strike on Wednesday
Chaotic conditions are threatening at Lufthansa on Wednesday, because the Verdi union is calling on around 20.000 ground workers to go on a one-day warning strike. The background is that collective bargaining is considered deadlocked. the
Summer vacation: 40.000 flights registered in Munich
Munich Airport expects the number of passengers to increase sharply with the start of the summer holidays in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The airlines have so far registered 40.000 movements – twice as much
MUC: Cheaper parking rates during the summer holidays
Booking parking spaces online in advance has advantages for passengers at Munich Airport. During the summer months there is a "holiday special" up to and including September 19, 2022: from a parking period of seven days
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Eurowings Discover starts mileage upgrades
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is now enabling participants in the Miles & More frequent flyer program to carry out so-called mileage upgrades. This applies to most routes, with flights in connection with tour operators
Munich Airport counted around 13 million passengers in the first half of the year
The dynamic upward trend at Munich Airport is reflected in the traffic results for the first half of 2022: With around 13 million passengers in the first six months, the entire
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
Due to a lack of staff at Siko: 140 passengers stranded in Karlsruhe
A proud 140 passengers could not compete at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport on Monday because the security check was completely overwhelmed by the number of passengers. Only a single control line was open. Responsible for the Siko
Green Airlines is now offering tickets with a fictitious IATA 2L code
The German ticket seller Green Airlines has extensively revised its homepage and no longer calls itself an “airline” or “airline”. In the self-description you now call yourself a “virtual airline”. the
Truth undesirable: Green Airlines boss has lawyers' letters sent
In the aviation industry there are always impressive, fascinating, but also curious, incomprehensible or even disturbing events. Aviation casts a spell over many people - both positively and negatively.
Friedrichshafen airport closed for an hour after the incident
Today a private plane landed at Friedrichshafen Airport at around 14:30 p.m., but the pilot could no longer leave the runway independently. The cause is not yet known. All parties
New maintenance facility at Friedrichshafen Airport
Elite Jet Service GmbH has been with a new maintenance base for jet aircraft at Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen since March 01st, 2021. The company with headquarters in Mönchengladbach offers at Friedrichshafen Airport
Friedrichshafen Airport files for bankruptcy
Friedrichshafen Airport reported insolvency in the special form of protective shield proceedings at the Ravensburg District Court. According to the media statement, the court granted the application and appointed lawyer Alexander Hubl as trustee. In
The offer in Memmingen is being expanded further
At Memmingen Airport, the flight offer is being expanded week by week. The background to this is the falling incidences in Europe and the widespread opening of travel. From a "normal risk area"
Ryanair is moving to Stockholm-Arlanda
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announces the addition of two new routes from Germany. From Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden there is to be a flight to Stockholm-Arlanda. From Memmingen, Billund is a new addition to the flight schedule. Both routes
Corona: Memmingen expands test offer
In the corona test center at Memmingen Airport, passengers can now be tested for Covid-19 free of charge using both PCR and antigen. The offer is open to residents of Germany without payment. International guests,
Nuremberg Airport expects three million passengers this year
With around 1,1 million passengers in 2021, Nuremberg Airport increased its passenger volume by 16 percent compared to the previous year. Before Corona there were more than 4,1 million. Of the
Corendon Europe stationed “Hull City” special livery in Nuremberg
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe has registered the eleventh Boeing 9-737 on the AOC with 800H-CXG. Originally the aircraft was delivered to Thomson Airways as G-FDZW and was last
Corendon Airlines connects Nuremberg with Ibiza again
In recent years, one destination has been missed by travelers from the region: Ibiza. Now the holiday airline Corendon Airlines is bringing the popular Balearic island back to the Nuremberg flight schedule. Mallorca's little ones
Dusseldorf: Tuifly takes on Dakar
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, Tuifly will be offering non-stop flights from Düsseldorf to Dakar in Senegal. The Tui Group announced that two rounds per week would initially be offered. From November 3, 2022 wants
Condor announces long-haul flights from Munich and Düsseldorf
The German holiday airline Condor wants to offer long-haul flights from Düsseldorf and Munich again in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. For the time being, the planned routes from the two German cities are to be served with Boeing 767s.
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
Air Moldova is back in Düsseldorf
The airline Air Moldova is back at the German airport Düsseldorf. The carrier carried out the "first flight" on Sunday coming from Chisinau. The air carrier based in the Republic of Moldova
Eurowings is once again operating more than 400 flights a day
For the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate more than 400 flights per day during the Easter holidays. The range of holiday destinations has been greatly increased. the
D-AENA: Eurowings has taken delivery of the first A320neo
Eurowings Germany has deployed the first Airbus A320neo. This bears the registration D-AENA and is the first of a total of 13 A320neo/A321neo that the Lufthansa subsidiary will receive. The first commercial
Corendon Europe newcomer stationed in Cologne/Bonn
A few days ago, the Maltese airline Corendon Europe added another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet. This bears the registration 9H-CXE and was formerly used by Malindo Air.
Ryanair has been in Weeze for 15 years and in Cologne for 10 years
The low-cost airline Ryanair celebrated two anniversaries in Germany on June 1, 2022: Weeze Airport has been there for 15 years and Cologne/Bonn for ten years. The carrier markets
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
Dortmund Airport: More offers than before the pandemic
The new flight schedule offers passengers around 30 percent more destinations than before the pandemic. You can choose travelers from around 50 destinations in more than 20 countries. Also the
DTM: Eurowings sets course for Venice
From this summer, passengers can fly directly to Venice from Dortmund with Eurowings. The popular holiday destination was last offered from Dortmund Airport in 2004. Now the Lufthansa subsidiary offers from the
DTM: Almost 1,7 million passengers used the airport last year
Despite mobility restrictions caused by the pandemic in the first half of 2021, a total of 2021 passengers used Dortmund Airport from January to December 1.692.960. In the previous year there were still 1.220.624. In the current outlook
Green Airlines has launched the 25-year-old Metroliner
The French airline Chalair did not operate the charter flights of the ticket seller Green Airlines at the weekend for reasons that were not communicated in detail. The German company that has developed the
Avanti Air: In the middle of the floodplain
The German charter and ACMI specialist Avanti Air will very soon part with the last Fokker 100 and replace it with a more modern aircraft type. Reflotting is nothing for Avanti Air
Military aircraft over Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport
It can get louder around Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport in the near future: The German Air Force and the British Army are starting a joint aerial exercise. The British soldiers want with support
Green Airlines wants to sell domestic German tickets from Weeze
The ticket seller Green Airlines plans to offer charter flights from Weeze and Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden from February 14, 2022. These can currently be booked under fictitious flight numbers without specifying the operating carrier. That in the
August 2021: Weeze at 83 percent of the 2019 volume
In August 2021, the number of passengers at Niederrhein Airport was “only” seven percent below the value achieved in 2019. A total of 108.942 travelers used Weeze Airport.
Ryanair: Tuzla new from Weeze and Karlsruhe
The low-cost airline Ryanair will also be offering the destination Tuzla from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Weeze from September 2021. The inclusion of the two routes, each to be served twice a week, is
Tus Airways picks up Paphos from Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Nuremberg
In the 2022 summer timetable, Tus Airways is offering non-stop flights to Paphos in Cyprus from Düsseldorf, Tel Aviv, Hamburg, Nuremberg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. These are to be carried out seasonally for the time being. New
Hamburg: Enter Air took off for Tel Aviv Air for the first time
On behalf of Tel Aviv Air, the Polish airline Enter Air operated the first flight from Hamburg to Tel Aviv on Sunday. In the future, two weekly circulations are to be carried out and
March holidays: Hamburg expects 30.000 passengers per day
Hamburg Airport is expecting around 30.000 passengers per day during the upcoming March holidays. It is the first major travel wave of the current year. It is currently assumed
Hamburg announces slope closures for 2022
Hamburg Airport in northern Germany will close runways in 2022 in order to be able to maintain the runways. In June 2022, only one lane will be available at times. Further
Eurowings is taking off from Hamburg to seven new destinations
The German airline is increasingly focusing on sunny holiday cities by the sea, which are popular with both bathers and city breaks. The Spanish city of Bilbao will be open from April 4th
Flyer sets course for Hamburg
Norwegian low-cost airline Flyr plans to launch non-stop flights between Oslo and Germany's Hamburg. This will be served for the first time from autumn 2022. A specific date for the first flight has not yet been set
Bremen: Eurowings is now flying to Pristina
After Stuttgart and Mallorca, the airline has now started its third route from Bremen. Every Wednesday from now on it goes to Pristina in the capital of Kosovo. Is used
Anadolujet is now flying from Bremen to Antayla
Bremen Airport has a new airline: The Turkish Airlines subsidiary is now flying from Bremen. And so not only the terminal and that gradually fill up
Turkish Airlines connects Bremen with Istanbul again
Now fly from Bremen to Istanbul again: The Turkish airline offers a daily flight connection to the city on the Bosphorus. It flies again from Bremen Airport - Turkish Airlines. To
BER expands gastronomic offer in Terminal 1
The gastronomic offer at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport is being expanded. From May 2023, the SSP Group, a leading international concession gastronomy, and the young Berlin company beets&roots will open three restaurants and
Berlin wants to make appointments for the security check
When traveling by air, you can now pre-order or reserve many things. In future, it will also be possible to secure a slot for going through the security check at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. For the time being this should be free of charge
Business travel: Eurowings is expanding its offering by 30 percent
According to the airline Eurowings, there is an increasing demand for business trips. For this reason, from September 2022, the offer will be expanded to routes that are typically used by business travelers,
BER: Two first flights in one week - Norse Atlantic is now also starting on the US west coast
Three weekly flights to LAX with the 787-9 Dreamliner from Berlin/Brandenburg. After a five-year break, there is a connection from Berlin to Los Angeles again today. The only few
Norse Atlantic Airways is now also active from Berlin
The airline Norse Atlantic Airways started the first of initially three long-haul connections from Berlin to the United States of America on Wednesday. The premiere flight was to New York-JFK. Already
Berlin: Norse Atlantic Airways announces Fort Lauderdale
The airline Norse Atlantic Airways will carry out the first flight from Berlin-Brandenburg on Wednesday. At the same time, the carrier is announcing another destination, Fort Lauderdale, which will be included from the airport in the German capital
Central German airports: Twice as many employees as in 2010
At the end of 2021, 16.128 people were employed at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports, including all local companies and authorities. That is 10 percent more than in the previous year. Compared to 2010 has
Verdi is calling for a warning strike at six German airports
Security personnel at the airports in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Bremen, Hanover and Leipzig/Halle have been called to go on strike from 4:00 a.m. to midnight on Monday. This was shared by the union
DHL increases Boeing 777F order
The logistics group DHL Express has increased an existing large order by six more Boeing 777F. A total of 28 aircraft of this type are awaiting delivery. According to Geoff Kehr, Senior Vice
Twice as many employees at Leipzig / Halle Airport as ten years ago
Even in the corona pandemic, Central German airports are holding on to their workforce. This is mainly due to the ongoing boom in the freight business. At the Leipzig / Halle (LEJ) airport location is the number
Konrad Best moves to Leipzig and Dresden
As of February 1, 2021, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appoints Konrad Best, a new head of business development and strategy. The manager previously worked at Munich Airport
Smartlynx-A320 is scrapped in Rothenburg
An unusual guest landed on the Rothenburg airfield on Monday. An Airbus A320, which was last in service with SmartLynx, started its last journey. The machine from the
Germany: Lufthansa turns pilot training upside down
The Lufthansa Group announced on Wednesday that the training of pilots as part of the “ReNew” program will be realigned. Previously, the termination of the training at the Bremen location ensured
Rostock is back without scheduled flights
Rostock-Laage Airport has no connection to the Lufthansa hub in Munich in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. The carrier does not operate the route for the time being, but intends to offer it again in summer 2021. In order to
Rostock-Laage Airport has to cut staff
The Corona crisis is also making it difficult for Rostock-Laage Airport. Now the airport has no other choice: staff have to be laid off. How many employees there would be in the end
