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Charter: Eurowings Discover operates three routes to Italy
In February and March 2023, Eurowings Discover will be operating some charter flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Naples and Rome-Fiumicino. Some of these are individual circuits. From Frankfurt am Main
Westjet is reducing air service between Canada and Europe
The Canadian airline Westjet will no longer serve some European routes from Halifax, Vancouver and Toronto. The carrier will initially discontinue these at the beginning of the 2023 summer flight schedule period. A possible resumption
Uzbekistan Airways flies to Frankfurt am Main more frequently
The airline Uzbekistan Airways is increasing the frequencies between Tashkent and Frankfurt am Main in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In the future, the aim is to carry out four circuits per week. These are intended for both Airbus
Shortage of staff: Frankfurt continues to limit take-offs and landings
Frankfurt Airport and the local service providers have still not been able to solve their staffing problems. In the autumn of the previous year, the daily capacity had to be restricted. This measure will
Peter Gerber becomes the new Condor boss
With effect from February 1, 2024, the holiday airline Condor will be under the direction of the current Brussels Airlines boss Peter Gerber. He succeeds the longstanding managing director Ralf Teckentrup. "We are happy
Lufthansa crew copes with engine failure over Greenland - return to Frankfurt
A Lufthansa crew was faced with a difficult situation on Saturday when an engine failed during a transatlantic flight over Greenland. During a transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Seattle (flight number: LH490).
Nouvelair is expanding towards Germany
The airline Nouvelair wants to fly to the German destinations Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Berlin-Brandenburg this summer. In Switzerland, Geneva is on the flight plan. The one from Tunisia
Hanover: Turkish takes on numerous new destinations
Turkish Airlines is currently serving the destination Istanbul from Hanover. In the future, the carrier plans to offer numerous other Turkish destinations from the trade fair city. From June 25, 2021 Gaziantep, Kayseri, Samsun,
S7 Airlines announces Hanover and Cologne
The Russian Oneworld member S7 Airlines has announced the addition of two routes to Germany for May 2021. From May 3, 2021, the carrier plans to fly once a week between Moscow-Domodedovo and Hanover. Three
Subsidies: Lufthansa threatens ECJ defeat in "Hahn dispute"
A longstanding legal dispute over subsidies that flowed to Ryanair at Hahn Airport between 2001 and 2012 is now about to be ruled by the European Court of Justice. Advocate General
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
From Bergen: Widerøe sets course for Munich and Hamburg
The Norwegian regional airline Widerøe is adding four new routes from Bergen to its 2023 summer timetable. Two of these will lead to Germany. The carrier will initially be three times a week from March 30, 2023
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
Skyexpress departs from MUC to Athens
With the start of the winter flight schedule, the Greek airline Skyexpress is expanding its range of flights between Munich and Athens. They go to their hub in the Greek capital five times a week. The flights land
Winter service at Munich Airport is ready
With the beginning of the cold season, the winter service at Munich Airport also starts: From next Tuesday, November 1st, the specially trained employees will be available around the clock. The winter service
Munich Airport is testing security and passport controls “with an appointment”
Munich Airport is initially testing the advance reservation of appointments for security and passport controls for 60 days. The aim is to shorten waiting times and better control capacities. for now is
Summer 2023: Lufthansa wants to use at least three A380s from Munich
In the 2023 summer timetable, Lufthansa will return some of the Airbus A380 aircraft to scheduled service. Three units are to be deployed from Munich. In the course of the corona pandemic, the super jumbos were temporarily removed from the
Ita Airways has further increased its presence in Germany
The Alitalia successor Ita Airways is increasing its presence in Germany during the current 2022 summer period. There are 114 weekly flights between Italy and Germany. It is to top-ups
Stuttgart airport boss Schoefer expects higher ticket prices
According to Walter Schoefer, Managing Director of Stuttgart Airport, there will no longer be plane tickets for 9,90 euros or 29,90 euros. The sharp rise in fuel prices alone would ensure that
Stuttgart: Ground workers will get more wages from August 1, 2022
The Verdi trade union and the employers of the ground handling service providers working at Stuttgart Airport were able to reach an agreement in collective bargaining. There will be more for around 300 employees from August 1, 2022
Alk Air to Green Airlines: “Nothing going on without moss!”
The charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir in the last few days, because after only a few legs the Bulgarian Alk Air said goodbye. The Romanian Just Us Air came first
Lawsuit against Etihad: BGH denies German jurisdiction
Air Berlin insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther suffered a bitter legal defeat before the German Federal Court of Justice. The highest court denied the jurisdiction of the Germans in connection with the claim for damages that was brought against Etihad Airways
Green Airlines sits at a letterbox rental company
In the last few days the charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir, because in just one week they lost two “airline partners”. After just a few legs, the Bulgarian Alk drew
Sun Air announces comeback in Friedrichshafen and Düsseldorf
Friedrichshafen Airport is currently in a kind of involuntary Sleeping Beauty slumber, at least as far as domestic German air traffic is concerned. The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia is planning the Düsseldorf route from January 18, 2021
Friedrichshafen needs almost 30 million euros
Friedrichshafen Airport underscores its importance for the Lake Constance region with an expert opinion drawn up by the Roland Berger law firm. This has been entrusted with a
Lufthansa stops Friedrichshafen flights
Friedrichshafen Airport suffers another setback in the corona crisis, because Lufthansa will once again suspend the connection to the Frankfurt am Main hub. From October 1st, 2020 this route will be
Ryanair expands flight offer from Memmingen
Islands are becoming more and more important this summer at Allgäu Airport Memmingen. Because islands seem to be largely safe destinations in Corona times. How good that Ryanair will be the
Ryanair is planning 56 weekly flights from Memmingen
From Memmingen, Ryanair wants to offer 56 weekly flights to 23 destinations in the current summer flight schedule period. These include four new destinations to be added in July 2021: Lappeenranta, Rhodes,
Memmingen: Ryanair announces two new routes
The Bavarian regional airport Memmingen hopes that demand will stabilize in the next few months. In a broadcast, the airport points out that the summer flight schedule will not start until the end of October 2020
Tus Airways is significantly reducing its presence in Germany
The Cypriot Tus Airways actually wanted to fly to Paphos from Nuremberg, Hamburg and Düsseldorf in the current 2022 summer timetable period. Actually, because the current state of things one has
Nuremberg: Global Airways flies for Corendon Europe
The newly founded airline Global Airways, based in Vilnius, started commercial flight operations on May 21, 2022. So far, only one Airbus A320-200 is on the new provider's AOC
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
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
Shortage of staff: Eurowings has to cancel many flights
The low-cost airline Eurowings has to reduce the summer flight schedule even further than previously known. Numerous flights are canceled at short notice, as there are numerous sick leave among the flying personnel. Another reason is that
Düsseldorf Airport gets two new managing directors
With Lars Redeligx and Pradeep Pinakatt, Düsseldorf Airport is getting a new dual leadership. The background is that the two previous managing directors will leave the company. Both at their own request. Thomas Schnalke,
Eurowings is expanding in Prague and launching Nador and Tunis from Düsseldorf
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is launching four new routes from Prague in the 2022 winter flight schedule. These are Oslo, Marsa Alam, Funchal and Hurghada. Also from Dusseldorf is an additional
Mavi Gök Airlines launches Antalya charters from Germany and Austria
The Turkish airline Mavi Gök Airlines will be offering some charter flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Nuremberg and Vienna to Antalya from July 11, 2022. These are across all Anex brands
Düsseldorf wants to prevent summer collapse with new measures
In the past few weeks, Berlin-Brandenburg and Düsseldorf airports in particular have attracted negative attention, with sometimes enormous queues at the counters and at the security checkpoint. NRW Airport wants
Cologne/Bonn had 1,6 million passengers in the 2022 summer holidays
Since the beginning of the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne/Bonn Airport has repeatedly hit the headlines because of the extremely long waiting times in front of the security checkpoint. The airport was closed during the six-week school vacation
Siko chaos in Cologne: Up to seven hours waiting time
The total failure of the German authorities in terms of security checks became clear again at the weekend at Cologne/Bonn Airport. There was a waiting time of up to seven hours in front of the Siko lines. The queue was several
Cologne/Bonn wants to take over security checks itself
With the exception of Frankfurt am Main, security checks at commercial airports in Germany are carried out by private security service providers on behalf of the Federal Police. Cologne/Bonn is now saying that one
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
Dortmund: Foundation stone laid for new police building
A new police building is being built on the Dortmund Airport site. The foundation stone was laid on Wednesday by Airport boss Ludger van Bebber, Lord Mayor Thomas Westphal and North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul, among others
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: Airport Run takes place
Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport is reviving a very popular event: the 31th Airport Run will start at the home port on Sunday, October 7st. The start of this fun run scheduled for 12.30 p.m.
Green Airlines: Chalair flew empty from Paderborn to Sylt
Last Friday the ticket seller Green Airlines let empty seats fly from Paderborn to Sylt. There was not a single passenger on board the Chalair chartered Beechcraft 1900D. the
German Airways ultimatum to Green Airlines: 800.000 euros on the table or 11,3 million euros lawsuit
By the end of this week, the ticket seller Green Airlines has to put 800.000 euros on the table at German Airways or the Zeitfracht subsidiary will file a lawsuit for 11,3 million euros.
IHK demands money for Weeze, Dortmund and Paderborn
The NRW airports in Weeze, Dortmund and Paderborn do not receive any money from the “Aviation Billion” because they are not classified as international airports. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sharply criticized this fact. It is required that
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
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:
HAM: Eurowings is adding three more holiday destinations to its flight program
At the weekend, Eurowings will start scheduled services to three holiday destinations from Hamburg. From Saturday, April 30, the German airline will fly to the Greek port city of Chania once a week.
Contactless travel at Hamburg Airport
"Camera on" is the motto at Hamburg Airport with immediate effect. After a successful introductory phase, the Star Alliance's biometric visual field recognition is now officially starting there. With the new service, participating passengers come from
Hamburg: Eurowings has started Verona flights
The airline Eurowings has started non-stop flights from Hamburg to Verona for Easter. These are carried out on the traffic days Monday and Friday. The cheapest one-way ticket should cost 59,99 euros. "We
Bremen Airport is again taking up its wings
The city of Bremen will again take hold of the local airport due to the corona pandemic. The airport posted a loss of around 20 million euros last year.
Air Cairo takes on Bremen-Hurghada
The holiday airline Air Cairo will also be flying to Bremen Airport from July 21, 2021. The airport announced that it will use medium-haul Airbus A320 jets. The Egyptair subsidiary will initially
BRE: Senate is probably providing financial support
Bremen Airport is on the verge of bankruptcy - an injection of money is urgently needed. It looks like the city's own society will get this too. That goes from an internal
Winter timetable 2022/23: Airlines offer 122 destinations from Berlin-Brandenburg
On October 30, 2022, the 2022/23 winter flight schedule will also come into effect at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. 65 destinations in 122 countries are offered by 50 airlines. With Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris, London
Easyjet continues to reduce its presence in Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet is noticeably reducing its presence in Germany in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The hardest hit by the cuts is Berlin Airport, where the local base is being downsized. All in all
Autumn holidays: more than a million passengers expected at BER
More than 21 million passengers are expected at BER Airport during the travel season for the autumn holidays in Berlin and Brandenburg from October 6 to November 1,1. These are round
Pegasus expands Germany-Izmir traffic
The Turkish airline Pegasus is adding additional routes between Germany and Izmir in the 2023 summer timetable. These are non-stop flights that are offered from Frankfurt am Main and Berlin-Brandenburg.
September 2022: BER has broken the two million passenger mark
In September 2022, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport exceeded the two million passenger mark for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic. 2.066.204 passengers were counted, which is around 130.000 more passengers than in
Lufthansa: D-ABPA officially named “Berlin”.
Lufthansa's first Boeing 787-9 was officially christened "Berlin". The ceremony was performed by Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of the German capital. On December 1, 2022
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
LEJ invests 2,5 million euros in noise protection
Leipzig/Halle Airport is making further efforts to reduce ground noise emissions for its residents. The modernization of the engine test hangar at the airport began on Monday. The aim of the conversion is to increase availability
Lufthansa is giving up six lounges
Not all of the Lufthansa Group's lounges have reopened yet. This will never happen again at five locations, because the carrier is closing five of these exclusive waiting areas in Germany and one more
Qantas A380 flies into the desert with a new cabin
Like the entire aviation industry, Qantas has to abandon previously established strategies and rethink it. The national airline of Australia is now sending freshly modernized Airbus A380 aircraft to the California desert. The
Condor is now selling Sundair tickets
The German airlines Condor and Sundair have been working together in sales since Wednesday. The Sundair offer can now also be booked on the Condor website. Be there
