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Air Montenegro is temporarily suspending Frankfurt and Zurich
The airline Air Montenegro will temporarily suspend the Podgorica-Zurich route from October 2, 2022. Likewise, from October 13, 2022, Frankfurt am Main will temporarily not be served. According to company information
Feeder flights for Condor: Lufthansa is suing against the decision of the Federal Cartel Office
The Kranich Group does not want to stand by the decision of the German Federal Cartel Office that Lufthansa must grant its competitor Condor access to feeder flights. One appeals against the decision of the competition authority.
Lufthansa: VC withdraws strike call
The Lufthansa pilots' strike announced for Wednesday and Thursday has been called off. The "last-minute negotiations" are said to have led to a breakthrough. Both sides are still silent about the result. It
VC calls on Lufthansa pilots to go on strike again
The Cockpit Association is calling on its members at Lufthansa and the freight subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo to go on strike again from Wednesday. This time, the passenger airline is said to have stopped work for two days
Bundeskartellamt: Lufthansa must operate feeder flights for Condor
In terms of the Condor feeder flights, Lufthansa suffered a defeat before the German Federal Cartel Office. The authority's decision even expands the leisure airline's scope. However, the Kranich Group can appeal against the decision
Friday: Cockpit Association calls on Lufthansa pilots to go on strike
The Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union is calling on its members at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo to go on an all-day strike on Friday, September 2nd, 2022. According to the employees, the negotiations on the collective wage agreements should first take place
Hanover: Use of corona detection dogs is being considered
Dogs are used as experts in many areas, because after appropriate training they are able to find just about anything. Whether explosives, drugs or buried people - all
Vereinigung Cockpit and Tuifly start mediation
The management of the holiday airline Tuifly and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit have now been able to agree on mediation. This is now being prepared and should be carried out in February 2021. Between
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
Lufthansa Airbus A350 “Munich” – first aircraft with improved business class
An Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AIVC was christened in the name of the city of Munich by the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder today at Munich Airport. The plane takes off immediately
Munich Airport flies a big loss
Traffic development at Munich Airport in the 2021 financial year was still heavily influenced by the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The bottom line is a big minus. The group-wide sales generated by the
MUC: United Airlines flies to Denver for the first time
United Airlines is expanding its route offering to destinations in the USA from Munich. Two more connections to the United States are now on the schedule. For the first time
Eurowings Discover with up to 21 aircraft in summer 2022
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover plans to increase its fleet to 21 aircraft by the end of this year. This will involve ten Airbus A320 and eleven A330 in own operation, confirmed
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
Lufthansa Group withdraws from the Italian domestic market again
The Lufthansa Group is withdrawing – at least for the time being – from domestic business in Italy. Air Dolomiti will no longer fly within Italy for the time being, but will focus on its bases in Frankfurt am Main
Stuttgart Airport wants to produce synthetic kerosene
Together with partners, Stuttgart Airport wants to use a feasibility study to clarify how climate-friendly synthetic kerosene can be produced from "green" hydrogen and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) from cement production. be possible
Linate: ITA postpones Stuttgart – Easyjet is expanding Berlin significantly
The airline ITA Airways will not start the flights from Milan-Linate to Stuttgart and Barcelona planned for the beginning of the 2022 summer flight planning period. At the same time, the competitor Easyjet is increasing frequencies
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
FKB: Almost a million fewer passengers in the Covid year
After the record year 2019 (1.346.750 passengers), Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport was not spared from a massive decline in passenger numbers in the Corona year: around 401.000 passengers used the FKB in 2020 for
Green Airlines blows off the start again
The startup Green Airlines is postponing its first charter flight for the second time at extremely short notice. Now they don't want to start until February 1st, 2021. Previously, it was postponed from November 1, 2020
Green Airlines cancels the first flight
Not surprisingly, Green Airlines canceled the first flight announced for November 1, 2020 on Thursday. The company cites the German government's new corona measures as a reason. There is a new appointment
Memmingen: Ryanair takes on Lappeenranta
Memmingen Airport is getting a new travel destination - in the far north. The Finnish city of Lappeenranta is on the flight schedule from the end of October. Ryanair gets them twice a week
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.
Corendon celebrates first flights in Erfurt and Memmingen
In the last few days Corendon Europe and Corendon Airlines carried out some first flights from Germany. In Erfurt the carrier lifted for the first time in the direction of Rhodes and Heraklion. From Memmingen offers
Germany: Ryanair announces eight more routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the inclusion of eight additional routes from Germany. These are offered from Nuremberg, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Memmingen and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. According to their own statements, the summer flight schedule is in place
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
NEW: Condor Business Class now with lounge access
Condor connects Nuremberg with Mallorca, the favorite island of the Franconians, seven times a week in summer. Every Condor passenger in Business Class has free access to the new Dürer Lounge. Currently also have
Eurowings Germany and Verdi agree on collective agreement
The Verdi union and the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings have agreed on a new collective agreement for cabin crew. Among other things, this provides that the salaries of the flight attendants in the future
Blue Air shortens and moves Germany routes
The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air is postponing the resumption of numerous routes between Germany and Bucharest or Cluj by around two months. Also, some routes will initially be less than
ANA is putting Düsseldorf's resumption on the back burner
The Japanese All Nippon Airways will indefinitely postpone numerous routes that were planned for the 2022 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the Düsseldorf destination is affected. The carrier
Düsseldorf started the new year with a new fee schedule
A new fee schedule has been in effect at Düsseldorf Airport since January 1, 2022. This favors modern aircraft and at the same time is intended to motivate the airline to use the airport during the day. Fee regulations for German commercial airports
Azores Airlines starts direct flights from Dusseldorf to New York JFK
The Portuguese airline Azores Airlines will be offering direct flights once a week between Düsseldorf and New York JFK from the beginning of June 2022. These are real direct flights and not non-stop flights, because
Summer 2022: Eurowings is flying to more destinations than ever before
For the first time, the airline has more than 140 routes on its list - and thus more destinations than ever before. With around 2.500 flights a week, the Eurowings offer is almost reached again
Verdi strike also paralyzes CGN
The day-long strike at the passenger checkpoints at Cologne Bonn Airport, called for by the Verdi services union, began at midnight last night. Large parts of the employees of the private security services are
Germany: Airport association ADV strongly criticizes Verdi strike
The working group of German commercial airports has severely criticized the recent warning strike called by the Verdi union. This takes place in Frankfurt, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn
Germany: Verdi calls on security personnel to go on strike again
The Verdi union is again calling on security personnel at numerous German commercial airports for a 22-hour strike on Tuesday, March 2022, 24. Hamburg Airport assumes that most
Dortmund wants to attract more switchers via OTA Kiwi
The online travel agent Kiwi and Dortmund Airport have been working together on connecting flights since September 1, 2021. The airport in the Ruhr area is mainly used by low-cost travelers who do not offer transfers,
Germany: Dortmund recovered particularly quickly
The German airport Dortmund surprised with high traffic figures, which were achieved during the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia. Company boss Ludger van Bebber has now declared that the airport in Germany is the one
Zagreb: Lauda Europe conducts first Dortmund flight
On behalf of Ryanair, the Maltese company Lauda Europe carried out the maiden flight between Zagreb and Dortmund on Friday. With the Airbus A320, this route is supposed to be on Monday and Friday
German Airways no longer flies for Green Airlines either
The ticket marketer Green Airlines is now completely without an “airline partner” because German Airways announced on Monday that it will no longer fly for this client with immediate effect. Last
PAD: A lot of traffic thanks to holidays
A total of around 15.000 passengers started or landed on sunny holidays from Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport in the first half of the summer holidays. More than 2.000 passengers took off on the first weekend of the holiday
PAD: Six freight machines bring Corona relief supplies to Namibia
Six wide-bodied Airbus A340s will fly to Namibia in July. You will have more than 200 tons of medical protective equipment on board, facing the rising incidence levels
HAM expects increased passenger numbers in the autumn holidays
When the autumn holidays begin in the north on the weekend, the terminals at Hamburg Airport fill up: The airport expects around 450.000 arriving and departing passengers in the next two weeks.
HAM: Eurowings will be flying to Beirut from November
From November 7th, Eurowings will start a new connection and for the first time will fly non-stop from Hamburg to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Every Sunday an Airbus A320 takes off at 7 a.m. in the
Hamburg expects a loss of 100 million euros
Hamburg Airport is also deep in the red this year. Managing director Michael Eggenschwiler expects a loss of around 100 million euros and says that one
Hamburg: Condor and Eurowings take Beirut
Two airlines will start non-stop flights from Hamburg to Beirut at the beginning of November 2021. These are Eurowings and Condor, which are competing on another Lebanon route
Right of way for electric taxis at Hamburg Airport
As of today, environmentally friendly e-taxis can go right up front at Hamburg Airport. At the boarding areas directly in front of the terminals, the first two seats will be for purely electric taxis
Lufthansa Technik expands cooperation with Rossiya Airlines
Lufthansa Technik has arranged further engine overhaul events with the Russian airline Rossiya Airlines. Four CFM2022-56B engines will be overhauled in Lufthansa Technik's engine workshop in Hamburg by mid-5. "We are glad that
Corendon announces Izmir and Ankara from Bremen
The holiday airline Corendon is expanding its presence at Bremen Airport in the 2021 summer flight schedule. The destinations Ankara and Izmir are offered seasonally from the Hanseatic city. Here comes the Turkish part
Sundair: Canaries from four German airports
The German holiday airline Sundair will fly to the Canary Islands from various German airports in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. From the point of view of the Robert Koch Institute, all of Spain is currently a risk area. Austria devotedly takes the
VC: "Lufthansa sacrifices high training standards under cost pressure"
The German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit is furious about the closure of the Lufthansa flight school in Bremen and the associated call by the group to cancel the training. The crane group would become its social
Many sick leave: Easyjet has to cancel many Berlin flights again
At Berlin-Brandenburg Airport things are not going smoothly at Easyjet. The carrier had to cancel many flights again on Saturday. Spicy: Due to the Pentecost holidays, almost everyone was affected
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
Deutsche Post-DHL continues to rely on Atlas Air
The US cargo airline Atlas Air and the logistics group Deutsche Post-DHL are extending their existing cooperation. This means that the carrier will continue to operate 20 cargo aircraft for the logistics company. The two companies
Lufthansa flies again from Leipzig / Halle to Munich
The scheduled flights are offered up to twelve times a week. The AUA parent plans to expand the service to the Munich hub to include up to 14 weekly flights. Has been offering since June of this year
Cargo: Leipzig again on record course
Over the year as a whole, Leipzig / Halle Airport was able to increase cargo throughput by 18,4 percent to 1.025.187 tons. This broke the 1 million ton mark for the first time in the company's history in August.
