GERMAN
ENGLISH
| 
January 2024: Frankfurt with 4,1 million passengers
Frankfurt am Main Airport had around 2024 million passengers in January 4,1, 11,1 percent more than in the same month of the previous year. However, the figure was still 12,6 percent lower
Discover Airlines: VC calls for pilot strike again
The Cockpit pilots' union is once again calling on its members who fly for Discover Airlines to go on strike. This time work will be stopped for three days. Recently the works council and
Copper thieves temporarily shut down important DB lines
On Monday, February 12, 2024, rail traffic between Stuttgart and Frankfurt am Main had to be restricted. The reason for this was not a spontaneous strike, but the theft of copper cables.
South Korea: T'way Air takes over four European routes
It took a long time, but the EU Commission has now given its approval to the planned merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. But the two carriers had to do a lot
Higher salaries for pilots: company agreement concluded at Discover Airlines
The Discover Airlines works council was able to conclude a works agreement with management on pilot salaries. This applies retroactively to January 1, 2024 and provides for higher salaries. The Cockpit Association
Lufthansa Cargo is launching additional North American routes
The Lufthansa Group is expanding its freight connections from Brussels and Frankfurt am Main towards North America in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Lufthansa Cargo will have new traffic days from April 3, 2024
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.
Tuifly takes 22 Boeing 737s into the air
The German holiday airline Tuifly wants to bring the fleet, which has been reduced to 22 machines, completely up in the air this year. A high demand is expected, which would also generate package travelers from the parent company.
Singapore Airlines and Tui work together
The airline Singapore Airlines and the travel group Tui signed a contract for international cooperation on Monday. Among other things, this includes increased cooperation in 14 European countries. Singapore
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.
Winter service: Munich Airport is well prepared
In order to ensure safe operations around the clock even in wintry weather conditions, winter service is available at Munich Airport from the beginning of November to mid-April. With ice cream and
Munich: Eurowings operates the first Lapland charter flight
On behalf of PAS Polar Air Shuttle GmbH, two weekly charter flights have been operated between Munich and Arvidsjaur since November 27, 2023. The operating carrier is Eurowings. The route should be on each
Business class airline Beond launched in Munich
Last week, the Maldives-based airline Beond started a direct connection between Munich and Malé. It is a direct flight and not a non-stop flight, because
Lufthansa: City Airlines starts its personnel search
The youngest offshoot of the Lufthansa Group, City Airlines, will begin operations in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Now they are looking for flying personnel and are looking for pilots
Summer 2024: Norwegian announces 40 new routes
The low-cost airline Norwegian intends to add a total of 2024 additional routes in the 40 summer flight schedule. It is currently assumed that the fleet will grow to 90 machines. Among the new announcements are:
Georgian Airways takes on Tbilisi-Munich
The airline Georgian Airways intends to connect Munich Airport with Tbilisi from December 17, 2023. This will also increase the chances of getting into the Russian Federation. The
Summer 2024: Corendon takes on Stuttgart-Herkalion
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe intends to operate a non-stop connection between Stuttgart and Heraklion in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This is scheduled to begin on April 27, 2024 and will initially be flown twice a week
From Vienna and Stuttgart: Air Cairo takes Sharm el Sheikh
The airline Air Cairo will also be heading to Stuttgart and Vienna in the 2024 summer flight schedule from Sharm el Sheikh. In the Austrian capital you can fly with Wizz Air
Declaration of intent: FlyVBird wants to buy up to 50 Alice E aircraft
The German start-up FlyVBird has signed a letter of intent to acquire up to 50 Alice electric aircraft from Eviation. The agreement stipulates that 25 copies should initially be delivered. Further
Just a legal trick? Green Airlines claims AOC application
The ticket marketer Green Airlines has now suffered the next setback, because, according to a report by Airliners.de, German Airways will no longer fly for them - apart from Cologne-Paderborn-Westerland. That prevented
Green Airlines is avoiding compensation
The German charter marketer Green Airlines strictly refuses to make compensation payments under EU regulation 261/2004 to those passengers who have been left sitting. Not only that the legal rights to care services and
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
Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen invests in LED runway
An energy saving of around 65 percent in the operating state, calculated on the entire lighting, is the result of the complete conversion from halogen lights to energy-saving LED lights at Lake Constance Airport Friedrichshafen. The one in the
Friedrichshafen: Sun Air postpones comeback to August 2021
The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia actually wanted to reactivate at least the Düsseldorf route from Friedrichshafen shortly before Christmas 2020. From Billund they wanted to fly again from the beginning of November 2020. Wanted,
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
Memmingen sees "light at the end of the tunnel"
The Bavarian regional airport Memmingen counted around 21 passengers in the period from May 6 to June 2021, 33.000. Last year there were around 4.700 passengers during the Whitsun holidays. Airport manager Ralf Schmid
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
Comeback: Nuremberg Airport is again offering guided tours on Sundays
After a long break, Nuremberg Airport is now again offering guided tours of the airport area on Sundays. These are offered every second and fourth Sunday of the month
Charter: Smartwings connects Abu Dhabi with Cologne, Nuremberg and Leipzig
On behalf of a German tour operator, the Czech airline Smartwings will set course for Abu Dhabi from Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig/Halle and Nuremberg in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. The flights are arranged by the customer himself
Summer 2023: Nuremberg expects up to 16.000 passengers per day
A few days ago, the 2023 summer holidays began in the German state of Bavaria. At Nuremberg Airport, 28 airlines offer their flight services to 62 destinations. “Since the start of the travel season at Easter
Eurowings with one new route each from Hamburg and Düsseldorf
In the 2023 summer timetable, the airline Eurowings will add one new route each from Hamburg and Düsseldorf. These are Nador and Verona. From May 13, 2023, Eurowings intends to do three
Dusseldorf: Fly One Armenia takes on Yerevan
The low-cost airline Fly One Armenia intends to start its first German route in the 2023 summer flight schedule. From mid-May 2023, Airbus A320s will fly twice a week between Yerevan and Düsseldorf. The
Eurowings celebrates its 30s
The airline Eurowings celebrates its 1th anniversary on February 2023st, 30. The carrier emerged on February 1, 1993 from the merger of the NFD founded by Hans Rudolf Wöhrl and the
Dusseldorf: Many flight cancellations due to warning strikes
Due to a warning strike that took place between Friday, January 27, 2023 (3:30 a.m.) and Saturday, January 28, 2023 (0:30 a.m.) at Düsseldorf Airport
Condor takes Dusseldorf-Pristina
The holiday airline Condor will fly daily between Düsseldorf and Pristina in the 2023 summer flight schedule. It is a charter connection operated on behalf of the tour operator Air Prishtina. the
Condor starts Pristina flights from Dusseldorf
The German airline will start daily flights between Dusseldorf and Pristina with the start of the new summer timetable. On March 26, 2023, Condor will fly to the Kosovan capital daily. The flights will
Cologne/Bonn: Eurowings cancels Chisinau and Santiago de Compostela
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Eurowings will offer two additional destinations from Cologne/Bonn, Chisinau and Santiago de Compostela. From May 1st, the airline will fly to Chişinău every Wednesday and Saturday
Summer 2024: Eurowings with some new routes from Germany
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is launching some new routes in the 2023/24 summer flight schedule from its bases in Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart and Prague. From Düsseldorf there will be three weekly Florence routes at the end of April 2024. Twice
Cologne Airport is building a new substation
Cologne/Bonn Airport is building a new substation at a cost of 7,8 million euros. This is scheduled to go into operation in the middle of next year. The shell of the modern substation is already in place
Wizz Air turns its back on Balaton-Airport Heviz
Passengers of the low-cost airline Wizz Air have to do without further routes from Germany and Austria. The carrier gives up some routes again. These have already been removed from the reservation system. From Heviz
Dortmund has taken delivery of a new Rosenbauer fire engine
Dortmund Airport has received another fire engine from Rosenbauer. The HLF20 was taken over on Sunday. “We are delighted with the new vehicle for the fire brigade
Dortmund with 41 destinations in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
In the 2022/23 winter flight schedule, 41 destinations in 23 countries will be served at Dortmund Airport. In addition to Izmir and Antalya, SunExpress now also flies to Zonguldak. The low-cost airline Ryanair offers among others
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.
Summer vacation: Paderborn had 35.000 passengers
The summer holidays have already passed in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Paderborn Airport counted around 35.000 passengers in the six weeks. According to its own information, around 300 rotations were carried out and it
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
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,
Weeze: Exxareo is stationing second Premier 1A
In the area of business aviation, there is news at Niederrhein Airport: The airline company Exxaero based there is launching a second Beechcraft Hawker Premier 1A aircraft. In Weeze has
New from Weeze: Oradea
The German regional airport Weeze recently had to tremble about the presence of its largest customer, but now Ryanair is announcing a new route. From December 2020, the lowcoster will run twice a week
Oslo: SAS reactivates Berlin and Hamburg
The Scandinavian airline SAS is reactivating its connections to Berlin and Hamburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Initially, flights from Oslo to the Free and Hanseatic City will only be available on selected days. That's how it should be
Verdi calls for strikes in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover
The Verdi trade union is calling for a 22-hour warning strike from Sunday, March 2022, 22, 00:24 p.m. at the airports in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover. The airport of the free
Hamburg is expanding e-car sharing parking spaces
More carsharing vehicles with electric drives are to be available at Hamburg Airport in the future. The airport has set up 120 additional parking spaces near the terminals, which are equipped with charging stations.
Winter 2023/24: Condor reactivates Agadir flights
The German airline Condor intends to reactivate flights to Agadir from four German airports in the 2023 winter flight schedule. For the time being, these are seasonal routes. Condor already had Agadir in
Eurowings takes on Hamburg-Tunis
In the 2023 summer flight schedule, Eurowings is launching a non-stop connection between Hamburg and Tunis. This will initially be served once a week until August 29, 2023. It is a route
Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
Bremen gets a second managing director
The German airport Bremen is currently looking for a second managing director. This should be placed at the side of Elmar Kleinert. In the future, you will therefore rely on a dual leadership.
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
United Airlines is cutting flights to Germany
The US airline United Airlines is reducing its presence in Germany next year. The seasonal Berlin flights will no longer be offered from Washington in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Also in Frankfurt am Main
From Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart: Eurowings launches Erbil flights
From Stuttgart, Berlin and Hamburg, Eurowings intends to head to Erbil twice a week from mid-December 2023. From Hamburg and Berlin from December 19, 2023
Eurowings celebrates its first Dubai flights from Stuttgart and Berlin
After a long preparation, the time had come at the weekend: Eurowings carried out the first flight from Stuttgart to Dubai on October 29, 2023 under flight number EW1152. That followed on Monday
Winter 2023/24: 66 airlines fly from Berlin
The 2023/2023 winter flight schedule starts at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport at the end of October 24. 66 airlines offer flights to 130 destinations in 52 countries. Norse Altantic will be flying as a long-haul connection from December 15th
Easyjet Holidays is coming to Germany
After Switzerland, the low-cost airline Easyjet will also launch its own tour operator Easyjet Holidays in Germany. CEO Johan Lundgren announced this on Thursday, October 26, 2023
Autumn holidays 2023: Berlin is expecting 1,2 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport expects to have around 2023 million passengers during the current 1,2 autumn holidays. Compared to the same period last year, this would be an increase of around 100.000 travelers. Currently
Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
MDF AG extends with service provider Klüh
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, which is behind Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports, has extended an existing service contract with Klüh by five years. In Leipzig/Halle, this company provides in
Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports were able to more than double the number of passengers
Last year, Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports counted a total of 2.403.772 passengers. This means that passenger numbers have more than doubled. Dresden Airport counted 841.522 passengers, 154 percent more than in 2021.
Central German airports significantly reduce CO2 emissions
Central German airports reduced their CO2020 emissions by 2 percent in 86 compared to 2019. This was confirmed by the accounts at the end of May. This means that the company already significantly exceeds that for 2030
Freebird Europe started in Cologne and Leipzig
The Maltese airline Freebird Airlines Europe took on Greek destinations from Leipzig / Halle on Sunday. The provider is an offshoot of a Turkish airline and flies on behalf of the state tour operator Tui.
Mallorca: Sundair takes off again in Dresden
The German holiday airline Sundair started a non-stop connection between Dresden and Palma de Mallorca on May 1, 2021. The route will initially be operated on the Saturday traffic day. Currently, Sundair continues
