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Car rentals: German law can also apply abroad
Additional fees are often hidden in the small print of the terms and conditions of commercial car rental companies, which can sometimes cost a lot of money. For example, almost all providers charge a processing fee for forwarding
Discover Airlines: UFO and VC jointly call for a strike
Both the Cockpit Association and the flight attendant union UFO are calling on their members flying with Discover Airlines to stop work on Friday, January 26, 2024. This will significantly increase flight operations
Lufthansa: EU Commission examines Ita Airways entry in more detail
The EU Commission has announced that Lufthansa's planned entry into Ita Airways will be examined in more detail. The concessions suggested by the crane were not even forwarded to the auditors,
Summer 2024: Aegean is expanding in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt
The Greek airline Aegean Airlines plans to fly more frequently to the German airports of Berlin, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt am Main in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The frequency increases were already published and bookable,
Ground staff: Verdi threatens Lufthansa with a strike
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, negotiations between the Verdi union and Lufthansa regarding the collective agreement for ground staff will continue. The employee representatives are already increasing the pressure in advance
Winter threw flight operations in Frankfurt into disarray
The onset of winter led to significant operational restrictions in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Around 700 flights had to be canceled. At times the de-icing even had to be stopped. Already
Test obligation: Lower Saxony wants to spoil Mallorca holidays
The German state governments as well as the federal government apparently do not seem to fit the point that the lifting of the travel warning for the Balearic Islands leads to a real booking boom for the
Easter: Sundair expands its Palma program considerably
The German holiday airline Sundair is expanding its flight program to Palma de Mallorca around the Easter holidays. The demand has risen sharply in the last few days, since the Federal Republic
VC and Tuifly agree on a crisis agreement
After lengthy negotiations, the German holiday airline Tuifly and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit were able to agree on a collective agreement to cushion the restructuring. Nevertheless, according to VC, around 130 pilots will continue to be
Etihad and Oman Air are increasing their Munich flights
The golf carriers Etihad Airways and Oman Air plan to increase their presence at Munich Airport. The Abu Dhabi-based company will kick things off from November 21, 2023
Summer 2024: Lufthansa flies from Munich with 36 long-haul aircraft
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Lufthansa will operate from Munich Airport with 36 long-haul aircraft. The number of weekly departures will increase to around 190. According to the airport
Munich: Lufthansa traditional costume crews are on the road again
For a few days now, Lufthansa has been using so-called traditional costume crews again from Munich. Flight attendants wear traditional Bavarian clothing. For example, this happened on September 24, 2023
Summer 2024: Delta starts New York-Munich
Skyteam member Delta Air Lines is further expanding its presence at Munich Airport in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The carrier will offer a non-stop connection to New York-JFK from April 11, 2024.
SalamAir takes on Muscat-Munich
The Omani low-cost airline SalamAir plans to start the route between Muscat and Munich from the end of September. The Omani low-cost airline SalamAir is planning flights from the end of September, specifically from September 30th
Lufthansa: City Airlines will launch later
Actually, City Airlines, the latest start-up of the Lufthansa Group, should have been in the air long ago. However, there have been delays. It is now assumed that it will be the beginning of 2024
Stuttgart Airport puts another solar system into operation
Another solar system was recently put into operation at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. This consists of 1.205 panels and is located on the roof of the P11 car park. With “STRzero”, the airport company wants
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
Eurowings suspends Stuttgart-Timisoara
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will discontinue the non-stop connection between Stuttgart and Timisoara in September 2023. The route is to be served for the last time on September 22, 2023 – at least for the time being. Considering
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
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
Memmingen has to accept a significant slump in traffic
Nobody expected that a year ago: After record values in 2019, a number of airports will have seen a significant decline in passengers in 2020 due to the corona pandemic. This is also the case in Memmingen. A plus
SkyUp also announces Kiev-Memmingen
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp has announced another route to Germany: From March 30, 2021, the carrier plans to fly from Kiev-Borispil to Memmingen on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tickets are
Memmingen: Ryanair suspends many routes
Setback for Memmingen Airport: Ryanair will not start the routes to Gymri (Armenia) and Lappeenranta (Finland) announced for the upcoming 2020/21 winter flight schedule. New date: summer flight schedule 2021. Also otherwise
Pegasus records Izmir from Munich and Nuremberg
From the end of May 2023, the Turkish airline Pegasus will temporarily connect the German cities of Nuremberg and Munich with Izmir. The two routes are to be served with Airbus A320 aircraft
Easter holidays 2023: Dortmund and Nuremberg with strong growth
The German commercial airports of Dortmund and Nuremberg are satisfied with the volume of traffic that was achieved during the two-week Easter holidays. The NRW-Airport had 142.425 passengers and thus by 21,6 percent
Marabu with ES-MBU on a short visit to Nuremberg
The Condor sister company Marabu Airlines paid a short visit to Nuremberg Airport on Friday, April 14, 2023 for training purposes. The Airbus A320neo with the registration ES-MBU was used.
Nice Air sets course for Düsseldorf
The Icelandic company Nice Air is planning to offer two new routes from Akureyri in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These should lead to Alicante and Düsseldorf. Operational implementation is to be carried out by Hifly Malta
Düsseldorf with 120 destinations in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
In the current 2022/23 winter timetable period, a total of 46 airlines are offering flights from Düsseldorf to 120 destinations in 41 countries. One or the other new destination is also included. "We're glad
Eurowings operates Sneaker flight number 1.000
According to its own statements, the airline Eurowings will operate flight number 4 on November 2022, 1.000, on which the crew will wear sneakers. “The next airline where flight attendants wear high heels
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
Iberia plane badly damaged in incident in Düsseldorf
An Airbus A320neo from the Spanish airline aborted a late landing in Dusseldorf - the tail touched down on the runway during a go-around. Iberia Flight 3140 from Madrid is struggling on final approach to 23R
Eurowings and Vereinigung Cockpit are negotiating again
After three days of pilots' strike, the Cockpit Association and the management of Eurowings Germany are back at the negotiating table. It had previously been announced that the growth of this Lufthansa subsidiary would be significantly reduced
Cologne Airport is testing hydrogen buses
Cologne/Bonn Airport will be testing a hydrogen-powered bus approved for regular service on the apron until mid-October 2023. It is a model from the Portuguese manufacturer CaetanoBus.
Nile Air has added Cairo-Cologne/Bonn
Since Sunday, October 15, 2023, another airline, Nile Air, has been active from Cologne/Bonn. The carrier has started a non-stop service to Cairo, which now operates twice a week.
Embraer manager joins German Airways
As of October 15, 2023, the Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways, which emerged from WDL, will have a new fleet chief, Luc van den Avyle. The new addition was previously for the manufacturer Embraer, among others
Dortmund Airport has taken on four new apprentices
Four young people started their apprenticeship at Dortmund Airport on Thursday. Two are being trained as service clerks in air traffic and two more are learning in the airport's cargo area. They were welcomed
DTM tops 2019: most successful summer vacation in airport history
This year's NRW summer holidays gave Dortmund Airport a new passenger record and thus continued the positive trend of increasing passenger numbers. A total of 391.900 passengers used the Dortmund offer during the holidays
Dortmund: Wizz Air temporarily discontinues Ohrid and Pristina
Low-cost airline Wizz Air is reducing traffic towards Kosovo, Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia and North Macedonia. A total of six routes will be temporarily suspended. Flights from Germany are also affected. Just before
Holiday flights: Green Airlines no longer has a “flight partner”
The charter marketer Green Airlines has finally ceased sales on the holiday routes from Groningen, Paderborn and Rostock-Laage due to a lack of “flight partners”. A few days ago the company posted on the homepage
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
Corendon: Paderborn with a new airline for flights to Greece
This year, the Greece program from Paderborn is not under a good star, because with Green Airlines the airport has found a not exactly reliable charter marketer. That should change in the coming year,
Eurowings cancels in Hamburg, Prague and Stockholm
The airline Eurowings is removing one route each from Hamburg and Prague and five from Stockholm-Arlanda in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are mostly tourist routes. Bastia will
Hamburg: Platoon Aviation has received its own AOC
The Hamburg-based company Platoon Aviation was awarded the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the Federal Aviation Office on December 21, 2022. The document bears the number D-421. You are now official
HAM expects up to 300.000 passengers over the bank holidays
At the end of the year, Hamburg Airport is still expecting fewer passengers than before the pandemic – but the terminals are still getting full. Around 280.000 passengers and around 2.200 flight movements will be carried out between 23 and XNUMX April.
Hamburg announces renovation of both runways
Hamburg Airport will renovate its two runways between the end of May and the end of September 2022. In addition, there is a runway closure for around 28 days. First will
Wizz Air has included Hamburg-Sofia
The low-cost airline Wizz Air now also flies between Hamburg and Sofia. The non-stop connection to the capital of Bulgaria has thus returned to the route network from the Hanseatic city after a long break.
Eurowings with new destinations from Hamburg and Düsseldorf
The airline Eurowings has launched a new route each from Hamburg and Düsseldorf for the 2023 summer flight schedule. It is Keflavik or Tangier. From the Hanseatic city it should be seasonal
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
Around 100 flight students are suing Lufthansa Aviation Training
According to the Cockpit Association, around 100 flight students are suing Lufthansa Aviation Training for the fulfillment of the training contracts they have concluded in order to be able to continue and complete their training. The cases are negotiated before
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
Winter 2023/24: Sundair resumes Berlin-Las Palmas
The German holiday airline Sundair is once again offering non-stop flights between Berlin and Las Palmas in the 2023/24 winter timetable. Airline ticket sales have already started. According to Sundair, the flights should be carried out
Germany asks the airport climate sticker to checkout
In Germany, the executive wants to ask the climate stickers of the "last generation" to pay for the costs they cause. However, the amounts are much lower than in the first
BER is looking for ideas for reusing the ex-SXF terminals
During the corona pandemic, the terminal buildings of the former Schönefeld Airport, some of which date back to GDR times and were last known as BER Terminal 5, were taken out of service. Now three architectural
Hainan Airlines celebrates 15 years of presence in Berlin
The Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is celebrating its 15th anniversary in Berlin. At the same time, the frequencies on the Beijing route will be increased to four rotations per week. In the future, flights will be to the
Winter 2023/24: Eurowings takes on Berlin-Tbilisi
In the 2023/24 winter timetable, Eurowings will start non-stop flights between Berlin and the Georgian capital Tbilisi. However, the route is not intended to be served continuously. The first flight is scheduled for December 18, 2023
Berlin: Recovery in passenger numbers is still sluggish
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport had around 2023 million passengers in July 2,2. In a direct comparison with the same month of the previous year, it was possible to increase a little, but it is still considerably below that
Leipzig: Pegasus increases Antalya flights
The Turkish holiday airline Pegasus Airlines expects strong Antalya demand in the summer of 2023 from Leipzig/Halle. For this reason, the frequencies will be significantly increased with effect from April 1, 2023. Currently
Leipzig: Air Moldova has included Chisinau
The airline Air Moldova started a non-stop connection between Chisinau and Germany's Leipzig/Halle on Tuesday. As a rule, this route is served by medium-haul Airbus A319 jets. After extremely
Ten Russian planes have to stay in Germany
Ten aircraft are said to be parked at German airports at the beginning of the airspace closure for machines that are owned or controlled by Russia. Flying out is not possible due to the sanctions
Holiday weekend: 53 departures in Dresden and Leipzig
The autumn holidays begin at the weekend in the German federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. There will be 27 departures from Leipzig / Halle and 26 departures from Dresden. The Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG points
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
