Frankfurt is also affected: Bamboo Airways is suspending long-haul flights
The Vietnamese airline Bamboo Airlines is withdrawing from the long-haul business. As a result, operations of the Boeing 787-9 fleet will be terminated. You want to focus on it in the future
Ita takeover: Lufthansa faces bureaucratic headwind from the EU Commission
The EU Commission appears to be examining Lufthansa's entry into Ita Airways particularly closely, as the authority is demanding a "notification document" of around 600 pages, some of which contains quite unusual information
Israel and Lebanon: Lufthansa Group flights remain suspended
For security reasons, the Lufthansa Group airlines will not serve destinations in Israel and Lebanon as scheduled until at least October 31, 2023. This extends the flight break, which is due to the
Coffee spilled on your leg: Lufthansa offers $500 in compensation
In July 2023, a mishap occurred on board a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt am Main to Budapest: a 19-year-old ordered a coffee that was accidentally served by the flight attendant
Fraport is converting apron vehicles to electric drives
The airport operator Fraport is gradually converting its vehicle fleet to electric drives. At the same time, the charging infrastructure at Germany's largest air traffic hub is being expanded and further developed. Today it still works conventionally, using electricity
Condor is temporarily suspending Tbilisi and Yerevan
The German holiday airline Condor will not fly between Frankfurt am Main and Tbilisi in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. Said route will be temporarily suspended over the winter of 2023/24. For summer 2024 is
Agreement between Tuifly and VC not in sight
A quick agreement is not in sight between the German pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit and Tuifly. The employee representatives feel they have been treated badly because of an internal circular signed by Managing Director Oliver Lackmann.
Talks: Tui may need more government aid
The travel company Tui has already received around three billion euros in state aid and is now in negotiations for a further two billion euros. According to Reuters, the talks are still ongoing
VC calls for political intervention at Tuifly
The Cockpit Association demands that German politicians prevent the restructuring of the Tuifly holiday airline “at the expense of the taxpayer”. According to the current plans, against which the union Sturm
Air Dolomiti takes over Geneva-Munich
The Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will set up a non-stop connection between Geneva and Munich from June 1, 2023. This will initially be served twice a day with Embraer 195 regional jets. By
Air China reactivates Munich and increases Frankfurt
From August 1, 2023, Air China will again fly daily between Beijing and Munich. This route is to be served daily with Boeing 777s. Also in the direction of Frankfurt am Main
Munich is looking forward to the Lufthansa A380 comeback
Airbus A380-800s operated by Lufthansa have not been sighted in Munich for a long time. The carrier is currently not using these in regular scheduled services, because originally it was thought to be the beginning
Entry into scheduled business: Dan Air flies to Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin
The Romanian airline Dan Air intends to enter scheduled business from the beginning of June 2023. From Bucharest you want to head for Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany. While the flights in
Lufthansa hands Munich Jersey over to Air Dolomiti
From May 27, 2023, Air Dolomiti will offer the flight connection between Munich and Jersey under its own flight numbers. So far, the LH code has been used. Flights will continue to be operated via Lufthansa
All Nippon Airways has reactivated Tokyo-Munich
After a long absence, Japanese Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways celebrated its comeback at Munich Airport on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The carrier again flies three times a week from Tokyo-Haneda
Volotea and Eurowings agree on sales cooperation
The low-cost airlines Volotea and Eurowings are moving closer together because the two carriers have agreed on an extensive sales partnership. This includes joint ticket sales on around 140 routes. Air tickets for both carriers
Germany: Verdi calls for strikes at seven airports
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Verdi union is calling for 24-hour warning strikes at seven German commercial airports. The airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen are affected.
Stuttgart Airport is building a hydrogen competence center
A center specializing in the development and production of hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft is being built on the site of Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. This will be managed by H2Fly. That
Green Airlines: Neither registration nor flight plan submitted to the FKB
The champagne corks should actually pop at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport, because in the middle of the corona pandemic, a newcomer wants to take up the domestic route to Berlin with Green Airlines. Hamburg and Sylt are also up
FKB boss Jung: "Travel in Europe must be possible again without 'borders'"
The German regional airport Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden (FKB) is only a stone's throw away from the French border and is the second largest airport in Baden-Württemberg. The 3.000 meter long slope was inherited from
Uwe Kotzan is the new boss at Baden-Airpark
With Uwe Kotzan, the Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden regional airport will have a new boss on January 1, 2021. So far, the manager has been in charge of the Erfurt / Weimar regional airport. He succeeds the longstanding managing director Manfred
Lauda Europe in the air from mid-September 2020
The Maltese Ryanair subsidiary Lauda Europe Ltd. will start flight operations in mid-September 2020. It is flown with medium-haul jets of the type Airbus A320. These are those aircraft that are currently
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.
Nuremberg says goodbye to Turkish temporary workers
On Sunday, Nuremberg Airport said goodbye to those Turkish temporary workers who had been requested on a temporary basis due to a shortage of staff. The federal government had issued temporary work visas. "We're reluctant to let them
Nuremberg presents winter flight plan
The autumn holidays are already approaching. 16 airlines fly from Nuremberg Airport to 40 travel destinations, including more Spanish programs than ever before in the winter season. For the first time non-stop from Nuremberg
Ryanair expands in Nuremberg and taunts Lufthansa
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, the low-cost airline Ryanair will operate from Nuremberg with two Boeing 737-800s operated by its subsidiary Malta Air. According to their own statements, there are nine new winter routes
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
Eurowings assigns the seats in the basic fare again
Eurowings will soon reintroduce the fixed seat allocation in the Basic fare that has been suspended since autumn 2020. If you are not satisfied with the "randomly" assigned place, you have to pay at least five euros
In Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf: Verdi calls for airport strikes again
On Monday, February 27, 2023, significant restrictions in air traffic are to be expected at Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf airports. The background is that the Verdi union has again called for work stoppages
Cologne/Bonn: Nile Air starts Cairo flights
The Egyptian airline Nile Air will operate a non-stop connection between Cairo and Cologne/Bonn from June 18, 2023. Medium-haul jets of the Airbus A320 type are to be used as aircraft. The provider is
Summer 2023: Air Arabia Maroc flies Cologne/Bonn-Tanger
In the 2023 summer timetable, Air Arabia Maroc will also be offering non-stop flights from Cologne/Bonn to Tanger-Boukhalef. The route is to be served until the beginning of September 2023 for the time being. A continuation in winter 2023 is
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
Paderborn: Corendon, Freebird and Pegasus take on Antalya
Three Turkish airlines have announced the start of flights between Paderborn and Antalya. These are Pegasus, Freebird and Corendon. The three carriers add up to eight rotations
Only 131 kilometers: Green Airlines has flights between Cologne and Paderborn
The charter company Green Airlines will be operating particularly “green” flights from July 9, 2021, because the carrier will fly commercially between Cologne / Bonn and Paderborn. The distance between the two cities is
Green Airlines wants to market “climate-friendly” vacation flights
According to its own information, the “climate-friendly” startup Green Airlines announces that the destinations Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Crete and Kos will be offered from Rostock and Paderborn. The limited liability company
Runway damage caused chaos at Hamburg Airport
A concrete break-up on the runway made landings at Hamburg Airport impossible yesterday. Air traffic could only be continued as planned after 40 minutes. A spokeswoman for the airport said the damage was on Wednesday
Hamburg: Airbus A321XLR has completed its maiden flight
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus carried out the maiden flight with the A321XLR aircraft on Wednesday. The machine with the serial number 11000 took off at 11:05 am from the Hamburg-Finkenwerder airport. Of the
Hamburg Airport counts 1 million passengers per month again for the first time
New passenger record since the beginning of the pandemic: In May, more than 1 million passengers used Hamburg Airport for the first time in just one month. Around 1,1 million arriving and departing passengers used in May
Hamburg waits alternately for the two runways
In June 2022, Hamburg Airport will alternately close the two runways for one week each. Regular maintenance and repair work is carried out. Meanwhile, one operates as a single-runway airport. First will
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
Tel Aviv Air: Business operations permanently ceased
Initially, the insolvent Tel Aviv Air GmbH said that it would no longer be able to offer flights until May 21, 2022 for “technical reasons”. The date has passed and now
Downsizing: Airbus and IG Metall negotiate
The collective bargaining between the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the IG Metall union will start today, Thursday. In view of the sharp drop in demand due to the corona pandemic, the group intends to create around 3.000 jobs
Wizzair cancels Vienna-Bremen
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair is making further cuts in the flight schedule from Vienna-Schwechat. The non-stop connection to Bremen will be discontinued and will no longer be bookable in winter 2020/21. For the time being, Vienna-Bremen will be the last
Vienna travel warnings: Airlines are monitoring the situation
Belgium, Germany and Switzerland now regard the Austrian capital Vienna as a risk area. As a result, travelers now have to be quarantined. In some cases, this can be done with the submission of a
Eurowings is focusing on growth in Berlin
The airline Eurowings will offer a significantly expanded service from Berlin-Brandenburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In a way, they are also reacting to the reductions made by their competitor Easyjet. "Our growth in
Qatar Airways is increasing Vienna and Berlin
Golf carrier Qatar Airways will fly more frequently between Doha and Vienna-Schwechat effective July 2, 2023. The carrier is adding four weekly rotations to the route. In the future you will be 14
Berlin Airport is expanding “Siko mit Termin” further
Since March 1, 2023, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has been offering a further 2.000 daily slots for security checks. These are available to passengers using the free reservation service. Total offers
Nouvelair continues to expand its presence in Germany
The airline Nouvelair will offer three more Germany destinations from Tunis in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are Berlin and Düsseldorf, which are to be served from April 2023, and
Berlin: The next ILA will take place in June 2024
In June 2024, the ILA aviation trade fair is scheduled to take place again on the grounds of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. This will take place from June 5th to 9th, 2024 and under
Tel Aviv: Arkia cancels Berlin flights
The Israeli airline Arkia has revised its plans for the 2023 summer flight schedule and decided not to offer the destinations Naples, Berlin and Bergamo. In return, you focus
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
Noise protection: Leipzig modernizes engine test run hall
Leipzig/Halle Airport wants to continue investing in noise protection and announces that the engine test hangar is to be modernized. This should lead to the residents being protected even in unfavorable wind conditions
Verdi and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG reach collective bargaining agreement
The Verdi trade union and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG were able to reach a collective agreement on Friday evening after three rounds of negotiations. This includes, among other things, that employees will receive a corona bonus in March 2022