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City Airlines: UFO fears end for Lufthansa Cityline
The flight attendant union UFO fears that the latest Lufthansa offshoot “City Airlines” could contribute to the rapid dissolution of the existing Lufthansa CItyline. There is no concrete evidence for the claim,
Summer 2024: Air Canada increases Montreal-Frankfurt service
Star Alliance member Air Canada will fly more frequently between Montreal and Frankfurt am Main in summer 2024. In the future, up to 13 rounds per week will be served. From available flight plan data
Winter flight schedule: Frankfurt Airport with numerous expansions
Frankfurt Airport can expect a successful winter of 2023/24. The airport will serve 242 destinations, making the airport the most important international air traffic hub. Frankfurt Airport can have a successful winter time
Lufthansa will launch City Airlines in summer 2024
The Lufthansa Group's newest flight operation, City Airlines, is scheduled to begin operations in summer 2024. The aircraft will be stationed in Frankfurt am Main and Munich and will work alongside Lufthansa Cityline
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
Tuifly and VC break off negotiations
The German holiday airline Tuifly and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit broke off negotiations on possible job cuts without any result. The management around company boss Oliver Lackmann is said to have left the table.
Financial support for HAJ and Deutsche Messe AG
Hannover Airport and Deutsche Messe AG are threatened with bankruptcy: an injection of money should now prevent that. Hardly any company can save itself from the coronavirus crisis on its own. So should
Tuifly returned last Boeing 737-700
Since March 22, 2020, the D-AHXG has literally been flat out at Düsseldorf Airport. Now the Boeing 737-700 has been returned to the lessor Castlelake. That ends at Tuifly
From Düsseldorf and Munich: Condor flies for Air Prishtina
On behalf of the tour operator Air Prishtina, Condor has been operating charter flights from Düsseldorf and Munich to Pristina since the end of March 2023. Courses are taken from the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia three times a week
Cityjet has stationed the first Bombardier CRJ-1000 in Munich
The Irish airline Cityjet has flown the first of five Bombardier CRJ-1000s. This bears the registration EI-HIC and was transferred to Munich a few days ago. From this airport
Summer 2023: Marabu starts with seven aircraft
The Estonian Condor Group sister company Marabu Airlines intends to start with seven A2023/A320 aircraft in the 321 summer flight schedule. The first flight is scheduled to take place in early May 2023 from Hamburg. company boss
Oberpfaffenhofen: Travelcoup are accused of “illegal charter flights”.
The Bavarian Airport Oberpfaffenhofen is classified as a so-called special airport. This also has to do with the fact that it was once Dornier's factory airport. Now "Travelcoup" causes trouble,
Marabu records Munich-Corfu
The Condor sister company Marabu Airlines will fly once a week between Munich and Corfu from mid-May 2023. The joint offer with Condor is therefore five circulations per week. Four rotations stand
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
Verdi strike: Stuttgart also has to be off the grid
After Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich, Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport also announced that flight operations would be suspended on Friday, February 17, 2023 due to the strike announced by the Verdi union
Verdi strike: Stuttgart also expects failures
For Friday, February 17, 2023, 162 regular flight movements have been registered from Stuttgart. Whether these can all be carried out is completely open, because the Verdi union is also calling on this one
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
Green Airlines activates bookings
On November 1st, the German airline Green Airlines will start its first scheduled flight from Karlsruhe-Baden Baden to the new Berlin airport BER. A total of 16 weekly departures are planned. The flights from the airport
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.
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
Nuremberg rents out winter parking spaces for vintage cars, mobile homes and the like
Traditionally, fewer passengers leave commercial airports in Europe during the winter months. As a result, there can be a yawning emptiness in the multi-storey car parks or on the parking spaces.
Only Nuremberg and Munich want to use Turkish temporary workers
Only 150 temporary workers from Turkey are to be used temporarily at a few German commercial airports. Originally there was talk of around 2.000 temporary workers who would clean up the chaos at various airports
NEW: Alicante, Málaga, Valencia and Seville added to the winter timetable
Ryanair is already announcing a highlight for the coming autumn: From October 30, there will be a flight from Nuremberg to Seville in Spain for the first time. This makes it the capital of Andalusia
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
Düsseldorf: Leav Aviation helps out at Tuifly
The German holiday airline Tuifly currently has an operational problem. The carrier stands out negatively with some extremely long delays and cancellations. Some aircraft do not stand due to technical defects
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
Summer 2023: Condor is planning some new holiday routes from Germany
The holiday airline Condor has already started planning for the 2023 summer flight schedule. From Germany, the carrier intends to launch some new routes on short and medium-haul routes and on existing ones
Düsseldorf: Eurowings carried out the first A320neo flight
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings officially put the first Airbus A320neo into scheduled service on Thursday with the D-AENA. The first flight was carried out as EW9584 on the Düsseldorf-Palma de Mallorca route.
Tuifly has released the 2023 summer flight schedule
The German leisure airline Tuifly has partially released the sale of tickets for the 2023 summer flight schedule. Around 500 flights are currently planned to 23 destinations in Turkey, North Africa and Europe.
Summer 2023: Eurowings gives up some routes from Germany
The airline Eurowings has revised the 2023 summer flight schedule from Germany. While the carrier usually announces new additions in large letters, settings are removed from the reservation system rather uncomplainingly. The current status
Verdi strike: only five flights from Cologne/Bonn
There should have been 136 passenger flights on Monday, February 27, 2023 in Cologne/Bonn. However, the strike organized by the Verdi trade union meant that only five connections were actually carried out
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
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
Dortmund starts paid Siko Fastlane
A few days ago, Dortmund Airport put a new fast lane into operation in the security check area. Use is chargeable and offered by ParkVia Ltd. The tickets for
DTM: Despite the pandemic, around 40 percent more passengers than in 2020
A total of 1.692.960 passengers used Dortmund Airport last year. That was 39 percent more than in 2020. Due to the pandemic, the airport has not yet been able to match the number of passengers
Green Airlines chartered two German Airways E190s
The Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways (formerly: WDL) is to fly with two Embraer 190s for the Green Airlines startup. One machine each is to be stationed in Paderborn and Groningen. The client
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
PAD: Two shareholders get out
Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport and the Gütersloh and Lippe districts will go their separate ways with immediate effect. The exit from the airport is now a done deal. The conditions for this have also already been negotiated.
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: Electra Airways flew for Voyage Air
The Bulgarian charter airline Electra Airways carried out the maiden flight between Varna and Bremen on Monday on behalf of Voyage Air. The LZ-EAA, an almost 27-year-old Airbus A320, was used.
Friday: Verdi calls for rallies
Obtaining state aid and dismissing employees at the same time? In Verdi's eyes, that doesn't work at all. For this reason, demonstrations will take place across Germany on Friday. The Verdi union called on Friday
Sundair will take off again on July 1st, 2020
With the restart, flights from Kassel-Calden, Bremen, Dresden and Berlin will be offered. The German holiday airline Sundair wants to return to Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu, Verna, Burgas, Palma at the beginning of July 2020
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
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
Cockpit union: At Aerologic, the signs are pointing to a strike
At the cargo airline Aerologic, the signs are on strike. The Cockpit Association announced that the pilots in a ballot "clearly spoke out in favor of industrial action to enforce collective agreements".
Dusseldorf: Eurowings is putting Leipzig and Nuremberg on the back burner
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will not reactivate two domestic German routes from Düsseldorf with Nuremberg and Leipzig for the time being. The background is obviously that demand has fallen short of expectations. But one speaks
