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Lufthansa will fly domestic German flights with Boeing 2022-787s until the end of November 9
Lufthansa will be using the Boeing 787-9 aircraft in German domestic traffic between Frankfurt am Main and Munich longer than originally announced. The carrier also uses the short-haul flights for pilot training. From the
China Southern Airlines reconnects Frankfurt with Guangzhou
China Southern Airlines is resuming flights from Germany after the pandemic-related interruption. From October 7, 2022, China's largest airline will fly non-stop with Frankfurt once a week
Condor vs. PGL: Frankfurt Regional Court rejects mutual claims for damages
The holiday airline Condor failed in the district court of Frankfurt am Main with the claim for damages brought against the Polish state holding PGL. A counterclaim was also dismissed. After the collapse
Lufthansa takes two A320s from Austrian Airlines on a wet lease
From November 2022, Lufthansa will take two Airbus A320s on a wet lease from Austrian Airlines. The two medium-haul jets will fly from Frankfurt am Main to Graz, Vienna, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Paris-Charles de
China Airlines: Comeback in Vienna and daily Frankfurt flights
The Taiwanese airline China Airlines intends to reactivate the flight connection between Taipei and Vienna with effect from October 31, 2022. At the same time you want to increase the Frankfurt route. Taiwan will be the entry
Eurowings Discover: “Continue to hire new employees”
The airline Eurowings Discover will no longer use Air Baltic's wet lease services in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. However, the three Airbus A350s operated by Finnair will continue to operate on the route network
D328eco: Deutsche Aircraft focuses on sustainable cabin
The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has agreed to work with Factorydesign for the cabin interior of the new edition of the Dornier 328, which is currently under development. According to the media statement, the focus is on the topic
MUC: Tours will resume at the weekend
After an interruption of several months due to the pandemic, the visitor tours at Munich Airport will start again next weekend. Tour operations begin on Saturday, February 26th. From Wednesday to Sunday from
SkyUp postpones flights to Vienna and Munich indefinitely
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp will not start the non-stop connection between Lviv and Vienna-Schwechat announced in December 2021. The Borispil-Munich route is also affected. Originally, the carrier announced that
Munich: Eurowings Discover announces Maldives flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover will start a long-haul connection from Munich to Malé in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. According to the current planning status, the Maldives should be served twice a week from the Bavarian airport.
Lufthansa and Swiss collect climate donations on board
The "indulgence trade" with so-called carbon compensation payments is not going well for most airlines. Extremely few passengers donate during the booking process or afterwards via an independent platform. Lufthansa
Oman Air is increasing in Frankfurt and Munich
Gulf carrier Oman Air is increasing its presence at the German airports in Frankfurt am Main and Munich at the start of the 2022 summer flight schedule period. The carrier puts on a further round. The change
Modernization: Stuttgart closes check-in in Terminal 3
From Monday, Terminal 3 at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport will temporarily no longer be used for check-in and baggage drop-off. The background to this is that new X-ray control devices are being built into the conveyor system. Are not affected
STR: Airport fire brigade trains emergency
An emergency drill will take place at Stuttgart Airport on Saturday, September 25th, 2021. The airport fire brigade, together with the forces of the US airfield fire brigade, will create an accident scenario with a
11.111. Tuifly flight takes off to Greece
With Tuifly on the autumn vacation: In the afternoon today the 11.111. Tuifly flight of the year. The fully booked Boeing 737-800 took off from Stuttgart Airport in the direction of Corfu. The regular flight rings
NUE: Vueling launches new Paris connection
Vueling has been represented at Nuremberg Airport with the connection to Barcelona since 2013. Since yesterday, the Spanish airline has also been flying to Paris-Orly Airport. The new connection is made by
Nuremberg Airport: First flight to Bologna started
Bella Italia also in the winter half-year: Since October 31, Ryanair has been flying to Bologna in Italy on Thursdays and Sundays. “With the start of the connection to Bologna, the flight schedule for
Autumn break: Nuremberg Airport expects 55.000 passengers
After Nuremberg Airport was able to record a strong increase in passengers during the summer holidays, the airport is also anticipating correspondingly high demand for the Bavarian autumn holidays. During the weeklong vacation
Essen: Zeitfracht sells flight school TFC
The Zeitfracht Group is separating from the TFC flight school, which it only took over in spring 2020. It was sold to a consortium around the former owner Christian and buyer
From Düsseldorf and Stuttgart: Helvetic could fly for Eurowings
The vast majority of the Eurowings fleet is still on the ground. Currently only 35 machines are in use. At the same time, the carrier plans to pull wet lease capacities ashore for the summer time. In conversation
Eurowings should go back on expansion course
Before the corona pandemic, Eurowings expanded extremely quickly, possibly even too quickly. The goal was to create a pan-European carrier, but so far only in Salzburg, Pristina and Palma have been outside Germany
Lauda: Crewlink wants to hire ex-Düsseldorfer for Zadar
The airline Lauda Europe is currently looking for flight attendants for the Zadar base and subsequently also for Zagreb. The temporary employment agency wrote for the first named location
Eurowings has reactivated Dresden-Düsseldorf
Eurowings has been flying between Dresden and Düsseldorf again since Monday. For the time being, three circuits per week will be offered. The route paused repeatedly due to the corona pandemic. Most recently, the Lufthansa subsidiary set up the connection for
Düsseldorf: Eurowings announces Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg and Tbilisi
From Düsseldorf, Eurowings will start non-stop connections to Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg and Tbilisi in July 2021. According to their own information, they are heading to the two countries for the first time under EW flight numbers. Germanwings had in the
Comeback: Easyjet reactivates Berlin-Cologne / Bonn
In the aftermath of the Air Berlin bankruptcy, Easyjet took over many routes from Berlin Tegel. In order to be able to hold the slots, wetlease devices, for example from Smartlynx and WDL, were used at the time. Well should
Stickers: German Airways advertises Adler fashion stores
The Zeitfracht group of companies recently bought the Adler fashion stores out of bankruptcy and integrated them into the group. German Airways is now advertising the Embraer 190 with the registration D-ACJJ
Technical relief organization is expanding in Cologne / Bonn
The technical relief organization will expand the logistics capacities at Cologne / Bonn Airport. A corresponding contract was signed on Thursday between the airport and the federal agency. “The cooperation with Cologne / Bonn Airport
Ice on the slopes: Dortmund temporarily closed
The German airport Dortmund had to temporarily suspend flight operations on Monday morning due to the weather. Initially, it was expected that the lock would last until 13 p.m. In the meantime this has been
DTM: Wizz Air will also fly to Sarajevo in the future
The Hungarian low-cost company Wizz Air is expanding its offer from Dortmund Airport. From May 20, 2021, passengers have the option to travel from Dortmund to Sarajevo on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
DTM: Sky Express flies to Heraklion
The variety of airlines at Dortmund Airport is growing. Good news for all Greece fans: Sky Express will fly from Dortmund to Heraklion from May 23, 2021 - on Tuesdays and Sundays.
Airbus expects a quick recovery on the short-haul route
Thousands of people will lose their jobs at the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Will there be even more due to the recent sharp drop in demand due to the lockdowns? “No,” says CEO Guillaume Faury
Rip off: 79 euros for corona rapid test in Hamburg and Munich
While it is still free of charge for Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines passengers in the pilot phase, it will be heavily used for private use and possibly also after the end of the test phase of the two airlines
Lufthansa Group tested all passengers for the first time
The Lufthansa Group carried out the first flights on Thursday, on which all passengers had to pass a rapid antigen test. These led from Vienna to Hamburg and back as well as from Munich
Lufthansa Technik is downsizing the board
Lufthansa Technik AG will in future be managed by a three-person Executive Board. Constanze Hufenbecher and Antonio Schulthess will leave the company at the end of the year. In the course of this, a position on the executive committee
Lufthansa starts quick tests on Munich-Hamburg
After Austrian Airlines, the parent company Lufthansa is also starting its first test run with rapid antigen tests. From November 12, 2020, passengers will be tested free of charge on selected routes between Munich and Hamburg. who
From November 12, 2020: Mandatory rapid tests at Austrian Airlines
Without any legal basis, Austrian Airlines will be introducing from November 12th that a quick antigen test must be completed before departure. For the time being, this is limited to courses OS171 / 172 (Vienna-Hamburg-Vienna). A negative one
Berlin: Possibly safety-related airline documents in YouTube
In addition to the price, on-board catering is an important criterion for many passengers when it comes to which airline to book the next flight with. Order food and drinks to airlines
Dubrovnik: Freebird takes numerous charters to Germany and Austria
Tour operator W-Touristic launches a number of charter flights to Dubrovnik. These are to be gradually included from February 21, 2022 and carried out by the Maltese Freebird Europe
EU Commission approves 1,7 billion euros for BER
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport may receive state aid of up to 1,7 billion euros. The EU Commission gives the green light for the measure. The airport fell due to the
Green Airlines had not registered flights at the airports
The ticket seller Green Airlines is postponing its debut announced for February 14, 2022 in Weeze, Munich, Berlin and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. The company or its unspecified operating carrier had the
Ex-Germania boss Balke sues insolvency administrator
Around three years ago, the traditional airline Germania went bankrupt. Now two lawyers, namely ex-Germania boss Karsten Balke and insolvency administrator Rüdiger Wienberg, are in a legal dispute. According to a report by Frankfurt
CO2 certificates: Air Berlin insolvency administrator loses before the ECJ
Air Berlin's insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther suffered a defeat in the matter of carbon dioxide emission certificates before the European Court of Justice. For the mass, the lawyer went to court to have the allocation set after the bankruptcy
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
Leipzig is only connected to the AUA hub in Vienna
For the first time in many years, Leipzig / Halle Airport will no longer have domestic flight connections in Germany in the upcoming 2020/21 winter flight schedule. Both Lufthansa and its subsidiary Eurowings operate the corresponding routes
FDP wants to give Leipzig the nickname Hans-Dietrich Genscher
If the FDP regional group in Saxony has its way, Leipzig / Halle Airport could soon be nicknamed: Hans-Dietrich Genscher. The argument put forward is that other airports are named after former SPD or CDU top politicians
