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Ita Airways takeover: EU Commission wants to make a decision by January 15, 2024
A few days ago, Lufthansa officially notified the EU Commission of its intended entry into Ita Airways. This agreed that the transaction should be examined under competition law as quickly as possible.
Ita takeover: EU Commission calls on competitors to comment
It has been looming for several months now that the EU Commission may not approve Lufthansa's entry into Ita Airways, which is expected to result in a complete takeover in several steps
November: Frankfurt Airport has 4,6 million passengers
Frankfurt Airport was able to increase its passenger numbers in 2023 compared to the previous year in 2022. However, Fraport's international airports show different results. At Frankfurt Airport in November 2023
Discover Airlines is discontinuing Frankfurt-Salt Lake City
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Discover Airlines will no longer fly between Frankfurt am Main and Salt Lake City. The route is being discontinued in favor of scaling up other routes. The company confirmed
Austrian Airlines uses Boeing 777 to Frankfurt
Not to Berlin, but to Frankfurt am Main, Austrian Airlines will use the Boeing 2024 on selected routes for a few weeks at the beginning of 777. The carrier uses the circulations
Travelports: NDC content from Lufthansa can be booked via Travelport
In the future, the Lufthansa Group and Travelport will work together in the area of bookability of so-called NDC content. Travel agencies can use Travelport+ to see all offers from Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines,
Tui meets conditions for second government loan
The tourism group Tui, which is suffering from the "side effects" of the corona pandemic, meets the requirements for the disbursement of another loan in the amount of 1,2 billion euros. One has received in the
Handelsblatt: Tui is facing a capital increase
The travel group Tui, which has been hard hit by the corona crisis, is apparently about to raise its capital. The Federal Republic of Germany has already helped out with loans in the billions on two occasions. Now you want to
VC wants to move into the TUI supervisory board
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit wants to secure more influence on the supervisory board of Tui AG. For this purpose, own candidates are sent into the race, who are standing for the employee seats on the Group's supervisory body.
FC Bayern Munich and Qatar Airways are going their separate ways
In 2018, golf carrier Qatar Airways joined FC Bayern Munich as a sponsor. The cooperation was repeatedly discussed controversially in Germany. Now it's over. On June 30, 2023
Easyjet will increase Munich-Naples in winter 2023/24
The low-cost airline Easyjet recently launched a non-stop connection between Munich and Naples. This will initially be served twice a week. From November 2023 there will be three flights a week and for the
Winter 2023/24: Lufthansa serves Munich-Marrakech
In the 2023 winter timetable, Lufthansa will operate a non-stop connection between Munich and Marrakech. This will initially be offered twice a week. However, it is not a continuous connection, because the carrier will
Munich Airport: contract extension for Jost Lammers
At its most recent meeting, the Supervisory Board of Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) prematurely extended the contract of CEO Jost Lammers, which runs until the end of 2024, by a further five years
Taskforce to solve Marabu problems
The Condor sister company Marabu has hardly escaped the headlines since it started operations, because long delays, cancellations and a lack of care for the passengers affected are the order of the day. Now you want to take countermeasures
Qatar Airways celebrates 25 years of presence at Munich Airport
Golf carrier Qatar Airways is celebrating its 25th anniversary at Munich Airport, because in 1998 this airport was the first in the Federal Republic of Germany to be included in the route network. Currently up to
From Stuttgart and Salzburg: Wizz Air starts Skopje flights
Low-cost airline Wizz Air will launch four new routes from Skopje from November 1, 2023. These are Salzburg, Stuttgart, Ljubljana and Luxembourg. The carrier has a tender
Stuttgart expects strong Easter holidays in 2023
At the start of the Easter holidays in Baden-Württemberg on Thursday, April 06, 2023, Stuttgart Airport is expecting lively activity in the terminals. According to the provisional status, around 2.000 will be standing during the entire Easter holidays
Stuttgart: New freight connection to the USA
Since April 2, 2023, there has been a freight connection between Stuttgart and Birmingham (USA) operated on behalf of Kühne+Nagel. This is served once a week with Boeing 747-8. “For the export-oriented economy
Nuremberg Airport donates apron buses to the Ukraine
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria has donated three decommissioned buses from the apron fleet for the Ukraine. The vehicles will be handed over to the “Bamberg:UA” association founded by Ukrainian students. This
Corendon again shortens the 2023 summer flight schedule from the DA-CH region
The airline Corendon will be shorter in the 2023 summer flight schedule and less aggressively active in German-speaking countries. Numerous routes have already been discontinued this year, sometimes at very short notice
Christmas holidays: Nuremberg expects 117.000 passengers
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria expects around 117.000 passengers during the local Christmas holidays. This is expected to be below the value it had in 2019. At that time there were around 130.000
With Sundair: Schauinsland launches four new winter charter routes
The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is launching charter flights from Bremen, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Madeira in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. In addition, you can now fly to Lanzarote from the Hanseatic city. The implementation
Eurowings is finally discontinuing Mostar flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will finally discontinue the connection between Düsseldorf and Mostar, which has been paused for a long time due to the corona pandemic. The flights previously offered from Stuttgart to the
Repositioning: Eurowings surprises with an idiosyncratic commercial
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is currently trying to position itself as a value carrier with an unusual commercial that is to be broadcast by various German TV stations. You want to get away from the cheap image, but do you want to
Smell of smoke: KLM Cityhopper completed safety landing in Düsseldorf
On Saturday morning, an Embraer 190 operated by KLM Cityhopper had to make an unscheduled landing at Düsseldorf Airport. According to a statement from the federal police, the pilots noticed the smell of smoke and therefore
Dusseldorf: Tuifly takes on Dakar
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, Tuifly will be offering non-stop flights from Düsseldorf to Dakar in Senegal. The Tui Group announced that two rounds per week would initially be offered. From November 3, 2022 wants
Condor announces long-haul flights from Munich and Düsseldorf
The German holiday airline Condor wants to offer long-haul flights from Düsseldorf and Munich again in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. For the time being, the planned routes from the two German cities are to be served with Boeing 767s.
Cologne/Bonn: German Airways extends hangar lease agreement in the long term
The Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways has extended the lease for the hangar at Cologne/Bonn Airport on a long-term basis. There had previously been speculation as to whether the carrier could "move" to the group's own Rostock/Laage Airport. German Airways
Cologne/Bonn and Friedrichshafen join ACI climate targets
A further 57 airports have joined the net zero initiative of the airport association ACI Europe. These include the German airports Friedrichshafen and Cologne/Bonn. It is an obligation until
Cologne/Bonn: New duty-free shop in Terminal 2
If you start your holiday from Terminal 2 of Cologne Bonn Airport, you no longer have to decide between the shopping and waiting areas before your flight. On around 600 square meters was now
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
DTM: The traffic development to date is impressive
At the last meeting of the Flughafen Dortmund GmbH supervisory board in 2021, airport boss Ludger van Bebber presented the preliminary traffic figures for 2021. From January to 31.
Tuifly is out of Basel, Paderborn and Cologne / Bonn
The holiday airline Tuifly wants to start the summer flight schedule for 17 with just 737 Boeing 800-2021s. The carrier will no longer be present from Basel, Paderborn and Cologne / Bonn. The long-haul plans are also in place
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
Paderborn only keeps 65 employees
The workforce at the insolvent Paderborn / Lippstadt regional airport is drastically reduced. Of the previous 170 employees, only about 65 will be able to keep their jobs. The move is called "inevitable". The
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air postpones the return to Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is postponing the resumption of non-stop flights to Berlin and Hamburg. These should actually have been reactivated on May 16, 2022, but the booking situation is
After just a few flights: bankruptcy proceedings against Tel Aviv Air opened
The district court of Hamburg opened insolvency proceedings against the virtual airline Tel Aviv Air GmbH under reference number 67h IN 96/22. According to the compulsory announcement by the court, the procedure was
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.
Varna: Voyage Air dares to try again
With a 28-year-old Boeing 737-500, Voyage Air wants to connect Varna with various German cities. The difference to the previous attempts? Now the company has AOC and OL.
April: Only 100 passengers in Bremen
In April 2020, the north German airport only counted 100 passengers due to the corona pandemic. A low point in the history of the airport. On April this year you will be at the Bremen airport
Hainan flies more frequently between Beijing and Berlin
The Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is increasing the flight connection between Beijing and Berlin in two steps. Initially, at the end of May 2023, it will be increased to three weekly circulations. Currently, Hainan connects the
BER Airport: More self-service machines
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is planning a further increase in the number of self-service machines, which will give passengers the opportunity to check in themselves. Self-service kiosks allow passengers to skip the check-in process and do it independently
Confusion about Russian Il-96-300 at BER
The landing of an Ilyushin Il-96-300 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Saturday, April 22, 2023 caused quite a stir. The machine started in Moscow and stopped at the German capital's airport
BER Airport: No flights on April 24, 2023
Berlin Brandenburg Airport will not operate its own flights on April 24 due to the warning strike announced at the air security checkpoints. However, incoming flights may also be affected. Berlin Airport
Save the Date: job fair at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
On May 6, 2023, a job fair will take place at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for the first time. The airport and local companies will present their employment opportunities at stands in front of Terminal 1.
Norse Atlantic cancels Berlin-Fort Lauderdale
The low-cost airline Norse Atlantic Airways has deleted the Berlin-Fort Lauderlade route from the 2023/24 winter timetable. This will no longer be offered in the future. In the previous period, this route was used for a short time
DHL purchases 800.000 liters of SAF fuel
The logistics group DHL Express wants to source around 800.000 conductors of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the next five years. To this end, a strategic partnership was concluded with BP and Neste. In combination
Aerologic pilots are on strike for a week
The Cockpit Association has called on the pilots of the German cargo airline Aerologic to an eight-day walkout. The industrial action began on Tuesday night and is expected to last until next Tuesday, 23:59 p.m.
Because of the connection to Russia: LBA grounds Cargologic Germany
The cargo airline Cargologic Germany is currently not authorized to operate flights within the European Union. The Federal Aviation Authority suspended the corresponding approval on Friday. The background to the measure is that the
