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Security check: Frankfurt is also introducing appointment reservations
Earlier this week, Frankfurt am Main Airport introduced the reservation of appointments for security checks. The new service is free of charge and is intended to avoid longer waiting times. For now it acts
Prime Seats: First row in the Condor A330neo costs at least 199,99 euros extra
The holiday airline Condor offers four so-called prime seats in the front rows of its Airbus A330neo. These are assigned to business class and should be compared to the other seats in this travel class
Summer 2023: Lufthansa is reducing its range by 34.000 flights
The Lufthansa Group obviously has doubts that its own airlines, but also European airports that are served, have sufficient staff for the summer of 2023. Already
Barig: "Warning strikes cause great damage"
In the collective bargaining dispute between the Verdi trade union and public sector employers, seven German commercial airports are on strike today, which means that air traffic at these locations will almost come to a standstill.
ANA with slight adjustments on Europe routes
The Japanese All Nippon Airways has made a few minor changes to the reservation system for Europe routes in the past few days. Affected are the Tokyo flights from Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris and
AUA takes over Vienna-Frankfurt almost completely from Lufthansa
Effective March 26, 2023, Austrian Airlines will take over the majority of the Lufthansa Group's air traffic on the Vienna-Frankfurt route. This has the consequence that one future up
VC airport check: MUC and LEJ in a neck-and-neck race
This year's leader in the VC airport check is Munich Airport, which can win first place due to its very good equipment, including ILS-DME transmitters on all runways.
Munich: Warning strike at Swissport Losch led to cancellations
On Wednesday, a number of flights were canceled again at Munich Airport due to a warning strike that took place at the ground handling service provider Swissport Losch. The Verdi union had between 10:00 a.m. and
Skyexpress announces Munich-Athens
The Greek airline Skyexpress announces the launch of three new routes from Athens. These are Munich, Milan-Malpensa and Sofia. As a rule, these should be flown with medium-haul jets from the
Lufthansa wants flight operations to have “largely stabilized”.
Lufthansa board member Christina Foerster believes that the group has bottomed out and flight operations have “largely stabilized”. With new hires, you want long waiting times on the hotlines at the moment
More than 33.000 employees work at Munich Airport
Munich Airport remains one of the largest workplaces in Bavaria: As can be seen from the recently published new employee survey by Flughafen München GmbH, at the end of 2021 the
MUC: Handling in Terminal 1 not affected by the strike
The strike by Lufthansa ground staff announced by the Verdi union is also having a massive impact at Munich Airport. According to Lufthansa, 330 flights of the airline will be canceled tomorrow, Wednesday. Already today
Avion Express and Air Baltic with 15 aircraft for Eurowings
There are now 13 more wet lease aircraft in the air for the German airline Eurowings. These are operated by Air Baltic and Avion Express Malta from Stuttgart and Düsseldorf. Only recently confirmed
STR: Airlines fly to 131 destinations in summer
In the 2022 summer timetable at Stuttgart Airport, 39 airlines fly to 113 different destinations in 31 countries. The airline Eurowings remains the largest airline in Stuttgart, followed by Turkish Airlines and
Germany: Verdi calls on security personnel to go on strike again
The Verdi union is again calling on security personnel at numerous German commercial airports for a 22-hour strike on Tuesday, March 2022, 24. Hamburg Airport assumes that most
Nuremberg Airport: Summer timetable with over 60 destinations
With more than 60 destinations, Nuremberg Airport has reached the level it was before the Corona crisis, at least in terms of the number of routes it offers. With the start of the new flight plan
Virtual take off: Nuremberg Airport now in the Microsoft Flight Simulator
Great news for all hobby pilots on the home computer: Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg can now be flown to in the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator. The two designers Volker Wegner and Lars Pinkenburg
Nuremberg: Eurowings Europe takes on Pristina
The airline Eurowings Europe will operate four times a week between Pristina and Nuremberg from April 12, 2022. This puts you in direct competition with GP Aviation. The Lufthansa subsidiary will fly
Eurowings: Warning strikes in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund
At the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, the cabin crew will be on strike on Friday between 4 a.m. and 30 a.m. at the stations in Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Dortmund. The Verdi union had been unsuccessful
Security personnel protests at Düsseldorf Airport
More than 60 security guards at Düsseldorf Airport today took an “active lunch break” to draw attention to the shortage of staff at hand luggage control. The queues in the terminal and in the security area are getting longer and longer. reason
Lalona Air is over: Alsie resigns, employees raise serious allegations
The startup Lalona Air seems to have come to an end, because former employees of the company told CH-Aviation.com and Aviation.Direct that they had filed criminal charges against the 24-year-old company founder. Felix Becker,
Corendon announces new summer routes
The Corendon Group is currently working intensively on the summer flight schedule for 2022. New routes are planned from Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. Depending on the route, these are operated by Corendon Airlines, Corendon
European Air Charter starts for FTI from Leipzig and Düsseldorf
On September 3, at 08:25 am, the first FTI full charter flight with the new partner European Air Charter took off from Leipzig / Halle Airport. An Airbus A320 from European Air Charter is still flying for FTI
From Leipzig and Düsseldorf: European Air Charter flies for FTI
On behalf of the tour operator FTI, European Air Charter is now serving destinations from Leipzig / Halle and Düsseldorf. The first flight was carried out from the Saxon airport on Friday. Offered from Leipzig
Avanti Air: First de Havilland Dash 8-400 landed at Siegerland Airport
With a little delay, the first de Havilland Dash 8-400 of the German airline Avanti Air shows up in its new livery. This is simply designed and shows the company log
Cologne: Dnata takes over Wisskirchen Handling Services
The Emirates subsidiary Dnata intends to take over the German freight service provider Wisskirchen Handling Services. The official approval of the transaction is still pending. With this acquisition, one enters the field of cargo services in the
Eurowings drives back inner-German “race routes”.
Domestic flight demand in Germany seems to be below expectations. Eurowings is also reducing the frequencies of domestic German flights to/from Berlin-Brandenburg for May 2022. Actually, the carrier planned
Dortmund acquires baggage claim machines
The Dortmund Airport Supervisory Board has approved the purchase of ten baggage drop machines. So far, there are some at this airport, which are primarily used by low-cost companies such as Ryanair, Wizz Air and Eurowings
DTM handles further first flights
The first Eurowings flight from Dortmund to Heraklion started today. The Lufthansa subsidiary always flies the route on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The flight times are in addition to the Wizz Air connection
Dortmund: Eurowings celebrates three first flights
The airline Eurowings carried out three first flights from Dortmund on Wednesday. The Airbus A320, painted in the colors of the Borussia Dortmund football club, was also used. This machine is
Hamburg: Condor is now flying to Samos
Condor has started a new flight connection to Samos at Hamburg Airport. Previously, this destination could not be reached non-stop from the North German airport. The holiday airline is now operating on the Greek island
Emirates brings A380 back to Düsseldorf and Hamburg
According to its own information, Emirates is currently experiencing high demand from Germany. Therefore, the connections from Düsseldorf and Hamburg are being increased. The Airbus A380 machine type will also be used
Hamburg: Wizz Air announces Banja Luka
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will be offering the destinations Banja Luka and Sarajevo from Hamburg on mid-December 2021. The airport explains that both destinations are also interesting for winter sports enthusiasts.
Hamburg: Wizz Air announces Sarajevo
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will offer two weekly flights from Hamburg to Sarajevo from December 16, 2021. This increases the number of Eastern European destinations to nine. "We are glad that
Skytrax: Hamburg receives “Best Regional Airport in Europe” award
Hamburg Airport won the Skytrax award “Best Regional Airport in Europe” for the sixth time in a row. From a global perspective, the north German airport landed in the regional airport category
Hamburg: Tel Aviv Air starts selling tickets
With the Boeing 737-800 chartered by Enter Air, the startup Tel Aviv Air wants to establish a non-stop connection between Hamburg and the Israeli Mediterranean metropolis. The first flight is scheduled for September 19, 2021
Qatar Airways is ramping up its presence in Berlin
Gulf carrier Qatar Airways is already making good use of the new aviation agreement between Qatar and the European Union. The carrier will significantly increase the connections between Berlin and Doha. From August 12th
BER: AeroGround Berlin receives another license for aircraft handling
The subsidiary of Munich-based AeroGround, which in turn is a 100 percent subsidiary of Flughafen München GmbH, has once again received a license for the apron handling of aircraft and baggage at the airport in the federal capital. Before seven
Ground traffic license: Wisag can assert itself at BER
One of the ground handling licenses was reassigned at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The previous service provider Wisag was able to assert itself and will continue to work at this airport. The beginning of the new
BER: Easyjet allows free baggage check-in the evening before
The low-cost airline is offering its passengers who depart from BER a new service just in time for the start of the holiday season: From July 1st, travelers can check their luggage free of charge the evening before the flight
Shortage of staff: Aer Lingus also had to cancel flights to Germany
The Irish IAG group member had to cancel numerous flights in the last two days. The background is that the company is currently suffering from an acute shortage of staff. So far, the carrier had to on Wednesday and Thursday
BER: Passengers should be in the terminal early enough
The airport company expects an increased volume of travel during the summer holidays in Berlin and Brandenburg. The FBB expects up to three million passengers. That's about a million people more than
Freebird Europe started in Cologne and Leipzig
The Maltese airline Freebird Airlines Europe took on Greek destinations from Leipzig / Halle on Sunday. The provider is an offshoot of a Turkish airline and flies on behalf of the state tour operator Tui.
Leipzig: Eurowings Europe reactivates Palma
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has been connecting Leipzig / Halle Airport with Palma de Mallorca again since Thursday. The flights are to be offered on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The first flight was
Because of damage: Leipzig is renovating the northern line
Leipzig / Halle Airport has to renovate the northern runway. The reason for this is that damage has occurred in the form of cracks and breaks. By September 2021, the surface should be milled off and
