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Frankfurt: Lufthansa increases Hyderabad due to high demand
In the run-up to the announced resumption of the non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and Hyderabad, Lufthansa increased the frequencies. In the future, this route will be served five times a week. The Kranich Group does
Summer 2024: Condor flies to Miami and Calgary
The German holiday airline Condor is planning non-stop flights from Frankfurt am Main to Miami and Calgary in the 2024 summer timetable. These are to be served with the Airbus A330neo machine type. Into the city
Air Canada is terminating Calgary-Frankfurt
The Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines will offer up to six weekly routes between Frankfurt am Main and Calgary, Canada, in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. In return, Air Canada withdraws from this
Transferred to another airline without consent: Passengers have these rights
It happens again and again that passengers are informed by their airlines about the cancellation of their flights. Sometimes longer than 14 days before departure, sometimes less and often only
New brand identity: Eurowings Discover is now Discover Airlines
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover presented its new brand identity as “Discover Airlines” in Frankfurt am Main on September 5, 2023. This breaks away from the Eurowings brand, which was in the past
Air Serbia is increasing flights to Frankfurt and Brussels
The Serbian airline Air Serbia recently announced the increase in flights to Frankfurt and Brussels. The Serbian national carrier is planning flights to Frankfurt and Brussels for the
Tuifly: VC accuses government aid of abuse
The fact that the TUI Group has received around 1,8 billion euros from the German state, but is dismantling around 700 flying employees at Tuifly, upset the VC. The pilots union
737-Max: Boeing and Tui reach an agreement
The Tui Group and Boeing have reached an agreement on the 737 Max, about which no further financial details have been published. The travel company Tui and US aircraft manufacturer Boeing have one
Tuifly is preparing “Corona Comback”
It will be compulsory to wear face and nose masks on board Tuifly. We are currently working intensively on the creation of a flight plan for the restart. After the forced Corona break, vacation airline Tuifly wants to return
MUC: Qatar Airways doubles cargo capacity
Freight traffic in Munich is growing. Qatar Airways is increasing the weekly frequency of its cargo flights between Munich and Doha from two to four flights, doubling capacity. All flights operate
Munich: Lufthansa reactivates Rzeszów and Bordeaux
At the end of April 2023, Lufthansa intends to reactivate two routes from Munich that have been paused for some time. These are Rzeszów in Poland and Bordeaux in France. The first mentioned
ANA reconnects Munich with Tokyo-Haneda
In the coming month, the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways will return to Munich Airport. Because of the pandemic, Japan had restricted air traffic, so the carrier also had to
No ICE connection for Munich Airport
In contrast to Frankfurt am Main, there is a high probability that Munich Airport will not be connected to Deutsche Bahn AG's InterCityExpress network in the foreseeable future. The federal government sees this
Verdi strike: Lufthansa has to cancel all flights from Frankfurt and Munich
Due to the strike that the Verdi union is calling for at the airports in Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen on Friday, February 17, 2023, Lufthansa has to shut down everyone
Verdi strike: All passenger flights in Munich canceled
Due to the call for a strike by the Verdi trade union, there will be no passenger flights at Germany's second largest airport, Munich, on Friday 17 February 2023. The airport has to apply to the competent supervisory authority
Delta is celebrating a comeback in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Berlin this summer
The US carrier is returning to Berlin, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart next summer. This means that up to seven daily flights between Germany and the USA are on offer. The airline intends to
Stuttgart Airport tested self-propelled snow plow
A fully autonomous snow clearing vehicle was tested for the first time at Stuttgart Airport. This comes from the house of Aebi Schmidt. The first results make the airport confident. The one with the so-called AirfieldPilot
Ita Airways connects Stuttgart with Milan Linate
Stuttgart Airport is now connected to Milan Linate Airport in Italy up to twice a day. The airline Ita Airways serves this route in the morning and in the evening.
Nuremberg: Bio-monitoring with the help of bees
World Bee Day, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, was celebrated on Friday. On this occasion, the German airport Nuremberg drew attention to the fact that in 2003 this
Germany: Tui and FTI get more Smartlynx machines
The Smartlynx Group was able to land further full charter orders in Germany. You will fly for the tour operators FTI and Tui Germany. According to one, you fly for the latter tour operator
Nuremberg: Three peregrine falcons hatched in the dome of the DFS Tower
Nuremberg Airport can look forward to special "flying offspring", because the falcons that have been "stationed" at the DFS Tower for several years have had offspring again at the end of April 2022. It is a matter of
Düsseldorf: Eurowings launches new winter routes
The airline Eurowings is planning to include three new destinations from Düsseldorf in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. These are Agadir, Luleå and Kiruna. The sister company EW Discover will be the first named
Düsseldorf: Chaotic conditions due to IT failure at Eurowings
The situation at Düsseldorf Airport was chaotic on Sunday afternoon. The IT systems used by the airline Eurowings were not available. The dispatch had to be carried out manually.
We lease for Eurowings: seven A320s from Stuttgart, three from Düsseldorf
In the summer timetable, the airline Eurowings will have a total of ten Airbus A320 aircraft operated by Avion Express under a wet lease agreement. These will be stationed in Stuttgart-Echterdingen and Düsseldorf, confirmed
From Cologne and Düsseldorf: Corendon hangs up Kütahya-Zafer
The Turkish Corendon Airlines is launching non-stop flights to Kütahya-Zafer from four additional airports. These are to be served during the main season of the 2022 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the goal will decrease in the future
Düsseldorf: First Condor A330 flight goes to Palma
The German holiday airline Condor will use the Airbus A330-200 aircraft commercially from Saturday. The first flight will be conducted with the D-AIYC on the Düsseldorf-Palma de Mallorca route. This shared that
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
Setur opens duty-free shops at Cologne/Bonn Airport
Setur Duty Free will be active at Cologne/Bonn Airport in the future. The Turkish operator opens its first shops in Germany in Terminals 1 and 2. . The opening is for June
German Airways brings Pralinenjet into the air
The airline German Airways has given the Embraer 190 with the registration D-APRI a special chocolate sticker. The jet advertises for Leysieffer, which was taken over by the parent company Zeitfracht in September 2022.
ICE train caught fire at Cologne/Bonn Airport
An Inter City Express caught fire in the train station at Cologne/Bonn Airport on Thursday evening. The stop was immediately closed for safety reasons. According to the fire department, the fire is in the area of a
Germany: Dortmund recovered particularly quickly
The German airport Dortmund surprised with high traffic figures, which were achieved during the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia. Company boss Ludger van Bebber has now declared that the airport in Germany is the one
Zagreb: Lauda Europe conducts first Dortmund flight
On behalf of Ryanair, the Maltese company Lauda Europe carried out the maiden flight between Zagreb and Dortmund on Friday. With the Airbus A320, this route is supposed to be on Monday and Friday
Wizz Air is already shutting down its Dortmund presence
The airline Wizz Air is reducing its presence at Dortmund Airport even before the official closure of the base. The number of stationed aircraft will be reduced to an Airbus A320. As well as
ITA Airways adds Hamburg, Boston and Miami
The Alitalia successor ITA Airways wants to fly between Milan-Linate and Hamburg from March 27, 2022. This route is to be served with the aircraft type Airbus A320. Two long-distance connections are to be established from Rome
Full year 2021: Airbus delivered 611 aircraft
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to deliver a total of 2021 commercial aircraft to 611 customers in 88. This slightly exceeded the self-imposed target of 600 machines. The manufacturer is the
Hamburg Airport: More than a century of eventful airport history
Exactly 241 passengers were counted at Hamburg Airport at the beginning of the records in 1920 - in 2019 there were already more than 17 million. And today the airport celebrates the
D-ABOB: Condor completed a safe landing after an engine failure
Actually, Condor wanted to fly with the Boeing 757-300 D-ABOB from Lanzarote to Hamburg on Friday. Shortly after take-off, the right engine failed. There were loud popping noises
Breakdown at the HAM: Smartwings could not fly 177 cruisers to Tenerife
Actually, 177 passengers from Cologne and Hamburg wanted to take a cruise on the Mein Schiff 3 operated by Tui from Tenerife over Christmas and New Years. But it came to that
Around 5,32 million passengers used Hamburg Airport
By the end of 2021, 5,32 million passengers had used Hamburg Airport, which is 69 percent less than in 2019. Even if the traffic balance shows a strong decrease compared to the pre-Corona year, it is
Berlin with 1,56 million passengers in November 2022
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport counted around 2022 million passengers in November 1,56. In a direct comparison with the same month last year, there was a strong increase, but it was only 60 percent of the
BER installs new system to protect against bird strikes
A new radar system to protect against bird strikes on aircraft was installed at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport. The technology is being used for the first time at a German airport. The new system
Arkia records Tel Aviv-Berlin
The Israeli airline Arkia is launching a non-stop route between Tel Aviv and Berlin-Brandenburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The route is scheduled to be served three times a week from May 26, 2023. For now this is
Berlin: Delayed AUA flight was not allowed to take off – passengers had to organize their own rooms
Austrian Airlines had to cancel flight OS 238 from Berlin-Brandenburg to Vienna on Sunday evening after a long delay. Passengers were denied transfer to an earlier flight and
Lufthansa wants to sue for damages from climate stickers
The Lufthansa Group and Berlin-Brandenburg Airport want to ask those climate stickers that caused a temporary cessation of flight operations at BER on November 24, 2022 to pay. Both companies are preparing
BER: Better connection by train after timetable change
Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport will be better connected by train from next Sunday. With the timetable change in public transport, BER is available around the clock with the RE8
Cargo: Leipzig again on record course
Over the year as a whole, Leipzig / Halle Airport was able to increase cargo throughput by 18,4 percent to 1.025.187 tons. This broke the 1 million ton mark for the first time in the company's history in August.
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
Leipzig: large contingent of police because of climate demonstrators
Because of around 100 cycling demonstrators, the police arrived on Saturday with a large contingent at Leipzig / Halle Airport. They even had a squadron on site to keep the activists in check
