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Fraport sells shares in Xi'an airport
The Frankfurt airport operator Fraport is giving up its involvement in China. The minority stake in the airport in Xi'an will be sold to the Chang'an Huitong company for 1,1 billion yuan (about 160 million euros).
Demand increased: Condor ended triangular flights
The holiday airline Condor is currently also on the move within Germany. However, no passengers are transported between German cities, as these are so-called triangular flights. These should be back from April 2022
Condor: Winter timetable 2022/23 is slowly taking shape
The German leisure airline Condor is currently in the middle of preparations for autumn 2022 and the winter flight schedule 2022/23. The carrier will, among other things, again from Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt
Due to kerosene price: Lufthansa Group increases ticket prices
The airline Lufthansa, among others, is increasing ticket prices due to the rise in fuel costs. Depending on the route and booking class, between 20 and 200 euros more are required on long-haul routes.
Summer 2022: Air Baltic is expanding its presence in Germany
The Latvian airline Air Baltic is increasing its presence on the German market in the 2022 summer flight schedule. From the new base in Tampere (Finland), the destinations Frankfurt will be served from May 2022
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
MUC: Airport hands over new test site to Argo Al
The autonomous vehicles from Argo AI will start their test drives at Munich Airport on an asphalted area of approx. 55.000 square meters. Around four months after the construction work began, the
Lufthansa flies non-stop from Munich to Dubai
Just in time for the winter half-year and at the same time as the opening of the EXPO, the AUA parent company is leaving Munich for Dubai. From October 1st to April 23rd - the end of the
Air Dolomiti connects Cuneo with Munich
The Italian branch of the Lufthansa Group made its maiden flight on the Cuneo-Munich route yesterday. For the inauguration of the new flight connection, Air Dolomiti was received by representatives of the Cuneo-Levaldigi airport, the
Munich: Lufthansa is reintroducing First Class
The AUA parent company is strengthening its premium location and will again be offering First Class on selected routes in the future. The airline is feeling a significant increase in premium demand - not just in business but also
Lufthansa is moving Nuremberg-Munich to the streets
Lufthansa will no longer take up the ultra-short-haul flight between Nuremberg and Munich, but will shift it to the road. A "Lufthansa Express Bus" is to be set up, a spokeswoman confirmed to Airliners.de. The
First flights and announcements in Germany - damper in Heringsdorf
The Austrian airline Easyjet Europe will be adding two additional destinations from Munich in mid-July. These are Palma de Mallorca, which will be served three times a week, as well
Stuttgart Airport joins climate alliance
The airport reaffirms its climate goals. Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH has entered into a partnership with the state for committed climate protection in the new Baden-Württemberg climate alliance. Landesairport is one of the first companies to
Security: Contract extension for Fraport in Stuttgart
The security subsidiary of Fraport AG, FraSec, will continue to be responsible for passenger and baggage controls at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. The Federal Ministry of the Interior extended the contract for four years to
“Gut's Nächtle” for Lauda-Basis Stuttgart
The Ryanair flight number FR 3310 has a special meaning for the Stuttgart Lauda crews, because that's it. Finally, over and out. The last commercial scheduled flight that operated with a Lauda Airbus A320
NUE: Lowest passenger volume in decades
Exactly 917.296 passengers used Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg in the Corona year. Nuremberg Airport has not written such bad numbers for more than 30 years. Most recently in 1985
SkyUp Airlines is expanding strongly into Germany
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines announces a large-scale expansion towards Western Europe. Most of the new routes will lead from Kiev-Borispil to Germany. But also from Odessa and Lviv wants
Nuremberg offers severance payments for voluntary resignations
Nuremberg Airport is suffering from a significantly reduced number of passengers due to the corona pandemic. For 2020, fewer than a million travelers are expected, around 25 percent less than
Austrian takes off to Düsseldorf - Lufthansa continues to suspend Linz
Austrian has started selling tickets for Düsseldorf flights from Linz. However, the announcement by Lufthansa that it will drastically reduce the winter flight schedule due to the extremely low number of bookings due to the coronavirus crisis is still coming to an end
Ukraine International postpones comeback in Düsseldorf
Ukraine International actually wanted to fly from Kiev-Borispil to Düsseldorf and Brussels again at the beginning of October. Nothing will come of this - at least for the time being. The carrier named as the new date for the resumption
External companies make it cheaper: Eurowings terminates Lufthansa Technik
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will no longer have line maintenance in Düsseldorf and Hamburg carried out by its sister company Lufthansa-Technik. Third-party providers could provide these services more cheaply, reports the Airliners.de portal. Already for
Düsseldorf: Employees demonstrate against layoffs
A demonstration against the planned job cuts took place at Düsseldorf Airport on Monday morning. According to the current state of information, around 600 jobs are at risk. The Verdi union therefore called for a protest rally. Dusseldorf
NRW is taking Düsseldorf under its wings with 250 million euros
Düsseldorf Airport is to receive a financial injection of 250 million euros due to the consequences of the corona pandemic. This is a loan that comes with a guarantee
Eurowings and Hanse-Merkur launch "Corona insurance"
Now the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is also offering special corona insurance in cooperation with an insurance company. This already applies to bookings made by September 27, 2020 at no extra charge
Eurowings is expanding its route network: New destinations from Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Stuttgart and Salzburg
Due to the gradual relaxation of the CoV situation, more and more airlines are daring to take on new routes or upgrade existing routes. So does the Lufthansa subsidiary. Eurowings has the program of new routes on theirs
NRW: Eurowings increases capacity to two thirds
The summer holidays begin today in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The largest provider at Düsseldorf Airport is the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings. This offers around 70 destinations. One of the most common flies to Palma de
Cologne: Wizz Air announces Tirana
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will fly twice a week between Tirana and Cologne / Bonn from August 1st. The new route will initially be operated on Thursday and Sunday. Simultaneously
New base: Wizzair is based in Dortmund
Wizzair wants to really take off in Dortmund with three aircraft that will be used on 18 new routes. The carrier decided to set up the first base in Germany. The Hungarian
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
Dortmund wants to make the most of the slopes
The 2.000-meter runway is to be fully used in the future. Main customer Wizzair has been pushing for the use of the Airbus A321 for some time, but this is currently not possible. The only runway in Dortmund
Eurowings is introducing evening check-in for baggage
No more stress in front of baggage check-in, Eurowings promises its customers at least a more comfortable departure day. Because: From the end of June, passengers can check in their luggage the evening before. For Eurowings passengers who have a flight from
VC and UFO welcome carbon-neutral aviation
The unions Vereinigung Cockpit and Independent Flight Attendant Organization see the key message of the national aviation conference that a common path to achieve carbon dioxide-neutral air traffic should be embarked upon as positive. "It's urgent
Easyjet is relocating Palma capacity from the UK to Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet is further reducing its capacity in the UK. The background is that the government practices a complicated traffic light and quarantines many potential EU holiday countries. The carrier
Air Dolomiti reactivates Verona from Berlin and Düsseldorf
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will reactivate the non-stop connections from Verona to Berlin and Düsseldorf in the next few days. The German capital is to be served by Embraer regional jets from June 19, 2021
BER expects strong demand during the summer holidays
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport expects the number of passengers to pick up again in the next few weeks. Numerous AIrlines are resuming their offers or increasing the frequencies. Control currently 45
Air Berlin: Flöther is suing Keflavik for 800.000 euros
Air Berlin's insolvency administrator, Lucas Flöther, brought a lawsuit against the operator of Keflavik Airport, Isavia. On behalf of the crowd, the company is on payment of 800.000 euros
