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Croatia Airlines also serves Frankfurt-Dubrovnik in winter
The airline Croatia Airlines will in future fly between Dubrovnik and Frankfurt am Main all year round. During the 2023/24 winter period, up to three weekly tours will be offered – with interruptions.
Lufthansa Group green fares continue to be in low demand
The Lufthansa Group's “Green Fares” continue to prove to be real slow sellers, as they are said to have only been sold around 265.000 times since their introduction. The stated number of customers was
Shortage of staff: Lufthansa offers flight attendants high cash rewards
Despite many efforts, Lufthansa still seems to be short on staff. Lufthansa is now offering its flight attendants bonuses of up to 200 euros per day if they volunteer
Frankfurt: Singapore Airlines announces A380 re-use
From the end of March 2024, Singapore Airlines will again be heading daily for Frankfurt am Main with the Airbus A380 aircraft type. The carrier justifies the decision with the continued strong demand.
Skyexpress flies from Athens to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf
The Greek airline Skyexpress will also set course for Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf and Warsaw in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule from Athens. The two Germany new additions will be served from October 29, 2023.
Expensive ticket prices make Eurowings and Discover Airlines profitable
For many years, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings was deep in the red. The former long-haul activities in particular have pulled the operating result deep into the basement. After an extremely long dry spell
FlyOne sets course for Berlin and Munich
The low-cost airline FlyOne plans to expand mainly towards Western Europe in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Among other things, new routes to Berlin and Munich are being launched from Chișinău. The German capital should
Air Europa Express flies to Munich with Boeing 737-800
The Spanish airline Air Europa Express will expand the Boeing 2023-737 fleet in the 800 summer flight schedule. Some routes will be operated on behalf of the parent company. Among other things, you will fly Madrid-Munich. Currently
Charter: Eurowings Discover operates three routes to Italy
In February and March 2023, Eurowings Discover will be operating some charter flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Naples and Rome-Fiumicino. Some of these are individual circuits. From Frankfurt am Main
Cologne: Lufthansa is considering relocating its headquarters to Frankfurt or Munich
No other airline is as closely associated with Frankfurt am Main as Lufthansa. Although the largest administration location is also located here, the official company headquarters are located in Cologne. side
Lufthansa and Munich Airport want to further develop the airport
Munich Airport and Lufthansa want to expand the existing partnership and further develop the airport into an inter-modular transport hub. A corresponding declaration of intent was signed on Wednesday. With the letter of intent
Munich and Frankfurt: Etihad adjusts the aircraft
In the 2023 summer timetable, Etihad Airways is making changes to the aircraft on the routes from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt and Munich. The Bavarian airport will be closed with effect from the 26th of April.
Business travel: Eurowings is expanding its offering by 30 percent
According to the airline Eurowings, there is an increasing demand for business trips. For this reason, from September 2022, the offer will be expanded to routes that are typically used by business travelers,
Financial figures: Stuttgart Airport still in the red
Among the larger German airports, Stuttgart-Echterdingen is recovering particularly slowly. The airport has lost the vast majority of low-cost traffic, with Ryanair Group and Easyjet, for example, controlling the capital
STR: New aerial photo poster now available for free
The large poster is reissued every year and shows the entire airport with terminals, runway and surroundings. The future ICE route can be seen clearly on the current picture
Corendon Airlines connects Nuremberg with Ibiza again
In recent years, one destination has been missed by travelers from the region: Ibiza. Now the holiday airline Corendon Airlines is bringing the popular Balearic island back to the Nuremberg flight schedule. Mallorca's little ones
NUE expects a quarter of a million passengers in April
After two difficult years due to the pandemic, the Bavarian Easter holidays were the acid test for Nuremberg Airport - the gratifying result: with almost 160.000 passengers in the two weeks of vacation and in total
Nuremberg: Tus Airways takes on Paphos
From June 4, 2022, Tus Airways will connect Nuremberg Airport in Franconia with Paphos in Cyprus. The carrier will fly for organizers on Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased at Tour
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
Tirana: Air Albania announces Düsseldorf and Athens
The airline Air Albania is launching two additional routes from Tirana in the 2022 summer flight schedule. It is the German city of Düsseldorf and the Greek capital Athens. Wants to go to North Rhine-Westphalia
Kai Duve is the new Eurowings CFO
The airline Eurowings is getting a new commercial director in Kai Duve. The previous Lufthansa cabin manager succeeds Frank Bauer, who is taking on a new role as Executive Vice President at the parent company.
Eurowings is looking for 200 pilots and 550 flight attendants
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings expects strong demand in the summer of 2022. Around 140 destinations will be offered and, according to the company, there are as many destinations in the program as there are still
Eurowings Germany and Verdi agree on collective agreement
The Verdi union and the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings have agreed on a new collective agreement for cabin crew. Among other things, this provides that the salaries of the flight attendants in the future
Blue Air shortens and moves Germany routes
The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air is postponing the resumption of numerous routes between Germany and Bucharest or Cluj by around two months. Also, some routes will initially be less than
Cologne: Corendon Europe launches special football World Cup flights
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is launching special flights from Cologne/Bonn on the occasion of the soccer World Cup, which is being held in Qatar this year. These are carried out on behalf of a tour operator. It is a matter of
Luxair wet leases second Embraer 190 from German Airways
The wet lease cooperation between German Airways and Luxair will be continued and expanded in the 2023 summer flight schedule. D-ACJJ will continue to fly in the colors of the Luxembourg carrier and in summer 2023
Marcus Schuhte is the new German Airways Managing Director
There is a change in management at the ACMI and charter provider German Airways. The company is now managed by Marcus Schuhte and Maren Wolters. Zeitfracht board member Wolfram Simon-Schröter takes over others
Dortmund announces emergency exercise
The German Dortmund Airport will conduct an emergency drill on Saturday, August 21, 2021 between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. A serious accident is simulated.
Dortmund closure: some Wizz routes are no longer available
In a press release, Dortmund Airport regrets the closure of the local Wizz Air base, but emphasizes that the Hungarian carrier will continue to be active from this airport. Accordingly, Wizz Air wants
Dortmund: Wizz Air closes only base in Germany
It was only in June of the previous year that the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air opened its first base in Germany at Dortmund Airport. It will be closed on October 24, 2021. In an aviation
IG Metall threatens Airbus with further strikes
Things are simmering again between Airbus Germany and the IG Metall trade union. The collective bargaining was interrupted on Friday without result. The employee representatives are threatening renewed warning strikes. This time the unionists have the table
HAM: Airport is planting another 50 hectares of new forest on its own land
At almost 111 years of age, Hamburg Airport is not only the oldest international airport at the original location - due to its long history, Hamburg Airport also includes agricultural areas and high-quality nature reserves
Saarbrücken: DAT increases Hamburg and Berlin
At the beginning of the summer timetable period 2022, the airline Danish Air Transport intends to increase its domestic German flights from Saarbrücken to Berlin and Hamburg. You also want a stopover in the German capital
Hamburg: Turkish Airlines increases Turkey offer
The Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is expanding its presence at Hamburg Airport. From the end of November 2021, the number of weekly flights to Istanbul Sabiha-Gökçen Airport will be doubled. Additionally will
October 2021: Hamburg reports 953.000 passengers
Hamburg Airport handled around 2021 passengers in October 953.000. This value corresponds roughly to 58 percent of the performance that could be achieved in 2019. Compared to October
Hamburg: man died on Pegasus flight from Turkey
A 51-year-old man from Schleswig-Holstein died on a flight from Istanbul to Hamburg, which was operated by Pegasus. According to the police, there is no evidence of third-party negligence, but the
From seat to trolley: Sundair launches new web shop
Leisure airline Sundair is launching a new web shop in partnership with Blackforest Aviation. In this one can see, among other things, catering equipment, model airplanes and much that was used on board the carrier.
Fence cut open: Climate adhesive illegally entered the BER area
The self-proclaimed "climate protectors" of the "last generation" broke into the premises of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Some of the presumably full-time climate glues then unpacked their super glue
Icelandair is increasing in Hamburg and Berlin
The Icelandic airline Icelandair will increase frequencies on numerous routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the carrier will head for Berlin and Hamburg more frequently. The Free and Hanseatic City
Berlin: Eurowings continues to expand its base
In the 2023 summer flight schedule, Eurowings wants to expand its presence at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The intention is to head for around 30 destinations. One of the new destinations is Malaga, Alicante, Antalya, Graz, Larnaca and
Climate stickers have blocked the highway access to BER
The self-proclaimed "climate savers" blocked access to Beerlin-Brandenburg Airport on Friday morning. Some people got stuck on the freeway just before the exit to the airport. It came to
BER Terminal 5 will be permanently closed
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will permanently shut down Terminal 5, some of which dates back to the days of the GDR. In its most recent meeting, the Supervisory Board gave the necessary approval for this. The “Ex-Schoenefeld Buildings” have been there for
Leipzig: Volga-Dnepr flew relief supplies with An-124 to Windhoek
From Leipzig / Halle, the airline Volga-Dnepr carried out two more aid flights with Antonov An-124 in the direction of Windhoek last week. Among other things, masks and ventilators were on board. In total
Freight: Leipzig grew again in July 2021
Among other things, corona test kits and increased online trade brought Leipzig / Halle Airport further growth in the freight sector in July 2021. 133.873 tons were handled, 9,1 percent more than in the
Leipzig: Freebird Europe announces Larnaka
The Maltese airline Freebird Europe intends to fly to Larnaka once a week from Leipzig / Halle in the summer flight schedule 2022. An Airbus A320 is to be used on this route every Thursday
