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June 2023: Frankfurt breaks the 200.000-passenger-day mark
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed around 2023 million passengers in June 5,6, an increase of 11,3 percent compared to the same month last year. For the first time since the pandemic, Germany's largest airport
Air Premia continues to operate Frankfurt flights
The Korean airline Air Premia plans to continue the Seoul Incheon and Frankfurt route in its own flight schedule. The airline is scheduled to continue operating four weekly flights from October 29, 2023
Credit cards: Miles&More ends cooperation with Deutsche Kreditbank AG
To date, the German credit cards for Lufthansa's Miles&More frequent flyer program have been issued by Deutsche Kreditbank AG. The cooperation will not be continued, because from mid-2025 the Mastercards will be sold by the competitor Deutsche Bank
Summer 2024: Eurowings Discover takes on Frankfurt-Burgas
With Airbus A320 aircraft, the Lufthansa holiday airline Eurowings Discover will set course for the Black Sea city of Burgas in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The first flight is announced for March 31, 2024. The
Frankfurt: Aegean increases Thessaloniki
Greek Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines will fly more frequently between Thessaloniki and Frankfurt am Main in the summer of 2024. The carrier adds four rounds per week. The Greek is currently commuting
Spicejet and Hahn Air expand sales cooperation
In the area of sales, the Indian low-cost airline Spicejet is now also relying on the services of the German provider Hahn Air. An interline agreement has been concluded for this purpose. It has been for a number of years
Saudia stocks up in Geneva and Munich
The airline Saudia will fly more frequently to Geneva and Munich as well as Paris-Charles de Gaulle in the 2023 summer flight schedule. From Riyadh you also head for the Greek capital Athens seasonally. away
Lufthansa extends domestic German Dreamliner service
Lufthansa has also been using Boeing 787-9 long-haul aircraft between Frankfurt and Munich for some time. Flight plan data shows that this practice will continue in February 2023.
Lufthansa Cityline: UFO members accept wage agreement
The wage agreement negotiated between the flight attendants' union Ufo and Lufthansa Cityline was accepted by the members of the employee representatives with 95 percent approval. The collective bargaining result presented related in particular to significant improvements in salary structures.
MUC: Airport expects up to 1,3 million passengers
In total, the airlines at Munich Airport are offering almost 23 flights to 2022 destinations worldwide between December 08, 2023 and January 11.000, 150. The airport calculates in this period
Renovation complete: Air France opens lounge at Munich Airport
Air France yesterday reopened its lounge at Munich Airport. The lounge covers an area of 227 square meters and can accommodate a total of 75 guests including seats for
MUC: Climate activists disrupt flight operations only slightly, there were no flight cancellations
After climate activists stuck themselves on a taxiway near the northern runway at Munich Airport yesterday morning, flight operations on this runway were suspended for around 45 minutes.
Stuttgart recommends arriving at the airport no more than three hours before departure
The six-week summer holidays in the German state of Baden-Württemberg begin next week. Stuttgart Airport recommends arriving at the airport in good time, but recommends arriving earlier than three hours
Stuttgart Airport has to invest 2,4 billion euros in climate protection
In order to achieve the climate goals it has set itself, Stuttgart Airport will have to invest around 2040 billion euros by 2,4. Work is underway to reduce infrastructure carbon emissions within the next 1,5 years
Stuttgart counts 2,8 million passengers in the first half of the year
According to preliminary figures, 2022 passengers took off and landed at Stuttgart Airport from January to June 2.800.789. That is 338,5 percent more than in the previous year (638.667). The number of flight movements
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
Dusseldorf: Emirates brought back Airbus A380
Düsseldorf Airport celebrated the comeback of the Airbus A380 machine type on Saturday. Coming from Dubai, a super jumbo landed at the largest airport in for the first time in around 1,5 years
Eurowings is renewing its fleet with 13 A32neo / A321neo
From next year, the fleet at Eurowings is to be renewed with at least 13 aircraft from the Airbus A320neo series. The first unit will be an A320neo and will be launched in spring 2022
Emirates: 40 aircraft advertise the Expo exhibition
A total of 40 aircraft in the Emirates fleet are currently wearing a special sticker on the occasion of the world exhibition Expo, which is taking place in Dubai. The carrier will use these more intensively in Germany over the next few weeks. Already
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,
D-ANNE: Ex-Indigo A320 joins Leav Aviation fleet
The German airline Leav Aviation will soon put another Airbus A320 into service. This will bear the registration D-ANNE and from the home base Cologne/Bonn for ACMI and charter orders in
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,
Ten Russian planes have to stay in Germany
Ten aircraft are said to be parked at German airports at the beginning of the airspace closure for machines that are owned or controlled by Russia. Flying out is not possible due to the sanctions
Summer vacation: Dortmund expects 250.000 passengers
From the German regional airport in Dortmund, 59 destinations in 27 countries will be offered this summer. The airport expects that in the six-week holiday season around 250.000 passengers will come to Dortmund
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
Lufthansa Technik expands cooperation with Rossiya Airlines
Lufthansa Technik has arranged further engine overhaul events with the Russian airline Rossiya Airlines. Four CFM2022-56B engines will be overhauled in Lufthansa Technik's engine workshop in Hamburg by mid-5. "We are glad that
Hamburg Airport introduces an innovative system for assessing the condition of the runway
The new reporting system called “Global Reporting Format” (GRF) is intended to give pilots in particular a more reliable assessment of the correct performance of the aircraft during take-off and landing. As the first airport in Germany
Eurowings celebrates first flight to Valencia
Shortly before the beginning of autumn, Eurowings is taking on a popular sunny destination from Hamburg Airport: From now on, the airline will fly twice a week to the Spanish city of Valencia. “As soon as autumn will be us again
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.
September 2022: BER has broken the two million passenger mark
In September 2022, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport exceeded the two million passenger mark for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic. 2.066.204 passengers were counted, which is around 130.000 more passengers than in
Lufthansa: D-ABPA officially named “Berlin”.
Lufthansa's first Boeing 787-9 was officially christened "Berlin". The ceremony was performed by Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of the German capital. On December 1, 2022
Comment: British Airways subsidiary "Euroflyer" is again hiring Gatwick-Berlin
Withdrawal in a duel with easyJet on the route after just a few weeks. British Airways and the short haul at Gatwick Airport felt like a never-ending story. Unlike from the hub and home port
Ryanair is reducing its presence in Berlin by 40 percent
The low-cost airline Ryanair is reducing its services at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport by around 2022 percent in the 23/40 winter flight schedule. The carrier accuses the airport management of "increased airport fees". The competitor Easyjet
For FTI: Smartlynx Malta flies between Berlin and Dubai with Boeing 737-Max-8
Since October 3, 2022, Smartlynx has been operating up to three weekly flights between Berlin and Dubai on behalf of the tour operator. In the United Arab Emirates, you head for World Central Airport (DWC). client
BER practices for emergencies
Large-scale operation at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt: Yesterday, the airport company rehearsed for emergencies as part of an emergency exercise together with the federal police, fire brigade and the Dahme-Spreewald district. This was about
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
