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Tour operator lets Eurowings fly from Frankfurt to Stewart International
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is expected to operate a charter connection between Frankfurt am Main and Stewart International Airport, which is located near New York City, in autumn 2023. This works
Winter 2023/24: Air Cairo is planning 260 Sharm El Sheikh flights from Germany
The Egyptian airline Air Cairo is planning around 2023 rotations between German airports and Sharm El Sheikh in the 24/260 winter flight schedule. They cooperate with tour operators such as Alltours, Tui,
Ita Airways: Cockpit union and Anpac agree to close ranks
In response to Lufthansa's planned entry into Ita Airways, the Cockpit Association and its Italian counterpart Anpac have agreed to work more closely together. The Presidents of the two unions want
Scylla announces new ship “Viva Enjoy”.
The shipping company Scylla will make another new ship available to its German tour operator Viva Cruises. This will be called Viva Enjoy and will be put into service in the coming year
Lufthansa: Boeing 787-9 D-ABPB christened “Wiesbaden”.
The Boeing 787-9 with the registration D-ABPB was officially christened “Wiesbaden” on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The ceremony was presided over by Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein
SunExpress flies Eintracht Frankfurt to the cup final
Turkish leisure airline SunExpress has announced that it will fly the Eintracht Frankfurt football team to the cup final against RB Leipzig, which will be held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. The match is on the 3rd.
Winter service at Munich Airport is ready
With the beginning of the cold season, the winter service at Munich Airport also starts: From next Tuesday, November 1st, the specially trained employees will be available around the clock. The winter service
Munich Airport is testing security and passport controls “with an appointment”
Munich Airport is initially testing the advance reservation of appointments for security and passport controls for 60 days. The aim is to shorten waiting times and better control capacities. for now is
Summer 2023: Lufthansa wants to use at least three A380s from Munich
In the 2023 summer timetable, Lufthansa will return some of the Airbus A380 aircraft to scheduled service. Three units are to be deployed from Munich. In the course of the corona pandemic, the super jumbos were temporarily removed from the
Unknown person threatened Lufthansa with a bomb on Tik Tok
On October 23, 2022, Lufthansa flight LH411, operated with the Airbus A340-600 with the registration D-AIHP, had to make a safety landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Background is that one over
Munich Airport has 157 winter destinations on offer
It's that time again at the end of October: parallel to the time change, the new winter flight schedule begins at Munich Airport. A total of 157 destinations are available to travelers from Munich during the winter timetable period –
Easyjet continues to reduce its presence in Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet is noticeably reducing its presence in Germany in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The hardest hit by the cuts is Berlin Airport, where the local base is being downsized. All in all
Graz-Stuttgart: Eurowings wants to take a “short break” until the end of October 2022
In contrast to the flight connection between Graz and Stuttgart, according to Eurowings, those from Graz and Linz to Düsseldorf should be dry. In a statement, the company points out that
LH Group examines resumption: Eurowings stops Graz-Stuttgart
Just a few weeks ago, Eurowings reactivated the non-stop connection between Graz and Stuttgart. The last flight on this route will be operated on May 20, 2022. To the reasons
DLR and NASA are retiring the Boeing 747SP “Sofia”.
The Boeing 747SP, registration N747NA, also known as "Sofia", will be retired in September 2022. Nasa and DLR have been operating this machine together as a research laboratory since 2014.
Nuremberg: Eurowings launches Pristina flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is launching another route in Germany-Kosovo traffic. From April 10, 2022, the carrier will offer two weekly rotations from Nuremberg, Bavaria. The flights are to
NUE: Ryanair now flies to Venice even more often
Ryanair initially planned two weekly flights to Venice. Since the bookings are going so well, a third connection is now being added. Venice turns out to be one of the most booked travel destinations
NUE: Corendon flies to Kayseri in Cappadocia
Nuremberg Airport is expanding its offer and is now serving nine non-stop destinations in Turkey: from July 15, Corendon Airlines will be flying to Kayseri in Cappadocia on a weekly basis. The flight connection
Germany: 300.000 passengers affected by flight disruptions in June
In June 2021, around 300.000 passengers were affected by flight disruptions in Germany alone. An evaluation of the Airhelp portal shows that flights to Turkey and the Canary Islands in particular
Düsseldorf: Customs catches watch smugglers
At Dusseldorf airport, a 42 traveler who had high-quality watches with him went online to the German customs officials. The German came in from Dubai and was fished out by customs.
Eurowings distributes beach balls to children
The airline Eurowings is now distributing around 15.000 beach balls and 100.000 creeps to children on flights from Germany to hot water destinations. From the horse to the turtle to the pterosaur
Eurowings relies on the far north
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasingly relying on destinations in Northern Europe in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. From Düsseldorf and Stuttgart the destinations Tromsø (Norway), Rovaniemi (Finland), Luleå and Kiruna (both Sweden) will be new
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
Dispute escalates: man pulls out knife in DUS
Today there was an attack at Düsseldorf Airport. The alleged perpetrator has still not been caught by the police. In a knife attack at Düsseldorf Airport today there is a person
Corendon Europe newcomer stationed in Cologne/Bonn
A few days ago, the Maltese airline Corendon Europe added another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet. This bears the registration 9H-CXE and was formerly used by Malindo Air.
Ryanair has been in Weeze for 15 years and in Cologne for 10 years
The low-cost airline Ryanair celebrated two anniversaries in Germany on June 1, 2022: Weeze Airport has been there for 15 years and Cologne/Bonn for ten years. The carrier markets
Cockpit Association criticizes the dismissal of 281 Germanwings pilots
The Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings gave notice to 281 pilots on Thursday. The approach has been sharply criticized by the Vereinigung Cockpit trade union, because the company is separating from the company's own pilots and is sitting
Quarterly figures: Dortmund reports a 75 percent decline
The German Dortmund Airport was used by 2021 passengers in the first quarter of 120.957. In direct comparison with the same period in the previous year, this means a decrease of around 75 percent. The
Easter: 30 destinations from Dortmund
During the Easter break, 30 destinations in 20 countries are to be offered at Dortmund Airport in Germany. The connections are carried out by Eurowings, Ryanair and Wizz Air. On site is
Easter: Wizz Air launches Dortmund-Palma
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air wants to benefit from the currently strong Mallorca demand around Easter from Dortmund, the only base on German soil. Therefore, the carrier announces the inclusion of a
April 2021: Airbus delivered 45 machines
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to deliver significantly fewer machines in April 2021 - in direct comparison with March 2021. The manufacturer announced that they would deliver 45 commercial aircraft to customers
Quarterly figures: Airbus announces profit
In contrast to its competitor Boeing, the European aircraft manufacturer was able to announce black numbers for the first quarter of 2021. The group announced on Thursday that it would be in the first
F-GSTA: Airbus sends oldest beluga into retirement
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is retiring the first ever Beluga transport aircraft. The machine is temporarily parked in Hamburg. The freighter has been in service since 1005
Danish Air Transport is expanding its German offering
The airline Danish Air Transport (DAT) will offer two weekly round trips between Berlin and the Baltic island of Bornholm in July and August 2021. The aircraft used are turboprop aircraft of the type ATR 72
Airbus wants to rebuild structural assembly in France and Germany
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is planning to reorganize structural assembly in Europe. To this end, new companies are to be founded in France and Germany. Talks are currently underway about the future in Spain. in the
Summer flight schedule: nine new destinations from Hamburg
The airlines are gradually expanding their services from Hamburg: the airlines are currently flying to 80 direct destinations from Hamburg Airport, and by the summer holidays there will probably be around 105 destinations.
Berlin wants to make appointments for the security check
When traveling by air, you can now pre-order or reserve many things. In future, it will also be possible to secure a slot for going through the security check at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. For the time being this should be free of charge
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,
BER: Two first flights in one week - Norse Atlantic is now also starting on the US west coast
Three weekly flights to LAX with the 787-9 Dreamliner from Berlin/Brandenburg. After a five-year break, there is a connection from Berlin to Los Angeles again today. The only few
Norse Atlantic Airways is now also active from Berlin
The airline Norse Atlantic Airways started the first of initially three long-haul connections from Berlin to the United States of America on Wednesday. The premiere flight was to New York-JFK. Already
Berlin: Norse Atlantic Airways announces Fort Lauderdale
The airline Norse Atlantic Airways will carry out the first flight from Berlin-Brandenburg on Wednesday. At the same time, the carrier is announcing another destination, Fort Lauderdale, which will be included from the airport in the German capital
Comeback: Hainan Airlines is back in Berlin
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines carried out the comeback flight between Beijing and Berlin on Friday. From now on there will be a flight connection between the two cities once a week. While
EU logistics center for humanitarian aid at Leipzig / Halle Airport
A new logistics center for disaster control is being built at Leipzig / Halle Airport as part of an EU program. The location in the vicinity of the airport is being set up and looked after by the German Red Cross. The EU
Condor is moving forward to Leipzig routes on January 30, 2021
The holiday airline Condor has announced the start of some routes from Leipzig / Halle on January 30, 2021. The background is that the German state of Saxony will prefer the winter holidays. Brings twice a week
Konrad Best moves to Leipzig and Dresden
As of February 1, 2021, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appoints Konrad Best, a new head of business development and strategy. The manager previously worked at Munich Airport
