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Condor: More Yerevan flights in summer 2022
The German holiday airline Condor will increase the non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and the Armenian capital Yerevan in May 2022. The carrier will henceforth switch between the two three times a week
UFO welcomes plans to facilitate works council formation
The German flight attendants' union UFO takes a positive view of the plans announced by Labor Minister Hubertus Heil on Saturday, which are intended to simplify the establishment of works councils. Among other things, the member of the government plans to tighten the
Premium economy: Lufthansa and Swiss order new seats from Zim
The airlines Swiss and Lufthansa will equip additional aircraft with premium economy seats from Zim Aircraft Seating. The two carriers have chosen the Zim Privacy PC-02 model. When the crane should
2021: Frankfurt Airport counts almost 25 million passengers
In 2021, Frankfurt Airport came a little way out of its Corona low. Thanks to the increased travel demand in summer and the opening of the USA in autumn, Germany's largest airport counted
Defeat in court: couple wanted compensation for quarantine after vacation
In Germany, when you return from a holiday trip and have to be in quarantine, are you entitled to compensation for pain and suffering? No, the district court in Frankfurt ruled under file number 2-04 O 165/21. A
Lufthansa takes travel agencies harder on the chest
At Lufthansa it is evidently becoming a problem that travel agents do not pass on changes to flight times or short-term cancellations to customers. However, Lufthansa is liable for this as intermediaries and
MUC: Electric “elephant” de-icing planes
The fleet of de-icing vehicles at Munich Airport has now received particularly environmentally friendly support: the fully electric “Elephant e-BETA” from Danish manufacturer Vestergaard has been with EFM since the beginning of the week
MUC: Swissport offshoot toying with bankruptcy
The Swiss airport service provider Swissport is apparently planning drastic cuts at its subsidiary in Munich. The corona pandemic hit the aviation industry with full force. The airport service provider Swissport Losch is one of them. Alone at the airport
ANA postpones comeback in Munich and Vienna again
The Japanese All Nippon Airways is extending the flight break on the routes from Tokyo to Munich and Vienna until at least July 1, 2021. The background is the still strict entry and quarantine regulations
Summer: Lufthansa relies on tourist routes
In summer 2021, the Lufthansa Group will focus on tourist travel destinations. The focus is on destinations in the Caribbean, the Canary Islands and Greece. The group calculates in
Major Lufthansa shareholder Thiele has passed away
Heinz Hermann Thiele, major shareholder of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age of 79. This was shared by Knorr-Bremse AG, where he was most recently deputy chairman of the supervisory board
Lufthansa starts digital document check
Lufthansa starts the digital submission of documents on flights from Frankfurt to Istanbul and from New York-Newark to Frankfurt and Munich. From 72 hours before departure, passengers can give their negative
Lauda base Stuttgart will be closed
The management of the Austrian airline Lauda sent the employees of the Stuttgart base bad news on Friday. The base will be closed and all employees will receive the notice. Lead as a justification
Corona crisis also hit Stuttgart hard
The effects of the corona pandemic are also clearly noticeable in the number of passengers at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. The largest airport in the German state of Baden-Württemberg recorded a 2020 percent rate in the first half of 68,2
Germany: Verdi does not sign Lauda key issues paper
The deadline for approval of the new collective agreement expired on Thursday evening. Verdi now stated that it will not be signed due to a majority rejection by the German Lauda workforce. In the struggle for
Eurowings reports high demand
The lifting of the international travel warning is said to have spurred the Germans' desire to travel. The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasing the flight schedule due to the “skyrocketing demand”. Around 80
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
Germany: Ryanair takes over Lauda wages
A collective agreement is now also to be concluded in Germany. There could be up to 20 percent less wages for the higher earners. The reduction of jobs is from the point of view of the management
Germany: Lauda has money for wages
The German Lauda employees in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart will definitely look in vain for their May salary on their checking accounts, because the company announced on Thursday that they were no longer in the
German Lauda employees fear for wages
In Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, according to a circular from the HR manager, the May salaries cannot be paid out due to a lack of funds. The company is suing the authority's decision and asking the Verdi union to do so
Dish: Eurowings suffers "snack failure"
In the previous year, Eurowings canceled snacks and drinks in the short-haul smart tariff. This annoyed numerous passengers. The consumer center Hamburg even went to court in connection with an inventory booking and won. The times in
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
German Airways acquires additional Pilatus PC-12s
The airline German Airways (formerly: WDL Aviation) wants to get more involved in the business travel segment in the future. The fleet is therefore being expanded to include another Pilatus PC-12. A corresponding sales contract was signed with Air Alliance
Cologne / Bonn receives 75 million euros
Cologne / Bonn Airport expects sales in the crisis year 2020 to fall to 220 million euros. The operating result will be at least 50 million euros below the previous year's figure.
BER reports even fewer flights and fewer passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport recorded a further decline in January 2021. In a direct comparison with the same month last year - at that time Tegel and Schönefeld were added together - were around 91 percent less
Berlin: False “air traffic controller” fooled the pilots for six months
A 32-year-old Berliner is said to have made repeated radio contact with passenger and cargo planes and police helicopters in the past six months. According to the executive, he also issued instructions
BER: Terminal 5 will be temporarily closed
The corona pandemic is forcing Berlin's capital city airport to make further cuts. As the airport company FBB announced, Terminal 5 of BER is to close from February 23 for an initial year. As a reason
Auction: Tegel inventory under the hammer
Berlin-Tegel Airport closed its doors at the end of October 2020. Now the inventory comes under the hammer. Anyone who has a bench, screen or even a snow plow in the apartment or in
Green Airlines stops selling Karlsruhe-Berlin
The startup Green Airlines has already postponed the start of charter flights between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Berlin-Brandenburg several times. It was supposed to start next week, but sales have now ceased. A new date for
Germany is examining the factual cessation of air traffic
The German federal government is currently examining massive restrictions on air traffic to Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is even said in the German media that she would prefer to ban all travel in general.
