D-AIML: Lufthansa has brought the third A380 back to Germany
Last week Lufthansa woke the third Airbus A380 from its slumber with the D-AIML. The super jumbo was on April 21, 20233 from Teruel to Frankfurt am Main
Rebookings on partner airlines: Condor annoys travel agencies
The holiday airline Condor is apparently not able to carry out the 2023 summer flight schedule without a wet lease partner and sister Marabu Airlines. The transfers to subcontractors and the Estonian sister company are currently taking care of
Lufthansa Group: Cockpit Association forms a uniform tariff committee
In the future, only one tariff committee will negotiate with the German flight operations of the Lufthansa Group on behalf of the pilots. So far, each airline has had its own commission
Air China: Flights on the Boeing 747-8
The Chinese airline Air China will again use the Boeing 747-8 as a full member of the fleet for normal flight operations. First flights of the 747-8 are operated to Frankfurt. The Boeing
Frankfurt: Eurowings Discover flies to Savonlinna and Jonkoping
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover will operate charter flights from Frankfurt am Main to Jonkoping and Savonlinna in midsummer 2023. These are to be served once a week with Airbus A320s
March 2023: Frankfurt with 4,3 million passengers
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, had around 2023 million passengers in March 4,3. In a direct comparison with the same month last year, there was an increase of around 860.000 travelers. The specified calendar month
MUC: Cheaper parking rates during the summer holidays
Booking parking spaces online in advance has advantages for passengers at Munich Airport. During the summer months there is a "holiday special" up to and including September 19, 2022: from a parking period of seven days
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Eurowings Discover starts mileage upgrades
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is now enabling participants in the Miles & More frequent flyer program to carry out so-called mileage upgrades. This applies to most routes, with flights in connection with tour operators
Munich Airport counted around 13 million passengers in the first half of the year
The dynamic upward trend at Munich Airport is reflected in the traffic results for the first half of 2022: With around 13 million passengers in the first six months, the entire
Eva Air flies non-stop to Munich and Milan
Later this year, the private Taiwanese airline will start non-stop flights between Taipei and two European destinations: Munich will start with four weekly flights from November 5, 2022, and Milan
BER: AeroGround Berlin receives another license for aircraft handling
The subsidiary of Munich-based AeroGround, which in turn is a 100 percent subsidiary of Flughafen München GmbH, has once again received a license for the apron handling of aircraft and baggage at the airport in the federal capital. Before seven
Linate: ITA postpones Stuttgart – Easyjet is expanding Berlin significantly
The airline ITA Airways will not start the flights from Milan-Linate to Stuttgart and Barcelona planned for the beginning of the 2022 summer flight planning period. At the same time, the competitor Easyjet is increasing frequencies
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
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
Belgrade: Air Serbia takes on Salzburg, Hanover and Nuremberg
The airline Air Serbia announces the start of non-stop flights from Belgrade to Salzburg, Hanover and Nuremberg. These are to be served from the beginning of June 2022 and offered all year round. the
Nuremberg: Lufthansa starts handing over luggage to the bus driver
Last but not least, due to political pressure, Lufthansa has shifted the ultra-short route between Nuremberg and Munich to the road. For some time now, buses have been running between the two cities under Lufthansa flight numbers. Well shall
2021: Nuremberg had 1,1 million passengers
The Bavarian Nuremberg Airport counted around 2021 million passengers in 1,1. This was around 16 percent above the volume in 2020, but around a quarter below
DUS: Ground crew on strike
On the first Sunday of Easter holidays, employees in passenger handling at Düsseldorf Airport temporarily stopped their work. More than half of the workforce at the airport service provider Aviation Handling Services (AHS) is responding to a call
SmartLynx starts charter flights from Germany
The Latvian charter airline SmarLynx will offer connections to the Canary Islands Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife from Hamburg, Hanover, Düsseldorf and Munich in autumn 2021, the company confirmed. The flights
Vueling flies non-stop to Mallorca
The airline, which is part of the IAG Group, is resuming non-stop connections between Germany and Mallorca. The airline is expanding its range of flights to Palma. A total of five German routes are from the cheap flights to the
Easter: Eurowings launches another 50 Palma flights
According to various booking portals, the current high demand for flights between Germany and Palma de Mallorca has resulted in prices rising significantly. The airlines reject allegations that one “as possible
Easter: Sundair expands its Palma program considerably
The German holiday airline Sundair is expanding its flight program to Palma de Mallorca around the Easter holidays. The demand has risen sharply in the last few days, since the Federal Republic
Now online too: Eurowings turns vacant center seats into cash
For some time now, Eurowings has been offering the reservation of a vacant middle seat against payment. Previously this was only possible by phone, but now passengers who want more space can do so
German Airways puts on Zorro masks
The airline German Airways gives its Embraer 190 so-called Zorro masks. The D-AMWO is the first machine to have a black frame around the cockpit window. The entire fleet is to be gradually upgraded to this
Verdi strike also paralyzes CGN
The day-long strike at the passenger checkpoints at Cologne Bonn Airport, called for by the Verdi services union, began at midnight last night. Large parts of the employees of the private security services are
Germany: Airport association ADV strongly criticizes Verdi strike
The working group of German commercial airports has severely criticized the recent warning strike called by the Verdi union. This takes place in Frankfurt, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn
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
Easyjet celebrates its comeback in Dortmund
After the British airline canceled all flights from Dortmund Airport due to the corona pandemic, it will resume the connection to London-Luton for the summer flight schedule 2021. Passengers can use the connection
Dortmund: 55 percent fewer passengers in 2020
Dortmund Airport had to record a 2020 percent drop in passengers in 55. The airport handled a total of 1.220.624 passengers. The number of flight movements fell by 48 percent. Most travelers
Airbus sets up a central warehouse in Hamburg
In the future, Airbus will take the logistics and storage areas into its own hands in Hamburg and will also take over the warehousing in the Hanseatic city previously operated by Kuehne + Nagel. The change is supposed to
Salzburg: Easyjet wants to reactivate Hamburg and Berlin in winter 2021/22
The low-cost airline Easyjet plans to resume the Germany routes from Salzburg in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. The routes to Hamburg and Berlin-Brandenburg are affected. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed this to Aviation Direct. Easyjet
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
Vienna-Hamburg: AUA extends mandatory corona rapid tests
In November 2020, Austrian Airlines started an antigen test trial phase on the Vienna-Hamburg-Vienna route. This will now be extended until at least December 15, 2020. However, the results are still neither in Austria nor
Airbus expects a quick recovery on the short-haul route
Thousands of people will lose their jobs at the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Will there be even more due to the recent sharp drop in demand due to the lockdowns? “No,” says CEO Guillaume Faury
Rip off: 79 euros for corona rapid test in Hamburg and Munich
While it is still free of charge for Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines passengers in the pilot phase, it will be heavily used for private use and possibly also after the end of the test phase of the two airlines
Berlin: Easyjet continues string concert
Even without a warning strike, the low-cost airline Easyjet again had to cancel a few flights from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Saturday. Since the affected flights were very well booked in both directions,
Warning strike: Easyjet had to cancel almost the entire morning wave in Berlin
Numerous flights planned by Easyjet Europe had to be carried out at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Friday morning. The reason for this is that the Verdi trade union allowed flight attendants to work from 5:00 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m
Berlin: Verdi calls on Easyjet employees to go on warning strikes on Friday
Passengers of the low-cost airline Easyjet have to be prepared for numerous cancellations and delays at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Friday, June 10, 2022. The Verdi union called the approximately 450 flight attendants
BER: Norse Atlantic flies direct to New York and Los Angeles
Next stop Berlin: The Norwegian low-cost airline Norse Atlantic Airways will be offering two new long-haul routes from BER Airport from mid-August. From August 17.8.2022, XNUMX, New York Airport JFK
Easyjet is reducing frequencies at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
The low-cost airline Easyjet will reduce frequencies on numerous routes from the end of June 2022. Affected passengers will gradually receive notifications from the carrier offering rebookings or refunds.
Berlin: Every fourth Easyjet flight canceled on Sunday
At Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, the short-term "prank concert" by the low-cost airline Easyjet continued on Sunday. The carrier canceled a total of 16 departures from this airport. Due to the current high occupancy rate
Leipzig-Frankfurt only by rail
Lufthansa will no longer fly between Leipzig / Halle and Frankfurt am Main in the future. Instead, they rely on a cooperation with Deutsche Bahn. There should be special areas in the trains
DHL expands the freighter fleet
Four converted Boeing 767-300s will be used by DHL Express in the future. In this way, the group wants to meet the high requirements and continue to modernize the intercontinental fleet in order to be able to do so in the future
Condor is back in Leipzig
As of today, Condor will take off again from Leipzig / Halle Airport. The holiday airline has two Airbus A321s and is offering up to 24 departures per week in the current summer season. Approached