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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
Marabu names other airports for the flight start
The airline Marabu will not start its flight operations only from the departure airports Hamburg and Munich as planned. The airports in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Leipzig should also be the base
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
30 years ago: legendary Pan Am said goodbye
Pan American Airways, or Pan Am for short, ensured the flight connection between Nuremberg and Berlin in the post-war years, as no flights by German airlines were allowed due to the Four Power Agreement. The aviation icon
NUE on the way to a climate-neutral vehicle fleet
On the way to CO2 neutrality, Nuremberg Airport is upgrading its vehicle fleet step by step, relying on low-emission drives. The airport replaced commercial vehicles with hybrid or electric motors
Nuremberg announces A330 Condor flights to Palma
The holiday airline Condor last headed for Nuremberg Airport in 2018. However, there were no regular scheduled flights, instead they were chartered for FTI. The airport is therefore
Zeitfracht finally buries the traditional name WDL
The German logistics group Zeitfracht has finally buried the traditional name WDL, because now the call sign and the codes have also been changed. Both IATA and ICAO
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
Eurowings Discover: SunExpress employees are suing for a transfer of operations
The holiday airline SunExpress Deutschland is a victim of the corona pandemic, because the Lufthansa investment, which once operated long-haul Airbus A330 jets for Eurowings, has been closed. The staff received the
Eurowings accepts 130 flight attendants within the group
The German trade union Verdi and Eurowings were able to agree that around 130 flight attendants who are threatened with dismissal within the group should stay at Eurowings. Further hires are planned, though
Sundair is reinstating Stockholm-Beirut
The German holiday airline Sundair will discontinue the connection between Stockholm and Beirut, which was only opened in mid-December 2020. The route will be operated for the last time next week. Managing director Marcos Rossello confirmed this
ANA puts Vienna and Munich on hold
It is not yet clear when the Japanese All Nippon Airways will return to Vienna and Munich. According to Carrier, the resumption of the two connections to Tokyo is still on hold.
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
Germany: Verdi calls on security personnel to go on strike again
The Verdi union is again calling on security personnel at numerous German commercial airports for a 22-hour strike on Tuesday, March 2022, 24. Hamburg Airport assumes that most
Dortmund with more winter destinations than last year
In the midst of the corona pandemic, Dortmund Airport has achieved a small “feat”: While many airports are suffering from a reduced supply, the regional airport has even more destinations than last year. Controlled
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
Quarterly figures: 40 percent decline in Dortmund
In the third quarter of 2020, Dortmund Airport counted 462.252 passengers. In direct comparison with the same period in the previous year, there were 40 percent fewer travelers. The airport shows, however
Greek Skyexpress orders four A320neo
The Greek regional airline Skyexpress has been looking for A320 pilots for a few weeks. Now the carrier has placed the first new order since July 2020 for the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Skyexpress ordered
Air Hamburg: July and August better than last year
While almost every airline was hit by the bugbear Corona virus this year, the private charter airline Air Hamburg will be in the black in 2020. “We were lucky in adversity,” describes
September: Airbus delivered 57 machines
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 2020 commercial aircraft to customers in September 57. Compared to August (39 units) and July (49 units), considerably more machines were handed over. However, one could
Air Malta returns to Hamburg
The airline Air Malta will be present again at Hamburg Airport from October 28, 2020. The carrier withdrew last year, but is now back to two weekly rotations
Emirates returns to Hamburg and Düsseldorf
Golf carrier Emirates Airline has announced its return to the German airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf. From November 1, 2020, these are to be served twice a week from Dubai. As an aircraft
Hamburg: Lufthansa is waiting for Boeing 747SP "SOFIA"
A unique guest arrived at Hamburg Airport on September 30, 2020 for maintenance purposes: the Boeing 747SP "Sofia". These are the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, NASA and
Many sick leave: Easyjet has to cancel many Berlin flights again
At Berlin-Brandenburg Airport things are not going smoothly at Easyjet. The carrier had to cancel many flights again on Saturday. Spicy: Due to the Pentecost holidays, almost everyone was affected
Cockpit association: “Easyjet must not let Berlin bleed dry”
On Tuesday it was announced that the low-cost airline Easyjet will further reduce its Berlin-Brandenburg base and that numerous jobs will also be closed. This annoys the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit.
Easyjet Europe is significantly reducing its presence at BER
According to its own statements, the low-cost airline Easyjet will reduce its presence at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport by around a third. Before the pandemic, there were still 34 aircraft in Tegel and Schönefeld
Berlin: 650.000 euros donated in the form of returnable bottles
At many German airports, including BER, passengers can throw their empty returnable bottles and cans into collection containers. The return proceeds go to social causes. are in the federal capital
Germany: Tui and FTI get more Smartlynx machines
The Smartlynx Group was able to land further full charter orders in Germany. You will fly for the tour operators FTI and Tui Germany. According to one, you fly for the latter tour operator
TAP wanted to refuse reimbursement for a replacement flight because "the landings are often much bumpier"
With the argument that "landings are often much bumpier" with low-cost airlines, TAP Air Portugal tried to have a passenger refused reimbursement for replacement flights in court. You were successful
