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High ticket prices: Lufthansa expects increased profits
Due to high demand and significantly higher average yields in the passenger business, Lufthansa expects to achieve a higher profit than originally assumed. The subsidiaries Lufthansa Cargo and Lufthansa Technik
Eurowings Discover presents the 2023 summer flight schedule
The airline Eurowings Discover will continue to concentrate long-haul operations on Frankfurt am Main in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Tourist destinations are offered on short and medium-haul routes from Munich. From the
Air Astana satisfied with summer capacity utilization from Germany
The Kazakh airline Air Astana is satisfied with the transport performance that was achieved in the 2022 summer flight schedule from/to Germany. The company announced that flights between Frankfurt am
China flights: Condor plans Frankfurt-Hefei
The holiday airline Condor plans to start a new flight connection between Frankfurt am Main and the Chinese city of Hefei in December 2022. This route will initially be served once a week. Subject to
Denied boarding: Lufthansa has to pay 2,6 million US dollars to those who refuse to wear masks
For Lufthansa, the fact that a total of 4 passengers were refused boarding on May 2022, 128 due to discrepancies about the mask requirement is proving to be extremely expensive. The carrier must
Klagenfurt: Skyalps as operator for Frankfurt and Munich under discussion
In Carinthia, Bolzano Airport's own brand, Skyalps, is currently being discussed for possible flights to Frankfurt am Main and Munich. On a charter basis, this should be as announced by Lilihill
Tui promises despite airport chaos: "Holidays will go smoothly for the majority"
The tourism group gives travelers hope for a relaxed summer holiday despite the chaos in airport handling. “Despite all the challenges posed by staffing shortages in the industry, the holidays will come for the vast majority
Hanover: Maik Blötz becomes second managing director
Hannover Airport is getting a second managing director in Maik Blötz. He will take office on January 1, 2023. The Supervisory Board has already passed the necessary resolution. The manager is working
Hanover: Smartlynx holiday flight two days late
The airline Smartlynx was supposed to operate a charter flight from Hanover to Hurghada on June 11, 2022 under flight number 6Y806. Actually, because the Airbus A320 with the registration 9H-SLD had to
Insolvent Hahn Airport hires new staff
The insolvent Hunsrück Airport Hahn is looking for new employees. The airport told the German Press Agency that several employees are to be hired in operational and ground handling services. We are also looking for about one
Insolvent Hahn Airport can continue flight operations in June
According to its insolvency administrator, the insolvent Hahn Airport will continue flight operations in June. The wages and salaries of the employees would be paid, he said on Monday at the request of the
Despite insolvency: staff shortage also at Hahn
Even the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is currently suffering from a lack of staff. Insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner is looking for new employees. Most recently, the wave of Easter travel gave Hunsrück Airport new impetus. Of the
Kassel-Calden supposedly does not need any additional funding
Kassel-Calden Airport was used by only around 2020 passengers in 27.500. It was assumed that around 50.000 passengers were still in the summer, but the recent travel restrictions put a stop to it
The taxpayer leaves 650 euros per Kassel passenger
Kassel-Calden Airport was controversial from the start, but this year every passenger who used this airport cost the taxpayer a proud 650 euros. That stems from the fact that the originally
Hessen burns 18.600 euros per day in Kassel-Calden
From the beginning, Kassel-Calden Airport was controversial because Frankfurt am Main, Paderborn and Hanover can be reached quickly. The construction of the airport was criticized as an unnecessary destruction of taxpayers' money
Munich has put up a lighted Christmas tree
Munich Airport has put up a Christmas tree around twelve meters high, which comes from Kranzberg, 20 kilometers away. This is located in the area of the central avenue and is intended to accommodate passengers and
Christmas and winter market opened at Munich Airport
The market in the forum of the Munich Airport Center was opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony. In addition to the consumption of typical Christmas dishes, Munich Airport offers Christmas and
Summer 2023: Croatia Airlines takes on Munich-Brač
Star Alliance member Croatia Airlines is offering a new route from Munich to Brač in the 2023 summer timetable. This means that five destinations in Croatia will be offered from the Bavarian airport. More new recordings
First time to Germany: Eva Air connects Taiwan with Munich
The Taiwanese airline Eva Air is flying to a German destination for the first time: From now on there will be four flights a week from Taipei to the Bavarian capital. The Taiwanese metropolis is visited on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Lufthansa increases prices for food and drinks
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, has published a new sales catalog for buy-on-board catering in economy class on short and medium-haul routes. At the same time, prices were also increased – in some cases sharply.
From Bergen: Widerøe sets course for Munich and Hamburg
The Norwegian regional airline Widerøe is adding four new routes from Bergen to its 2023 summer timetable. Two of these will lead to Germany. The carrier will initially be three times a week from March 30, 2023
Ita Airways connects Stuttgart with Milan Linate
Stuttgart Airport is now connected to Milan Linate Airport in Italy up to twice a day. The airline Ita Airways serves this route in the morning and in the evening.
Summer 2023: Eurowings is adding additional routes to Turkey
The airline Eurowings is planning to offer additional connections between Germany and Turkey for the 2023 summer flight schedule. Operational implementation is to be carried out with the Airbus A319 operated by Eurowings Europe (Malta). away
Stuttgart Airport welcomes 18 new apprentices
Young people also had their first day of work at Stuttgart Airport on Thursday. The airport has taken on 18 new apprentices. These are taught in the fields of electrical engineering, IT, automotive mechatronics,
FKB handles more passengers than before Corona
For the first time, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport managed to handle more passengers and freight last month than in the same month of the pre-corona year 2019. A total of 116.500 air travelers used FKB in April 2022.
Passenger numbers: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden with a new April record
In April 2022, the German regional airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden set a new monthly record for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic. There were 116.500 passengers, more than in April 2019.
Easter: Karlsruhe had more passengers than before the pandemic
Between April 14 and 17, 2022, the German regional airport of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden counted around 17.000 passengers traveling on scheduled and charter flights. 100 take-offs and landings were carried out. The airport explains
From March 27, 2022: Friedrichshafen open again as usual
The German regional airport Friedrichshafen will be open again from March 27, 2022 with normal operating hours. The PPR regulation introduced due to the corona pandemic will be lifted from this day. In the last
Friedrichshafen wants to leave the insolvency proceedings at the end of March 2022
The German regional airport Friedrichshafen aims to be able to exit the insolvency proceedings under self-administration by the end of March 2022. Meanwhile, the EU Commission approved the aid subject to conditions. There was a green light
New connection from Friedrichshafen: With Wizz Air to Tirana
The low-cost carrier is expanding its route network at Friedrichshafen Airport and will connect Bodensee Airport with the Albanian capital from April 11th. Tirana is the new destination of the airline, which
Memmingen: Ryanair base celebrates five years of existence
The Ryanair Group has had a base at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria for five years. Two Boeing 737-800s are currently stationed. Among other things, with these two aircraft are from this airport
Winter 2022/23: Four Canary Islands accessible from Memmingen
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair plans to offer the destination Lanzarote from Memmingen on Saturdays from November 5, 2022. This means that four Canary Islands can now be reached from the Bavarian airport. Association
New Pristina charter from Saarbrücken and Memmingen
The airlines Trade Air and ETF Airways will operate further Pristina charter flights from Germany in the summer of 2022. On behalf of specialized travel agencies, there are now also flights from Saarbrücken and Memmingen. away
19 workers from Turkey support Nuremberg Airport
After the application process, visa issuance, security checks and training, 19 young men and women from Turkey can now help with luggage loading and aircraft cleaning at Nuremberg Airport. The colleagues up
Nuremberg rents out winter parking spaces for vintage cars, mobile homes and the like
Traditionally, fewer passengers leave commercial airports in Europe during the winter months. As a result, there can be a yawning emptiness in the multi-storey car parks or on the parking spaces.
Only Nuremberg and Munich want to use Turkish temporary workers
Only 150 temporary workers from Turkey are to be used temporarily at a few German commercial airports. Originally there was talk of around 2.000 temporary workers who would clean up the chaos at various airports
Danish Air Transport wants to expand in Saarbrücken
The airline Danish Air Transport reports that there is increased demand on the domestic German routes from Saarbrücken to Berlin and Hamburg
Saarbrücken: DAT starts second route within Germany
Saarbrücken Airport has been connected to Hamburg again since Monday. The regional airline Danish Air Transport carried out the maiden flight with the ATR72. Previously, the route was operated by Luxair as a stopover
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
Summer 2023: Condor increases and reactivates Antalya
The holiday airline Condor will fly to Antalya again in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The Turkish destination will be served from Frankfurt and Düsseldorf with an Airbus A320. “We are very much looking forward to our
Iberia plane badly damaged in incident in Düsseldorf
An Airbus A320neo from the Spanish airline aborted a late landing in Dusseldorf - the tail touched down on the runway during a go-around. Iberia Flight 3140 from Madrid is struggling on final approach to 23R
Eurowings and Vereinigung Cockpit are negotiating again
After three days of pilots' strike, the Cockpit Association and the management of Eurowings Germany are back at the negotiating table. It had previously been announced that the growth of this Lufthansa subsidiary would be significantly reduced
Power poker at Eurowings Germany – Management stops growth with immediate effect
The deadline set by Eurowings for the union the previous evening passed without result. In the dispute between the management of Eurowings Germany (EWD) and the Cockpit Association (VC), the management is now pulling blank.
Management threatens Vereinigung Cockpit with downsizing of Eurowings Germany
On Monday, the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings called on the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union to end the three-day strike immediately. From an existing circular that is addressed to the workforce
Eurowings: Cockpit Association calls for a pilot strike
The Cockpit Association is calling on its members flying at Eurowings for a day-long strike on October 6, 2022. The union announced that the current negotiations on the general collective agreement after
Cologne winter timetable 2022/23 with more holiday destinations
Cologne/Bonn Airport will start the 2022/23 winter flight schedule in a few days. The local airlines offer 71 destinations in 31 countries. There are a few small changes.
Cologne/Bonn Airport with a new freight manager
Cologne/Bonn Airport has appointed Andrea Tony Geslao as its new Head of Cargo Sales. The 47-year-old will be responsible for the airport's cargo business. The freight has changed in the Corona crisis
Cologne: Corendon Europe launches special football World Cup flights
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is launching special flights from Cologne/Bonn on the occasion of the soccer World Cup, which is being held in Qatar this year. These are carried out on behalf of a tour operator. It is a matter of
DTM: Wizz Air flies to Rome for the first time
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air flew from Dortmund to Rome this afternoon for the first time. The planes of the low-cost carrier take off several times a week. The connection is designed for three weekly calls
Demand: Dortmund Airport on record course
Dortmund Airport can benefit from the strong increase in demand this year, as the airport is currently on record course. The previous ones succeeded in the last few months
Wizz Air is ramping up Chișinău services again
The low-cost airline Wizz Air has been flying to the capital of the Republic of Moldova again from Dortmund since the middle of this week. This route has been paused since the beginning of the invasion of the Army of the
Münster: Lufthansa reactivates Frankfurt connection
From September 6, 2021, Münster / Osnabrück is to be connected again to the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt am Main. After a break of around 1,5 years, the route, which has been in service since 1972, is to be reactivated. From September
Münster: GP Aviation is now flying to Pristina
The Bulgarian airline GP Aviation has been connecting Münster / Osnabrück with Pristina twice a week since Friday. The carrier operates this route with Boeing 737-400. The target group is so-called ethnic traffic. GP
Lufthansa announces a comeback in Münster
From March 15, 2021 Lufthansa plans to connect Münster / Osnabrück Airport to the Munich hub again. The two routes, which are mainly used by transfer passengers, are currently inactive. To the Bavarian hub are
PAD: Corendon Airlines flies to Izmir for the first time
Corendon Airlines has been connecting the Turkish city of Izmir with Paderborn/Lippstadt since June 25th. The airline operates the route twice a week. Until the end of October, two planes a week will depart from Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
PAD: Hotel reopens after renovation
The "MC AiREA" hotel at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport has reopened after renovation. It has 49 double rooms, a restaurant with a breakfast buffet, a sun terrace and a bar as well as meeting and conference rooms.
Ryanair is adding five routes from Asturias
The low-cost airline Ryanair is launching a number of new routes from Asturias in Spain at the start of the 2022/23 winter timetable period. They also want to head for the German airport in Weeze. Asturias Airport
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
Airport Weeze expects 200.000 passengers during the holiday season
Weeze Airport expects lively operations in the coming months. Expect 12.000 passengers on the first holiday weekend alone, and calculate in Weeze over the six weeks of your holiday
Change in the chairmanship of the supervisory board of Flughafen Hamburg GmbH
After seven years, August Wilhelm Henningsen has resigned as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Flughafen Hamburg GmbH. His successor is Andreas Rieckhof, State Councilor of the Hamburg Authority for Economics and Innovation.
HAM: 50 years ago the first flight of Turkish Airline started
50 years ago, Turkish Airlines flew the Hamburg – Istanbul route for the first time. In the meantime, the Turkish airline has developed into the largest provider of Turkey flights from Hamburg. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary
Hamburg: Eurowings postpones Gothenburg flights to summer 2023
The airline Eurowings is again postponing the start of the planned non-stop flights between Hamburg and Gothenburg. It was recently announced that from October 30, 2022 there should be flights six times a week. From present
Lufthansa Technik takes over component service for Smartwings
Czech airline Smartwings and Lufthansa Technik have signed a comprehensive five-year Total Component Support contract covering the repair and overhaul of components for the airline's 30 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Of the
Summer 2023: Eurowings is adding additional routes to Turkey
The airline Eurowings is planning to offer additional connections between Germany and Turkey for the 2023 summer flight schedule. Operational implementation is to be carried out with the Airbus A319 operated by Eurowings Europe (Malta). away
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,
Turkish Airlines has been flying to Bremen for ten years
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has been flying to Bremen Airport in Germany for ten years. The airport thus has a connection to the Istanbul hub, via which around 300 destinations in
Bremen: Airbus Beluga refueled with SAF for the first time
Sustainable Aviation Fuel is now available at Bremen Airport. Airbus is now using SAF for the departures of its Beluga transport aircraft in Bremen. The airport has for the sustainable fuel
FlyAir41: 9A-ZAG is now ready to take off
The Sundair sister company FlyAir41 received the service release certificate (CRS) for the Airbus A319 with the registration 9A-ZAG on Tuesday. According to managing director Marcos Rossello, the machine can thus be used commercially. Of the
Lübeck Air acquires Embraer 190 from German Airways via Air Alsie
The Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways will also fly for Lübeck Air in the future. In the summer flight schedule of 2022, an Embraer 190 and its crew will be flying in wet lease for Air Alsie. The Danish company is betting
Lübeck Air wants to expand strongly in summer 2022
Lübeck Airport's house brand is expected to add a whole range of new destinations in the 2022 summer flight schedule. For example, the Lübeck Air brand will also fly to Dublin, Ibiza, Menorca and Zadar
Self-made vaccine: Police break up vaccination campaign at Lübeck Airport
A vaccination campaign by the police and the Hanseatic City of Lübeck was broken up at Lübeck Airport. According to the announcement, this should have been very popular, but the vaccine offered was not approved. The executive determined
German Airways announces legal action against Green Airlines
The German airline German Airways terminated the cooperation with the ticket seller Green Airlines on Monday. However, this does not prevent the criticized provider from continuing to purchase tickets under flight numbers
German Airways no longer flies for Green Airlines either
The ticket marketer Green Airlines is now completely without an “airline partner” because German Airways announced on Monday that it will no longer fly for this client with immediate effect. Last
Holiday flights: Green Airlines no longer has a “flight partner”
The charter marketer Green Airlines has finally ceased sales on the holiday routes from Groningen, Paderborn and Rostock-Laage due to a lack of “flight partners”. A few days ago the company posted on the homepage
Berlin: Norse has added Fort Lauderdale
On Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, the airline Norse Atlantic Airways started a non-stop connection between Berlin and Fort Lauderdale. This is expected to be offered until March 24, 2023. Above
BER architect Meinhard von Gerkan passed away
On Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the architect Meinhard von Gerkan died in Hamburg at the age of 87. His most famous works include the Berlin-Tegel Airport
OVG rejects lawsuits against BER approach routes
The municipality of Blankenfelde-Mahlow and a local resident have complained about night flight routes at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The competent higher administrative court did not grant this. The OVG Berlin-Brandenburg takes the view that there is no
Climate sticker: BER wants to sue for damages
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is examining civil law claims for damages against those climate stickers who illegally gained access to the apron last week and thus caused a temporary cessation of flight operations
From seat to trolley: Sundair launches new web shop
Leisure airline Sundair is launching a new web shop in partnership with Blackforest Aviation. In this one can see, among other things, catering equipment, model airplanes and much that was used on board the carrier.
Fence cut open: Climate adhesive illegally entered the BER area
The self-proclaimed "climate protectors" of the "last generation" broke into the premises of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Some of the presumably full-time climate glues then unpacked their super glue
Leipzig: Air Moldova has included Chisinau
The airline Air Moldova started a non-stop connection between Chisinau and Germany's Leipzig/Halle on Tuesday. As a rule, this route is served by medium-haul Airbus A319 jets. After extremely
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
VC airport check: MUC and LEJ in a neck-and-neck race
This year's leader in the VC airport check is Munich Airport, which can win first place due to its very good equipment, including ILS-DME transmitters on all runways.
Dresden Airport opens “Airport Lounge”
Travelers can now use the new "Airport Lounge" in the departure area of the terminal at Dresden Airport. The air-conditioned lounge offers its visitors a range of cold and warm dishes and drinks.
“Lilienthal 2022”: Dresden Airport conducted an emergency exercise
Dresden Airport conducted a scheduled emergency drill on Saturday. Under the project name "Lilienthal 2022", around 180 members of the fire brigade, rescue services, federal and state police and airport employees practiced the emergency. to
Elbe Flugzeugwerke get a new CEO
There was a change in management at Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH. On April 1st, Jordi Boto (52 years old) took over the management of EFW as CEO after having been CEO since November
German Airways is looking for E190 pilots for Rostock
The German airline German Airways is currently looking for pilots for the Cologne / Bonn and Rostock-Laage locations. There will be captains with typerating for Embraer 190 as well as
Rostock: Maren Wolters becomes managing director
As part of the takeover by the Zeitfracht Group, Rostock-Laage Airport is getting another managing director in Maren Wolters. Dörthe Hausmann remains in office and is appointed spokeswoman for the management. the
RLG: Zeitfracht welcomes the approval of the previous owners
The concept for the future of Rostock-Laage-Güstrow Airport has received the green light: The bodies of all three previous owners approved the privatization of the civil part of the airport. The Zeitfracht Group
Photo gallery: Hifly Malta again with A330 in Erfurt
An Airbus A330-300 operated by Hifly Malta landed again at Erfurt-Weimar Airport, which brought around 2,5 million FFP2 protective masks to Germany with a stopover in Almaty, Kazakhstan. According to the airport, these were
Erfurt: Hifly Malta brought 25 tons of FFP2 masks
The German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar had another visit from a large-capacity jet towards the late afternoon on Thursday. The Maltese airline Hifly Malta brought around with the Airbus A330-300 with the registration 9H-TAJ
Erfurt: Ex-Air-Berlin-A330 flew in as “Preighter” FFP2 masks
The German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar had an unusual guest for this airport on Friday morning: Wamos Air landed at 9:30 am with an A330 “Preighter”.
