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Hong Kong puts Cathay crews in quarantine for 21 days after flights to Frankfurt
Flights to / from or via Frankfurt am Main are becoming a problem for Cathay Pacific and its pilots and flight attendants. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Health Authority provides aircrew who work in
Frankfurt: German Airways flies for BA Cityflyer
On behalf of the British Airways subsidiary BA Cityflyer, German Airways will be flying with an Embraer 5 on the Frankfurt-London City route from December 2021, 190. The wetlease job sees up to three daily
Lufthansa has repaid German state aid
It had long been clear to industry insiders why Lufthansa took out several bonds on the capital market this year. They wanted state aid to the Federal Republic of Germany as quickly as possible
Capital market: Lufthansa organizes another 1,5 billion euros
Lufthansa organized a further 1,5 billion euros on the capital market. It is already the third bond that has been issued this year. The current one has two terms over two
Frankfurt: British Airways operated A380 scheduled flights
The landing of a British Airways aircraft at Frankfurt am Main airport is not unusual in itself, but on Monday the IAG group member landed an Airbus A380-800 with the G-XLEF
Eurowings Discover carried out its A320 premiere flight
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover carried out the first commercial flight with the aircraft type Airbus A320 on Sunday. This led as 4Y 306 from Frankfurt am Main to Tenerife. Currently standing
Munich again recognized as a 5-star airport
Skytrax renewed Munich Airport as a five-star airport. This status has been held since May 2015 as the only airport in Europe. The award was extended in 2017.
App: Munich sends Corona information to your smartphone
At Munich Airport, travelers can now use the “Passngr” app to have information about the currently valid Corona regulations sent directly to their smartphones. For this purpose, a “Safe Journey” was created
Munich: 3.400 flights planned for the autumn break
Around 3.400 flights to / from Munich have been registered for the Bavarian autumn holidays. Of these, around 1.000 movements are carried out within Germany. 150 departures have been registered in the direction of Italy, around 80 to Greece and
Bavaria suggests possible border closure
Hungary rushed forward at the beginning of September 2020 and, with a few exceptions, closed the borders again. The EU actually wants to prevent such steps, but what Brussels says interests Viktor Orban
Sun Express expands code-sharing agreement with Lufthansa
Sun Express is expanding its codeshare partnership with Lufthansa in the coming winter season: After two years of codeshare on flights to Turkey from Munich, the agreement will now include several weekly flights from Frankfurt to Izmir,
Germany: Croatia shortens the offer considerably
Due to demand, the Star Alliance member is reducing the connections from Frankfurt and Munich again. The extent of the reduction, which can already be seen on the carrier's homepage, is sometimes drastic. The
Varna: Voyage Air dares to try again
With a 28-year-old Boeing 737-500, Voyage Air wants to connect Varna with various German cities. The difference to the previous attempts? Now the company has AOC and OL.
Germany: Lauda only flies wet leases
In future, Lauda will not operate any flights for its own account, but only ACMI services for Ryanair from Stuttgart and Düsseldorf. According to the management, this should not be done in Vienna and Palma de Mallorca
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
Autumn holidays: strikes in Düsseldorf and Cologne are imminent
Air travel is currently not very popular anyway, but during the autumn break in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the employees of the ground handling service provider AHS are now called to warning strikes. According to the union, they should
Cologne needs help: 100 million euros applied for
The corona crisis has left deep marks on the finances of Cologne / Bonn Airport. The company is currently assuming that sales will drop to around 220 million euros. Meanwhile was
Cologne / Bonn does not expect growth until 2026
Cologne airport boss Johann Vanneste expects that the passenger volume of the previous year can be reached again in 2026 at the earliest. He also believes that the quarantine regulations respond to demand
From May 5, 2021, Tegel will be “technically no longer an airport”
With the start of Air France flight AF 1235, an era in Berlin ended on Sunday: Tegel Airport will no longer handle flights. This must be done in the next six months
Very last Tegel flight due to Corona without visitors
On November 8, 2020, Air France will operate the last flight from Berlin-Tegel at around 15 p.m. However, due to the corona pandemic, this event is not open to the public. The
Easyjet is exploring state aid in Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet is in talks with the German government about possible state aid. Company boss Johan Lundgren confirmed to Wirtschaftswoche that “the negotiations are going constructively”. A formal request was made
Photo report: Thank you, Berlin-Tegel!
The Berliners have always had a kind of love-hate relationship with their Tegel Airport, because they never really liked the now decently run-down airport, but it attracted the majority of travelers
Even fewer passengers in Berlin
Due to the closure of Berlin-Tegel Airport, the number of passengers at Berlin Airports (plural) will be reported for the last time: Schönefeld and Tegel together counted 2020 passengers in October 581.322. Compared to September 2020 means
Next BER breakdown: The roof is leaking
Even after the opening of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, the series of breakdowns does not seem to stop, because a leak has now been discovered in the roof of Terminal 1. Through this water penetrates into the
