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Spicejet and Hahn Air expand sales cooperation
In the area of sales, the Indian low-cost airline Spicejet is now also relying on the services of the German provider Hahn Air. An interline agreement has been concluded for this purpose. It has been for a number of years
Frankfurt has opened a new VIP terminal
Another VIP terminal was put into operation at Frankfurt Airport. This is located in Arrivals Area A of Terminal 1. The two-story facility with a total area of 1.700 square meters
UFO: Condor wants to abolish arbitration board
The cabin crew of the German holiday airline Condor will in future receive more money at the end of the month. The Verdi and Ufo unions, in cooperation with the staff representatives, have signed a new collective agreement with the
New collective agreement: Condor pilots get more money
The unions Vereinigung Cockpit and Verdi have agreed on a new collective agreement with the management of the German holiday airline Condor. The workers' representatives explain that these far-reaching improvements for the pilots
Substitute transport: Lufthansa suffers defeat before the Federal Court of Justice
The German Federal Court of Justice has ruled that airlines are not allowed to charge a surcharge for rebooking if flights are canceled by the airline. Passengers are free to decide when to start their replacement carriage
Lufthansa starts Pride advertising campaign
Lufthansa has launched an advertising campaign entitled “The World says yes to you” on the occasion of “Pride” month. The aim is to position yourself as a reliable partner for the queer community. "Lufthansa
Singapore Airlines extends codeshare cooperation with Lufthansa
Singapore Airlines is further expanding its codeshare cooperation with Star Alliance partner Lufthansa in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The SQ code will be placed on 17 other routes served by the crane airline. It is from Munich
Skyexpress departs from MUC to Athens
With the start of the winter flight schedule, the Greek airline Skyexpress is expanding its range of flights between Munich and Athens. They go to their hub in the Greek capital five times a week. The flights land
Winter service at Munich Airport is ready
With the beginning of the cold season, the winter service at Munich Airport also starts: From next Tuesday, November 1st, the specially trained employees will be available around the clock. The winter service
Munich Airport is testing security and passport controls “with an appointment”
Munich Airport is initially testing the advance reservation of appointments for security and passport controls for 60 days. The aim is to shorten waiting times and better control capacities. for now is
Summer 2023: Lufthansa wants to use at least three A380s from Munich
In the 2023 summer timetable, Lufthansa will return some of the Airbus A380 aircraft to scheduled service. Three units are to be deployed from Munich. In the course of the corona pandemic, the super jumbos were temporarily removed from the
Unknown person threatened Lufthansa with a bomb on Tik Tok
On October 23, 2022, Lufthansa flight LH411, operated with the Airbus A340-600 with the registration D-AIHP, had to make a safety landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Background is that one over
Stuttgart received the federal government's aviation coordinator
Stuttgart Airport was visited on Friday by Anna Christmann, the German Federal Government's Aerospace Coordinator. She was welcomed by the two airport managing directors, among others. Together with
Graz-Stuttgart: Eurowings wants to take a “short break” until the end of October 2022
In contrast to the flight connection between Graz and Stuttgart, according to Eurowings, those from Graz and Linz to Düsseldorf should be dry. In a statement, the company points out that
LH Group examines resumption: Eurowings stops Graz-Stuttgart
Just a few weeks ago, Eurowings reactivated the non-stop connection between Graz and Stuttgart. The last flight on this route will be operated on May 20, 2022. To the reasons
Giant freighter Antonov landed in Nuremberg
While Nuremberg Airport's flight schedule grew again to more than 60 non-stop destinations in the summer, the freight business also picked up speed. One of the largest planes in the world, an Antonov An-124, landed on
Nuremberg: Corendon launches Kayseri night flights
The Turkish airline Corendon is further expanding its offer from Nuremberg Airport: During the summer high season, the destination Kayseri will be served once a week. In the period from July 15, 2022
GP Aviation starts Pristina charter from Nuremberg
From April 2, 2022, two weekly charter flights to Pristina will be offered from Nuremberg Airport. These are operated by the Bulgarian airline GP Aviation with Boeing 737-400. Air tickets cannot
Eurowings wins three consumer awards
The low-cost airline Eurowings was able to win a total of three prizes as part of the “German Customer Awards 2020/21”. According to a press release, the carrier scored in the categories of customer satisfaction, customer service and value for money. The airline is from
From April 12, 2021: Eurowings flies to Germany from Graz and Linz
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will start two new routes in Graz and Linz from April 12, 2021. These are routes that were previously served by Austrian Airlines. Both
Linz: AUA pauses Düsseldorf route even longer
The Lufthansa Group will stay away from Linz-Hörsching Airport in Upper Austria for even longer, because Austrian Airlines is extending the temporary suspension of the Düsseldorf route until at least May 31, 2021. This route will then be suspended
Mönchengladbach Airport is looking for an innkeeper
Although the catering trade in Germany is largely closed, Mönchengladbach Airport is looking ahead and is looking for a new innkeeper, a 745 square meter restaurant
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
Cologne/Bonn had 1,6 million passengers in the 2022 summer holidays
Since the beginning of the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne/Bonn Airport has repeatedly hit the headlines because of the extremely long waiting times in front of the security checkpoint. The airport was closed during the six-week school vacation
Siko chaos in Cologne: Up to seven hours waiting time
The total failure of the German authorities in terms of security checks became clear again at the weekend at Cologne/Bonn Airport. There was a waiting time of up to seven hours in front of the Siko lines. The queue was several
Cologne/Bonn wants to take over security checks itself
With the exception of Frankfurt am Main, security checks at commercial airports in Germany are carried out by private security service providers on behalf of the Federal Police. Cologne/Bonn is now saying that one
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
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
Lufthansa Group tested all passengers for the first time
The Lufthansa Group carried out the first flights on Thursday, on which all passengers had to pass a rapid antigen test. These led from Vienna to Hamburg and back as well as from Munich
Lufthansa Technik is downsizing the board
Lufthansa Technik AG will in future be managed by a three-person Executive Board. Constanze Hufenbecher and Antonio Schulthess will leave the company at the end of the year. In the course of this, a position on the executive committee
Lufthansa starts quick tests on Munich-Hamburg
After Austrian Airlines, the parent company Lufthansa is also starting its first test run with rapid antigen tests. From November 12, 2020, passengers will be tested free of charge on selected routes between Munich and Hamburg. who
Comeback: Hainan Airlines is back in Berlin
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines carried out the comeback flight between Beijing and Berlin on Friday. From now on there will be a flight connection between the two cities once a week. While
Berlin: State labor court collects numerous Easyjet layoffs
The low-cost airline Easyjet laid off many employees in two waves at the Berlin-Brandenburg location even before the announcement that the base was to be significantly reduced. The competent state labor court has now overturned those
BER Express is canceled for 14 days
In Berlin, the so-called Airport Express (FEX) is canceled for two weeks. This affects the last two weeks of summer vacation in Berlin and Brandenburg. Because of construction work on the tracks in Berlin-Grünau, they are driving
July 2022: Berlin-Brandenburg Airport had 1,97 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was used by 2022 million passengers in July 1,97. In a direct comparison with the same month last year, it was possible to increase slightly, but it was well below the value
From August 12, 2022: Hainan Airlines returns to Berlin
From August 12, 2022, the Chinese airline Hainan Airlines will again fly to the German airport Berlin once a week. The route has been paused since the beginning of the corona pandemic. Because Hainan
Air Berlin: Insolvency administrator Flöther sues ex-boss Thomas Winkelmann
Around five years after Air Berlin went bankrupt, insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther filed a lawsuit against the last CEO, Thomas Winkelmann, with the Berlin district court. A date for the start of the process
Ingo Ludwig becomes managing director in Dresden and Leipzig
The Supervisory Board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appointed Ingo Ludwig as Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2021. In this role, he will primarily be responsible for the implementation of complex investment projects,
Holiday weekend: 53 departures in Dresden and Leipzig
The autumn holidays begin at the weekend in the German federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. There will be 27 departures from Leipzig / Halle and 26 departures from Dresden. The Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG points
Lufthansa is giving up six lounges
Not all of the Lufthansa Group's lounges have reopened yet. This will never happen again at five locations, because the carrier is closing five of these exclusive waiting areas in Germany and one more
