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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” to mark Pride month. The aim is to position itself as a reliable partner for the queer community. “Lufthansa
Frankfurt: Condor is planning 27 long-haul destinations from Frankfurt
The holiday airline Condor intends to set course for 2024 long-haul destinations from Frankfurt am Main in the 27 summer flight schedule. Eleven of these destinations will be in the United States of America. The
Lufthansa with new baggage drop machines in Frankfurt
Last week, 21 additional baggage drop-off machines for the Lufthansa Group were put into operation at Frankfurt am Main Airport. What is also new is that these are also available outside of the usual check-in times
Lufthansa Group to introduce “voucher accounts”
At the beginning of the corona pandemic, numerous airlines deliberately delayed refunds and, if necessary, compensation for canceled flights. Some providers tried to fob off their customers with vouchers and even claimed they were
Condor is building a new training center south of Frankfurt
In cooperation with the Avenger Flight Group, the German leisure airline Condor is setting up a new training center in Dreieich, south of Frankfurt am Main. This should both of
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 tests security and passport controls “with 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
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
DLR and NASA retire Boeing 747SP “Sofia”
The Boeing 747SP, registration N747NA, also known as "Sofia", will be retired in September 2022. Nasa and DLR have been operating this machine together as a research laboratory since 2014.
Corendon Europe is planning new winter routes from Germany and Switzerland
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is currently in the middle of planning for the 2021/22 winter flight schedule from Germany. There are some minor innovations, primarily from smaller airports. Currently planning
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
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.
S7 Airlines takes off in Berlin and Düsseldorf
The Russian S7 Airlines announces the addition of two additional routes from Germany. From Berlin-Brandenburg, the carrier plans to fly to Moscow-Domodedovo once a week from February 23, 2021. From Düsseldorf
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
Commentary: Welcome to Summer Chaos!
For many vacationers, the holidays already ended at Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf airports, because contrary to all the assurances of the airports, there were extremely long waiting times at the security checks. In addition,
DTM: First flight to Porto started
Yesterday, the Hungarian airline Wizzair took off from Dortmund for Porto for the first time. The low-coster will initially only operate the route over the Christmas holidays until January 10, 2021. From
Dortmund: 51 percent fewer travelers in the autumn vacation
At the German regional airport in Dortmund there was no big rush during the two-week autumn vacation of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The airport counted 63.242 travelers, 51 percent fewer than in the same period of the previous year.
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
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
From November 12, 2020: Mandatory rapid tests at Austrian Airlines
Without any legal basis, Austrian Airlines will be introducing from November 12th that a quick antigen test must be completed before departure. For the time being, this is limited to courses OS171 / 172 (Vienna-Hamburg-Vienna). A negative one
Hamburg closes a terminal
Germany is in the middle of the second lockdown. Travel itself is not prohibited in principle, but in fact the number of passengers is falling significantly. Hamburg Airport feels that too and closes until
Emirates is celebrating its comeback in Hamburg and Düsseldorf
After a long break due to the corona pandemic, Emirates is back at the German airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf. The two airports have been departing from Dubai again since Sunday
Wizzair announces Cluj from Hamburg, Cologne and Karlsruhe
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair has announced the destination Cluj-Napoca for the 2021 summer flight schedule from Hamburg, Cologne / Bonn and Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden. These are to be added gradually from June 1, 2021. The prelude
Eurowings is reactivating the Canary Islands routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has announced a special flight from Düsseldorf to Tenerife on the occasion of the lifting of the German travel warning. This is to be carried out on November 1, 2020. The regular Canary Islands program should also
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
The new US offensive at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
In addition to New York and Los Angeles, Washington is to be included in the second attempt in 2023 from BER. Delta is also planning to return to Berlin. The desire to expand
Easyjet wants to fly stably between Switzerland and Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet does not want to make any further cuts in traffic between Switzerland and Germany in the summer of 2022. One wants to carry out the already reduced flight plan in a stable manner, explained Germany boss Stephan Erler
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
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
Leipzig is only connected to the AUA hub in Vienna
For the first time in many years, Leipzig / Halle Airport will no longer have domestic flight connections in Germany in the upcoming 2020/21 winter flight schedule. Both Lufthansa and its subsidiary Eurowings operate the corresponding routes
FDP wants to give Leipzig the nickname Hans-Dietrich Genscher
If the FDP regional group in Saxony has its way, Leipzig / Halle Airport could soon be nicknamed: Hans-Dietrich Genscher. The argument put forward is that other airports are named after former SPD or CDU top politicians
