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VC resolutely rejects restrictions on the right to strike
The Cockpit Association reacted with outrage to the demands of the industry association BDL, which go in the direction of restricting the right to strike in aviation. Employers would deliberately distract from the real problems,
Lufthansa: UFO demands 3.000 euros special payment for flight attendants
The flight attendants' union UFO demands that Lufthansa pay the cabin crew an inflation adjustment of 3.000 euros. It is the tax-exempt amount that employers voluntarily owe
Air Cairo and SunExpress extend sales cooperation
The airlines Air Cairo and SunExpress are extending their cooperation, which has existed for some time, by another three years. Egypt flights from the DA-CH region are affected, which the Turkish airline does not do due to the lack of an EU AOC
United and Eurowings Discover agree on code sharing
The airlines Eurowings Discover and United Airlines will work together in the future as part of a codeshare agreement. The Americans place their UA code on a total of six routes. Affected are those from Frankfurt am
Winter 2023/24: Condor reactivates Agadir flights
The German airline Condor intends to reactivate flights to Agadir from four German airports in the 2023 winter flight schedule. For the time being, these are seasonal routes. Condor already had Agadir in
Unexplained sighting of a German plane to Moscow
Despite European Union sanctions against Russia, a German Bombardier Challenger has been spotted flying to Moscow. However, this flight cannot yet be justified. Since the beginning
“Munich Airport II” celebrates its 30th anniversary
The protest slogan "Riem has to go" has now almost been forgotten, because "Munich II Airport" has been online since May 17, 1992. The “new” airport already has
Munich: black-tailed godwits breed on the airport site
Rare bird species such as the black-tailed godwit have also settled on the Munich Airport area in recent years. This uses the airport not only for "stopovers", but according to the announcement
Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching special flights to the Europa League final
The airlines Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover are launching a total of 15 special flights to the final of the Uefa Europa League. The background is that Eintracht Frankfurt was able to qualify for the final. It is
MUC: Delta resumes service to Detroit
The US carrier will again be offering a non-stop connection from Munich to Detroit from May 6th. The airline is thus supplementing the existing connection between Munich and Atlanta. Delta's flights from
Airbus A350 D-AIVB is being prepared in Luqa for use by Lufthansa
Lufthansa transferred the Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AIVB from Munich to Luqa last Friday. Maintenance work is carried out there at Lufthansa Technik. The long-haul aircraft also receives the livery
Condor announces long-haul flights from Munich and Düsseldorf
The German holiday airline Condor wants to offer long-haul flights from Düsseldorf and Munich again in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. For the time being, the planned routes from the two German cities are to be served with Boeing 767s.
STR: Play is flying to Reykjavik next summer
The Icelandic airline Play plans to fly from Stuttgart to Reykjavik from the beginning of June 2022. The state capital will then head to the island twice a week. The tight
Summer 2022: Play announces four new routes
The Icelandic low-cost airline Play has announced further destinations with Prague, Bologna, Lisbon and Stuttgart that will be served from Keflavik. The inclusion of this is for the months of May and June
Stuttgart is to become a hub for electric aircraft
Lilium intends to set up a hub for the planned southern Germany network at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. Among other things, it is envisaged that Munich and Nuremberg should be approached with electric aircraft. Stuttgart steps with it
Nuremberg Airport offers CoV tests via app
In the duty free shop in the waiting area and in the airport online shop Gatestore, an approved corona antigen test with certificate generation is available, which is used via video telephony. The provider Laive has developed a video-guided self-test,
Canary Islands, Turkey and more non-stop from Nuremberg
In August, Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg recorded the busiest month since the pandemic began. But even after the summer holidays, there is still a wide range of options. Those are the late summer destinations
NUE: Day trips to Hamburg and Düsseldorf are now possible again
At the beginning of September, Eurowings will resume connections from Nuremberg to important German metropolises. The flights to Dusseldorf will start on September 1st, and Hamburg will start on September 13th. Flown
Eurowings: Beirut from Berlin, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart
The low-cost airline Eurowings will start non-stop flights from Berlin-Brandenburg, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart to Beirut from December 19, 2020. From the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Erbil is also offered. During the flights from Berlin
Friedrichshafen: Sun Air postpones comeback to August 2021
The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia actually wanted to reactivate at least the Düsseldorf route from Friedrichshafen shortly before Christmas 2020. From Billund they wanted to fly again from the beginning of November 2020. Wanted,
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
DUS: Terminal B must close
Not only Germany closes due to Corona: Düsseldorf Airport will close Terminal B again from November 3rd. In future, all passengers will be handled via gates A and C,
Linz: Austrian Airlines postpones resumption of Düsseldorf
Austrian Airlines will not carry out the resumption of the Düsseldorf-Linz route announced for November 2, 2020. According to a company spokesman, the new date is "mid-January 2021"
AUA and Eurowings are temporarily shrinking sharply
Due to the renewed enormous impact of the corona pandemic on the booking figures of almost all airlines, the Lufthansa Group decided to drastically reduce capacity over the winter. This affects all of the Group's passenger airlines,
From Cologne and Berlin: Easyjet is launching two new routes
The low-cost airline Easyjet has launched two new routes from Germany for the 2022 summer flight schedule. These are offered from Cologne/Bonn or Berlin and are limited to the season for the time being. First you want from
Cologne: Ryanair changes flight plan to Malaga and Valencia
Low-cost airline Ryanair will fly to two Spanish destinations more frequently from Cologne/Bonn in the 2022 summer flight schedule. The increase on the routes to Valencia and Malaga should be completed at the beginning of May 2022. Currently
Swissport takes over passenger services for Eurowings in Cologne/Bonn
Eurowings has commissioned Swissport to take over the check-in and gate services for passengers at Cologne/Bonn Airport and to coordinate the fleet's aircraft handling. The Swiss service provider has one in Germany
Varadi: “Unions? Then we close the base! "
Should Wizzair get into "trouble" with the unions in Dortmund, the base will be closed again and the planes relocated to other airports. Company boss Varadi is even of the opinion that
New base: Wizzair is based in Dortmund
Wizzair wants to really take off in Dortmund with three aircraft that will be used on 18 new routes. The carrier decided to set up the first base in Germany. The Hungarian
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
May: Clear round for Airbus
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was not able to deliver a single aircraft in May 2020, but no cancellations were received either. In May 2020, Airbus delivered a total of 24 A220 and A320 aircraft
Court: Hamburg expansion was legal
For the judge of the Higher Administrative Court, the legal situation is clear: Nobody got into debt with the expansion of Hamburg Airport. At the beginning of last year, the federal government for
Wizzair: New base in Tirana
Wizzair is bringing 15 new routes and three Airbus A320s to the Albanian capital Tirana. There are also new destinations in Germany and Switzerland. The Hungarian low-cost airline opened in the
Volotea announces comeback
From June 16, 2020, the Spanish Volotea will take to the air again. The factory shuttle operated by the carrier on behalf of Airbus is also celebrating its comeback. From June 16
Germany: Ryanair announces eight more routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the inclusion of eight additional routes from Germany. These are offered from Nuremberg, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Memmingen and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. According to their own statements, the summer flight schedule is in place
BER opens Terminal 2: Ryanair becomes the main user
A year and a half after the opening of the new capital city airport BER, the second newly built terminal is also going online. Low-cost carrier Ryanair will be the first airline to take off on March 24 with passengers,
BER counts almost one million passengers in February
After the slow start to 2022 due to the pandemic, the first signs of a recovery in passenger numbers at BER can be seen in February. In total, took off and landed in the past month
Berlin wants to provide first aid to Ukraine refugees in the former Tegel Airport
The city of Berlin wants to use the former Berlin-Tegel Airport as an initial reception center for refugees from the war zone Ukraine. Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) explained, among other things, that the previous arrival center in Reinickendorf
Germany: Airlines reduce Greece offer
In Germany, the first reductions in the Greek offer for the summer of 2022 are becoming apparent. Ryanair and Condor have taken some routes out of sale or reduced frequencies on others. in the
Berlin: climate protectors wanted to disrupt BER with balloons
Self-proclaimed climate protectors wanted to disrupt air traffic at BER on Friday morning with the help of balloons, some of which were filled with helium. The police stopped the action and destroyed the "disturbing objects"
