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Frankfurt: Federal police hands over Siko organization to Fraport
In the future, Frankfurt am Main Airport intends to carry out the security checks on its passengers itself. So far, the Federal Police has commissioned a third-party provider for this. A Fraport subsidiary has now been officially commissioned with the organization.
Lufthansa Group increases Christmas offer
According to their own statements, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group will launch 440 additional flights between Christmas and New Year. The offer is to be expanded by around 80.000 seats. The justifies this step
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
Emirates and Etihad are back in Munich
Return to the Bavarian capital: Emirates resumed scheduled flights for passengers between its hub in Dubai and Munich yesterday, Wednesday. The flights will be with a Boeing 777-300 ER
United returns to Bavaria
From Munich across the pond: With immediate effect, the American airline United Airlines is resuming its flight connection to Washington. United Airlines is the first airline from the United States
Munich reports a historic low
In the first half of 2020, Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport recorded the lowest number of passengers since the airport opened. The volume fell by two thirds compared to the record year 2019. The
Munich drives up Terminal 1
Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich put modules C, D and E of Terminal 1 back into operation for passenger handling on Wednesday due to increasing numbers of passengers. Previously, among other things, 6.000 floor markings were made
Etihad puts Vienna on hold
The golf carrier will return to Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Munich and Zurich in mid-July 2020, but the new destination Vienna will have to wait longer. Etihad Airways had actually wanted it since May 22nd
1.000 jobs at MTU at risk
At the engine manufacturer MTU, around 1.000 jobs are being cut due to the effects of the corona pandemic. The company hopes that redundancies for operational reasons can be avoided in Germany. This should be the case in the foreign operating sites
BER: Schönefeld becomes Terminal 5
With the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport as Terminal 5, Schönefeld Airport will become part of BER. Already received on October 25th with the change from the summer to the winter flight schedule
Very late: BER is thinking about the shuttle bus
From a global perspective, there are free transport options at almost all airports with terminals that are very far apart. For example buses, at some airports there are train-like offers. Of course, exceptions confirm that
Berlin: Test capacities are running out
The months of travel make the German laboratories difficult to cope with. Dilek Kalayci, Berlin's Senator for Health, reports that the test capacities are reaching their limits and that the material is becoming scarce. This is
DAT increases Berlin-Saarbrücken
The airline Danish Air Transport will fly more frequently between Saarbrücken and Berlin-Tegel from August 31, 2020. According to the announcement, the carrier will again serve double the daily margin during the week. At
Condor is now selling Sundair tickets
The German airlines Condor and Sundair have been working together in sales since Wednesday. The Sundair offer can now also be booked on the Condor website. Be there
Lufthansa angered the German government
There is no calm: After a long back and forth and the laborious agreement on a billion dollar aid package, the German government criticizes its flag carrier. The economic department does not like that the
