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May 2023: Lufthansa flies Frankfurt-Hamburg with B747-400
In May 2023, Lufthansa will operate some domestic German scheduled flights with the Boeing 747-400 machine type. 45 seats can be booked in business class and 162 in economy class. On the 2nd, 4th,
Aurelius takes over LSG leftovers
Lufthansa will completely part with the catering subsidiary LSG Group, because after the sale of the European activities to the Gategroup, Aurelius is now taking over the remainder. This was given by the Kranich Group
Hydraulic problems: Lufthansa B747-8 flew from Frankfurt to Frankfurt in five hours
Due to technical problems, Lufthansa had to cancel a long-haul flight from Frankfurt am Main on Monday. The Boeing 747-8 with the registration D-ABYG, which was traveling towards Miami as LH462, was affected
Ashwin Bhat becomes the new head of Lufthansa Cargo
The cargo airline Lufthansa Cargo is getting a new CEO in Ashwin Bhat. Lufthansa Cargo will continue to be managed by a three-person Executive Board team. The appointment of the third board member combined with a
Easter holidays: Frankfurt expects longer waiting times
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, assumes that there could be longer waiting times at security checks and the issue of luggage during the upcoming Easter holidays in 2023. passengers
With Nesma Airlines: ETI launches Hurghada full charter
In the summer of 2023, the tour operator ETI, which specializes in Egypt package tours, will have full charter flights operated by Nesma Airlines to Hurghada from Leipzig, Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt, Zurich and Munich. From the end of March 2023
Hanover: Smartlynx holiday flight two days late
The airline Smartlynx was supposed to operate a charter flight from Hanover to Hurghada on June 11, 2022 under flight number 6Y806. Actually, because the Airbus A320 with the registration 9H-SLD had to
Mavi Gök Airlines launches Antalya charters from Germany and Austria
The Turkish airline Mavi Gök Airlines will be offering some charter flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Nuremberg and Vienna to Antalya from July 11, 2022. These are across all Anex brands
HAJ: Air Serbia flies direct to Belgrade again
Since June 3, the Serbian airline has been connecting Belgrade with Hanover again. An Airbus A319 aircraft with 144 seats will be used. It was Air Serbia's first landing in
Hahn Airport: Less freight, more passengers
The Hunsrück Airport Hahn books significantly more passengers with less freight - and sees opportunities in the current travel chaos. The cargo business fell by 2022 in the first half of 19,2 compared to the same period last year
Green light: Creditors approve Hahn sale
The sale of the insolvent airport Frankfurt-Hahn is getting closer. According to insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner, the creditors' committee gave the green light unanimously. This also applies to four sister companies of the airport. before
Insolvent Hahn Airport sold to Swift Conjoy GmbH
The insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is taken over by Swift Conjoy GmbH based in Frankfurt am Main. The insolvency administrator announced on Wednesday that the transaction process had been successfully completed.
Sundair will take off again on July 1st, 2020
With the restart, flights from Kassel-Calden, Bremen, Dresden and Berlin will be offered. The German holiday airline Sundair wants to return to Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu, Verna, Burgas, Palma at the beginning of July 2020
Croatia Airlines with a strong presence in Germany
In the 2023 summer timetable, Croatia Airlines will offer more flights between Germany and Croatia than ever before. It is currently planned that there should be 69 connections per week. become of it
Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
Nouvelair continues to expand its presence in Germany
The airline Nouvelair will offer three more Germany destinations from Tunis in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are Berlin and Düsseldorf, which are to be served from April 2023, and
Marabu and Nordica agree on long-term cooperation
The Nordic Aviation Group and the Condor sister company Marabu have signed a long-term cooperation agreement. The centerpiece is a wet lease agreement covering three Airbus A320 aircraft. These are from Hamburg and
Marabu relies on wet lease aircraft from Heston and Nordica
The German holiday airline Condor has acquired a sister company based in Estonia called Marabu. This was founded by the majority owner Attestor and is cooperating with the state, at least in the initial phase
MUC: Qatar Airways doubles cargo capacity
Freight traffic in Munich is growing. Qatar Airways is increasing the weekly frequency of its cargo flights between Munich and Doha from two to four flights, doubling capacity. All flights operate
Verdi strike: Stuttgart also has to be off the grid
After Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich, Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport also announced that flight operations would be suspended on Friday, February 17, 2023 due to the strike announced by the Verdi union
Verdi strike: Stuttgart also expects failures
For Friday, February 17, 2023, 162 regular flight movements have been registered from Stuttgart. Whether these can all be carried out is completely open, because the Verdi union is also calling on this one
Volotea and Eurowings agree on sales cooperation
The low-cost airlines Volotea and Eurowings are moving closer together because the two carriers have agreed on an extensive sales partnership. This includes joint ticket sales on around 140 routes. Air tickets for both carriers
Winter 2022: Corendon Europe is launching additional holiday routes from Germany
Corendon Airlines Europe's 2022/2023 winter flight schedule continues to take shape. New connections to Egypt and Agadir are being established from Düsseldorf and Hanover. You can also take the train from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
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
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden with extensive summer offers
The Greek airline Aegean Airlines will fly between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Heraklion on behalf of the tour operator Tui from June 4, 2022. Two weekly charter flights are currently planned. From June 8th
Snow in Innsbruck: Airlines dodged – emergency at Easyjet
On Saturday afternoon, Easyjet flight U2 8297 en route from London-Gatwick to Innsbruck had to make a safety landing at Friedrichshafen Airport. There was smoke on board and the captain decided
Friedrichshafen was able to increase slightly compared to 2020
Friedrichshafen Airport had around 125.841 passengers last year. In a direct comparison with 2020, growth of six percent was achieved, but it was well below
Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen: Tui will fly to Kos and Burgas in 2022
From July 09th, 2022 with the start of the summer holidays in Austria / Vorarlberg, the tourism company will start its flight offer from Friedrichshafen Airport. European Air Charter will be the program for the travel group
Wizz Air is suspending all Kukes flights over the winter of 2022/23
The presence at the Albanian airport Kukes does not seem to be crowned by great demand for the low-cost airline Wizz Air, because the carrier will serve all destinations according to the current information
Memmingen: Ryanair base celebrates five years of existence
The Ryanair Group has had a base at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria for five years. Two Boeing 737-800s are currently stationed. Among other things, with these two aircraft are from this airport
Winter 2022/23: Four Canary Islands accessible from Memmingen
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair plans to offer the destination Lanzarote from Memmingen on Saturdays from November 5, 2022. This means that four Canary Islands can now be reached from the Bavarian airport. Association
Nuremberg Airport had 3.277.996 passengers
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria was used by 2022 passengers in 3.277.996. This almost tripled compared to the value achieved in 2021. However
Nuremberg Airport donates apron buses to the Ukraine
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria has donated three decommissioned buses from the apron fleet for the Ukraine. The vehicles will be handed over to the “Bamberg:UA” association founded by Ukrainian students. This
Corendon again shortens the 2023 summer flight schedule from the DA-CH region
The airline Corendon will be shorter in the 2023 summer flight schedule and less aggressively active in German-speaking countries. Numerous routes have already been discontinued this year, sometimes at very short notice
Condor takes Dusseldorf-Pristina
The holiday airline Condor will fly daily between Düsseldorf and Pristina in the 2023 summer flight schedule. It is a charter connection operated on behalf of the tour operator Air Prishtina. the
Condor starts Pristina flights from Dusseldorf
The German airline will start daily flights between Dusseldorf and Pristina with the start of the new summer timetable. On March 26, 2023, Condor will fly to the Kosovan capital daily. The flights will
Summer 2023: Eurowings wants to fly at pre-crisis levels
According to the company, the offer from the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will be back to the level it was in 2023 in the summer of 2019. Among others from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn,
Etihad sets course for Düsseldorf and Copenhagen
Golf carrier Etihad Airways will fly to Düsseldorf again from October 2023 and now to Copenhagen. The German city will initially be served three times a week and gradually increased if there is demand.
Royal Jordanian accepts Amman-Dusseldorf
Oneworld member Royal Jordanian Airlines plans to fly twice a week between Amman and Dusseldorf from September 2023. It is currently envisaged that the route will be served by Airbus A320. the
Delta plans to return to Düsseldorf in May 2023
The US airline Delta is planning to operate the non-stop connection between Düsseldorf and Atlanta again from May 10, 2023. This was last offered in spring 2020. It is envisaged that three times a week
Cologne/Bonn had 8,8 million passengers
Cologne/Bonn Airport had around 2022 million passengers in 8,8. In a direct comparison with the value that was achieved a year earlier, it was thus possible to almost double.
Summer 2023: Pegasus launches additional Germany-Turkey routes
The Turkish airline Pegasus is further expanding its presence in Germany in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In April 2023, the last non-stop connection between Berlin and Ankara operated in 2011 will be served
Easyjet cancels some routes from Germany and Switzerland
Contrary to original plans, the low-cost airline Easyjet will not be offering some routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In German-speaking countries, the airports in Basel, Geneva, Berlin, Cologne and Innsbruck are primarily affected.
Positive trend at Dortmund Airport continues
In the third quarter of 2022, 796.663 passengers used Dortmund Airport as their departure or destination airport - an increase of around 10 percent compared to last year. Compared to
DTM: Wizz Air flies to Rome for the first time
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air flew from Dortmund to Rome this afternoon for the first time. The planes of the low-cost carrier take off several times a week. The connection is designed for three weekly calls
Demand: Dortmund Airport on record course
Dortmund Airport can benefit from the strong increase in demand this year, as the airport is currently on record course. The previous ones succeeded in the last few months
Lufthansa announces a comeback in Münster
From March 15, 2021 Lufthansa plans to connect Münster / Osnabrück Airport to the Munich hub again. The two routes, which are mainly used by transfer passengers, are currently inactive. To the Bavarian hub are
Münster / Osnabrück receives a further 10 million euros
Münster / Osnabrück Airport receives financial support from the Steinfurt district amounting to three million euros. If you add up the grants from the other shareholders, you get another ten million
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
PAD: Corendon flies to Crete and Rhodes
From May 2nd, Corendon Airlines will fly twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays – between Heraklion on the island of Crete and Paderborn/Lippstadt. From May 3rd it will also follow
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
Avanti Air: First de Havilland Dash 8-400 landed at Siegerland Airport
With a little delay, the first de Havilland Dash 8-400 of the German airline Avanti Air shows up in its new livery. This is simply designed and shows the company log
Airport Weeze: Ryanair flies to Oviedo
The Irish airline has added a new destination to its flight schedule: the city of Oviedo in the northern Spanish province of Asturias, which has a population of 220.000. From November 3rd, Ryanair will be flying from Weeze on Tuesdays and Tuesdays
Ryanair is adding five routes from Asturias
The low-cost airline Ryanair is launching a number of new routes from Asturias in Spain at the start of the 2022/23 winter timetable period. They also want to head for the German airport in Weeze. Asturias Airport
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
Southwind Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo
The Turkish airline Southwind has taken delivery of its first brand new Airbus A321neo. The machine has the registration TC-GRE and, according to CH-Aviation.com, was flown from Hamburg (Finkenwerder) on January 20 and 21, 2023.
Base checks: Flyr has Lufthansa Technik waiting
The Norwegian low-cost airline Flyr will in future have the so-called base maintenance carried out by Lufthansa Technik. In this context, the two companies have entered into a three-year contract. Lufthansa Technik AG takes over
Lufthansa Technik maintains Airbus A350 APUs for Air France
The maintenance company Lufthansa Technik and the airline Air France have agreed on a contract for the maintenance of Auxiliary Power Units (APU) on the Airbus A350 aircraft. The term of the
Hamburg Airport sees itself on the road to recovery
Hamburg Airport was used by around 2022 million passengers in 11,1. This means that the North German airport had significantly more travelers than in 2021, but there were still delays
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar-Air reactivates Hamburg and takes on Heringsdorf
The corona pandemic has given the house brand of the German regional airport Mannheim a hard time. Apart from Sylt flights, the former city routes to Berlin (Tegel) and Mannheim have not yet been permanently reactivated.
Eurowings cancels in Hamburg, Prague and Stockholm
The airline Eurowings is removing one route each from Hamburg and Prague and five from Stockholm-Arlanda in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are mostly tourist routes. Bastia will
FlyAir41: 9A-ZAG is now ready to take off
The Sundair sister company FlyAir41 received the service release certificate (CRS) for the Airbus A319 with the registration 9A-ZAG on Tuesday. According to managing director Marcos Rossello, the machine can thus be used commercially. Of the
Ryanair connects Bremen with Vienna
The first Ryanair flight took off from Bremen to Vienna on Monday (today) at 9.05:XNUMX am sharp. From now on in April we will be leaving Bremen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Bremen with significantly more routes in summer 2022
On Sunday, March 27, 2022, the 2022 summer flight schedule will also start at Bremen Airport. This is significantly more extensive than in the past two years. Managing Director Marc Cezanne is already looking forward to it
Lübeck Air flies to Salzburg
In the new year, the first winter connection to the Alps will start from Lübeck Airport. From February onwards, winter fans will have the opportunity to take off in Lübeck every Saturday and already have two
Lübeck Air presents winter flight schedule 2021/22
In the winter flight schedule 2021/22, Lübeck Air will continue to connect the destinations Munich, Stuttgart and Bern with the Hanseatic city. According to the latest information, the charter connection to Salzburg will - at least for the time being -
Lübeck: Sundair holiday flights will not take place this year
The German holiday airline was to operate charter flights from Lübeck to Greece and Spain on behalf of a tour operator in September and October 2021. However, these will not take place this year. The Lübeck
Green Airlines blows off the start again
The startup Green Airlines is postponing its first charter flight for the second time at extremely short notice. Now they don't want to start until February 1st, 2021. Previously, it was postponed from November 1, 2020
Paderborn: Green Airlines wants to offer Zurich and Sylt
The charter company Green Airlines intends to offer the destinations Sylt and Zurich from Paderborn with an ATR 26-2021 operated by Chalair from March 72, 500. The airport is currently in
July 2020: Eurowings increases capacity
According to current plans, Eurowings will be in the air with 2020 aircraft in July 35. The capacity will be increased further in the course of the summer. You also have high hopes
Berlin Airport is expanding “Siko mit Termin” further
Since March 1, 2023, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has been offering a further 2.000 daily slots for security checks. These are available to passengers using the free reservation service. Total offers
Nouvelair continues to expand its presence in Germany
The airline Nouvelair will offer three more Germany destinations from Tunis in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are Berlin and Düsseldorf, which are to be served from April 2023, and
Berlin: The next ILA will take place in June 2024
In June 2024, the ILA aviation trade fair is scheduled to take place again on the grounds of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. This will take place from June 5th to 9th, 2024 and under
Tel Aviv: Arkia cancels Berlin flights
The Israeli airline Arkia has revised its plans for the 2023 summer flight schedule and decided not to offer the destinations Naples, Berlin and Bergamo. In return, you focus
An abandoned suitcase caused a railroad block at BER Airport
An abandoned piece of luggage that was left at the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport train station on Tuesday prompted a police operation. The affected area had to be cordoned off. Around 20:45 p.m. the
January 2023: Berlin had 1,3 million passengers
The German capital airport Berlin-Brandenburg was used by 2023 million passengers in January 1,3. This was well below the pre-crisis volume, because at that time Schönefeld and Tegel together had 2,4 million travelers.
The holiday season continues to boost passenger traffic at central German airports
Central German airports benefited greatly from high demand for tourist flights during the holiday season. Significantly more passengers were counted at the two locations in Dresden and Leipzig/Halle than in
Leipzig: Pegasus increases Antalya flights
The Turkish holiday airline Pegasus Airlines expects strong Antalya demand in the summer of 2023 from Leipzig/Halle. For this reason, the frequencies will be significantly increased with effect from April 1, 2023. Currently
Leipzig: Air Moldova has included Chisinau
The airline Air Moldova started a non-stop connection between Chisinau and Germany's Leipzig/Halle on Tuesday. As a rule, this route is served by medium-haul Airbus A319 jets. After extremely
Verdi and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG reach collective bargaining agreement
The Verdi trade union and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG were able to reach a collective agreement on Friday evening after three rounds of negotiations. This includes, among other things, that employees will receive a corona bonus in March 2022
Elbe Flugzeugwerke is converting 29 A330s into freighters
Elbe Flugzeugwerke was able to land a larger order: the company was commissioned to convert 29 Airbus A330s into cargo aircraft. The Air Transport Service Group wants them
Elbe Flugzeugwerke is converting 12 A330s into freighters
The leasing company CDB Aviation has twelve Airbus A330 long-haul aircraft converted into freighters by Elbe Flugzeugwerke. The portfolio already has 14 converted cargo jets of this type. The machines
Just a legal trick? Green Airlines claims AOC application
The ticket marketer Green Airlines has now suffered the next setback, because, according to a report by Airliners.de, German Airways will no longer fly for them - apart from Cologne-Paderborn-Westerland. That prevented
Green Airlines is avoiding compensation
The German charter marketer Green Airlines strictly refuses to make compensation payments under EU regulation 261/2004 to those passengers who have been left sitting. Not only that the legal rights to care services and
Alk Air to Green Airlines: “Nothing going on without moss!”
The charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir in the last few days, because after only a few legs the Bulgarian Alk Air said goodbye. The Romanian Just Us Air came first
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.
