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Air Dolomiti is reducing the frequencies in Graz, Innsbruck and Linz
In September 2022, the airline Air Dolomiti will reduce frequencies on numerous routes compared to the original plan. The connections from Frankfurt to Linz, Graz and Graz are also affected
Lufthansa will take delivery of the first Dreamliner shortly
After a long forced break, Boeing has been allowed to deliver long-haul aircraft of the type B787 again for a few days. This also has an impact on Lufthansa, because it is expected that the future D-ABPA “Berlin” will still
Lufthansa cuts the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, is already removing numerous connections from the 2022/23 winter timetable. The cuts primarily affect domestic German and European traffic, but they are also being reduced
Lufthansa had 598 empty flights in six weeks
In the last few weeks, Lufthansa has been carrying out more positioning flights. These are colloquially called "ghost flights" due to the fact that there are no passengers on board. Only in the period from 1.
Fleet renewal: Condor leases 17 A321neo and two A320neo from ALC
The holiday airline Condor announced at the end of July 2022 that 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 A321neo will be flown into the fleet. Now the US Air Lease Corporation announced that a significant part of
Unions increase pressure on Eurowings Discover
The unions UFO and Vereinigung Cockpit, among others, are increasing the pressure on the management of the airline Eurowings Discover. Since, from the point of view of the employee representatives, the management should brace itself against collective bargaining,
Vueling flies non-stop to Mallorca
The airline, which is part of the IAG Group, is resuming non-stop connections between Germany and Mallorca. The airline is expanding its range of flights to Palma. A total of five German routes are from the cheap flights to the
Munich: Significantly more flights during Easter
Around Easter, the airlines have planned around 3.600 flights from Munich. The airport expects increased demand. This results among other things from the lifting of the German travel warning for the
Comeback: Flixbus will run again from March 25, 2021
The long-distance bus company Flixbus will reactivate its domestic service on March 25, 2021 on some international routes. For the time being, they want to serve around 40 destinations within the Federal Republic of Germany. Also the comeback
Bavaria: Söder sees trips from Pentecost "very optimistic"
The discussion about compulsory testing for those returning to Mallorca does not stop in Germany. Now the eloquent Markus Söder (CSU), Prime Minister of Bavaria, calls for such an approach and closes it
MUC: Argo Al becomes the first “LabCampus” customer
The next major milestone for the LabCampus innovation center being built at Munich Airport: Argo AI, a US technology company in the field of autonomous driving, becomes its first customer. The company founded in 2016 becomes a
MUC: Electric “elephant” de-icing planes
The fleet of de-icing vehicles at Munich Airport has now received particularly environmentally friendly support: the fully electric “Elephant e-BETA” from Danish manufacturer Vestergaard has been with EFM since the beginning of the week
Stuttgart: slope renovation finished in time for summer
The “Corona break” was used in Stuttgart to renovate the only runway. The construction work is now complete. After the long-planned construction work was brought forward by a few days at short notice due to the pandemic,
Lauda: Ryanair takes over in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart
Instead of OE flight numbers, the FR code will be used from Düsseldorf and Stuttgart in the future. The flights will, however, continue to be operated with the Lauda A320. It will be in Stuttgart and Düsseldorf
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.
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,
Eurowings is expanding in Salzburg and Klagenfurt
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will resume the non-stop connection between Salzburg and Cologne / Bonn on November 1, 2020. Initially, five weekly rotations, which are to be served by Airbus A319 and A320, are planned.
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
Court: Airlines have to show conversion fees
Many airlines offer conversion and payment in euros when booking flight tickets that have to be paid for in a foreign currency. With some providers, the exchange rate is not only terribly bad,
BER: AeroGround becomes the largest ground handler
With the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, AeroGround Berlin took over the ground handling services at the new capital city airport. This means that the subsidiary of AeroGround Flughafen München GmbH will move to the
From May 5, 2021, Tegel will be “technically no longer an airport”
With the start of Air France flight AF 1235, an era in Berlin ended on Sunday: Tegel Airport will no longer handle flights. This must be done in the next six months
Very last Tegel flight due to Corona without visitors
On November 8, 2020, Air France will operate the last flight from Berlin-Tegel at around 15 p.m. However, due to the corona pandemic, this event is not open to the public. The
Easyjet is exploring state aid in Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet is in talks with the German government about possible state aid. Company boss Johan Lundgren confirmed to Wirtschaftswoche that “the negotiations are going constructively”. A formal request was made
Photo report: Thank you, Berlin-Tegel!
The Berliners have always had a kind of love-hate relationship with their Tegel Airport, because they never really liked the now decently run-down airport, but it attracted the majority of travelers
