On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Airbus jet with the registration 9A-BER will take off from Lübeck and head for Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete with 150 seats. This marks the beginning of a new era for Lübeck Airport, as Sundair is stationing an aircraft on site for the first time. The charter airline is thus significantly expanding its offering at Lübeck Airport by offering 10 flights a week to southern holiday regions.

Sundair, in its third year at Lübeck Airport, is responding to the increasing demand for flight connections to the south. Holger Conrad, Head of Sales Management & Capacity Control at the German airline, emphasizes the attractiveness of the expanded flight program and looks forward to taking many travelers on their well-deserved vacation. The operational execution of the flights is not carried out by the German holiday airline itself, but by its Croatian sister company FlyAir41.

The decision to station an aircraft in Lübeck requires appropriate infrastructure and personnel support on site, as Jürgen Friedel, managing director of the airport, explains. In addition to catering and aircraft maintenance, the presence of a maintenance company is an important factor in ensuring that the aircraft are looked after. Stationing aircraft in Lübeck not only benefits passengers, but also the many other users of the airport. Business pilots, flight schools and clubs benefit from the longer opening hours and the improved infrastructure.

However, there is also bad news: Lübeck Air has stopped flight operations, which means that the offering at the airport has changed. The summer offer is therefore dominated by Sundair flights, because classic domestic German destinations such as Munich and Stuttgart, which were marketed by Lübeck Air, no longer exist.

There is positive news for holidaymakers leaving early: the range of catering behind security checks will be expanded this season to give travelers a pleasant start to their holiday.