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Munich Airport: Strong growth in long-haul traffic to the USA

Long-haul traffic between Munich Airport and the USA has undergone impressive development since it opened in 1992. With currently 140 weekly flights to 14 destinations in the United States, the offer has more than tripled compared to the 39 departures to five destinations in the year the airport opened.

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Discover Airlines sharply criticizes call for strike

Discover Airlines is currently facing a significant challenge after the unions Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) and Ufo announced a strike for next week. The four-day industrial action, which is scheduled to take place from August 27 to 30, could have a significant impact on the flight operations of the still young Lufthansa subsidiary.

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Discover: UFO and VC call for multi-day strike

In the last week of August 2024, German air traffic is at risk of being significantly disrupted as the Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO) and the Cockpit Association (VC) have announced strike action at Discover Airlines. These work stoppages are a reaction to the failed negotiations on a new remuneration and collective agreement for cabin crew

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Lufthansa partially resumes flights to Middle East crisis region

The Lufthansa Group plans to resume individual flights to the crisis-ridden Middle East region from next Tuesday. Despite the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran, flights to the airports of Amman in Jordan and Erbil in Iraq are to be resumed. However, the ban on flights to Tel Aviv and Tehran will remain in place for the time being until

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Air Baltic announces bases in Vienna, Munich and Brussels

The Latvian airline Air Baltic will build three new bases in the 2025 summer flight schedule. The carrier will station aircraft in Vienna, Munich and Brussels. The company is already looking for flight personnel. From September 1, 2024, Air Baltic will be offering a position as a captain for the Airbus

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Lufthansa A350 returns after eight hours due to technical problems

On Friday, August 16, 2024, an irregularity in the hydraulic display of a Lufthansa flight en route to Tokyo caused an unexpected turnaround and return to Munich Airport. The aircraft in question, an Airbus A350-900, had to turn around for safety reasons after about eight hours of flight time. Fortunately, the incident ended without injuries, but for

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Stowaway gets on board without a ticket – twice in two days

A 39-year-old Norwegian managed to board a plane at Munich Airport twice within two days without a valid ticket. In one case he even made it to Stockholm. The man bypassed security checks by passing through the automatic ticket control gate and was able to get past the boarding pass check at the gate unnoticed.

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