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The wage dispute between the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit and the airline Eurowings has reached a new level of escalation. On March 6, 2026, the union's executive board decided to initiate a membership vote on possible industrial action. The reason for this drastic step is the failure of negotiations on a new collective agreement for company pensions.
Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate its first in-house evacuation flight on Friday night to bring approximately 150 holidaymakers back to Germany from the crisis region in the Persian Gulf. An Airbus A320, flight number EW6131, is scheduled to land at Cologne/Bonn Airport around 00:30 on Saturday, according to official information.
The German government is intensifying its efforts to evacuate German citizens from the crisis region in the Middle East. Following the successful completion of three special flights from Oman, another repatriation operation is now planned from the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced that a chartered aircraft from the airline will depart next Sunday afternoon.
The Lufthansa Group will resume flights to Larnaca, Cyprus, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. This follows a stabilization of the security situation in the EU island nation after a British military base on the island was targeted by a drone attack. Despite this partial reopening, the group, which includes
The German stock market will experience a period of consolidation among the leading companies at the end of the first quarter of 2026, while significant momentum will develop in the mid-cap and smaller-cap segments. As the index provider Stoxx, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse, announced on Wednesday evening following its regular review, the
The European air travel market is showing dynamism in the leisure and direct flight segment, which is reflected in Eurowings' latest annual report. The Lufthansa Group subsidiary closed 2025 with a significant increase in passenger numbers, reaching a total of 23,7 million. This represents an increase of approximately 900.000 passengers.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG concluded the 2025 financial year with the highest revenue in its 100-year history. As the group announced in its latest financial statement, revenues rose by five percent to approximately €39,6 billion. Despite significant geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East, the group succeeded in maintaining its operational performance.
With the implementation of the new summer flight schedule on March 29, 2026, Cologne/Bonn Airport will see a significant expansion of its route network. A total of 26 airlines will serve 115 destinations in 38 countries in the coming season. A key focus of the capacity expansion is on Eastern Europe and the Balkans, as well as improved connections to major European cities.
The North Sea island of Juist will once again have regular flight connections to the mainland starting March 15, 2026. The airline Scandinavian Air Charter AS Juist (SAC) will take over the daily shuttle service between Norden-Norddeich Airport and the island's airfield. This development ends a period of uncertainty that began in early 2025 with the withdrawal of [unspecified airline].
Frankfurt Airport is about to undergo one of the largest structural repair projects of the current decade. From March 8, 2026, the central runway, internally designated as Runway Center or 25C/07C, will be closed to all air traffic. Over a period of approximately two weeks, airport operator Fraport will carry out extensive work on an area of [missing information - likely a specific area or area].
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