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RAS takes over Aviation Technik Saar

Rheinland Air Service GmbH (RAS), based in Mönchengladbach, is celebrating its 65th anniversary as a leading MRO service provider and operates at five locations in Germany. Certified by several international aviation authorities, RAS is a reliable partner for aircraft fleet maintenance for numerous regional airlines and leasing companies. In July 2023, RAS took over the

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Saarbrücken Airport has trained for an emergency

Saarbrücken Airport in Saarland conducted an emergency exercise on Monday, March 11, 2024. According to the statement from the airport, it was a success. An accident was practiced in which the alarm chains, fire extinguishing and rescue of people were simulated. Particular attention was also paid to the interaction of the emergency services. The training had no

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Saarbrücken is also affected: Lumiwings is ceasing Tuzla activities

The Greek airline Lumiwings is giving up all subsidized flight routes that it serves from Tuzla. The Saarbrücken connection has already been abandoned. Only a few days ago it was announced that Lumiwings will significantly reduce its offer in March 2024. Now the airport has confirmed that it was informed by email that the carrier

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Saabrück Airport is adding two new fire engines

The fire department at Saarbrücken Airport has put two new fire engines into operation. They are the “Advancer FLF 60/100” model. According to the airport, these will replace two aging “Panthers”. According to Saarbrücken Airport, the new additions have a higher performance than the previous models. With the investment,

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Annual figures: Saarbrücken reports 309.000 passengers

Saarbrücken Airport was used by around 2023 passengers in 309.000. Compared to the previous period, the airport was thus able to increase by 12,8 percent. 2024 passengers are forecast for 345.000. With 280.000 passengers, the vast majority of Saarbrücken passengers last year were on tourist flights. In this

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Freezing rain: Nothing worked in Saarbrücken

Due to severe winter weather conditions, the German airport Saarbrücken suspended operations completely on January 17, 2024. All scheduled flights had to be cancelled. The airport management announced this decision in advance and used the forecast of the German weather service as a basis for the decision. The weather service predicted that

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Saarbrücken: Lumiwings is recording high demand for Tuzla flights

The non-stop connection between Tuzla and Saarbrücken, which began on December 20, 2023, is said to be running better than expected. Instead of the originally planned Embraer 190, Boeing 737-700s will be used. Lumiwings justifies this with booking numbers that are said to be above expectations. The airline Lumiwings serves the route twice a week. The

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Saarbrücken: Tui launches Rhodes charter

On behalf of Tui Germany, there will also be weekly flights from Saarbrücken to Rhodes in the 2024 summer flight schedule. In total, the flight schedule period includes around 50 connections offered by six airlines to eleven destinations. The flight frequency on the Saarbrücken-Hamburg route will be increased from three to up to five flights.

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Also to Saarbrücken: Lumiwings is setting up a base in Tuzla

The Greek airline Lumiwings is stationing a Boeing 737-700 at the Bosnian airport Tuzla. From there, several destinations, including Saarbrücken, will be served. From December 18, 2023, Lumiwings will gradually add the destinations Skavsta, Halmstad, Maastricht, Esbjerg and Saarbrücken. Medium-haul jets of the Boeing 737-700 type will be used. All announced

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