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From Munich and Frankfurt: Lufthansa with new short-haul destinations
From its hubs in Frankfurt am Main and Munich, Lufthansa will offer some new destinations in the 2024 summer flight schedule that, at least recently, were not in its portfolio. From the Bavarian capital
Condor presents new short and medium-haul cabins
The holiday airline Condor will begin modernizing its short- and medium-haul fleet in spring 2024. The first A320neo will carry the “Passion” color and is scheduled to take delivery in April 2024.
CDP: Lufthansa receives A- rating
In the current CDP ranking, the Lufthansa Group was given a grade of A-. The scale ranges from “A” to “D-” and is intended to recognize companies for their efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Lufthansa starts flight attendant course number 2.000
In aviation, flight attendants are not only responsible for serving food and drinks, but also take on important safety-related tasks. They also receive extensive training in the event of an emergency. Lufthansa has
Air Dolomiti takes up Munich-Ancona
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will start a no-stop connection between Munich and Ancona at the start of the 2024 summer flight schedule. Furthermore, some routes from Frankfurt and the are taken over from the parent company
For a fee: Lufthansa reserves ticket prices
For a few days now, Lufthansa has been offering passengers the opportunity to reserve the ticket price shown on the homepage for 48 hours for a fee. This requires at least seven
Austrian Airlines has left firefighters in Hanover
In June 14, Austrian Airlines had a special surprise in store for 2022 members of the Langenzersdorf volunteer fire brigade after attending a trade fair in Hanover: the return flight to Vienna
Flight tickets: Lower Saxony wants to abolish the prepayment principle
In Germany, the debate about prepayment practice for airline tickets is gaining momentum. Consumer Protection Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) and Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) want to round off the industry
Flight irregularities screwed up Tui's quarterly results
The irregularities in flight operations in the third quarter of the current financial year, which ended on June 30, 2022, cost the Tui travel group dearly. The group lost around as a result
ECJ: Start of negotiations on Hahn subsidies
Since Wednesday, the European Court of Justice has been hearing about the aid that the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has transferred to the Frankfurt-Hahn regional airport. But with a judgment is only in some
Hahn sale: Insolvency administrator is examining “further measures”
The sale of the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport will be further delayed. The deadline for paying the purchase price has again expired without payment. Insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner has now announced that
Frankfurt-Hahn: The purchase price has not yet been transferred
The purchase price for the sale of the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn regional airport has not yet been paid. According to the “Cochemer Wochenspiegel”, the insolvency administrator has extended the deadline to November 15, 2022. Insolvency Administrator Jan
Summer 2024: Lufthansa increases Paderborn-Munich
Effective April 2, 2024, Lufthansa will connect Paderborn and Munich more frequently. The plan is to offer three daily routes between the two cities again in the future. Loud
UFO calls for higher wages for Cityline flight attendants
The flight attendant union UFO is demanding higher salaries for its members who fly with Lufthansa Cityline. There is also criticism that the growth that was once promised has not materialized or that other AOCs in the Kranich group of companies have failed to materialize
Leipzig: Lufthansa discontinues Munich connection
Leipzig/Halle Airport will not be connected to the Lufthansa Munich hub in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The route will be discontinued – at least temporarily – on March 31, 2024. The rationale of the Kranich Group
Resumption: Air China flies Shanghai to Munich again
After a “flight break” of almost four years, Air China reactivated the flight connection between Shanghai and Munich last week. Long-haul Airbus A350-900 aircraft arrive three times a week
Beond appoints Aviareps as GSA
The Maldives airline Beond, which specializes in pure business class flights, has appointed the Aviareps agency as general sales agent for Germany and Switzerland. The company offers pure business class flights with an Airbus A319
Lufthansa launches Moldova flights from Frankfurt
From the end of April 2024, Lufthansa intends to fly four times a week between Frankfurt am Main and the capital of the Republic of Moldova, Chișinău. The route is scheduled to begin on April 28, 2024
February 1, 2024: Verdi calls on security staff at eleven airports to go on strike
The Verdi union is calling on security staff to strike at eleven German airports on February 1, 2024. Passengers must expect significant restrictions and many flight cancellations because individual airports have
Summer 2024: SAS increases flights to Germany
The Scandinavian airline SAS intends to fly more frequently to the German airports of Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart in the summer of 2024. From Copenhagen, SAS wants up to in the summer of 2024
Tip: Career Day at Stuttgart Airport
On February 2, 2024, Stuttgart Airport will hold an open applicant day in Terminal 1 West. Anyone interested can find out more and apply between 13 p.m. and 18 p.m. The
August 2022: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden exceeds pre-crisis volumes
The German regional airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden benefited greatly from the high demand in summer 2022. Most recently, the volume of August 2019 was even exceeded. In August 2022, the airport
DRF air rescue: Seven cadets start helicopter training
DRF Flugrettung, based in Filderstadt, Germany, is expanding the training portfolio at its in-house academy. The first seven flight students have their training on Thursday as part of a fly-in of the training machine, one
Ten Russian planes have to stay in Germany
Ten aircraft are said to be parked at German airports at the beginning of the airspace closure for machines that are owned or controlled by Russia. Flying out is not possible due to the sanctions
Friedrichshafen: Wizz Air gives up Tirana flights
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will discontinue the non-stop connection between Tirana and Friedrichshafen. The provisionally last flight is scheduled for January 21, 2023. It's not the only one
Friedrichshafen is examining the switch to a remote tower
The tower at Friedrichshafen Airport, which dates back to the 1950s, is to be used for other purposes. A solution is currently being worked on intensively, with a so-called “remote tower” concept emerging. A corresponding
Wizz Air flight overbooked: police had to intervene in Friedrichshafen
At Friedrichshafen Airport, the overbooking of a Wizz Air flight to Tirana caused a police operation on Friday. Only 209 seats were available for the 186 passengers who had booked. The consequence of it:
Memmingen urgently looking for new employees
Memmingen Airport is on a growth course - not only in terms of flight destinations and passenger numbers, which are rising sharply. The airport team also needs reinforcement and offers numerous new, attractive positions
Memmingen: Ryanair is also starting flights to Rome
From Memmingen in Bavaria, passengers will in future have the choice of two airlines flying to Rome-Fiumicino. Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will serve the Italian capital twice from May 2023
Wizz Air incorporates Memmingen-Rome (FCO).
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will start a non-stop connection between Memmingen and Rome-Fiumicino in September 2023. This is to be offered twice a week for the time being, according to the Allgäu Airport in a broadcast. The first flight
Nuremberg: Dan Air used for student exchange for the first time
A few months ago, the Romanian airline Dan Air entered the scheduled business. Among other things, Brasov is connected to Nuremberg. Now, for the first time, a group of students has been flown in as part of a student exchange.
Despite criticism: Condor continues to rely on Marabu
Despite the sometimes strong criticism from affected passengers, Condor maintains that numerous routes in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule will be taken over by its sister company Marabu and its subcontractors. It's about
From Leipzig and Nuremberg: Ryanair cancels Dublin flights
The low-cost airline Ryanair is reducing the route network at its home base in Dublin by a total of 2023 routes in winter 24/17 compared to the same period last year. This also affects connections to Kosice, Nuremberg and
DAT increases Berlin-Saarbrücken
The airline Danish Air Transport will fly more frequently between Saarbrücken and Berlin-Tegel from August 31, 2020. According to the announcement, the carrier will again serve double the daily margin during the week. At
Eurowings will use the second A321neo from the end of September 2023
With the D-AEEB, the airline Eurowings recently took delivery of its second Airbus A321neo in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. The machine was transferred to Düsseldorf. The remainder of the upgrade is to be carried out by the company's own technical operation. Expected
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
Dusseldorf: More delays despite fewer flights
Düsseldorf Airport was able to count around three million passengers during the six-week summer vacation of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Although it was possible to increase compared to the same period last year, it was still significantly below
Germany: Eurowings is hiring again indefinitely
According to its own statements, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is again making permanent appointments. This primarily affects the flying personnel. Currently one is for the bases Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart
Skyexpress flies from Athens to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf
The Greek airline Skyexpress will also set course for Frankfurt am Main, Düsseldorf and Warsaw in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule from Athens. The two Germany new additions will be served from October 29, 2023.
Expensive ticket prices make Eurowings and Discover Airlines profitable
For many years, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings was deep in the red. The former long-haul activities in particular have pulled the operating result deep into the basement. After an extremely long dry spell
Cologne/Bonn Airport is allowed to use the closed parking area again
Cologne/Bonn Airport is now allowed to use an area in the apron A area that has been closed by the authorities for a long time to park aircraft again. The corresponding planning approval notice has been delivered. In the
Cologne/Bonn Airport has published its sustainability report
For the first time, Cologne/Bonn Airport has published a so-called sustainability declaration according to the criteria of the German Sustainability Index. The information contained relates to what will happen in 2022. “The topic of sustainability
February 1, 2024: Verdi calls on security staff at eleven airports to go on strike
The Verdi union is calling on security staff to strike at eleven German airports on February 1, 2024. Passengers must expect significant restrictions and many flight cancellations because individual airports have
Eurowings awards Dortmund Airport the best German station
Dortmund Airport has received the company's internal award as the best station in Germany from Eurowings. Dortmund Airport was able to successfully assert itself against the competition and was replaced by the Eurowings station
Wizz Air has added Dortmund-Brasov
Last week, Wizz Air started a non-stop connection between Dortmund and Brasov. This should be operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays. “Given the high demand for
Wizz Air is relocating some Dortmund flights to Cologne
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air recently announced a change in some flights. The airline will relocate some flights to Dortmund to Cologne Airport. The airline Wizz Air, which
Smartlynx Malta stations Boeing 737-Max-8 in Münster/Osnabrück
The airline Smartlynx Malta will station Boeing 2023-Max-737 aircraft at the German airport Münster/Osnabrück in the 8 summer timetable. With these machines you can visit various holiday destinations on behalf of tour operators
Nouvelair with additional routes from Cologne and Munster
The low-cost airline Nouvelair Tunisie will offer three more seasonal routes to/from Germany in the 2023 summer timetable. The new additions relate to Cologne/Bonn and Münster/Osnabrück airports. From the last-named airport, the
2022: Münster/Osnabrück Airport had 834.424 passengers
Münster/Osnabrück Airport had a total of 2022 passengers in 834.424, which just ended. This meant that there were 130 percent more travelers than in 2021. However, it was well below the pre-crisis level,
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
PAD: Hotel reopens after renovation
The "MC AiREA" hotel at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport has reopened after renovation. It has 49 double rooms, a restaurant with a breakfast buffet, a sun terrace and a bar as well as meeting and conference rooms.
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport expands district heating network
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport is preparing for the heating period in winter 2022/2023 with the expansion of the environmentally friendly use of district heating. The waiting area, the baggage claim hall, the operations building and parts of hangar 1 will be on
Sunweb launches charter flights from Weeze
The Dutch tour operator Sunweb Group will operate numerous charter flights from the German regional airport of Weeze in the summer of 2023. The background is also that the ticket tax in the Federal Republic is lower. "For
Weeze: Ryanair stationed fourth aircraft
In the 2023 summer timetable, low-cost airline Ryanair is adding a fourth Boeing 737-800 operated by Malta Air to its base at Weeze regional airport. At the same time, the carrier announced the inclusion of four
Caterer Camso starts in Weeze
The catering company Camso has settled at the German regional airport in Weeze. They deliver sandwiches, drinks and perfumes to planes that take off from here. According to the airport, additional jobs are to be created in the region.
Air Baltic suspends three Germany routes
The Latvian airline Air Baltic will not operate three routes to Germany in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. These are the destinations Hamburg, Hanover and Stuttgart. Effective October 27, 2023
Airbus opens new A32XLR hangar in Hamburg
At the Airbus works airport in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, a new hall for equipping the long-haul model A321XLR was inaugurated. Airbus is thus continuing its modernization and digitalization of the industrial system and expanding its capacities for
Hamburg: Second part of the slope renovation starts
From August 30, 2023, there will be another runway closure at Hamburg Airport. The background is that the second runway is now also being given a new surface layer. The runway 15/33
Hamburg: Condor operates Pristina charter flights
On behalf of the travel agency Air Prishtina, the German holiday airline Condor will operate a non-stop connection between Hamburg and Pristina from December 23, 2023. The charter route is initially until the end of the
Hamburg satisfied with acceptance of “Siko with an appointment”.
Hamburg Airport believes the "appointed security checkpoint" introduced in April 2023, marketed as "Slot & Fly", has been well received. Previously, this option was optional
Condor takes on Hamburg-Pristina
The airline Condor is to include the Hamburg-Pristina route in its flight program in the winter season. This route is to be flown once a week. The airline Condor plans in the context of the winter season
Sundair and Skyexpress expand Germany-Greece traffic
The Greek airline Skyexpress plans to fly more frequently between Athens and Munich in the 2023 summer flight schedule. One wants to offer seven weekly rotations with Airbus A320neo in the future. With that you become the so far
From Bremen and Rostock: Lufthansa carries out training flights with Boeing 787-9
As early as this coming weekend, Lufthansa will be completing a number of training flights with the first Boeing 787-9. First, the D-ABPA will head for Bremen and Rostock-Laage. After successful practice flights, the long-haul aircraft will be used temporarily within Germany
Bremen: Alba Star and Sundair launch additional Palma flights
According to its own statements, the north German airport Bremen has come through the summer travel wave well. In the last few weeks, the situation in the terminals is said to have been largely calm despite high demand.
Lübeck Air presents winter flight schedule 2021/22
In the winter flight schedule 2021/22, Lübeck Air will continue to connect the destinations Munich, Stuttgart and Bern with the Hanseatic city. According to the latest information, the charter connection to Salzburg will - at least for the time being -
Lübeck: Sundair holiday flights will not take place this year
The German holiday airline was to operate charter flights from Lübeck to Greece and Spain on behalf of a tour operator in September and October 2021. However, these will not take place this year. The Lübeck
Mallorca & Crete: First charter series from Lübeck
After establishing the two domestic German connections to Munich and Stuttgart as well as the summer-season routes to Bern and Salzburg, the airport is now expanding its range of flights with the new charter destinations
BER expects eight percent more passengers in 2024
Next year, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport wants to return to the passenger numbers that were previously achieved at the former Tegel and Schönefeld airports. It is expected that in the year
Berlin: Eurowings new to Innsbruck and Tromsø
Shortly before Christmas 2023, the airline Eurowings started a non-stop connection to Tromsø from its Berlin-Brandenburg base. . The destination, known as the capital of the Arctic, opens every Thursday and Sunday
SSP opens Burger King in BER Terminal 1
A franchisee has opened a Burger King branch in Terminal 1 of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. This is around 285 square meters in size and has 120 seats. The operator is the SSP Group, which is already under
Berlin: Eurowings takes on Tivat
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Eurowings will offer a seasonal flight connection to Tivat from Berlin-Brandenburg. From May 4, 2024, Eurowings wants to offer a weekly flight between the two cities. You have Tivat
Berlin: Easyjet takes on Toulouse
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Easyjet Europe will operate a non-stop connection between Berlin-Brandenburg and Toulouse, France. The new addition is scheduled to be served for the first time on March 31, 2024. Easyjet initially intends to use this route
Berlin: Eurowings has started Erbil flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has started non-stop flights to Erbil (Iraq) from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. These will now be served twice a week with aircraft from the A320 series. The city in northern Iraq will please everyone
Leipzig and Dresden with a strong summer of 2023
Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports had a combined 1.948.172 passengers in the first eight months of the current year. This was around 31 percent higher than the volume recorded in
Smartwings offers flights from Germany to Abu Dhabi
The airline Smartwings is to start numerous flights between Abu Dhabi and German cities in cooperation with Etihad Holidays. Specifically, flights are to be flown from Cologne, Leipzig/Halle and Nuremberg. Smartwings airline
Charter: Smartwings takes on Abu Dhabi-Leipzig
From October 17, 2023, the Czech airline Smartwings will also operate two weekly Abu Dhabi rotations from Leipzig/Halle. Client is Etihad Holidays. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, Boeing aircraft
Dresden: Sundair is the largest holiday flight provider
Dresden Airport's summer timetable offers connections to 20 destinations in 10 countries, served by 12 airlines. Up to 112 flights depart per week. Sundair is with up
Easter Sunday: Sundair conducts a sightseeing flight in Dresden
On Sunday, April 10, 2023, the German airline Sundair will operate a 40-minute sightseeing flight from Dresden. This will be commissioned by Niki Aviation & Holidays on the occasion of Easter Sunday
MDF AG extends with service provider Klüh
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, which is behind Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports, has extended an existing service contract with Klüh by five years. In Leipzig/Halle, this company provides in
Green Airlines is chartering almost 30 year old 737-300s from Bulgaria
Instead of the Embraer 190 from German Airways, the passengers of the charter company Green Airlines are to be flown to holiday destinations in the almost 30-year-old Boeing 737-300 of the Bulgarian airline ALK Airlines.
First flights and announcements in Germany - damper in Heringsdorf
The Austrian airline Easyjet Europe will be adding two additional destinations from Munich in mid-July. These are Palma de Mallorca, which will be served three times a week, as well
Green Airlines wants to market “climate-friendly” vacation flights
According to its own information, the “climate-friendly” startup Green Airlines announces that the destinations Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Crete and Kos will be offered from Rostock and Paderborn. The limited liability company
Photo gallery: Erofey visits Erfurt again
On Easter Sunday, the Russian airline Erofey again brought around 17 tons of rapid corona tests to Germany. The Boeing 757 with the registration VP-BHM was used. The plane landed at Erfurt-Weimar Airport.
Photo gallery: Erofey brings rapid tests to Erfurt
On Saturday the Boeing 757-200 operated by the Russian airline Erofey brought rapid test kits with the registration VP-BHM to Erfurt. According to the airport, these are intended for all of Germany. "We
Photo gallery: Hifly Malta again with A330 in Erfurt
An Airbus A330-300 operated by Hifly Malta landed again at Erfurt-Weimar Airport, which brought around 2,5 million FFP2 protective masks to Germany with a stopover in Almaty, Kazakhstan. According to the airport, these were
