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Summer 2024: Aegean is expanding in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt
The Greek airline Aegean Airlines plans to fly more frequently to the German airports of Berlin, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt am Main in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The frequency increases were already published and bookable,
Ground staff: Verdi threatens Lufthansa with a strike
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, negotiations between the Verdi union and Lufthansa regarding the collective agreement for ground staff will continue. The employee representatives are already increasing the pressure in advance
Winter threw flight operations in Frankfurt into disarray
The onset of winter led to significant operational restrictions in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Around 700 flights had to be canceled. At times the de-icing even had to be stopped. Already
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
Passengers disappointed: No B777 on AUA short-haul flight
On January 16, 2024, some aviation fans were bitterly disappointed by Austrian Airlines. The OS205/206 run was announced with the Boeing 777-200ER, but nothing came of it. one disgruntled passenger wrote
Ita Airways entry: EU Commission before Phase II review
At the moment it does not look as if Lufthansa will be able to avoid a phase II review by the EU Commission when it intends to join Ita Airways. The latest concessions may not be sufficient for the competition authorities
Hanover: Martin Roll is the new managing director
Hanover-Langenhagen Airport got another managing director in Martin Roll on Tuesday. The manager is at the helm of the company alongside Raoul Hille and is responsible for
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
Hanover: Volotea takes on Cagliari
The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea is heading for Hanover. The carrier plans to offer the destination Cagliari (Sardinia) once a week from May 28, 2022. For the time being, this route should be available up to and including October 8th
Cargo demand: Hahn is looking for new employees
In the previous year, staff were cut at some German airports. Some employees have given up their jobs because of the lower wages due to the short-time work and have reoriented themselves in other ways. On some
Ryanair announces eleven new routes to Germany
The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the addition of a total of eleven new routes from German airports. These are to be served in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. The company also announced that they were leaving
Hahn dispute: Lufthansa finally loses the case
The European Court of Justice has finally dismissed a lawsuit by Lufthansa against aid at Frankfurt Hahn Airport and agreements with Ryanair on fees under the reference number C-453 / 19P. The proceedings drag on
News in the Munich winter flight schedule 2023/24
The 2023/24 winter flight schedule offers 116 short- and medium-haul destinations, 43 long-haul destinations and 13 domestic German destinations from Munich. Top dog Lufthansa is launching some new routes. The German Lufthansa,
Munich Airport cannot be reached by train for three weeks
Due to construction work, Munich Airport will not be accessible by rail for around three weeks from October 19, 2023. Initially only the nights will be affected, but from October 23rd
Munich Airport wants to purchase autonomous passenger boarding bridges
Last week, Munich Airport announced that it had signed a declaration of intent with Dabico Airport Solutions Germany GmbH to develop an innovative concept for fully automated passenger boarding bridges
Flylili wants to fly to Stuttgart and Munich
The young Romanian airline Flylili is planning to start scheduled flights from Brasov, Bucharest (Baneasa) and Sibiu to Germany in the 2023/24 winter timetable. According to the carrier, you want to start from the first city mentioned
Munich launches digital hand luggage trolleys
Since October 4, 2023, so-called digital hand luggage trolleys have been available to passengers at Munich Airport. Passengers then receive information and updates in real time. Next to their departure gate, passengers can
Passenger numbers: Munich reports 20 percent growth
Munich Airport had a total of 2023 million passengers in the first nine months of 27,9. This meant an increase of 20 percent or 4,7 million passengers compared to the same period last year.
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
Stuttgart Airport with 22 new apprentices
22 young people have started their apprenticeship at Stuttgart Airport. The airport trains the apprentices in the areas of electrical engineering for operating technology, IT for system integration, vehicle mechatronics, mechatronics, office management and the plant fire brigade.
European Air Charter flies for Marabu from Stuttgart and Nuremberg
In the 2023/24 winter timetable, the Condor sister company Marabu Airlines will also fly from Stuttgart and Nuremberg as scheduled. These are mainly routes that the German carrier previously had in its portfolio. Away
Corendon celebrates first flights from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden
On Tuesday, the Maltese airline Corendon Europe took up the destination Gran Canaria in Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden. According to the airport, there were around 140 passengers on board. The second first flight took place on Wednesday
Karlsruhe is heading into winter with 20 additional destinations
The German regional airport Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden will have a total of 2021 new or resumed destinations in its program in the winter flight schedule 222/20. 12 of these are accounted for by Ryanair. The Irish lowcoster offers
Green Airlines wants to sell domestic German tickets from Weeze
The ticket seller Green Airlines plans to offer charter flights from Weeze and Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden from February 14, 2022. These can currently be booked under fictitious flight numbers without specifying the operating carrier. That in the
Friedrichshafen: From December 18, 2021 with Wizz Air to Ohrid
Wizz Air is expanding its route network from Lake Constance Airport in the future. From December 18, there will be twice a week - Tuesdays and Saturdays - from Friedrichshafen to the idyllic town of Ohrid in northern Madezonia. Of the
Friedrichshafen: Wizz Air announces Ohrid
After a long dry spell, Friedrichshafen Airport can look forward to the announcement of a new route. Wizz Air intends to fly to Lake Constance Airport from Ohrid from December 18, 2021. Currently
FDH sells land and leases it back
Friedrichshafen Airport signed a sale and rental agreement for properties that currently still belong to the airport. The creditors' meeting has already given the necessary approval. Already signed on July 23, 2021
Memmingen: Eurowings takes on Palma de Mallorca
The airline Eurowings is launching a non-stop connection between Memmingen in Bavaria and Palma de Mallorca. This is to be recorded on April 2, 2022 and on the traffic days Tuesday, Thursday and
Summer 2022: Rhomberg charters with Air Corsica, Avanti Air, Peoples and Lübeck AIr
The tour operator Rhomberg Reisen will again offer charter flights from Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Memmingen and Altenrhein in the 2022 summer flight schedule. This year the tour operator has partially contracted other operating carriers. away
Airport Memmingen produces its own podcast
FMM ON Air. Memmingen Airport is now starting a podcast under this title with numerous topics and stories about the Swabian Airport and the fascination of flying and
Dan Air started with two routes in Nuremberg
The Romanian airline Dan Air has been connecting Nuremberg Airport with Brasov and Bucharest for a few days. According to the airport, flights to the Romanian capital are to be reduced to four per
Winter 2023/24: Condor lays Tenerife South from Nuremberg
The holiday airline Condor intends to offer the destination Tenerife South from Nuremberg in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. Two weekly rotations are currently planned, but according to the reservation system, you will not fly yourself. The course couple
Lawn mowing: Nuremberg Airport relies on sheep again
Nuremberg Airport is again using a flock of sheep as “lawn mowers” this year. This is intended to underline the sustainability of the airport, because the animals feed on it naturally
Dusseldorf: Eurowings takes on Oslo
Eurowings, the low-cost airline of the Lufthansa Group, intends to fly between Düsseldorf and Oslo from May 29, 2023. The route will initially be served four times a week. The carrier is planning the Germany-Norway connection
Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
D-AIDV: First Airbus A321 painted in Eurowings colors
A few years ago, the airline Eurowings briefly had Airbus A321 aircraft in its fleet. These were aircraft previously used by Lauda. But it
Dusseldorf: Vueling takes Florence
The IAG Group member Vueling is launching a new route from Düsseldorf in the 2023 summer flight schedule. From mid-June 2023, the intention is to offer the Italian destination Florence twice a week. From the flight plan data of the
Nouvelair continues to expand its presence in Germany
The airline Nouvelair will offer three more Germany destinations from Tunis in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are Berlin and Düsseldorf, which are to be served from April 2023, and
Summer 2023: Eurowings gives up some routes from Germany
The airline Eurowings has revised the 2023 summer flight schedule from Germany. While the carrier usually announces new additions in large letters, settings are removed from the reservation system rather uncomplainingly. The current status
Nile Air has added Cairo-Cologne/Bonn
Since Sunday, October 15, 2023, another airline, Nile Air, has been active from Cologne/Bonn. The carrier has started a non-stop service to Cairo, which now operates twice a week.
Embraer manager joins German Airways
As of October 15, 2023, the Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways, which emerged from WDL, will have a new fleet chief, Luc van den Avyle. The new addition was previously for the manufacturer Embraer, among others
Cologne/Bonn Airport with high autumn demand
Cologne/Bonn Airport expects that the airport will be in high demand during the current autumn holidays in 2023. There were particularly many guests on Friday, September 29, 2023
Germany: Verdi calls for strikes at seven airports
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Verdi union is calling for 24-hour warning strikes at seven German commercial airports. The airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen are affected.
Returnable bottles: Dortmund Airport donates to the Kinderglück Foundation
In Germany, there has been a one-way deposit for bottles and cans for many years. Containers for use at height land at airports in particular
With Cessna Caravan: Sylt Air takes Dortmund-Westerland
The airline Sylt Air will offer a non-stop connection between Dortmund and Westerland in the 2023 summer flight schedule. This will initially be served twice a week and will complement the existing service from Hamburg. in the
Austria issues travel warning for NRW
After the Tönnies scandal and the associated “lock down” ordered by two German districts, the Austrian Foreign Ministry is now issuing a level 5 travel warning for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In
Varna: Voyage Air dares to try again
With a 28-year-old Boeing 737-500, Voyage Air wants to connect Varna with various German cities. The difference to the previous attempts? Now the company has AOC and OL.
Military aircraft over Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport
It can get louder around Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport in the near future: The German Air Force and the British Army are starting a joint aerial exercise. The British soldiers want with support
Labor court collects dismissals from Paderborn
In the previous year, Paderborn Airport cut numerous employees in the course of the insolvency proceedings. Many went to the labor court and now the first two judgments have been made. The layoffs were
PAD: Corendon is flying to Izmir next summer
From June 25 of next year Corendon Airlines will be flying to Izmir, Turkey, twice a week. On Tuesdays and Saturdays in the coming summer, it goes from Paderborn / Lippstadt to Izmir.
2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers
After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still a long way from the level of business before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers were from the six
Green Airlines had not registered flights at the airports
The ticket seller Green Airlines is postponing its debut announced for February 14, 2022 in Weeze, Munich, Berlin and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. The company or its unspecified operating carrier had the
Airport Weeze publishes summer flight schedule
Flights can now be booked from Weeze Airport for the summer of 2022. There are a total of 33 goals in the new program. Up to 94 departures per week are planned. "We
Summer 2023: Marabu starts with seven aircraft
The Estonian Condor Group sister company Marabu Airlines intends to start with seven A2023/A320 aircraft in the 321 summer flight schedule. The first flight is scheduled to take place in early May 2023 from Hamburg. company boss
May 2023: Lufthansa flies Frankfurt-Hamburg with B747-400
In May 2023, Lufthansa will operate some domestic German scheduled flights with the Boeing 747-400 machine type. 45 seats can be booked in business class and 162 in economy class. On the 2nd, 4th,
Hamburg Airport donates 30 apple trees
Hamburg Airport donated 30 trees for the meadow orchard in Niendorf as part of the "HAM helps" campaign. These are old apple varieties that have almost been forgotten
Hamburg: Air India has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321neo
The airline Air India took delivery of the first Airbus A321neo at the end of last week. The machine has already been transferred from Hamburg (Finkenwerder) to Delhi, but not yet to the active ones
Marabu Airlines connects Hamburg with Faro and Rome
With the start of Hamburg Airport's summer flight schedule on March 26, 120 destinations will be served by 55 airlines from Hamburg Airport. The sister company of the German airline Marabu Airlines will offer in future
Marabu records Hamburg-Rome
The Condor sister company Marabu Airlines is launching a non-stop connection between Hamburg and Rome-Fiumicino. This is to be served from the end of May 2023. The first flight is announced for May 27, 2023. The
Bremen: Ryanair reactivates the London-Stansted route
Ryanair is resuming the connection to Great Britain after a ten-month Corona break. After a pandemic-related break of around ten months, the first Ryanair flight started again from Bremen last Saturday
“The Lounge” opens in Bremen
Global Lounge Network is proud to announce the opening of “The Lounge” in Terminal 1 of Bremen Airport. The 392 square meter area is a former one
Bremen: New operator for the former Lufthansa lounge
The former Lufthansa lounge at Bremen Airport will open its doors again on August 31, 2021. The new operator is the Global Lounge Network, which already has 27 exclusive waiting areas around the world. Of the
Royal Jordanian: Resumption of Berlin flights
The airline Royal Jordanian plans to resume flights to Berlin as part of the next summer season in 2024. The airline Royal Jordanian is pursuing the plan from April 1st
Winter 2023/24: Air Malta increases Luqa-Berlin
The state airline Air Malta will operate the Luqa-Berlin route more frequently in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. There are usually two rounds per week. In selected weeks, the Maltese carrier will do this
Berlin Airport relies on artificial intelligence on the apron
At Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, so-called artificial intelligence is set to play a major role in the area of handling in the future. It is the first German airport to use special software from which...
Easyjet Europe takes on Berlin-Cairo (Sphinx).
The low-cost airline Easyjet Europe will launch non-stop flights between Berlin-Brandenburg and Cairo (Sphinx Airport) from December 2023. These should be offered from 73 euros (one-way). He controls the Egyptian capital
Tromsø: Norwegian picks up Berlin, Bergamo and Paris
The low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle intends to offer three additional destinations from Tromsø in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. These are the destinations Berlin, Bergamo and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The French one
High location costs are slowing down Germany's air traffic
The recovery of air traffic in the Federal Republic of Germany is lagging far behind other EU states, where the volume of air traffic has long since exceeded pre-crisis levels. One reason for this is that low-cost airlines in particular offer their services
Leipzig/Halle Airport newly regulates short-term parking times
Leipzig/Halle Airport is reorganizing its parking system; new parking regulations will come into force from January 2023. The three priority lanes in front of Terminal B will be subject to a fee and restricted. Areas for contract customers
MDF AG extends Götz Ahmelmann's contract
In its most recent meeting, the supervisory board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG confirmed the cooperation with company boss Götz Ahmelmann. The manager received a contract extension for another five years. With that, Ahmelmann
Passenger numbers: Dresden and Leipzig on the up
In October 2022, the German airports Dresden and Leipzig/Halle recorded the highest number of passengers since the beginning of the corona pandemic. The management of MDF AG takes the view that the upward trend
Leipzig and Dresden benefited from cargo demand
The German airports Dresden and Leipzig were able to benefit primarily from the increased demand for freight in the previous year, because the number of passengers was well below the pre-crisis level. The passenger volume
Swiss is temporarily suspending Zurich-Dresden
In the absence of demand, the Lufthansa Group is reducing the supply at Dresden Airport. Group member Swiss will completely suspend the non-stop connection to Zurich from January 16, 2022. For now the Swiss
New head of the supervisory board for Dresden and Leipzig
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, which is located above Dresden and Leipzig / Halle Airports, has a new chairwoman of the supervisory board in Hiltrud Werner. On Monday she was at the top of the
