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Lufthansa Cargo is modernizing in Frankfurt am Main
A new high-bay warehouse has been under construction in Cargo City North at Frankfurt am Main Airport since August 2023. This will mainly be used by Lufthansa Cargo. The cargo crane
Winter 2023: Frankfurt Airport has to cancel flights
The winter of 2023 has demanded a lot from Frankfurt Airport. This is particularly evident in the delays and flight cancellations at Frankfurt Airport. Winter 2023 has come to Frankfurt Airport
Deutsche Bahn is renovating the Cologne-Berlin high-speed line
Deutsche Bahn is currently carrying out renovation work on the high-speed line between Berlin and Cologne. This results in longer journey times because trains are rerouted via other routes. Between Cologne main station
Sunexpress presents further Eintracht special livery
The Turkish holiday airline Sunexpress has been a sponsor of the Bundesliga football club Eintracht Frankfurt for some time. With the TC-SPM, another Boeing 737 has now been given a special paint job for the benefit of the sports club.
Lufthansa: City Airlines starts its personnel search
The youngest offshoot of the Lufthansa Group, City Airlines, will begin operations in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Now they are looking for flying personnel and are looking for pilots
Lufthansa Technik launches Leap 1B services
Lufthansa Technik has signed a so-called Branded Service Agreement with CFM for the Leap-1A and Leap-AB engines. The company already has extensive experience with the LEAP-1A model,
VC and Tuifly agree on a crisis agreement
After lengthy negotiations, the German holiday airline Tuifly and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit were able to agree on a collective agreement to cushion the restructuring. Nevertheless, according to VC, around 130 pilots will continue to be
Summer: Austrian Airlines focuses on vacation flights
It is still completely unclear where you can actually fly to in summer 2021, but the airlines are slowly but surely having to finalize their plans. So does Austrian Airlines, which operate around 20 routes
Hanover: Use of corona detection dogs is being considered
Dogs are used as experts in many areas, because after appropriate training they are able to find just about anything. Whether explosives, drugs or buried people - all
Qatar Airways celebrates 25 years of presence at Munich Airport
Golf carrier Qatar Airways is celebrating its 25th anniversary at Munich Airport, because in 1998 this airport was the first in the Federal Republic of Germany to be included in the route network. Currently up to
Oktoberfest: Lufthansa launches special flights from Stansted
In September 2023, Lufthansa will operate special flights between London-Stansted and Munich. The temporary offer is to run for a period of around two weeks on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
For FTI: Salam Air records Munich-Muscat-Salalah
On behalf of the tour operator FTI, Salam Air will set course for Munich Airport from September 30, 2023. It will set course for Salalah with a stopover in Muscat. The operational
Bulgarian exposes herself and bites a federal police officer on board a Lufthansa plane
On Friday evening, the 27-year-old Bulgarian completely freaked out on board a Lufthansa plane that was supposed to fly from Munich to Sofia. First she undressed, then she rioted and finally bit
Air Cairo starts flights to Berlin and Munich
The Egyptian airline Air Cairo is planning to start flights to Germany from Sharm el Sheikh. The airline is specifically planning a weekly flight to include the German routes.
Munich Airport is testing freight robots
At Munich Airport, the Fraunhofer Institute is subjecting a newly developed robot called "Evobot" to a test run. This is subjected to an initial practical test in the cargo terminal and on the apron at Munich Airport. The
Stuttgart expects strong Easter holidays in 2023
At the start of the Easter holidays in Baden-Württemberg on Thursday, April 06, 2023, Stuttgart Airport is expecting lively activity in the terminals. According to the provisional status, around 2.000 will be standing during the entire Easter holidays
Stuttgart: New freight connection to the USA
Since April 2, 2023, there has been a freight connection between Stuttgart and Birmingham (USA) operated on behalf of Kühne+Nagel. This is served once a week with Boeing 747-8. “For the export-oriented economy
Delta Air Lines is celebrating a comeback in Stuttgart
After a break of almost three years, Delta Air Lines is once again flying between Stuttgart and its hub in Atlanta. Four weekly flights are planned for the current summer period of 2023. in the USA there are connections
FKB: Almost a million fewer passengers in the Covid year
After the record year 2019 (1.346.750 passengers), Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport was not spared from a massive decline in passenger numbers in the Corona year: around 401.000 passengers used the FKB in 2020 for
Green Airlines blows off the start again
The startup Green Airlines is postponing its first charter flight for the second time at extremely short notice. Now they don't want to start until February 1st, 2021. Previously, it was postponed from November 1, 2020
Green Airlines cancels the first flight
Not surprisingly, Green Airlines canceled the first flight announced for November 1, 2020 on Thursday. The company cites the German government's new corona measures as a reason. There is a new appointment
Friedrichshafen is back on the grid
Friedrichshafen Airport is back on the network after the "Corona break". On Friday, the low-cost airline Wizzair started in the direction of Tuzla. Operations have been inactive since March 22, 2020 due to the pandemic.
Memmingen has to accept a significant slump in traffic
Nobody expected that a year ago: After record values in 2019, a number of airports will have seen a significant decline in passengers in 2020 due to the corona pandemic. This is also the case in Memmingen. A plus
SkyUp also announces Kiev-Memmingen
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp has announced another route to Germany: From March 30, 2021, the carrier plans to fly from Kiev-Borispil to Memmingen on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tickets are
Memmingen: Ryanair suspends many routes
Setback for Memmingen Airport: Ryanair will not start the routes to Gymri (Armenia) and Lappeenranta (Finland) announced for the upcoming 2020/21 winter flight schedule. New date: summer flight schedule 2021. Also otherwise
Nuremberg Airport had 3.277.996 passengers
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria was used by 2022 passengers in 3.277.996. This almost tripled compared to the value achieved in 2021. However
Nuremberg Airport donates apron buses to the Ukraine
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria has donated three decommissioned buses from the apron fleet for the Ukraine. The vehicles will be handed over to the “Bamberg:UA” association founded by Ukrainian students. This
Corendon again shortens the 2023 summer flight schedule from the DA-CH region
The airline Corendon will be shorter in the 2023 summer flight schedule and less aggressively active in German-speaking countries. Numerous routes have already been discontinued this year, sometimes at very short notice
Düsseldorf: Eurowings sets course for Kittilä
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will offer a new destination in northern Lapland with Kittilä from December 24, 2022. This is offered from Düsseldorf. Other destinations in the far north in the program
Delta is celebrating a comeback in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Berlin this summer
The US carrier is returning to Berlin, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart next summer. This means that up to seven daily flights between Germany and the USA are on offer. The airline intends to
Dusseldorf: Eurowings reduces Erbil route
In the 2022/23 winter flight schedule, the airline Eurowings is cutting traffic between Germany and Iraq. The destination Erbil offered from Düsseldorf will only be served once a week from November 12, 2022.
Winter 2022/23: Eurowings reduces wet leases to two A220-300 and B737 each
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, only four aircraft will still fly for Eurowings under wet lease. The company confirmed that the jets rented, including crews, will be stationed in Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf. In the summer timetable
Eurowings: Crews are wearing sneakers with their uniforms for the first time
Crews of the German airline are wearing white sports shoes with the Eurowings logo with their uniforms for the first time this Friday. The airline from the Lufthansa Group wanted to meet the wishes of the workforce for one
Düsseldorf: Schauinsland Reisen launches Luxor charter
The tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is offering charter flights to Luxor in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. These are offered from Düsseldorf and carried out by the German holiday airline Tuifly Deutschland. The background is also that from 3
Cologne/Bonn: Aegean has taken up Thessaloniki
The Greek airline Aegean now also connects Cologne/Bonn Airport with Thessaloniki. Since March 27, 2023, AEGEAN has also been connecting Cologne/Bonn with the Greek capital Athens three times a week
Cologne/Bonn: Setur has opened a new duty-free shop
A new duty-free shop is now available to travelers in Terminal 1 of Cologne/Bonn Airport. This is around 900 square meters and is operated by Setur. “The newly designed duty-free area
Air Serbia has added Belgrade-Cologne/Bonn
The airline Air Serbia started a non-stop connection between Belgrade and Cologne/Bonn on Thursday, May 18, 2023. This is now served three times a week with Airbus A319. The implementation of
15,6 million: Dortmund Airport makes a loss
The airport has to start cutting back: In the 2021 financial year, Dortmund Airport made a loss of 15,6 million euros. The annual result, which continues to be shaped by the corona pandemic, has changed
Dortmund builds additional Siko lines
Dortmund Airport is planning to build two more Siko lanes in the eastern part of the terminal. This is to be referred to as "Control Point C" and enables check-in at busy departure times. Of the
Aegean, Edelweiss and Eurowings celebrate their first flights
At the weekend, some first flights were carried out from Friedrichshafen, Dortmund and Zurich. For example, Aegean Airlines flew to Heraklion for the first time from Lake Constance Airport. There were 174 passengers on board. The route
Green Airlines is avoiding compensation
The German charter marketer Green Airlines strictly refuses to make compensation payments under EU regulation 261/2004 to those passengers who have been left sitting. Not only that the legal rights to care services and
Alk Air to Green Airlines: “Nothing going on without moss!”
The charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir in the last few days, because after only a few legs the Bulgarian Alk Air said goodbye. The Romanian Just Us Air came first
Green Airlines sits at a letterbox rental company
In the last few days the charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir, because in just one week they lost two “airline partners”. After just a few legs, the Bulgarian Alk drew
Condor starts self-service bag drop at Hamburg Airport
Passengers of the holiday airline Condor can now also use self-service baggage drop-off machines at Hamburg Airport. Eleven devices are available on site, but these are not used exclusively by this carrier. Have since Monday
Wizz Air closes Sarajevo base: Numerous Germany routes are eliminated
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will close the Sarajevo base, which only opened last year, at the end of October 2022. The closure means that only routes between Germany and the capital
Airport Hamburg boss Eggenschwiler will retire at the end of 2023
There will be a change in management at Hamburg Airport on January 1, 2024. The reason for this is that the long-standing company boss Michael Eggenschwiler will retire at the end of 2023. Of the
Change in the chairmanship of the supervisory board of Flughafen Hamburg GmbH
After seven years, August Wilhelm Henningsen has resigned as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Flughafen Hamburg GmbH. His successor is Andreas Rieckhof, State Councilor of the Hamburg Authority for Economics and Innovation.
HAM: 50 years ago the first flight of Turkish Airline started
50 years ago, Turkish Airlines flew the Hamburg – Istanbul route for the first time. In the meantime, the Turkish airline has developed into the largest provider of Turkey flights from Hamburg. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary
Hamburg: Eurowings postpones Gothenburg flights to summer 2023
The airline Eurowings is again postponing the start of the planned non-stop flights between Hamburg and Gothenburg. It was recently announced that from October 30, 2022 there should be flights six times a week. From present
Bremen: Voyage Air announces Burgas, Sofia and Varna
The Bulgarian airline Voyage Air has announced that it will be offering the destinations Varna, Sofia and Burgas from Bremen in the 2021 summer flight schedule. These are to be served from June 2021 until September 2021 for the time being.
Corendon announces Izmir and Ankara from Bremen
The holiday airline Corendon is expanding its presence at Bremen Airport in the 2021 summer flight schedule. The destinations Ankara and Izmir are offered seasonally from the Hanseatic city. Here comes the Turkish part
Sundair: Canaries from four German airports
The German holiday airline Sundair will fly to the Canary Islands from various German airports in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. From the point of view of the Robert Koch Institute, all of Spain is currently a risk area. Austria devotedly takes the
With A321neo: Eurowings starts Dubai flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will be bringing the first Airbus A321neo jets into the fleet this year. These will also serve non-stop flights to Dubai from Stuttgart and Berlin. In UAE city wants
Hainan flies more frequently between Beijing and Berlin
The Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is increasing the flight connection between Beijing and Berlin in two steps. Initially, at the end of May 2023, it will be increased to three weekly circulations. Currently, Hainan connects the
BER Airport: More self-service machines
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is planning a further increase in the number of self-service machines, which will give passengers the opportunity to check in themselves. Self-service kiosks allow passengers to skip the check-in process and do it independently
Confusion about Russian Il-96-300 at BER
The landing of an Ilyushin Il-96-300 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Saturday, April 22, 2023 caused quite a stir. The machine started in Moscow and stopped at the German capital's airport
BER Airport: No flights on April 24, 2023
Berlin Brandenburg Airport will not operate its own flights on April 24 due to the warning strike announced at the air security checkpoints. However, incoming flights may also be affected. Berlin Airport
Save the Date: job fair at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
On May 6, 2023, a job fair will take place at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for the first time. The airport and local companies will present their employment opportunities at stands in front of Terminal 1.
Condor is resuming Leipzig/Halle-Athens
Condor is apparently experiencing too little demand on the new route between Leipzig/Halle and Athens. The carrier is suspending the route and will only operate on three individual ones in May 2022
Central German airports: Significantly more passengers and freight in the first quarter
After the pandemic-related slumps in previous years, Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports reported significant increases in passenger numbers in the first quarter of 2022. Overall, the number of passengers rose at both airports
Leipzig: Ilyushin Il-18 inspection followed by a Sundair sightseeing flight
On April 18, 2022, the tour operator Niki Aviation & Holidays is offering a sightseeing flight operated by Sundair from Leipzig/Halle. This takes around 40 minutes. There is also an option on the ground
Sundair is back in Dresden
Just in time for the airport anniversary: Sundair takes off again from Dresden. After almost four months of corona-related forced break, the airline has resumed flight operations in Dresden. The airline touched down on Saturday morning
Sundair will take off again on July 1st, 2020
With the restart, flights from Kassel-Calden, Bremen, Dresden and Berlin will be offered. The German holiday airline Sundair wants to return to Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu, Verna, Burgas, Palma at the beginning of July 2020
