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Lufthansa Group launches free basic WiFi internet
Until now, Lufthansa Group passengers on short- and medium-haul flights had to pay comparatively high fees for the WiFi internet offered by Deutsche Telekom. By mid-January 2024, at least the basic offer,
Codeshare: Condor and Alaska Airlines work together
The holiday airline Condor has agreed a codeshare agreement with Alaska Airlines. This means that connecting flights from Seattle, San Francisco, Portland and Los Angeles can be issued on continuous tickets.
Fraport AG reports the strongest quarter in the company's history
The airport operator Fraport AG was able to increase Ebitda by 2023 percent to 14 million euros in the third quarter of 478. This means we have the strongest three months so far in the long term
Ita takeover: Lufthansa could lose slots in Munich and Frankfurt
The planned takeover of Ita Airways by Lufthansa could be associated with painful conditions for the German aviation group. The EU Commission demands that the offer be extended from the Frankfurt and Munich hubs
Condor auctions upgrades via an app
The holiday airline Condor is now also auctioning upgrades to higher transport classes on short and medium-haul flights. So far this has only been offered on the Long Haul. If there is free capacity, you may be interested
Lufthansa Technik expects record profits
Lufthansa Technik expects to achieve record results in the current financial year. The management assumes that the highest value of 554 million euros achieved in the previous year will be achieved.
SkyUp Airlines is expanding strongly into Germany
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines announces a large-scale expansion towards Western Europe. Most of the new routes will lead from Kiev-Borispil to Germany. But also from Odessa and Lviv wants
VC demands: "State aid must not be used to reduce Tuifly"
In connection with the renewed increase in state aid for the Tui Group, the German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit is calling on politicians not to use it to downsize the Tuifly subsidiary
TUI is awarded the next rescue aid
All good things come in threes: The newly restructured travel company can look forward to the third rescue package. TUI has worked with private investors, banks and the federal government on a financing package from
By summer 2026: Bavaria will switch to 3D CT scanners
The German state of Bavaria is upgrading airport security checks to new 3D CT scanners. There are already five in Munich in Terminals 1 and 2 at the beginning of the Whitsun holidays
Whitsun holidays: Munich expects two million passengers
The airlines operating from Munich Airport have registered around 15.000 take-offs and landings for the Bavarian Whitsun holidays. Flights are offered to around 200 destinations. The airport expects around two
Munich: Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 evacuated because of burning smell
On Monday, May 22, 2023, Austrian Airlines flight OS112 had to be evacuated from Munich Airport. The Airbus A320 with the registration OE-LBW was about half an hour after the
“Wanderlust”: New photo exhibition at Munich Airport
The new "open-air" photo exhibition on the sidewalk between the S-Bahn station "Besucherpark" and the visitor park is likely to arouse a longing for faraway places in many guests: "Fernweh" is also the title of the exhibition at 20
Dornier 228NXT is built in Oberpfaffenhofen
Series production of the Dornier 228 is to be resumed at Oberpfaffenhofen in Bavaria. General Atomics AeroTec Systems (formerly Ruag) is launching a modernized variant as the Dornier 228NXT. The Do228
Bucharest: Dan Air cancels Berlin and Munich flights
The Romanian airline Dan Air has made adjustments to the planned route network from Bucharest and Brasov about a month before the planned entry into scheduled business. Some routes will be offered due to lack of demand
Stuttgart develops electric tankers
Stuttgart Airport, Skytanking and RWTH Aachen University have joined forces to develop a fully electric tank truck for airports. Total costs for the joint project amounted to 5,8 million euros
In Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe: Verdi calls for another strike
The Verdi trade union is again calling for strikes at German commercial airports for Friday, March 17, 2023. This time Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf are affected. With significant restrictions in air traffic
Stuttgart: Trade fair and airport are merging fire brigades
With effect from April 1, 2023, the fire brigade at Stuttgart Airport will also assume responsibility for the airport campus and the Stuttgart Exhibition Center. For this purpose, the two company fire brigades under the leadership of the
Wizzair takes on Karlsruhe-Pristina
From December 14, 2020, Wizzair will offer a non-stop connection between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Pristina. For the time being, this will be served twice a week. From Germany, the low-cost airline already offers this destination from Dortmund
Green Airlines removes references to Air Alsie
The German startup Green Airlines removed the logo of the Danish airline Air Alsie from its homepage. There is also no longer any mention of this carrier in the descriptions. Only in
Green Airlines: Neither registration nor flight plan submitted to the FKB
The champagne corks should actually pop at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport, because in the middle of the corona pandemic, a newcomer wants to take up the domestic route to Berlin with Green Airlines. Hamburg and Sylt are also up
Lauda Europe in the air from mid-September 2020
The Maltese Ryanair subsidiary Lauda Europe Ltd. will start flight operations in mid-September 2020. It is flown with medium-haul jets of the type Airbus A320. These are those aircraft that are currently
Memmingen: Ryanair takes on Lappeenranta
Memmingen Airport is getting a new travel destination - in the far north. The Finnish city of Lappeenranta is on the flight schedule from the end of October. Ryanair gets them twice a week
Ryanair closes German bases
The German regional airports Frankfurt-Hahn and Weeze could face hard times, because the main customer Ryanair is holding out the prospect of closing the bases. Berlin-Tegel is also shaking, as can be seen from an internal circular.
Federal Labor Court: Permanent transfers abroad are permitted
The German Federal Labor Court ruled on Wednesday that employers can permanently relocate their employees abroad if nothing to the contrary is agreed in the employment contract. A captain of Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air pulled
Network carriers have expanded services from Nuremberg
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, the network carriers operating from Nuremberg have expanded their offerings. Airport manager Michael Hupe speaks of a "significant improvement" and also sees the trend for airlines to use larger aircraft
Nuremberg says goodbye to Turkish temporary workers
On Sunday, Nuremberg Airport said goodbye to those Turkish temporary workers who had been requested on a temporary basis due to a shortage of staff. The federal government had issued temporary work visas. "We're reluctant to let them
Dusseldorf: Qatar Airways to start Doha flights on November 15, 2022
Golf carrier Qatar Airways has now set the start date for the long-announced route between Dusseldorf and Doha. This is to be included on November 15, 2022. It is currently envisaged that
Eurowings wants to increase ticket prices by “at least ten percent”.
The airline Eurowings wants to increase ticket prices by “at least ten percent”. Managing Director Jens Bischof justifies this announcement with the fact that fuel prices have risen sharply and one is already
Basel: Prishtinajet sells tickets for flights that the operating carriers don't know about
The German company Prishtinajet UG (limited liability) uses photos of Air Malta and Malta MedAir aircraft and flight numbers from Heston Airline to catch customers on the Internet. Is given to the homepage
Fire brigade had to “delete” suitcase chaos in Düsseldorf
Actually, the main task of the fire brigades at commercial airports is to put out fires if the worst comes to the worst. In Düsseldorf, however, the firefighters had to help sort the luggage because the proverbial
Commentary: Welcome to Summer Chaos!
For many vacationers, the holidays already ended at Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf airports, because contrary to all the assurances of the airports, there were extremely long waiting times at the security checks. In addition,
From Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Munich: Corendon Europe takes on Ras Al Khaimah
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe will station a medium-haul Boeing 2022-23 jet in Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) in the 737/800 winter flight schedule. From there, among other things, three
Eurowings is expanding its business class offering on short-haul routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, which was last positioned as a low-cost airline, is offering the so-called “BizClass” on numerous other routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are not just tourist destinations.
Royal Air Maroc extends flights from Cologne, Weeze and Hahn
Royal Air Maroc originally announced the new additions to Cologne/Bonn, Weeze and Hahn as seasonal routes for the 2023 summer timetable. Recently, the three routes were also available for the winter
Cologne Bonn: Flight cancellations affected around 50.000 passengers
Cologne Bonn Airport was also unable to offer flights for its passengers on Friday: the warning strike initiated by the Verdi union led to numerous flight cancellations. At Cologne Airport
Wizz Air connects Dortmund with Rome
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air will fly three times a week from Dortmund to Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) from September 5th. Travelers always arrive on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays – after a flight of almost two hours
Passenger numbers at Dortmund Airport are increasing significantly
In the first quarter of 2022, 405.084 passengers used Dortmund Airport as their departure or destination airport - an increase of around 235 percent compared to last year. 2021 used in
Ukraine: Dortmund Airport starts fundraiser
Beverages in hand luggage are strictly prohibited on flights. At the latest at the security checkpoint, passengers must therefore separate themselves from the liquids they have brought with them. Passengers at Dortmund Airport have the opportunity to do something
Just Us Air is said to fly with A321 for Green Airlines
The Romanian airline Just Us Air was reactivated a few days ago. The carrier now flies with the Airbus A319 with the registration YR-URS on behalf of Blue Air.
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.
Paderborn: Corendon, Freebird and Pegasus take on Antalya
Three Turkish airlines have announced the start of flights between Paderborn and Antalya. These are Pegasus, Freebird and Corendon. The three carriers add up to eight rotations
Shortage of staff: Aer Lingus also had to cancel flights to Germany
The Irish IAG group member had to cancel numerous flights in the last two days. The background is that the company is currently suffering from an acute shortage of staff. So far, the carrier had to on Wednesday and Thursday
Friday: Verdi calls for a warning strike at Hamburg Airport
At Hamburg Airport, passengers need even stronger nerves on Friday, because the Verdi union called on real estate maintenance employees to go on a 24-hour warning strike. This department is
Hamburg Airport extends opening hours for passengers
In view of the long waiting times for passengers at the start of the summer holidays in the north, Hamburg Airport has extended its opening hours. From Friday to August 14 the check-in desks open at 3.30 a.m.
Runway damage caused chaos at Hamburg Airport
A concrete break-up on the runway made landings at Hamburg Airport impossible yesterday. Air traffic could only be continued as planned after 40 minutes. A spokeswoman for the airport said the damage was on Wednesday
Hamburg: Airbus A321XLR has completed its maiden flight
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus carried out the maiden flight with the A321XLR aircraft on Wednesday. The machine with the serial number 11000 took off at 11:05 am from the Hamburg-Finkenwerder airport. Of the
Hamburg Airport counts 1 million passengers per month again for the first time
New passenger record since the beginning of the pandemic: In May, more than 1 million passengers used Hamburg Airport for the first time in just one month. Around 1,1 million arriving and departing passengers used in May
Airbus: Negotiations with IG Metall postponed without result
The first round of negotiations between Airbus and IG Metall ended with no result on Thursday. On October 2, 2020, the employer and the union will meet again for talks. Airbus intends in Germany for example
Downsizing: Airbus and IG Metall negotiate
The collective bargaining between the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the IG Metall union will start today, Thursday. In view of the sharp drop in demand due to the corona pandemic, the group intends to create around 3.000 jobs
Wizzair cancels Vienna-Bremen
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair is making further cuts in the flight schedule from Vienna-Schwechat. The non-stop connection to Bremen will be discontinued and will no longer be bookable in winter 2020/21. For the time being, Vienna-Bremen will be the last
Increase in the flight offer: Eurowings flies to 30 destinations from BER
With the summer flight schedule coming into force and the approaching Easter holidays, the airline Eurowings is increasing its range of flights to 30 destinations from Berlin Brandenburg Airport. In addition, Berlin Brandenburg Airport developed
Easter: Berlin expects 1,15 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport expects around 1,15 million passengers during the upcoming Easter holidays. 46 destinations in 123 countries are offered by 47 airlines. Around 1,15 million passengers will be
Wizz Air: New connection from Berlin Brandenburg and Iași
The airline Wizz Air was able to announce a new connection: the airline flies twice a week to the Romanian city of Iasi. The new connection from Berlin Brandenburg to the Romanian city
Ryanair has included Berlin-Billund
The low-cost airline Ryanair has been offering three weekly flights between Berlin and Billund since the beginning of this week. These are carried out on the traffic days Monday, Thursday and Saturday. At the airport BER uses
Eurowings has added Berlin-Helsinki
Since March 26, 2023, Eurowings has operated a non-stop connection between Berlin and Helsinki. This will initially be offered four times a week. The first flight took place on Sunday. It is the first
BER Terminal 2 has had 4,5 million passengers so far
Terminal 2 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has been in operation for around a year. Main users are Ryanair, Wizz Air and Norwegian Air Shuttle. So far, the building of around 4,5 million
Because of the connection to Russia: LBA grounds Cargologic Germany
The cargo airline Cargologic Germany is currently not authorized to operate flights within the European Union. The Federal Aviation Authority suspended the corresponding approval on Friday. The background to the measure is that the
Central German airports: Twice as many employees as in 2010
At the end of 2021, 16.128 people were employed at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports, including all local companies and authorities. That is 10 percent more than in the previous year. Compared to 2010 has
Verdi is calling for a warning strike at six German airports
Security personnel at the airports in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Bremen, Hanover and Leipzig/Halle have been called to go on strike from 4:00 a.m. to midnight on Monday. This was shared by the union
