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Coffee spilled on your leg: Lufthansa offers $500 in compensation
In July 2023, a mishap occurred on board a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt am Main to Budapest: a 19-year-old ordered a coffee that was accidentally served by the flight attendant
Fraport is converting apron vehicles to electric drives
The airport operator Fraport is gradually converting its vehicle fleet to electric drives. At the same time, the charging infrastructure at Germany's largest air traffic hub is being expanded and further developed. Today it still works conventionally, using electricity
Condor is temporarily suspending Tbilisi and Yerevan
The German holiday airline Condor will not fly between Frankfurt am Main and Tbilisi in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. Said route will be temporarily suspended over the winter of 2023/24. For summer 2024 is
Southwind Airlines starts Antalya-Frankfurt
The Turkish airline Southwind Airlines will start the route between Antalya and Frankfurt. The route is scheduled to be completed from November 2023. The Turkish carrier Southwind Airlines is planning to fly from November 2023
D-ANRB: Damaged Condor A330neo will be canceled for a longer period of time
Condor's youngest Airbus A330-900, the D-ANRB, only had a very short operational time, as after 25 days the aircraft made an unpleasant encounter with a ground vehicle at Frankfurt Airport. The
Lufthansa: Spohr promises ground handling comeback in Germany
Lufthansa once had its own ground staff at many German airports who took care of the processing of passengers. A few years ago people were of the opinion that it would be cheaper if
Tui meets conditions for second government loan
The tourism group Tui, which is suffering from the "side effects" of the corona pandemic, meets the requirements for the disbursement of another loan in the amount of 1,2 billion euros. One has received in the
Handelsblatt: Tui is facing a capital increase
The travel group Tui, which has been hard hit by the corona crisis, is apparently about to raise its capital. The Federal Republic of Germany has already helped out with loans in the billions on two occasions. Now you want to
VC wants to move into the TUI supervisory board
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit wants to secure more influence on the supervisory board of Tui AG. For this purpose, own candidates are sent into the race, who are standing for the employee seats on the Group's supervisory body.
Entry into scheduled business: Dan Air flies to Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin
The Romanian airline Dan Air intends to enter scheduled business from the beginning of June 2023. From Bucharest you want to head for Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany. While the flights in
Lufthansa hands Munich Jersey over to Air Dolomiti
From May 27, 2023, Air Dolomiti will offer the flight connection between Munich and Jersey under its own flight numbers. So far, the LH code has been used. Flights will continue to be operated via Lufthansa
All Nippon Airways has reactivated Tokyo-Munich
After a long absence, Japanese Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways celebrated its comeback at Munich Airport on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The carrier again flies three times a week from Tokyo-Haneda
Easter holidays: Munich expects 1,6 million passengers
Munich Airport expects around 2023 take-offs and landings in the upcoming Easter holidays in 13.000. About 1,6 million passengers are expected. March 31, 2023 alone are tight
Munich: Cityjet flies with CRJ-1000 for Lufthansa
The Irish airline Cityjet will also operate Bombardier CRJ-1000 regional jets in the future. Lufthansa was the first wet lease customer to win. The rented machines are shipped from Munich for the Kranich Group
Munich: Lufthansa uses A380 to Boston and New York
On June 1, 2023, Lufthansa will put the first Airbus A380 back into scheduled service after a three-year break. From Munich it will then go daily to Boston as LH424.
Stuttgart Airport is building a hydrogen competence center
A center specializing in the development and production of hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft is being built on the site of Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. This will be managed by H2Fly. That
Stuttgart with 6.970.317 passengers in 2022
Stuttgart Airport was used by a total of 2022 passengers in the recently completed year 6.970.317. The German airport thus counted 95,1 percent more passengers than in 2021, in which
Summer 2023: Tuifly expands Djerba traffic
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Tuifly will expand traffic between Germany and Djerba. The Tunisian destination is to be headed for from Hanover, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart. From the last
Gourmet restaurant for 700 sheep: Nuremberg allows “lawn mowing”
Sheep are once again being used as lawn mowers at Nuremberg Airport this year. The airport currently has around 700 animals “work on” the lawns. These come from a specialist company that works in
Federal President Steinmeier pays a visit to Nuremberg
Nuremberg Airport had important visitors on Tuesday, as two government planes landed at the airport. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was on board the Airbus A340
Nuremberg: Aegean flies to Athens
Since July 5, 2022, the Greek Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines has been flying twice a week between Athens and Nuremberg in Germany. The strong Greek community in the area will also benefit from the new route
Winter 2022: Corendon Europe is launching additional holiday routes from Germany
Corendon Airlines Europe's 2022/2023 winter flight schedule continues to take shape. New connections to Egypt and Agadir are being established from Düsseldorf and Hanover. You can also take the train from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Air Moldova is back in Düsseldorf
The airline Air Moldova is back at the German airport Düsseldorf. The carrier carried out the "first flight" on Sunday coming from Chisinau. The air carrier based in the Republic of Moldova
Eurowings is once again operating more than 400 flights a day
For the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate more than 400 flights per day during the Easter holidays. The range of holiday destinations has been greatly increased. the
D-AENA: Eurowings has taken delivery of the first A320neo
Eurowings Germany has deployed the first Airbus A320neo. This bears the registration D-AENA and is the first of a total of 13 A320neo/A321neo that the Lufthansa subsidiary will receive. The first commercial
Nouvelair is increasing Düsseldorf flights
According to the Tunisian airline Nouvelair, there is strong demand from Germany. The capacity is therefore being increased from Düsseldorf and will in future be offering three circulations per week. away
Eurowings drives back inner-German “race routes”.
Domestic flight demand in Germany seems to be below expectations. Eurowings is also reducing the frequencies of domestic German flights to/from Berlin-Brandenburg for May 2022. Actually, the carrier planned
Summer 2023: Air Arabia Maroc flies Cologne/Bonn-Tanger
In the 2023 summer timetable, Air Arabia Maroc will also be offering non-stop flights from Cologne/Bonn to Tanger-Boukhalef. The route is to be served until the beginning of September 2023 for the time being. A continuation in winter 2023 is
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
CGN invests 2,5 million euros in PV systems
The expansion of the photovoltaic systems at Cologne/Bonn Airport is progressing. Over the next few months, the airport will gradually have so-called rooftop PV systems installed on a total of four cargo halls and administration buildings on the campus
Sun Express flies from Dortmund to Zonguldak
Zonguldak returns to the flight schedule of Dortmund Airport: In the coming summer season 2022, Sun Express will be heading for the Turkish Black Sea coast from Dortmund. From June 30th, Zonguldak will be next to Izmir
DTM: First flight to Plovdiv started
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air started the new flight connection from Dortmund to Plovdiv today. From now on the airline will fly twice a week to the second largest city in Bulgaria - every Wednesday
Dortmund Airport starts the winter season
During the coming season there will be a total of 42 destinations that can be reached directly from Dortmund Airport. Five airlines take travelers to destinations in 25 countries. For the upcoming
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
Paderborn only keeps 65 employees
The workforce at the insolvent Paderborn / Lippstadt regional airport is drastically reduced. Of the previous 170 employees, only about 65 will be able to keep their jobs. The move is called "inevitable". The
Paderborn: Green Airlines wants to offer Zurich and Sylt
The charter company Green Airlines intends to offer the destinations Sylt and Zurich from Paderborn with an ATR 26-2021 operated by Chalair from March 72, 500. The airport is currently in
Germany: Airport association ADV strongly criticizes Verdi strike
The working group of German commercial airports has severely criticized the recent warning strike called by the Verdi union. This takes place in Frankfurt, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn
Hamburg: ten instead of three minutes "Kiss & Fly parking"
From mid-May 2022, Hamburg Airport in northern Germany will extend the free parking time in the so-called “Kiss&Fly Zone” to ten minutes. So far, people who brought passengers to the airport were allowed a maximum
Verdi strike: Hamburg cancels all departures again
All departures at Hamburg Airport will be canceled on March 22, 2022 due to the security staff strike organized by Verdi. The airport announced that security checks will be closed. the end
Some new destinations in the Hamburg summer flight schedule 2022
At the end of this month, the 2022 summer flight schedule will also start at Hamburg Airport. Around 50 airlines will be heading to the airport and offering their services to an estimated 115 destinations. The focus is on goals
OFD takes on Uetersen-Helgoland
The German island airline OFD is launching a non-stop connection between the Uetersen airfield near Hamburg and Helgoland. This will be served six times a week from April 1, 2022. To the
All departures canceled: Verdi strike paralyzes Hamburg
The security staff warning strike organized by Verdi hit Hamburg Airport particularly hard. The security checks for departing passengers can no longer be carried out. The result: all 87 planned departures
Germany: Traffic Court Day dealt with aviation for the first time
For the first time, the German Traffic Court Day also dealt with legal questions relating to air traffic. For this purpose, a separate working group was set up, in which experts from the various areas explore the area of conflict between the protection of sensitive
Malta MedAir for the first time for Medsky Airways in Berlin
The Maltese airline Malta MedAir operated the first flight between Berlin and Misurata on Friday, January 27, 2023. The client was Medsky Airways, a virtual airline from Libya. Simultaneously
New York: Delta flies to Berlin and Geneva year-round
The US airline Delta Air Lines will in future fly to the destinations of Geneva and Berlin all year round from New York-JFK. So far, these have been seasonal routes. Likewise, one becomes London-Heathrow all year round
Sundair with new routes in summer 2023
The leisure airline Sundair is serving some new routes in the 2023 summer timetable. For example, there are new routes from Berlin to Funchal and Hurghada, Palma de Mallorca and Monastir. The carrier flies from Bremen
BER: Flight operations are returning to normal
Flight operations at the capital's airport BER resumed on Wednesday after a warning strike. The first machines took off and landed again, around 400 flights are on the schedule today. The airport
Standstill at BER: 35.000 passengers affected
Anyone who wanted to fly to/from Berlin on Wednesday, January 24, 2022 cannot do so. Commercial air traffic is complete due to a warning strike called by the Verdi union
DHL procures nine Boeing 767-300BCFs
The logistics group Deutsche Post-DHL will add nine Boeing 767-300BCFs to its freighter fleet. These are passenger aircraft that are converted into cargo machines. The planes are direct
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
Vueling's first flight lands at Leipzig / Halle Airport
The route network from Leipzig / Halle is growing: Just in time for the start of the winter flight schedule, the Spanish airline Vueling opens the connection to the French capital Paris. From November 2021, Vueling will connect the airport
