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Lufthansa Group green fares continue to be in low demand
The Lufthansa Group's “Green Fares” continue to prove to be real slow sellers, as they are said to have only been sold around 265.000 times since their introduction. The stated number of customers was
Shortage of staff: Lufthansa offers flight attendants high cash rewards
Despite many efforts, Lufthansa still seems to be short on staff. Lufthansa is now offering its flight attendants bonuses of up to 200 euros per day if they volunteer
Frankfurt: Singapore Airlines announces A380 re-use
From the end of March 2024, Singapore Airlines will again be heading daily for Frankfurt am Main with the Airbus A380 aircraft type. The carrier justifies the decision with the continued strong demand.
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
Summer 2024: Ita Airways increases Munich and Frankfurt
The Italian airline Ita Airways is planning to fly to the Lufthansa hubs in Frankfurt and Munich much more frequently at the start of the 2024 summer timetable period. The frequencies are to be doubled on both routes. At the moment Ita
Charter: Eurowings Discover operates three routes to Italy
In February and March 2023, Eurowings Discover will be operating some charter flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Naples and Rome-Fiumicino. Some of these are individual circuits. From Frankfurt am Main
Cologne: Lufthansa is considering relocating its headquarters to Frankfurt or Munich
No other airline is as closely associated with Frankfurt am Main as Lufthansa. Although the largest administration location is also located here, the official company headquarters are located in Cologne. side
Lufthansa and Munich Airport want to further develop the airport
Munich Airport and Lufthansa want to expand the existing partnership and further develop the airport into an inter-modular transport hub. A corresponding declaration of intent was signed on Wednesday. With the letter of intent
Munich and Frankfurt: Etihad adjusts the aircraft
In the 2023 summer timetable, Etihad Airways is making changes to the aircraft on the routes from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt and Munich. The Bavarian airport will be closed with effect from the 26th of April.
Jazeera Airways flies to Munich and Tirana
The low-cost airline Jazeera Airways will fly to two more European destinations from Kuwait City in the 2023 summer flight schedule: Munich and Tirana. From June 13, 2023, the Bavarian state capital will be closed on the traffic days Tuesday,
Defective weather radar: Cityline-A319 completed return landing in Munich
On Sunday, January 15, 2023, Lufthansa flight LH2284 had to make a return landing shortly after take-off in Munich. The background is that the weather radar of the Airbus A319 operated by Cityline with
Financial figures: Stuttgart Airport still in the red
Among the larger German airports, Stuttgart-Echterdingen is recovering particularly slowly. The airport has lost the vast majority of low-cost traffic, with Ryanair Group and Easyjet, for example, controlling the capital
STR: New aerial photo poster now available for free
The large poster is reissued every year and shows the entire airport with terminals, runway and surroundings. The future ICE route can be seen clearly on the current picture
VC airport check: MUC and LEJ in a neck-and-neck race
This year's leader in the VC airport check is Munich Airport, which can win first place due to its very good equipment, including ILS-DME transmitters on all runways.
Nuremberg: Tus Airways takes on Paphos
From June 4, 2022, Tus Airways will connect Nuremberg Airport in Franconia with Paphos in Cyprus. The carrier will fly for organizers on Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased at Tour
Nuremberg celebrates the opening of the Ryanair base
The low-cost airline Ryanair officially opened the Nuremberg base operated by its subsidiary Malta Air on Tuesday. In the 2022 summer timetable, the carrier will offer 29 routes from the Franconian airport.
Corendon Europe is planning new winter routes from Germany and Switzerland
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is currently in the middle of planning for the 2021/22 winter flight schedule from Germany. There are some minor innovations, primarily from smaller airports. Currently planning
ANA is putting Düsseldorf's resumption on the back burner
The Japanese All Nippon Airways will indefinitely postpone numerous routes that were planned for the 2022 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the Düsseldorf destination is affected. The carrier
Düsseldorf started the new year with a new fee schedule
A new fee schedule has been in effect at Düsseldorf Airport since January 1, 2022. This favors modern aircraft and at the same time is intended to motivate the airline to use the airport during the day. Fee regulations for German commercial airports
Azores Airlines starts direct flights from Dusseldorf to New York JFK
The Portuguese airline Azores Airlines will be offering direct flights once a week between Düsseldorf and New York JFK from the beginning of June 2022. These are real direct flights and not non-stop flights, because
Summer 2022: Eurowings is flying to more destinations than ever before
For the first time, the airline has more than 140 routes on its list - and thus more destinations than ever before. With around 2.500 flights a week, the Eurowings offer is almost reached again
Eurowings is further expanding Friends & Relatives routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is continuing to expand so-called ethnic air traffic in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. Various routes that are also aimed at people with friends and relatives at the destinations,
Eurowings is giving away free center seats
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is temporarily offering the middle seat in the Airbus fleet to be kept vacant free of charge. This is also made possible with a high degree of probability because the demand on those routes
Luxair wet leases second Embraer 190 from German Airways
The wet lease cooperation between German Airways and Luxair will be continued and expanded in the 2023 summer flight schedule. D-ACJJ will continue to fly in the colors of the Luxembourg carrier and in summer 2023
Marcus Schuhte is the new German Airways Managing Director
There is a change in management at the ACMI and charter provider German Airways. The company is now managed by Marcus Schuhte and Maren Wolters. Zeitfracht board member Wolfram Simon-Schröter takes over others
KLM extends wet lease cooperation with German Airways
The Dutch airline KLM extends the wet lease cooperation with German Airways. Until January 8, 2023, the German provider will be in operation with Embraer 190 regional jets from Amsterdam.
Dortmund: Wizz Air closes only base in Germany
It was only in June of the previous year that the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air opened its first base in Germany at Dortmund Airport. It will be closed on October 24, 2021. In an aviation
Dortmund Airport draws half-yearly results
In the first half of 2021, a total of 423.244 passengers used Dortmund Airport for their trip. That is 22 percent less than in 2020 and 67 percent less than in the pre-crisis year 2019. From
DTM: Wizz Air flies to Marrakech
The route from Dortmund to Marrakech was officially opened yesterday. The first flight to the former capital of Morocco started in the afternoon. The low-coster flies Marrakech in both the summer and winter months
Hamburg: man died on Pegasus flight from Turkey
A 51-year-old man from Schleswig-Holstein died on a flight from Istanbul to Hamburg, which was operated by Pegasus. According to the police, there is no evidence of third-party negligence, but the
Emirates flagship A380 returns to Hamburg
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., an Airbus A19 of the Emirates airline will land in Hamburg for the first time in 380 months - from then on every day. As the passenger numbers
HAM: Sky Alps flies to Bolzano
From December 16, 2021, the Alps will be directly connected to Hamburg: The new airline Sky Alps will fly twice a week from Hamburg Airport to Bolzano. It is the case with the South Tyrolean provincial capital
Hamburg: Tel Aviv Air postpones the first flight again
The startup Tel Aviv Air will not start the charter flights planned from Hamburg as originally announced, but rather postpone the first flight to December 16, 2021. The company itself is not one
Wizz Air increases traffic between Germany and Ukraine
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air intends to increase frequencies on various routes between Germany and Ukraine. Connections to Kiev-Schuljany and Lemberg (Lviv) are affected. As reported, the lowcoster wants
New shopping and service offerings at Hamburg Airport
Hamburg Transfers celebrates reopening, Tech2go opens second branch. In addition, Marco O'Polo moves into a larger retail space. Passengers can again shorten the waiting time at the gate with a shopping tour: after months of lockdown
Climate stickers have blocked the highway access to BER
The self-proclaimed "climate savers" blocked access to Beerlin-Brandenburg Airport on Friday morning. Some people got stuck on the freeway just before the exit to the airport. It came to
BER Terminal 5 will be permanently closed
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will permanently shut down Terminal 5, some of which dates back to the days of the GDR. In its most recent meeting, the Supervisory Board gave the necessary approval for this. The “Ex-Schoenefeld Buildings” have been there for
Norse Atlantic: So far only New York from BER has been confirmed
So far, Norse Atlantic has only confirmed the Berlin-New York-JFK route for the next summer flight schedule and released it for booking. Whether more will follow remains to be seen. The Norwegian low-cost airline
Federal Labor Court declares Air Berlin layoffs to be lawful
The hopes of former Air Berlin employees to be able to assert claims against the insolvent company or, in the case of possible transfers of business, against the respective legal successors by challenging their dismissals in court,
BER: October is the month of the year with the most travel so far
October is the month of 2022 with the most travel so far. A total of 2,1 million people used BER Airport last month, a good 30.000 more than in September 2022 and around 170.000
Schönefeld: BER Terminal 5 before the final end
Terminal 5 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport could be taken off the grid forever. The supervisory board intends to make a decision on November 18, 2022. It was in the course of the corona pandemic - initially
European Air Charter increases in Germany
On behalf of some tour operators, European Air Charter is increasing the flight offer from Germany again. A total of 2021 additional circuits are to be carried out between July and September 38. The Tour Operator Alltours,
Turkish celebrates its comeback in Leipzig / Halle
The airline Turkish Airlines is now again connecting Leipzig / Halle with the Istanbul hub. For the time being, four weekly circuits are carried out. The state capital of Saxony should be on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Leipzig: protesters blocked the DHL hub
Leipzig / Halle Airport has developed into an important freight hub for Germany and Europe in recent years. In the Federal Republic - in contrast to Austria - the occurrence is during
