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March 2023: Frankfurt with 4,3 million passengers
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, had around 2023 million passengers in March 4,3. In a direct comparison with the same month last year, there was an increase of around 860.000 travelers. The specified calendar month
Marabu names other airports for the flight start
The airline Marabu will not start its flight operations only from the departure airports Hamburg and Munich as planned. The airports in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Leipzig should also be the base
Charter: Tui Airways sets course for Frankfurt am Main
The British airline Tui Airways will connect the German airport Frankfurt am Main with London Gatwick and Manchester in the 2023 winter flight schedule as part of a charter order. Between November 27, 2023 and November 5
Eurowings Discover is increasing Frankfurt-Mombasa
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover will temporarily increase air traffic between Frankfurt am Main and Mombasa from mid-June 2023. The carrier offers in the period from June 20, 2023 until now
Condor increases Frankfurt-Yerevan
From the end of May 2023, the German holiday airline Condor will fly more frequently between Frankfurt am Main and Erwian, the capital of Armenia. Up to four weekly circulations are currently offered. With
May 2023: Lufthansa uses A330 and A340 to Paris-CDG
In May 2023, Lufthansa will operate Airbus A330-300 and A340-400 long-haul aircraft three times a week from Frankfurt am Main in the direction of Paris-Charles de Gaulle. It is the pair of courses
Eva Air flies non-stop to Munich and Milan
Later this year, the private Taiwanese airline will start non-stop flights between Taipei and two European destinations: Munich will start with four weekly flights from November 5, 2022, and Milan
BER: AeroGround Berlin receives another license for aircraft handling
The subsidiary of Munich-based AeroGround, which in turn is a 100 percent subsidiary of Flughafen München GmbH, has once again received a license for the apron handling of aircraft and baggage at the airport in the federal capital. Before seven
Munich: Lufthansa has accumulated a mountain of 3.000 suitcases
At Munich Airport, there was a backlog of around 3.000 pieces of luggage at Lufthansa. As a result, both the suitcases of point-to-point passengers and those of transfer passengers
Lufthansa Group cuts Balkan routes sharply
The flight schedule cuts announced by the Lufthansa Group in the calendar months of July and August 2022 will hit Balkan traffic extremely hard. The group airlines Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Lufthansa have clearly
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
Carsten Spohr: Lufthansa is reactivating five more A340s and Swiss is taking back A330s
In the summer of 2023, Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr wants to get up to five Airbus A380s in the air. These are expected to be used from Munich. It has not yet been finally decided whether
Dubrovnik: Freebird takes numerous charters to Germany and Austria
Tour operator W-Touristic launches a number of charter flights to Dubrovnik. These are to be gradually included from February 21, 2022 and carried out by the Maltese Freebird Europe
Stuttgart had 3.582.906 passengers in 2021
The German airport Stuttgart-Echterdingen handled a total of 3.582.906 passengers last year. This was 11,5 percent above the performance of 2020, but well below the pre-crisis level. Managing Director Walter Schoefer
Blue Air shortens and moves Germany routes
The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air is postponing the resumption of numerous routes between Germany and Bucharest or Cluj by around two months. Also, some routes will initially be less than
Nuremberg announces A330 Condor flights to Palma
The holiday airline Condor last headed for Nuremberg Airport in 2018. However, there were no regular scheduled flights, instead they were chartered for FTI. The airport is therefore
Corendon Airlines stations second aircraft in Nuremberg
Corendon Airlines opened a base in Nuremberg in 2019 and is now the largest tourist airline at Albrecht Dürer Airport. The airline is now stationing a second aircraft in the Franconian metropolis.
From summer 2022: Athens back on the Nuremberg flight schedule
From July onwards, Aegean Airlines will again connect the Greek capital Athens with Nuremberg Airport twice a week. The flights are planned every Wednesday and Sunday from July 6th. By
S7 Airlines takes off in Berlin and Düsseldorf
The Russian S7 Airlines announces the addition of two additional routes from Germany. From Berlin-Brandenburg, the carrier plans to fly to Moscow-Domodedovo once a week from February 23, 2021. From Düsseldorf
Air Cairo is discontinuing flights to Germany and Switzerland
The airline Air Cairo is cutting the routes between Germany and Egypt due to the current weak demand. The break is expected to last until March 31, 2021. According to the carrier's notification
Verdi and Eurowings sign crisis collective agreement
The Verdi union and Eurowings have reached a crisis agreement. This should bring both the flight attendants and the ground staff an employment guarantee until March 2022. Among other things, it is provided
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
WDL officially renamed German Airways
The traditional name WDL is now disappearing from the sky. The owner Zeitfracht gave the airline a new name: German Airways. The callsign and the ICAO code also change: German Eagle and GER.
Eurowings dedicates Special Livery to its own employees
From February 2021, Eurowings will be in the air with a special livery dedicated to employees. According to the announcement, the aim is to emphasize the commitment of the pilots, flight attendants and ground workers. The
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
Germany: Verdi calls on security personnel to go on strike again
The Verdi union is again calling on security personnel at numerous German commercial airports for a 22-hour strike on Tuesday, March 2022, 24. Hamburg Airport assumes that most
Cologne/Bonn: Ryanair takes on Stockholm and Biarritz
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is offering two additional destinations from Cologne/Bonn in the 2022 summer flight schedule: Stockholm-Arlanda and Biarritz. These are to be operated by the subsidiary with Boeing 737-800 aircraft
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
Quarterly figures: 40 percent decline in Dortmund
In the third quarter of 2020, Dortmund Airport counted 462.252 passengers. In direct comparison with the same period in the previous year, there were 40 percent fewer travelers. The airport shows, however
Dortmund: The Udo Mager era ends
Udo Mager was in charge of Dortmund Airport for seven years. On September 30th, the manager will finish his last day of work and then retire. One day later
Hamburg: Lufthansa is waiting for Boeing 747SP "SOFIA"
A unique guest arrived at Hamburg Airport on September 30, 2020 for maintenance purposes: the Boeing 747SP "Sofia". These are the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, NASA and
External companies make it cheaper: Eurowings terminates Lufthansa Technik
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will no longer have line maintenance in Düsseldorf and Hamburg carried out by its sister company Lufthansa-Technik. Third-party providers could provide these services more cheaply, reports the Airliners.de portal. Already for
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air pauses again
The Rhein-Neckar-Air flights from Mannheim to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg operated by MHS Aviation were only resumed on September 14, 2020, but demand does not seem to be present at the moment. The
Delta plans to take over 40 Airbus jets later
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is said to be in negotiations with major customer Airbus about a possible postponement of deliveries of around 40 jets. Bloomberg reports that the machines will be shipped this year
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
With Sundair: Schauinsland launches four new winter charter routes
The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is launching charter flights from Bremen, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Madeira in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. In addition, you can now fly to Lanzarote from the Hanseatic city. The implementation
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air postpones the return to Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is postponing the resumption of non-stop flights to Berlin and Hamburg. These should actually have been reactivated on May 16, 2022, but the booking situation is
Almost two million passengers in April at BER
The number of passengers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt increased significantly in Berlin and Brandenburg last month. A total of 1,8 million people used Terminal 1 in April
Comment: BER - is there a risk of chaos like last year?
Long waiting times, missed flights, complaining passengers - where is the learning effect at the capital's airport? It's Thursday evening, a normal May evening, it's not a holiday in Berlin, nothing special but mine
Loss: BER has to go red again
The German capital's airport BER also ended 2021 with a loss: On the balance sheet date, a loss of 530,8 million euros was reported that was not covered by equity. For 2022 promises
Azerbaijan Airlines returns to Berlin and Milan-Malpensa
The airline Azerbaijan Airlines is slowly expanding its presence in Germany and Italy again. At the end of May 2022, the carrier will reactivate the connections between Berlin and Milan-Malpensa and Baku. the
