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Condor and Dominican Republic agree on partnership
The German leisure airline Condor and David Collado, Tourism Minister of the Dominican Republic, have signed an agreement that provides for at least eight weekly rotations in the summer flight schedule. In winter it will be ten. First
Drones: Wingcopter researches hydrogen propulsion
The drone developer Wingcopter and the Center for Applied Aviation Research GmbH have joined forces and want to research the potential for hydrogen drives together. By converting to hydrogen, the plan is
China Eastern cuts Frankfurt presence
The airline China Eastern has rejected the original plan to fly seven times a week between Shanghai and Frankfurt am Main in the summer of 2023. You gradually get to five cycles a week
Eurowings Discover cancels flights to Kruger National Park
Due to a lack of demand, the holiday airline Eurowings Discover is indefinitely suspending the flights to Mpumalanga (“Kruger National Park”) that only began in November of the previous year. These were so-called direct flights,
From Frankfurt and Düsseldorf: Condor increases Mediterranean destinations
The holiday airline Condor is increasing the frequencies on two holiday routes from Düsseldorf and another from Frankfurt am Main in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In addition, the sister company Marabu once a week
Air Cairo picks up Sharm el Sheikh from Dusseldorf and Frankfurt
At the end of March 2023, the airline Air Cairo will start non-stop connections from Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf to Sharm el Sheikh. These are also marketed via SunExpress as part of a sales partnership.
Lufthansa: Test certificate at check-in OK, worthless at the gate, sent for a new test and missed the flight
The fact that Lufthansa was not quite aware of South Korea's recently relaxed entry regulations led to chaos on May 25, 2022 in the run-up to flight LH718. Ground staff recognized valid ones
Summer 2023: Condor is planning some new holiday routes from Germany
The holiday airline Condor has already started planning for the 2023 summer flight schedule. From Germany, the carrier intends to launch some new routes on short and medium-haul routes and on existing ones
Viewing terrace at Munich Airport opens again
On June 1, 2022, access to the viewing terrace in Terminal 2 of Munich Airport will reopen after more than two years. Air travelers, guests and employees can then daily from
Munich has fleet oldie fire brigade
Munich Airport has officially phased out a fire engine that was already in use at the old Riem Airport. The MAN truck-based body from Saval Kronenburg was adopted in 1991.
Swiss is shifting Munich-Zurich to rail
The Swiss Federal Railways and the Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss are extending their cooperation, which has existed for some time, to the Munich-Zurich route. This will be the first "Swiss Air Rail" route (formerly: airplane) on an international route
“Munich Airport II” celebrates its 30th anniversary
The protest slogan "Riem has to go" has now almost been forgotten, because "Munich II Airport" has been online since May 17, 1992. The “new” airport already has
Stuttgart: Ulrich Heppe becomes the new managing director
With Ulrich Heppe, Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport will have a new managing director on April 1, 2022. This follows Arina Freitag, who is leaving the company at her own request, and a new challenge
Eurowings is adding four new destinations to the winter flight schedule
Eurowings has four new winter destinations in Sweden, Finland and Norway on its flight schedule: from the beginning of December, the airline will be flying to four new destinations in Northern Europe from Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. Starts from Düsseldorf
STR: Play is flying to Reykjavik next summer
The Icelandic airline Play plans to fly from Stuttgart to Reykjavik from the beginning of June 2022. The state capital will then head to the island twice a week. The tight
City and country are replacing Nuremberg's corona holding costs
The Bavarian Airport in Nuremberg is compensated by the state and the city for the maintenance costs that were incurred during the first lockdown. Specifically, the airport receives for the period from March
Nuremberg Airport offers CoV tests via app
In the duty free shop in the waiting area and in the airport online shop Gatestore, an approved corona antigen test with certificate generation is available, which is used via video telephony. The provider Laive has developed a video-guided self-test,
Canary Islands, Turkey and more non-stop from Nuremberg
In August, Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg recorded the busiest month since the pandemic began. But even after the summer holidays, there is still a wide range of options. Those are the late summer destinations
Eurowings: Beirut from Berlin, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart
The low-cost airline Eurowings will start non-stop flights from Berlin-Brandenburg, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart to Beirut from December 19, 2020. From the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Erbil is also offered. During the flights from Berlin
Friedrichshafen: Sun Air postpones comeback to August 2021
The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia actually wanted to reactivate at least the Düsseldorf route from Friedrichshafen shortly before Christmas 2020. From Billund they wanted to fly again from the beginning of November 2020. Wanted,
Emirates is celebrating its comeback in Hamburg and Düsseldorf
After a long break due to the corona pandemic, Emirates is back at the German airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf. The two airports have been departing from Dubai again since Sunday
DUS: Terminal B must close
Not only Germany closes due to Corona: Düsseldorf Airport will close Terminal B again from November 3rd. In future, all passengers will be handled via gates A and C,
Linz: Austrian Airlines postpones resumption of Düsseldorf
Austrian Airlines will not carry out the resumption of the Düsseldorf-Linz route announced for November 2, 2020. According to a company spokesman, the new date is "mid-January 2021"
AUA and Eurowings are temporarily shrinking sharply
Due to the renewed enormous impact of the corona pandemic on the booking figures of almost all airlines, the Lufthansa Group decided to drastically reduce capacity over the winter. This affects all of the Group's passenger airlines,
From Cologne and Düsseldorf: Corendon hangs up Kütahya-Zafer
The Turkish Corendon Airlines is launching non-stop flights to Kütahya-Zafer from four additional airports. These are to be served during the main season of the 2022 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the goal will decrease in the future
German Airways is bringing in four more Embraer 190s
The Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways is expanding the Embraer 190 fleet by four more aircraft. Three regional jets are to be taken over this year and the fourth E190 has been announced for 2023. German
2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers
After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still a long way from the level of business before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers were from the six
Austria does not ban flights from NRW
The Austrian Ministry of Health will continue to land machines that took off in North Rhine-Westphalia. Previously there were rumors that a ban could be pronounced. After the massive corona outbreak in the district
Austria issues travel warning for NRW
After the Tönnies scandal and the associated “lock down” ordered by two German districts, the Austrian Foreign Ministry is now issuing a level 5 travel warning for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In
Ryanair took on Vienna-Dortmund
In the previous year, Wizzair carried 108.000 travelers between the two cities. The Irish lowcoster wants to nibble on this cake and is looking for direct competition. On Wednesday took the Irish
Eurowings reports high demand
The lifting of the international travel warning is said to have spurred the Germans' desire to travel. The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasing the flight schedule due to the “skyrocketing demand”. Around 80
Airbus puts pressure on customers
Anyone who does not come into contact with the aircraft manufacturer could soon receive mail from the court. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is putting defaulting airlines in default for the first time in this crisis. Many would even
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
May: Clear round for Airbus
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was not able to deliver a single aircraft in May 2020, but no cancellations were received either. In May 2020, Airbus delivered a total of 24 A220 and A320 aircraft
Court: Hamburg expansion was legal
For the judge of the Higher Administrative Court, the legal situation is clear: Nobody got into debt with the expansion of Hamburg Airport. At the beginning of last year, the federal government for
Wizzair: New base in Tirana
Wizzair is bringing 15 new routes and three Airbus A320s to the Albanian capital Tirana. There are also new destinations in Germany and Switzerland. The Hungarian low-cost airline opened in the
El Al is ramping up the Germany offer again
The airline El Al is planning to fly more frequently to Germany again in the 2022 summer flight schedule. 21 weekly rotations from Tel Aviv to German airports are currently planned. El Al intended
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
Germany: Ryanair announces eight more routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the inclusion of eight additional routes from Germany. These are offered from Nuremberg, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Memmingen and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. According to their own statements, the summer flight schedule is in place
BER opens Terminal 2: Ryanair becomes the main user
A year and a half after the opening of the new capital city airport BER, the second newly built terminal is also going online. Low-cost carrier Ryanair will be the first airline to take off on March 24 with passengers,
BER counts almost one million passengers in February
After the slow start to 2022 due to the pandemic, the first signs of a recovery in passenger numbers at BER can be seen in February. In total, took off and landed in the past month
Berlin wants to provide first aid to Ukraine refugees in the former Tegel Airport
The city of Berlin wants to use the former Berlin-Tegel Airport as an initial reception center for refugees from the war zone Ukraine. Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) explained, among other things, that the previous arrival center in Reinickendorf
