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ANA with slight adjustments on Europe routes
The Japanese All Nippon Airways has made a few minor changes to the reservation system for Europe routes in the past few days. Affected are the Tokyo flights from Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris and
AUA takes over Vienna-Frankfurt almost completely from Lufthansa
Effective March 26, 2023, Austrian Airlines will take over the majority of the Lufthansa Group's air traffic on the Vienna-Frankfurt route. This has the consequence that one future up
Verdi strike: Lufthansa has to cancel all flights from Frankfurt and Munich
Due to the strike that the Verdi union is calling for at the airports in Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen on Friday, February 17, 2023, Lufthansa has to shut down everyone
Dredged data line: Lufthansa restarts flight operations
During construction work for a railway tunnel, a data line used by Lufthansa was "dredging away". As a result, it is found to the unavailability of numerous IT systems. Many flights by the crane and by group subsidiaries have failed. In the meantime
Verdi strike: Frankfurt also has to go offline
Due to the strike that the Verdi union is calling for at seven German airports on Friday, February 17, 2023, Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, will be closed to passenger flight operations
Airhelp: Probably no compensation for stranded Lufthansa passengers
A group-wide IT failure due to a damaged network cable at the German airline Lufthansa is disrupting air traffic worldwide. Since this morning, the computer systems for boarding, among other things, were no longer operational.
Spohr: New foundation will be “a kind of second city line”
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr wants to set up a kind of "Cityline clone" for short and medium-haul flights from Frankfurt am Main and Munich. During the press conference about the annual figures, he gave more details
Air Dolomiti takes delivery of two Embraer 195s from Cityline
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti is adding two Embraer 195 regional jets to its fleet. These will carry the registrations I-JENB and I-ADJZ and should be available in the next few weeks
Lufthansa wants to outsource short and medium-haul routes to a new subsidiary
The most recent negotiations between Lufthansa and the Cockpit Association have not resulted in a compromise. Now the Kranich Group wants a new subsidiary that will handle short and medium-haul routes from Frankfurt and Munich
Aeroflot planes are stuck in Munich, Amsterdam and Geneva
The Russian airline Aeroflot currently has three A320 series aircraft "stuck" in the European Union and Switzerland. Due to the airspace closure for Russian airlines, these are allowed to fly until further notice
Lufthansa no longer flies over Russia
Lufthansa decided on Saturday that Russian airspace would no longer be used with immediate effect. As a result, connections LH718 (Munich-Seoul) and LH716 (Frankfurt-Haneda)
D328eco: Deutsche Aircraft focuses on sustainable cabin
The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has agreed to work with Factorydesign for the cabin interior of the new edition of the Dornier 328, which is currently under development. According to the media statement, the focus is on the topic
Stuttgart starts vaccinations without an appointment before departure
From July 14, 2021, passengers on the Stuttgart Airport area can more or less be vaccinated without a specific date. By submitting a ticket or a booking confirmation for a
Eurowings relies on the far north
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasingly relying on destinations in Northern Europe in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. From Düsseldorf and Stuttgart the destinations Tromsø (Norway), Rovaniemi (Finland), Luleå and Kiruna (both Sweden) will be new
Eurowings is expanding its route network: New destinations from Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Stuttgart and Salzburg
Due to the gradual relaxation of the CoV situation, more and more airlines are daring to take on new routes or upgrade existing routes. So does the Lufthansa subsidiary. Eurowings has the program of new routes on theirs
Corona broke Nuremberg's 40 million euros loss
The corona pandemic caused Nuremberg Airport a loss of 40 million euros last year. The savings measures introduced by management were able to minimize the deficit, but not
NUE: Ryanair flies back to London
After around a year, Nuremberg Airport is directly connected to London again. The first plane to London Stansted will take off on July 3, 2021. Ryanair plans for the time being, always on Tuesdays and
Nuremberg: Mallorca should push the restart
The Bavarian Nuremberg Airport announces that due to the lifting of the German travel warning for the Balearic Islands, the first Palma flight will take off on March 19, 2021. From April 2021 this
Court: Eurowings has to reimburse passengers directly
In particular, passengers who have not booked their canceled flights directly with the airline but via one of the many booking portals are currently at the mercy of a massive ping-pong game of responsibilities. Among other things against
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
Curious: Lauda Europe is courting fired Lauda employees
The flying personnel at the Lauda base in Stuttgart were terminated a few weeks ago and are due to leave the company on October 31, 2020. There are alternative uses for the flight attendants and pilots
Flight attendants warn: Corona protection is inadequate
A few weeks ago, the Spanish trade union complained about protective masks that were not made available to Lauda staff at the Palma de Mallorca base, which did not comply with local legislation. Well was
Eurowings: demand collapsed
Due to weak demand, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is currently revising its planning for the fall. Company boss Jens Bischof said in a video conference that the load in the last few days has increased by about one
Eurowings monetizes vacant middle seats
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings now intends to make money on a large scale from vacant middle seats. According to Condor, this carrier is now also introducing the option of the middle seat - with 3-3 seating
Stickers: German Airways advertises Adler fashion stores
The Zeitfracht group of companies recently bought the Adler fashion stores out of bankruptcy and integrated them into the group. German Airways is now advertising the Embraer 190 with the registration D-ACJJ
Technical relief organization is expanding in Cologne / Bonn
The technical relief organization will expand the logistics capacities at Cologne / Bonn Airport. A corresponding contract was signed on Thursday between the airport and the federal agency. “The cooperation with Cologne / Bonn Airport
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
October 2021 was the strongest BER month
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was able to count around 2021 million travelers in October 1,67. This is the highest value since the airport opened. However, one is well below that
Next BER breakdown: drinking water contaminated with bacteria
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is richer by one mishap: coliform bacteria were found in the water of Terminal 1. Now this may no longer be used as drinking water, the cause being the
BER boss Massenbach: "We need money fast"
Things are currently not going well at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. In an interview with Tagesspiegel, the new managing director Aletta von Massenbach said that the airport's liquidity would only be available until the end of March 2022
BER: Eight million passengers in the first year of operation
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was officially opened on October 31, 2020. The first 12 months were heavily influenced by the corona pandemic, which is why the airport was only able to handle eight million passengers. Currently
Comeback: Easyjet reactivates Berlin-Cologne / Bonn
In the aftermath of the Air Berlin bankruptcy, Easyjet took over many routes from Berlin Tegel. In order to be able to hold the slots, wetlease devices, for example from Smartlynx and WDL, were used at the time. Well should
BER posted a loss of 391 million euros in the previous year
The Berlin-Brandenburg Airport proved to be the biggest loss-maker in the finances of the State of Berlin last year. The airport wrote a report in the amount of 391 million euros. The city
