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Comment: Paid catering does not work with high ticket prices
There is hardly a topic that aviation enthusiasts discuss as frequently, emotionally and intensively as catering and drinks on economy class flights within Europe. Long gone are the days when – for example – at
Condor's A330neo fleet has grown to three aircraft
The holiday airline Condor took delivery of the third Airbus A330neo on Friday evening. This bears the registration D-ANRI and is painted in a striped look in the color "Island". The newcomer is expected to be mid
Etihad increases Abu Dhabi-Frankfurt
Golf carrier Etihad Airways will fly more frequently between Frankfurt am Main and Abu Dhabi in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Originally it was planned to serve this route daily. Now submits four additional per week
North America flights: Lufthansa is expanding its Dreamliner service
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, is making some changes to North America traffic. The connections from Frankfurt to Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit and Montreal are affected. Effective March 26, 2023
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
Westjet is reducing air service between Canada and Europe
The Canadian airline Westjet will no longer serve some European routes from Halifax, Vancouver and Toronto. The carrier will initially discontinue these at the beginning of the 2023 summer flight schedule period. A possible resumption
Summer 2022: Kuwait Airways increases presence in Germany
The airline Kuwait Airways intends to increase its presence in Germany in the 2022 summer flight schedule. The frequencies are raised and larger machines are used. Affected are the routes of
Adelholzener Bar in Terminal 2 is open again after renovation
The airport used the pandemic-related closure of the bar in the non-public area on level 04 for a comprehensive renovation - the bar has now been reopened to passengers. The 200th
MUC: Winter service had to move out on 21 days in January
A total of 630 winter service employees at Munich Airport are available around the clock to ensure safe flight operations in snow and ice. In January 2022 alone, the
Green Airlines had not registered flights at the airports
The ticket seller Green Airlines is postponing its debut announced for February 14, 2022 in Weeze, Munich, Berlin and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. The company or its unspecified operating carrier had the
Six flights a week: Munich Airport gets the first regular freight connection to Beijing
Munich Airport is getting a new freight connection to Beijing. Today, an Air China Boeing 777 landed at Bavaria's air hub. From now on, the airline will connect Munich and Beijing
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
STR receives TÜV seal for corona protection standards
Stuttgart Airport has been awarded the “Approved protection against infection COVID-19” seal by TÜV Hessen for its hygiene and protective measures against corona. With the award of the seal of approval, TÜV
Stuttgart starts in-house vaccinations
As part of a pilot project by the state of Baden-Württemberg, corona vaccinations will soon start at Stuttgart Airport. The company doctors will vaccinate selected employees. The Ministry of Social Affairs wants the involvement of medical professionals who work in
From Düsseldorf and Stuttgart: Helvetic could fly for Eurowings
The vast majority of the Eurowings fleet is still on the ground. Currently only 35 machines are in use. At the same time, the carrier plans to pull wet lease capacities ashore for the summer time. In conversation
Nuremberg: employees paint walls instead of aircraft handling
Due to the corona crisis, the volume of traffic at Nuremberg Airport is currently limited. The airport got creative and uses the staff, who have little work due to the low demand,
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
NUE: Lowest passenger volume in decades
Exactly 917.296 passengers used Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg in the Corona year. Nuremberg Airport has not written such bad numbers for more than 30 years. Most recently in 1985
Heringsdorf with only one line connection
Usedom is an extremely popular holiday destination in Germany and Poland. However, the flight offer is extremely meager this season. Heringsdorf Airport still has to wait for additional scheduled flights, because apart from that
Eurowings introduces new sales manager
Oliver Schmitt rose to the management of the low-cost airline. Now Lufthansa manager Michael Efert is taking over his previous agendas. With Michael Efert, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has appointed a new head of sales, who is also at the same time
David O'Brien: “We can't give job guarantees”
The Lauda managing directors David O'Brien and Andreas Gruber gave themselves informative, but determined, to the German employees in virtual company meetings on Thursday. The pressure is great and a closure of the bases
Lauda increases the pressure on German employees
If no collective agreement for the staff in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart is signed with Verdi on Thursday and the employees refuse their consent by July 7, 2020, all should be terminated.
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
Lauda terminations now also available in front of the office
In Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Palma de Mallorca, the Austrian Ryanair subsidiary is resuming flight operations in its new role as a wet lease provider. At the same time in Vienna in front of the office in large
First gin machine opened at Cologne Bonn Airport
Airports traditionally offer a wide range of enjoyment and consumption options. Because traveling is known to make you hungry - and thirsty too! At Cologne Airport, passengers now have the option of taking a piece of the Rhineland in their hand luggage
No reaction: German Airways sues Green Airlines for millions
The ticket seller Green Airlines is facing a lawsuit worth millions from the Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways. The airline stopped its services due to default in payment and demands payment of the contractually agreed charter rates
Johan Vanneste leaves Cologne / Bonn
There is a change in management at Cologne / Bonn Airport, as managing director Johan Vanneste is leaving early at the end of the year at his own request. A successor has not yet been presented. The manager asked that
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
Air Berlin: Flöther sues Clearstream for 497,8 million euros
Air Berlin insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther has filed a lawsuit against the Deutsche Börse subsidiary Clearstream in the amount of 497,8 million euros. According to the lawyer, Brexit made this company personally liable
Again chaos and long queues at BER
Compared to the time "before Corona", the number of passengers at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is still manageable, but it still seems to be overwhelmed. It happened on Saturday morning
Berlin: Sccot starts VTL flights to Singapore
Effective October 19, 2021, the low-cost airline Scoot will be offering so-called VTL flights between Berlin and Singapore. These are offered three times a week and are intended for travelers upon arrival at the
BER expects 900.000 passengers in the autumn holidays
In the coming weeks, the airports will be prepared for a large number of visitors. Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH also expects an increased volume of travel for the autumn holidays. The BER stand up
September 2021: Berlin had 1,46 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport counted around 2021 million passengers in September 1,46. Compared to August 2021, there was an increase of 30.000 travelers. However, it was well below September 2019. Before
