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Paid catering: Lufthansa introduces online pre-ordering
The impromptu sale of food and beverages on board commercial aircraft does not run according to the airlines' ideas on every route. Lufthansa is now introducing that paid goods can be pre-ordered
Security concerns: Lufthansa Group temporarily suspends Iran flights
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are suspending their flight connections to Iran until at least January 31, 2023. The background is that the security situation is currently assessed as unclear. Last there was
Ita Airways: Italy enters into exclusive negotiations with Lufthansa
The Italian Ministry of Finance will enter into exclusive negotiations with the Lufthansa Group on the sale of a minority stake in Ita Airways. A corresponding declaration of intent was signed by both parties. This increases the probability
Lufthansa increases Frankfurt-Shanghai
Effective February 16, 2023, Lufthansa is increasing the non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and Shanghai. From this point on, Germany's largest airline will communicate between the two four times a week
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.
Frankfurt Airport is reorganizing identity checks
The Frankfurt airport operator Fraport wants to significantly speed up passenger and hand luggage checks. A more efficient use of private security forces and innovative baggage scanners should help. Passengers will be checked by new scanners
Munich: Lufthansa has reactivated Delhi flights
Lufthansa reactivated the non-stop connection from Munich to Delhi on Tuesday after a break of more than a year. As a rule, this route is served by Airbus A350 aircraft. currently are
Qatar Airways opens a new cargo connection to Munich
Munich Airport is recording further growth in so-called all-cargo traffic. Since yesterday, Qatar Airways has been flying regularly to and from Munich with a cargo version of the Boeing 777. The route begins in
Brussels Airlines takes on Munich-Brussels
The Lufthansa Group member Brussels Airlines will start a non-stop connection between Brussels and Munich on March 27, 2022. This will initially be served at low frequency, but up to twice from May 2, 2022
MUC: Passenger numbers increase by over twelve percent to around 12,5 million
The traffic balance of the year 2021 at Munich Airport is still strongly influenced by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic: The number of passengers rose by 1,4 million or more than twelve compared to the previous year
MUC: Winter service is ready
The first snowfalls of the new year have been announced for the coming weekend. In order to guarantee safe flight operations around the clock even under these weather conditions, there is a stand at Munich Airport
Bamboo Airways is waiting for the green light for Frankfurt and Munich
The Vietnamese airline Bamboo Airways plans to open a non-stop connection between Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne on April 1, 2022. This is the carrier's international debut. the
Pandemic year brings Stuttgart Airport historic minus
A total of 3.213.695 passengers were counted at Stuttgart Airport in the last financial year - a decrease of 74,8 percent compared to the previous year. The number of flight movements fell by 58,7 percent
Baden-Württemberg exempts vaccinated people from quarantine
The German state of Baden-Württemberg is rushing ahead and in future will exempt people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from the obligation to test and quarantine. According to a statement by Health Minister Manne Lucha (Greens)
Stuttgart is setting up a test center in Terminal 3
In Terminal 3 of Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, chargeable corona tests will be offered from Friday. The new station is located on the gallery level and is operated by Ecolog. Both rapid tests and PCR
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
Nuremberg offers severance payments for voluntary resignations
Nuremberg Airport is suffering from a significantly reduced number of passengers due to the corona pandemic. For 2020, fewer than a million travelers are expected, around 25 percent less than
Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines increase in Nuremberg
From Nuremberg Airport, the connections to the Star Alliance hubs in Istanbul, Frankfurt and Vienna as well as the Skyteam hubs Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol were restored. In February 2021, Swiss will be the Zurich route
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
July 2020: Eurowings increases capacity
According to current plans, Eurowings will be in the air with 2020 aircraft in July 35. The capacity will be increased further in the course of the summer. You also have high hopes
WDL hopes for the German Bundesliga
After Zeitfracht parted with Blue Air and the airline Walter was wound up due to bankruptcy, WDL is now relying on the German Bundesliga. WDL
Verdi and VC disagree over responsibility at Lauda
Two unions do not agree on jurisdiction over the Lauda collective bargaining agreement. Now the Cockpit Association is strongly criticizing the Verdi and even holds out the prospect of a possible
Eurowings relies on Varna and Burgas
Eurowings is further expanding its route portfolio towards Southeast Europe and will be flying to the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria for the first time this summer - the holiday destinations Varna and Burgas will be added. The whole program
Friday: Verdi calls for rallies
Obtaining state aid and dismissing employees at the same time? In Verdi's eyes, that doesn't work at all. For this reason, demonstrations will take place across Germany on Friday. The Verdi union called on Friday
Blue Air announces Iasi-Cologne
The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air announces the opening of a Boeing 737 Max base in Iasi. A machine of this type is to be stationed from March 27, 2022. Among other things, a non-stop connection is to be established
Cologne: Ex-Lufthansa Lounge has a new operator
The former Lufthansa Lounge at Cologne / Bonn Airport will soon be reactivated by a new operator. The Global Lounge Network will manage this as an airline and ticket-independent, exclusive waiting area. "We
The airport agency “JobPoint @ airport” is launched
The Federal Employment Agency today opened the JobPoint@airport branch together with the region's job centers at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The Airport Agency is primarily a job placement service for airport employers, however
Another non-stop connection from BER to Dubai
With immediate effect, the Latvian airline Smartlynx, in cooperation with the package tour operator FTI, is connecting Berlin Airport with Dubai by non-stop flight. The route initially goes to the with two weekly connections
Von Massenbach is the new ADV Vice President
Aletta von Massenbach, Managing Director of Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, was elected Vice President of the Airport Association ADV. She succeeds her Munich colleague Andrea Gebbeken. “For over seven decades, the
BER maintains single-terminal operation
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was able to handle more than one million passengers in July and August 2021. Most recently there were around 1,43 million travelers. The busiest day so far was on
United Airlines returns to Berlin
United Airlines plans to fly between New York-Newark and Berlin again from mid-December. Machines of the type Boeing 767-300 are to be used as aircraft. The Star Alliance member intends to take this route
Easyjet maintenance hangar: construction work started at BER
Construction work on a new maintenance hangar for the airline Easyjet has begun at the capital city airport BER. In the coming year, on the building plot in the new maintenance area of BER, south-west of Terminal 1,
General terms and conditions clause: Wizz Air suffers defeat at the Berlin Regional Court
The low-cost airline Wizz Air was defeated by the Berlin Regional Court in the first instance with regard to the controversial “assignment processing fee”. The lowcoster uses these when passengers apply for the enforcement of claims
