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
Summer 2023: Air China is significantly increasing Frankfurt flights
The airline Air China is significantly increasing its presence in Frankfurt am Main at the beginning of the 2023 summer flight schedule period. Both from Beijing as well as from Shanghai one becomes the German
Ita Airways: Lufthansa is the only bidder
The Italian Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that only Lufthansa should be interested in joining Ita Airways. By the end of the deadline, which was 18:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
Ita Airways: Lufthansa has submitted official takeover bid
On Wednesday, January 18, 2022, Lufthansa announced that it had submitted an official bid to take over the airline Ita Airways. First, one wants to acquire a minority stake and about
Lufthansa switches Frankfurt-Detroit to Boeing 787-9
From February 13, 2023, the German airline Lufthansa plans to use the Boeing 787-9 aircraft on the Frankfurt-Detroit route. So far, this route has been served with Airbus A340-300. It is currently envisaged that
Air Dolomiti with new flight connection from Brindisi to Munich
From April 9, 2022, the Italian airline of the Lufthansa Group will connect Munich Airport with the Italian port city of Brindisi twice a week. The flights take place on Saturdays and Sundays with an Embraer
Skyup wants to go to Munich instead of Memmingen
The Ukrainian low-cost airline Skyup plans to fly between Kiev-Borispil and Munich from April 28, 2022. This year a connection to the nearby Memmingen airport had been announced, which was ultimately not taken up.
MUC: Airport is connected to 145 destinations worldwide during the Christmas holidays
In total, the airlines at Munich Airport offer almost 09 flights to 2022 destinations worldwide between Christmas Eve and January 10.000, 145. During this period, the airport expects up to
American Airlines flies daily from Munich to Charlotte again
For the first time since the pandemic began in March of last year, the American airline American Airlines will fly again from Munich to Charlotte tomorrow. The long-haul aircraft of the Boeing type
Delta flies Munich-Atlanta four times a week again
The US airline Delta Air Lines is now flying four times a week between Atlanta and Munich again. Long-haul Boeing 767-400 jets are used. The Bavarian capital is like before
Lufthansa plans to open new routes again in summer 2022
Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover plan to fly to around 2022 European destinations from Frankfurt am Main and Munich in the 160 summer flight schedule. Lays on the occasion of the soccer world championship, which will take place in Qatar
Vueling flies non-stop to Mallorca
The airline, which is part of the IAG Group, is resuming non-stop connections between Germany and Mallorca. The airline is expanding its range of flights to Palma. A total of five German routes are from the cheap flights to the
From April 12, 2021: Eurowings flies to Germany from Graz and Linz
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will start two new routes in Graz and Linz from April 12, 2021. These are routes that were previously served by Austrian Airlines. Both
Covid: Erwin-Rommel-Kaserne helps out in Portugal
The Alb-Danube Medical Regiment 3 of the Erwin-Rommel barracks in Dornstadt sends a total of 27 additional doctors and nurses to Portugal. There, the medical Bundeswehr soldiers will help the currently overloaded health system.
Lufthansa is giving up six lounges
Not all of the Lufthansa Group's lounges have reopened yet. This will never happen again at five locations, because the carrier is closing five of these exclusive waiting areas in Germany and one more
No AUA tickets on Leipzig-Nuremberg: why actually?
Austrian Airlines will be active in domestic German air traffic until the end of October 2020. At least at first glance, because point-to-point tickets are not sold between Leipzig and Nuremberg. Why actually? Is that about
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
Air Malta with 22 destinations in summer
The state carrier is announcing its comeback in regular service, but only a few days ago 70 pilots who had been terminated were asked to return their uniforms. These were in garbage bags in front of the Air Malta headquarters in
Eurowings is forcing passengers to use the check-in counter
The Lufthansa subsidiary encourages “avoid unnecessary contact at the airport” by means of web check-in, but instead of a boarding pass it is requested to collect it personally at the counter. The company says that
Eurowings presents Corona travel assistant
After the umbrella association of airlines (IATA) presented the Covid-19 map, Eurowings is now also presenting an in-house travel assistant: the “Eurowings Flight Guide” is intended to help people with entry regulations, which often change at short notice
Lauda: Ryanair takes over in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart
Instead of OE flight numbers, the FR code will be used from Düsseldorf and Stuttgart in the future. The flights will, however, continue to be operated with the Lauda A320. It will be in Stuttgart and Düsseldorf
Germany: Lauda only flies wet leases
In future, Lauda will not operate any flights for its own account, but only ACMI services for Ryanair from Stuttgart and Düsseldorf. According to the management, this should not be done in Vienna and Palma de Mallorca
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
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
Vienna: Wizz Air wants to reactivate Dortmund and Cologne
In contrast to its competitors, the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is pausing its Germany flights from Vienna-Schwechat. Dortmund is to be served three times a week again from September 4, 2021. The route to Cologne / Bonn
German Airways ultimatum to Green Airlines: 800.000 euros on the table or 11,3 million euros lawsuit
By the end of this week, the ticket seller Green Airlines has to put 800.000 euros on the table at German Airways or the Zeitfracht subsidiary will file a lawsuit for 11,3 million euros.
ECJ: CO2 lawsuit by Air Berlin insolvency administrator before defeat
The insolvency administrator of the formerly second largest airline in Germany, Air Berlin, is conducting proceedings before the European Court of Justice in connection with allocated or non-allocated carbon dioxide certificates. The opinion of the CJEU Advocate General is unfavorable
Auction: parts of two ex-Lufthansa B707 under the hammer
In Germany, individual parts of two Boeing 707s that were previously in the Lufthansa colors are going under the hammer. These are the former D-ABOD and D-ABOC. The auction
LAT combines cockpit and cabin training at a Berlin location
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) bundles the training portfolio for cockpit and cabin crews at its second largest location in Berlin-Schönefeld. At the historical location there, training has been going on for over 30 years
Green Airlines wants to sell domestic German tickets from Weeze
The ticket seller Green Airlines plans to offer charter flights from Weeze and Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden from February 14, 2022. These can currently be booked under fictitious flight numbers without specifying the operating carrier. That in the
SkyUp announces Salzburg and Berlin
The low-cost airline SkyUp plans to fly between Kiev-Borispil and Salzburg from December 26, 2021. The seasonal route is primarily aimed at skiers who spend their winter holidays in Austria
More than 1,43 million passengers at BER in August
Summer tourist traffic at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport increased again last month. A total of 1,43 million passengers took off and landed at BER in August, around 180.000 more than at BER