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Shortage of staff: Frankfurt has to limit freight handling
At Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, cargo handling is temporarily severely restricted on weekends. The airport informed cargo customers that some cargo flights will no longer be accepted at weekends
Passengers left sitting: Lufthansa preferred to fly ferry from Frankfurt to Berlin
In the past few weeks, it has become increasingly common for Lufthansa planes to travel through Europe to German airports completely empty. The return flight that was actually planned – for example to Frankfurt – is often canceled
From August 1, 2022: Deutsche Bahn is cooperating with Star Alliance
Effective August 1, 2022, Deutsche Bahn AG will become the first so-called “intermodular partner” to join the Star Alliance. The cooperation is based on the previous cooperation
Comment: Take care of hotels and replacement flights yourself with Lufthansa in a five-star manner
Screens currently being recorded on social media at Frankfurt Airport informing Lufthansa passengers whose flights have been canceled that they have to take care of alternative transport or hotels themselves.
Further cancellations follow: Lufthansa restricts ticket sales
The Lufthansa Supervisory Board has an unscheduled special meeting. The background is that the group will cancel further flights in July and August 2022 and, according to the Handelsblatt, the employee representatives are of the opinion that
Eurowings Discover gives preference to more legroom seats when checking in the evening before
In view of the long waiting times at the check-in desks at German airports and the fact that security checks can take longer in many places, many travelers who have luggage with them could
MUC finalizes "expansion of airport feeder east"
After two and a half years and the construction of more than six kilometers of new roads and four bridges, the construction project "Expansion of the East Airport Feeder" is now available to road users. Significant improvement in traffic quality for
MUC wants to get rid of 1500 employees
The Corona crisis does not stop in Munich either. At the Bavarian airport there is a yawning emptiness, hardly a trace of air travelers. No wonder that the airport wants to reduce costs: 1500 employees are to be MUC
Munich launches "biometric boarding pass"
The Star Alliance's biometric passenger control was put into operation at Munich Airport on Tuesday. This should make it possible for travelers to enter the security area and the
Munich closes Terminal 1 again
Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich, Germany's second largest airport, is closing Terminal 1 again. From December 1, 2020, all flights will be handled in Terminal 2, which is otherwise primarily used by Star Alliance members. While
Munich boss Lammers re-elected ACI President
The general meeting of the Airport Council International confirmed Jost Lammers, Director of Munich Airport, in his function as association president. The manager has been in this position since July 2019. ACI represents the interests
No Christmas or vacation pay for Cityline flight attendants
The flight attendant union Ufo and the management of Lufthansa CityLine were able to agree on the "Corona crisis and restart" tariff package. Before that, however, the company management briefly acted on the previous conclusion
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
Sundair: Canaries from four German airports
The German holiday airline Sundair will fly to the Canary Islands from various German airports in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. From the point of view of the Robert Koch Institute, all of Spain is currently a risk area. Austria devotedly takes the
Tegel closure: Lufthansa says goodbye with the A350
Lufthansa will say goodbye to Berlin-Tegel Airport with an Airbus A350 long-haul jet. Flight LH1955 will be operated on November 7, 2020 with a large jet due to the high demand. The
Green Airlines removes references to Air Alsie
The German startup Green Airlines removed the logo of the Danish airline Air Alsie from its homepage. There is also no longer any mention of this carrier in the descriptions. Only in
BER needs another 552 million euros
After years of delay, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is due to open at the end of this month. The project devoured billions of euros and needs fresh money again. The board of directors voted a 552 on Friday
September: travel warnings hailed Berlin numbers
The Berlin airports Schönefeld and Tegel recorded a significant decrease in passengers in September 2020 compared to August 2020. A total of 693.601 travelers used the two airports - a solid minus of
Still this year: Eurowings is planning Beirut and Erbil
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is following in the footsteps of the no longer existing carriers Germania and SunExpress Deutschland. The carrier will start non-stop flights to Lebanon and Iraq this year. Beirut
