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Substitute transport: Lufthansa suffers defeat before the Federal Court of Justice
The German Federal Court of Justice has ruled that airlines are not allowed to charge a surcharge for rebooking if flights are canceled by the airline. Passengers are free to decide when to start their replacement carriage
Lufthansa starts Pride advertising campaign
Lufthansa has launched an advertising campaign entitled “The World says yes to you” on the occasion of “Pride” month. The aim is to position yourself as a reliable partner for the queer community. "Lufthansa
Frankfurt: Condor is planning 27 long-haul destinations from Frankfurt
The holiday airline Condor intends to set course for 2024 long-haul destinations from Frankfurt am Main in the 27 summer flight schedule. Eleven of these destinations will be in the United States of America. The
Lufthansa with new baggage drop machines in Frankfurt
Last week, 21 additional baggage drop-off machines for the Lufthansa Group were put into operation at Frankfurt am Main Airport. What is also new is that these are also available outside of the usual check-in times
Lufthansa Group before introduction of “voucher accounts”
At the beginning of the corona pandemic, numerous airlines deliberately delayed refunds and, if necessary, compensation for canceled flights. Some providers tried to fob off their customers with vouchers and even claimed they were
Condor is building a new training center south of Frankfurt
In cooperation with the Avenger Flight Group, the German leisure airline Condor is setting up a new training center in Dreieich, south of Frankfurt am Main. This should both of
Tuifly keeps passengers waiting for their flights for days
The German holiday airline Tuifly is currently experiencing massive delays. For example, vacationers who wanted to fly from Fuerteventura to Frankfurt am Main had to wait two days for their return flight. Of the
Winter 2022: Corendon Europe is launching additional holiday routes from Germany
Corendon Airlines Europe's 2022/2023 winter flight schedule continues to take shape. New connections to Egypt and Agadir are being established from Düsseldorf and Hanover. You can also take the train from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Hanover: Volotea absorbs Venice
The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea is launching another route to Germany for the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The carrier plans to fly twice a week between Venice and Hanover from November 11, 2022. In the
Frankfurt-Hahn: Investor solution should be in the offing
An investor solution is to be prepared for the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. At the end of June 2022, insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner and the representatives of the creditors are to meet and decide. According to a report
Insolvent Hahn Airport hires new staff
The insolvent Hunsrück Airport Hahn is looking for new employees. The airport told the German Press Agency that several employees are to be hired in operational and ground handling services. We are also looking for about one
Insolvent Hahn Airport can continue flight operations in June
According to its insolvency administrator, the insolvent Hahn Airport will continue flight operations in June. The wages and salaries of the employees would be paid, he said on Monday at the request of the
“Wanderlust”: New photo exhibition at Munich Airport
The new "open-air" photo exhibition on the sidewalk between the S-Bahn station "Besucherpark" and the visitor park is likely to arouse a longing for faraway places in many guests: "Fernweh" is also the title of the exhibition at 20
Dornier 228NXT is built in Oberpfaffenhofen
Series production of the Dornier 228 is to be resumed at Oberpfaffenhofen in Bavaria. General Atomics AeroTec Systems (formerly Ruag) is launching a modernized variant as the Dornier 228NXT. The Do228
Bucharest: Dan Air cancels Berlin and Munich flights
The Romanian airline Dan Air has made adjustments to the planned route network from Bucharest and Brasov about a month before the planned entry into scheduled business. Some routes will be offered due to lack of demand
Tip: Munich Airport and Lufthansa invite you to the job information day
On Saturday, May 6, 2023, Munich Airport and Lufthansa are holding an information day that provides insights into the world of operational jobs at the airport and among the Kranich Group's flying personnel
Cityjet flies for Lufthansa
The Irish airline Cityjet will handle Lufthansa flights from Munich with the CRJ1000 over the summer period. This is to be carried out as part of the wet lease. Cityjet will be about the
Lufthansa is increasing its flight offer for the winter of 2023
German airline Lufthansa is taking on numerous long-haul destinations in the winter, including flights to Bangkok and Los Angeles, which are to be served by the German airline. The German airline
Stuttgart: New freight connection to the USA
Since April 2, 2023, there has been a freight connection between Stuttgart and Birmingham (USA) operated on behalf of Kühne+Nagel. This is served once a week with Boeing 747-8. “For the export-oriented economy
Delta Air Lines is celebrating a comeback in Stuttgart
After a break of almost three years, Delta Air Lines is once again flying between Stuttgart and its hub in Atlanta. Four weekly flights are planned for the current summer period of 2023. in the USA there are connections
Stuttgart: Eurowings announces Agadir flights
In the 2023 summer flight schedule, Eurowings is launching a non-stop connection from Stuttgart to Agadir. This is to be served once a week with medium-haul Airbus A320 jets. The resort town located in Morocco
Germany: Airlines reduce Greece offer
In Germany, the first reductions in the Greek offer for the summer of 2022 are becoming apparent. Ryanair and Condor have taken some routes out of sale or reduced frequencies on others. in the
Cologne: Leav Aviation completes LBA acceptance flight
The German airline startup Leav Aviation is in the final phase of obtaining the AOC. An acceptance flight by the German Federal Aviation Authority will take place today, Friday. As a rule, this is the end of this
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
Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen: Tui will fly to Kos and Burgas in 2022
From July 09th, 2022 with the start of the summer holidays in Austria / Vorarlberg, the tourism company will start its flight offer from Friedrichshafen Airport. European Air Charter will be the program for the travel group
Friedrichshafen is pleased with the Condor announcement
From April 9, 2022, Friedrichshafen Airport will again be connected to Palma de Mallorca by Condor. Initially, a weekly circulation is offered. As of May 24, 2022, there should be three flights
Friedrichshafen: Corendon Europe celebrates first Canary Islands flights
Friedrichshafen Airport experienced a real roller coaster ride even before the start of the corona pandemic. Now the airport was able to celebrate its first flights again, because the Maltese company Corendon Europe is now serving Fuerteventura
Easter: Memmingen expects around 90.000 passengers
Around 90.000 passengers will use Memmingen Airport for a trip during the coming Easter holidays. The airport has thus reached the pre-Corona level of 2019. “Many have their trips early
Memmingen: Eurowings will fly to Mallorca from May
The summer holiday is getting closer - and with it the popular holiday island of Mallorca. Because from May 3rd, Memmingen Airport will have three more Mallorca flights per week - and with Eurowings
Memmingen: With 54 travel destinations in the summer
Altogether there are currently 54 travel destinations that Memmingen Airport has to offer this summer. The route network extends from Alghero on Sardinia to Zadar on the Croatian Adriatic coast.
Marabu with ES-MBU on a short visit to Nuremberg
The Condor sister company Marabu Airlines paid a short visit to Nuremberg Airport on Friday, April 14, 2023 for training purposes. The Airbus A320neo with the registration ES-MBU was used.
From Hanover and Nuremberg: Eurowings is expanding flights to the Canary Islands
In the 2023 winter flight schedule, Eurowings will fly to Las Palmas twice a week from Hanover and Nuremberg. Also new from the trade fair city: Tenerife South. The Las Palmas flights from Hanover and Nuremberg
Nuremberg celebrates 10 years of Ryanair
The low-cost airline Ryanair has been present at Nuremberg Airport for ten years. Currently, a base operated by Malta Air is maintained at this airport, consisting of two medium-haul Boeing jets
Eurowings will initially use the A321 from Düsseldorf and Hamburg
In the 2023 summer timetable, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will once again use medium-haul Airbus A321 jets. Initially, routes from Hamburg and Düsseldorf are to be served with this model. From March 31, 2023
In Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf: Verdi calls for airport strikes again
On Monday, February 27, 2023, significant restrictions in air traffic are to be expected at Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf airports. The background is that the Verdi union has again called for work stoppages
Eurowings with new destinations from Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will add another new route each from Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Hamburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The new admissions are to be served gradually from May 2023. From May 29th
Verdi strike: Condor is shifting long-haul flights to Düsseldorf
The holiday airline Condor is reacting to the fact that both the home base in Frankfurt am Main and Munich Airport will be closed on Friday, February 17, 2023 due to the announced by Verdi
Volotea and Eurowings agree on sales cooperation
The low-cost airlines Volotea and Eurowings are moving closer together because the two carriers have agreed on an extensive sales partnership. This includes joint ticket sales on around 140 routes. Air tickets for both carriers
Eurowings with one new route each from Hamburg and Düsseldorf
In the 2023 summer timetable, the airline Eurowings will add one new route each from Hamburg and Düsseldorf. These are Nador and Verona. From May 13, 2023, Eurowings intends to do three
Cologne/Bonn Airport is back in the black
Cologne/Bonn Airport made a profit of 17,2 million euros last year. It is the best result of the 2000s, according to management. In the year
Eurowings is expanding its business class offering on short-haul routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, which was last positioned as a low-cost airline, is offering the so-called “BizClass” on numerous other routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are not just tourist destinations.
Royal Air Maroc extends flights from Cologne, Weeze and Hahn
Royal Air Maroc originally announced the new additions to Cologne/Bonn, Weeze and Hahn as seasonal routes for the 2023 summer timetable. Recently, the three routes were also available for the winter
Wizz Air turns its back on Balaton-Airport Heviz
Passengers of the low-cost airline Wizz Air have to do without further routes from Germany and Austria. The carrier gives up some routes again. These have already been removed from the reservation system. From Heviz
Dortmund has taken delivery of a new Rosenbauer fire engine
Dortmund Airport has received another fire engine from Rosenbauer. The HLF20 was taken over on Sunday. “We are delighted with the new vehicle for the fire brigade
Dortmund with 41 destinations in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
In the 2022/23 winter flight schedule, 41 destinations in 23 countries will be served at Dortmund Airport. In addition to Izmir and Antalya, SunExpress now also flies to Zonguldak. The low-cost airline Ryanair offers among others
Münster / Osnabrück was 2021 percent better in 62 than in Corona year I.
The German airport Münster / Osnabrück counted a total of 2021 passengers in the last year 362.106. In a direct comparison with Corona year I (2020), the airport was able to improve by 62 percent. However
Münster: Lufthansa reactivates Frankfurt connection
From September 6, 2021, Münster / Osnabrück is to be connected again to the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt am Main. After a break of around 1,5 years, the route, which has been in service since 1972, is to be reactivated. From September
Münster: GP Aviation is now flying to Pristina
The Bulgarian airline GP Aviation has been connecting Münster / Osnabrück with Pristina twice a week since Friday. The carrier operates this route with Boeing 737-400. The target group is so-called ethnic traffic. GP
Corendon Europe is planning new winter routes from Germany and Switzerland
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is currently in the middle of planning for the 2021/22 winter flight schedule from Germany. There are some minor innovations, primarily from smaller airports. Currently planning
Avanti Air: First de Havilland Dash 8-400 landed at Siegerland Airport
With a little delay, the first de Havilland Dash 8-400 of the German airline Avanti Air shows up in its new livery. This is simply designed and shows the company log
Green Airlines cancels all flights
Ticket seller Green Airlines is throwing in the towel “indefinitely”. The company announced that "maintaining operations at the present time is neither economically nor ecologically justifiable". You promise that
Weeze Airport welcomed 178.000 passengers during the holiday season
Weeze Airport has successfully completed the North Rhine-Westphalian holiday season. The airport counted a total of 178.000 passengers - this is approaching the pre-corona level of 2019 (192.000)
Airport Weeze: Ryanair flies to Oviedo
The Irish airline has added a new destination to its flight schedule: the city of Oviedo in the northern Spanish province of Asturias, which has a population of 220.000. From November 3rd, Ryanair will be flying from Weeze on Tuesdays and Tuesdays
Ryanair is adding five routes from Asturias
The low-cost airline Ryanair is launching a number of new routes from Asturias in Spain at the start of the 2022/23 winter timetable period. They also want to head for the German airport in Weeze. Asturias Airport
Eurowings takes on Hamburg-Tunis
In the 2023 summer flight schedule, Eurowings is launching a non-stop connection between Hamburg and Tunis. This will initially be served once a week until August 29, 2023. It is a route
Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
Hamburg: Volotea with three new routes
The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea will be offering three new destinations from Hamburg from October 2023: Bordeaux, Lyon and Florence. Flight tickets are also sold in cooperation with Eurowings. "That
Summer 2023: Eurowings gives up some routes from Germany
The airline Eurowings has revised the 2023 summer flight schedule from Germany. While the carrier usually announces new additions in large letters, settings are removed from the reservation system rather uncomplainingly. The current status
From Hamburg and Düsseldorf: Eurowings starts Malta flights
Until now, the EU member Malta was a "blank spot" in the Eurowings route network, even though Eurowings Europe operates Maltese flight operations. This will change from mid-May 2023
Wizz Air gives up Chişinău flights from Basel and Hamburg
The low-cost airline Wizz Air is giving up one more route from Switzerland and one from Germany. This is the destination Chişinău, which was previously offered from Basel and Hamburg
Turkish Airlines has been flying to Bremen for ten years
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has been flying to Bremen Airport in Germany for ten years. The airport thus has a connection to the Istanbul hub, via which around 300 destinations in
Bremen: Airbus Beluga refueled with SAF for the first time
Sustainable Aviation Fuel is now available at Bremen Airport. Airbus is now using SAF for the departures of its Beluga transport aircraft in Bremen. The airport has for the sustainable fuel
FlyAir41: 9A-ZAG is now ready to take off
The Sundair sister company FlyAir41 received the service release certificate (CRS) for the Airbus A319 with the registration 9A-ZAG on Tuesday. According to managing director Marcos Rossello, the machine can thus be used commercially. Of the
Lübeck Air takes on Salzburg
Lübeck Airport's house brand will also be flying to Salzburg in Austria in the 2021 summer flight schedule. The ATR 72 operated by Air Alsie is used
Lübeck Air announces flights to Austria and Switzerland
Lübeck Airport has been offering scheduled flights to Munich and Stuttgart under the Lübeck Air brand. Connections to Austria and Switzerland are to be added this year.
Lübeck Air announces Lübeck-Memmingen
With Memmingen, Lübeck Air intends to serve the in-house brand of Lübeck-Blankensee Airport, a third domestic German destination. The cities of Munich and Stuttgart are currently served by Air Alsie aircraft.
BER Airport with a successful March
Berlin Brandenburg Airport was able to achieve the increase in passenger volume in March: last month almost 1,7 million passengers used Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which is around 300.000 more than
Ryanair is increasing some Berlin routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair will increase frequencies on some Berlin routes from June 2023. Aside from Vilnius and Manchester, one adds one weekly circulation each. This is how it works from 4.
Entry into scheduled business: Dan Air flies to Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin
The Romanian airline Dan Air intends to enter scheduled business from the beginning of June 2023. From Bucharest you want to head for Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany. While the flights in
Sundair with new routes from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig and Lübeck
The German holiday airline Sundair is serving a number of new routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig/Halle and Lübeck. These are each flown once a week with Airbus A320. Going from Berlin
Lufthansa opens two lounges in Berlin
Lufthansa cannot currently offer its own lounges at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. That is changing today, because the Senator and Business Lounges will open their doors on April 3, 2023. In the last
Increase in the flight offer: Eurowings flies to 30 destinations from BER
With the summer flight schedule coming into force and the approaching Easter holidays, the airline Eurowings is increasing its range of flights to 30 destinations from Berlin Brandenburg Airport. In addition, Berlin Brandenburg Airport developed
Dresden and Leipzig with new routes in winter 2022/23
On Sunday, October 30, 2022, the 2022/23 winter timetable will also start in Dresden and Leipzig/Halle. Non-stop flights to 18 countries are offered from the two airports. There are new flight offers from
Verdi and Aerologic agree on collective agreement
The cargo airline Aerologic and Verdi have reached an agreement on a collective agreement for the approximately 600 pilots. However, not all pilots belong to this union, as many are in the association
Autumn holidays: 142 tourist and scheduled flights from Dresden and Leipzig/Halle at the start of the holidays
From Friday to Sunday, a total of 142 passenger planes will take off from Central German airports - 52 of them at Dresden Airport and 90 at Leipzig/Halle Airport. In addition to sun destinations on the Mediterranean, in the
Verdi and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG reach collective bargaining agreement
The Verdi trade union and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG were able to reach a collective agreement on Friday evening after three rounds of negotiations. This includes, among other things, that employees will receive a corona bonus in March 2022
Elbe Flugzeugwerke is converting 29 A330s into freighters
Elbe Flugzeugwerke was able to land a larger order: the company was commissioned to convert 29 Airbus A330s into cargo aircraft. The Air Transport Service Group wants them
Elbe Flugzeugwerke is converting 12 A330s into freighters
The leasing company CDB Aviation has twelve Airbus A330 long-haul aircraft converted into freighters by Elbe Flugzeugwerke. The portfolio already has 14 converted cargo jets of this type. The machines
Green Airlines: Alk Air withdrew aircraft prematurely
The charter marketer Green Airlines has already lost an “airline partner” because the Bulgarian Alk Air withdrew the chartered Boeing 737-300. There seems to be a thick air between the two companies,
Just Us Air is said to fly with A321 for Green Airlines
The Romanian airline Just Us Air was reactivated a few days ago. The carrier now flies with the Airbus A319 with the registration YR-URS on behalf of Blue Air.
Green Airlines is chartering almost 30 year old 737-300s from Bulgaria
Instead of the Embraer 190 from German Airways, the passengers of the charter company Green Airlines are to be flown to holiday destinations in the almost 30-year-old Boeing 737-300 of the Bulgarian airline ALK Airlines.
