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January 2024: Frankfurt with 4,1 million passengers
Frankfurt am Main Airport had around 2024 million passengers in January 4,1, 11,1 percent more than in the same month of the previous year. However, the figure was still 12,6 percent lower
Discover Airlines: VC calls for pilot strike again
The Cockpit pilots' union is once again calling on its members who fly for Discover Airlines to go on strike. This time work will be stopped for three days. Recently the works council and
Copper thieves temporarily shut down important DB lines
On Monday, February 12, 2024, rail traffic between Stuttgart and Frankfurt am Main had to be restricted. The reason for this was not a spontaneous strike, but the theft of copper cables.
South Korea: T'way Air takes over four European routes
It took a long time, but the EU Commission has now given its approval to the planned merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. But the two carriers had to do a lot
Higher salaries for pilots: company agreement concluded at Discover Airlines
The Discover Airlines works council was able to conclude a works agreement with management on pilot salaries. This applies retroactively to January 1, 2024 and provides for higher salaries. The Cockpit Association
Lufthansa Cargo is launching additional North American routes
The Lufthansa Group is expanding its freight connections from Brussels and Frankfurt am Main towards North America in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Lufthansa Cargo will have new traffic days from April 3, 2024
Tui: Demand at pre-crisis level, but no profit
The travel company benefits from the increased desire to travel. Demand is almost at pre-crisis levels. But the flight chaos robs Tui of its first profit since the Corona outbreak. Chaos has 75 million euros
Cockpit union announces Tuifly collective bargaining agreement
The management of the Tuifly holiday airline and the Vereinigung Cockpit union have been at loggerheads for a long time. Now the employee representatives have canceled the so-called collective bargaining agreement and are accusing the management
Anadolujet and Turkish Airlines are thinning out in Germany and Austria
The airline Turkish Airlines temporarily suspends some connections from Germany or does not start them as originally announced. The connection planned under the Anadolujet brand is also off the table
Wizz Air closes Sarajevo base: Numerous Germany routes are eliminated
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will close the Sarajevo base, which only opened last year, at the end of October 2022. The closure means that only routes between Germany and the capital
Ten Russian planes have to stay in Germany
Ten aircraft are said to be parked at German airports at the beginning of the airspace closure for machines that are owned or controlled by Russia. Flying out is not possible due to the sanctions
Hahn Airport: Less freight, more passengers
The Hunsrück Airport Hahn books significantly more passengers with less freight - and sees opportunities in the current travel chaos. The cargo business fell by 2022 in the first half of 19,2 compared to the same period last year
Student Agency: Czech customers are increasingly booking flights from Vienna and Munich
The Regiojet parent company Student Agency was able to arrange 2023 percent more flight tickets in 30 than in the previous period. A closer look at the numbers reveals an interesting picture, because the
Annual figures: Munich reports 37 million passengers
In the recently completed year 2023, Munich Airport had around 37 million passengers, five million more travelers than in 2023. Nevertheless, it is the second largest airport in Germany
Charter: Albawings takes on Pristina-Munich
On behalf of the organizer, the Tirana-based low-cost airline Albawings will operate charter flights between Pristina and Munich from January 20, 2024. These can be booked through the client and should take place during the winter flight schedule period
Bavaria: CSU wants prison sentences for intrusion into security areas
The Bavarian CSU is calling for the penalties for unlawful entry into airport security areas to be drastically tightened. At least six months in prison should work, if according to the plans of the
Low utilization: Beond Air is thinning out the flight schedule
Due to a lack of demand, Beond Air, which specializes in pure business class flights, has reduced its offering to Munich and Zurich. The company is now offering significantly fewer rotations during the 2023/24 winter flight schedule than originally
Lufthansa secures slots in London Stansted
Lufthansa is always toying with no-stop flights between Munich and London-Stansted. The third largest airport in the United Kingdom has so far only been served by special flights. The British coordinator has one for
Summer 2024: Eurowings with new Stuttgart routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will offer new destinations in the 2024 summer flight schedule with Edinburgh, Manchester, Iasi and Chisinau. From the beginning of May, the airline will fly three times a week from the national airport to Manchester and
Eurowings takes on Stuttgart-Erbil
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will begin a non-stop connection between Stuttgart and Erbil on December 20, 2023. This will be operated on Wednesday and Saturday. The course pair bears the flight numbers
Summer 2024: Eurowings with some new routes from Germany
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is launching some new routes in the 2023/24 summer flight schedule from its bases in Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart and Prague. From Düsseldorf there will be three weekly Florence routes at the end of April 2024. Twice
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden is looking forward to an extensive winter flight schedule for 2022/23
The low-cost airline Ryanair intends to expand the offer from the German airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. Among other things, Agadir and Bergamo will be included in the program. The city on the Atlantic coast
Wizz Air is suspending all Kukes flights over the winter of 2022/23
The presence at the Albanian airport Kukes does not seem to be crowned by great demand for the low-cost airline Wizz Air, because the carrier will serve all destinations according to the current information
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden exceeds May 2019 result
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport had around 2022 passengers in May 130.000, around 6,8 percent more than in the pre-crisis month of May 2019. Flight movements also increased accordingly. they layed
Aegean, Edelweiss and Eurowings celebrate their first flights
At the weekend, some first flights were carried out from Friedrichshafen, Dortmund and Zurich. For example, Aegean Airlines flew to Heraklion for the first time from Lake Constance Airport. There were 174 passengers on board. The route
Friedrichshafen: Another Zeppelin NT is built
After a long break, another Zeppelin NT is being built in Friedrichshafen. The client is the Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei GmbH, which justifies the order among other things with the fact that the demand in the area
Fix: Former InterSky hangar becomes a volleyball hall
The municipal council of the city of Friedrichshafen decided on Monday that the hangar at the airport, formerly used by the defunct regional airline InterSky, will be converted into a volleyball arena.
Passenger numbers: Memmingen Airport with a new record
In 2022, Memmingen Airport in Bavaria was not only able to recover from the effects of the corona pandemic, but also exceeded the record level of 2019 by around 16 percent. Man
For Rhomberg Reisen: Avanti Air flies from Graz, Innsbruck and Memmingen to Calvi
On behalf of Rhomberg Reisen, Avanti Air will operate the charter flights to Calvi in the summer of 2023 from Graz, Memmingen and Innsbruck. This is the first time the German carrier has been in the year
Ryanair continues to expand its presence in Memmingen
The low-cost airline Ryanair will be offering around 2023 flights per week to 160 destinations from Memmingen in the 28 summer timetable. With Corfu, Kraków, Luqa (Malta), Naples, Valencia and Tuzla you also have
Dan Air increases Nuremberg-Brasov
The Romanian airline Dan Air has been operating the route between Nuremberg and Brașov since early summer. However, the existing flights will be adjusted to include an additional weekly flight in winter
Nuremberg: Solar relief supplies flown to Africa
Relief supplies are repeatedly sent from Nuremberg Airport, for example during the pandemic, since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine or after the devastating one
Condor is canceling its operations in Cologne and Nuremberg
The German holiday airline has canceled some flights that were planned for the 2023/24 winter flight schedule from Nuremberg and Cologne/Bonn without replacement. The comeback from Berlin has also been canceled. From Cologne/Bonn is
Summer 2024: Vueling is increasing Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg
The IAG low-cost subsidiary Vueling intends to fly more frequently to the German airports of Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg in the summer of 2024. The existing Barcelona routes are to be increased. Effective March 31
Winter 2023/24: Eurowings takes on Düsseldorf-Tel Aviv
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, Eurowings also intends to fly between Düsseldorf and Tel Aviv. The route is to be served three times a week from the beginning of December 2023. The first flight is for the 2.
FTI and Eurowings agree on SAF cooperation
In cooperation with Eurowings, the tour operator FTI wants to offer so-called sustainable flights as part of its package tours. To this end, the new "Leisure Value Fare" was created. Per person
Hisky records Chișinău-Düsseldorf
The low-cost airline Hisky will start a non-stop connection between Chișinău and Düsseldorf in September 2023. The first flight is announced for September 26, 2023. The flights should be carried out on
Comment: Climate stickers unintentionally reveal acute security problems at German airports
In the previous week, the climate stickers struck again at two German airports and thus – probably unintentionally – revealed blatant safety deficiencies at airports. With commercially available bolt cutters in Düsseldorf and
Eurowings has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321neo
With the D-AEEA, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. This is marketed as “Mallorca-Airbus”. This machine can carry up to 232 people, so they
Simmer 2024: Condor flies from Cologne to Palma de Mallorca
The holiday airline Condor will head to Palma de Mallorca five times a week from Cologne/Bonn in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This route is scheduled to operate from May 9, 2024 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Maersk with new USA freight connection from Cologne/Bonn
Cologne/Bonn Airport has a new addition to the cargo sector with the Danish logistics company Moller-Maersk. On behalf of this company there is now a twice-weekly cargo connection to/from Greenville-Spartanburg. On board
Cologne/Bonn: Eurowings cancels Chisinau and Santiago de Compostela
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Eurowings will offer two additional destinations from Cologne/Bonn, Chisinau and Santiago de Compostela. From May 1st, the airline will fly to Chişinău every Wednesday and Saturday
Dortmund expects a record year
Dortmund Airport assumes that a new passenger record will be set this year. In the first half of 2023 there were 1.427.285 passengers. Total decided in the months
Winter 2023/24: Wizz Air takes on Craiova-Dortmund
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will start a non-stop connection between Craiova and Dortmund at the beginning of the 2023/24 winter timetable period. This will initially be served twice a week. The first flight is scheduled for April 30th.
Dortmund: Heike Heim is the new chairman of the supervisory board
On June 16, 2023, Dortmund Airport got a new chairwoman of the supervisory board, Heike Heim. The manager has been CEO of Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG since June 1, 2023. The auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers
Summer 2023: Smartlynx flies for Tui from Münster/Osnabrück
On behalf of the tour operator Tui Deutschland, the Smartlynx Group will serve a number of holiday destinations from the German airport Münster/Osnabrück in the 2023 summer flight schedule. For this purpose, aircraft are stationed on site. According to reports
Münster/Osnabrück Airport completes runway rehabilitation
After extensive renovation work on the runway, Münster/Osnabrück Airport resumed air traffic on Wednesday evening. In addition to renewing the top layer, the tracks were completely lit with energy-efficient LED lamps
Slope renovation: Münster/Osnabrück will close for two weeks in November 2022
In November 2022, Münster/Osnabrück Airport will go offline for around two weeks due to the renovation of the only runway. The airlines will cancel their flights during this period
Summer holidays 2022: Paderborn expects 100.000 passengers
The German airport Paderborn/Lippstadt expects around 2022 passengers during the 100.000 summer holidays. The "school break" lasts six weeks in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Assuming the PAD reaches this value, the domestic
PAD: Corendon flies to Crete and Rhodes
From May 2nd, Corendon Airlines will fly twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays – between Heraklion on the island of Crete and Paderborn/Lippstadt. From May 3rd it will also follow
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
Autumn holidays: Weeze had 120.000 passengers
The German regional airport Weeze counted around 120.000 passengers during the recent autumn holidays. It also benefited greatly from travelers from the Netherlands who used this airport. In the past four
Security fast lane: Weeze tests facial recognition
In cooperation with a Dutch technology provider, the German airport Weeze is testing facial recognition in the field of security fast lane. This should enable travelers to go through the boarding pass control faster. For this purpose, a
Autumn holidays: Weeze expects 60.000 passengers
Weeze regional airport sees itself well prepared for the autumn holidays starting on October 4, 2022 in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. About 60.000 passengers are expected. From the end of school on Friday,
Hamburg Airport builds up its own solar subsidiary
Hamburg Airport has founded a subsidiary that will deal with the construction and operation of photovoltaic systems. This bears the name Sustainable Energy Solutions GmbH & Co. KG.
SAS, KLM and BA stock up in Hamburg
Three airlines operating at Hamburg Airport are gradually increasing their frequencies. As a result, the connection to the hubs in Copenhagen, London Heathrow and Amsterdam will be significantly improved. The prelude
Summer 2024: Vueling is increasing Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg
The IAG low-cost subsidiary Vueling intends to fly more frequently to the German airports of Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg in the summer of 2024. The existing Barcelona routes are to be increased. Effective March 31
Comment: Why the LBA at Marabu is "toothless and powerless".
Hardly any other airline manages to hit the negative headlines as often as the Estonian Condor sister company Marabu Airlines. In the meantime, especially in aviation forums, voices are being heard that the German Federal Aviation Office
Comment: Climate stickers unintentionally reveal acute security problems at German airports
In the previous week, the climate stickers struck again at two German airports and thus – probably unintentionally – revealed blatant safety deficiencies at airports. With commercially available bolt cutters in Düsseldorf and
Taskforce to solve Marabu problems
The Condor sister company Marabu has hardly escaped the headlines since it started operations, because long delays, cancellations and a lack of care for the passengers affected are the order of the day. Now you want to take countermeasures
Ryanair celebrates 15 years at Bremen Airport
The low-cost airline Ryanair celebrated 15 years of presence at Bremen Airport on Thursday. Eight destinations are currently offered from this airport. Sometimes you are the only provider on the routes
Bremen: Turkish Airlines breaks the million mark
After around ten years of presence, which was only temporarily interrupted by the corona pandemic, the Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines was able to carry the one millionth passenger at Bremen Airport. The anniversary passenger received part
Bremen Airport rehabilitates taxiway A
Runway A at Bremen Airport will be renovated from May 23rd to June 5th. However, this does not impede flight operations. Go east for launches
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.
Lübeck: Strangers threw stinking liquid into the terminal
On the night of September 12th to 13th, 2020, strangers threw containers with a foul-smelling liquid through the windows of the terminal at Lübeck Airport. What exactly is it
From Erbil and Baghdad: Fly Baghdad announces Berlin flights
From the end of December, Fly Baghdad will offer a weekly flight from Baghdad and Erblin to the German capital airport Berlin-Brandenburg. Baghdad-Berlin will be served on Saturday, effective December 23, 2023.
Christmas holidays: Berlin expects 950.000 passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport expects to have around 22 passengers between December 2023, 7 and January 2024, 950.000. From today's perspective, the busiest day will be December 22nd
Summer: Ryanair is adding three more routes to Germany
The low-cost airline Ryanair is offering another new route from Berlin, Nuremberg and Memmingen in the 2024 summer flight schedule. From the German capital it goes to the from March 31, 2024
Lufthansa is testing a lounge shuttle at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
The Lufthansa Group is currently testing a so-called lounge shuttle at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, which is intended to make it easier for passengers to reach the business and senator lounges. This will initially run until December 21, 2023
November 2023: BER had 1,75 million passengers
In November 2023, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was used by 1,75 million travelers. This means that the German capital airport had around 600.000 more passengers than in the same month last year. To the transport service that the
Berlin: Ryanair is also starting Birmingham flights
In the 2024 summer timetable, the low-cost airline Ryanair will offer two weekly flights between Birmingham and Berlin. This will put you in direct competition with Easyjet. It was only recently announced that
Charter: Smartwings connects Abu Dhabi with Cologne, Nuremberg and Leipzig
On behalf of a German tour operator, the Czech airline Smartwings will set course for Abu Dhabi from Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig/Halle and Nuremberg in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. The flights are arranged by the customer himself
MDF AG reorganizes sales team
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) has reorganized and repositioned its sales department. Kira Fabiunke and Steffen Böttger took over the "Sales Airlines" and "Sales Cargo" divisions on July XNUMXst. Both
Half-year figures: Dresden and Leipzig benefit from high demand from Turkey
The airports Leipzig/Halle and Dresden can currently benefit from a particularly high offer from Turkey. The high demand is already noticeable in the most recent half-year figures, because the two airports had
Momento launches additional charter destinations from Dresden
Under the “Momento powered by SZ Reisen” brand, five additional destinations will be offered from Dresden in the 2023 summer flight schedule. It is Ischia, Gulf of Sorrento, Sicily, Aeolian Islands
MDF AG extends Götz Ahmelmann's contract
In its most recent meeting, the supervisory board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG confirmed the cooperation with company boss Götz Ahmelmann. The manager received a contract extension for another five years. With that, Ahmelmann
Passenger numbers: Dresden and Leipzig on the up
In October 2022, the German airports Dresden and Leipzig/Halle recorded the highest number of passengers since the beginning of the corona pandemic. The management of MDF AG takes the view that the upward trend
Rostock expects six flights a week
Due to the corona pandemic, scheduled flight operations in Rostock-Laage have in fact no longer existed for a long time. That should change in the summer of 2021, because six circuits are planned per week.
Lufthansa flight school: VC condemns the closure of Bremen
The German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit considers the closure of practical pilot training in Bremen to be “a slap in the face for all employees”. Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that this will be in Rostock-Laage in the future
Germany: Lufthansa turns pilot training upside down
The Lufthansa Group announced on Wednesday that the training of pilots as part of the “ReNew” program will be realigned. Previously, the termination of the training at the Bremen location ensured
Erfurt: Hifly Malta brought 25 tons of FFP2 masks
The German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar had another visit from a large-capacity jet towards the late afternoon on Thursday. The Maltese airline Hifly Malta brought around with the Airbus A330-300 with the registration 9H-TAJ
Erfurt: Ex-Air-Berlin-A330 flew in as “Preighter” FFP2 masks
The German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar had an unusual guest for this airport on Friday morning: Wamos Air landed at 9:30 am with an A330 “Preighter”.
Gerd Stöwer is the new managing director in Erfurt-Weimar
With Gerd Stöwer, the German regional airport Erfurt-Weimar is getting a new boss. He succeeds Uwe Kotzan, who has been in charge of the airport for many years and effective January 1st
