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Frankfurt: Air Astana is now supplied by GIC International Catering
The Kazakh airline Air Astana is now offering catering from GIC International Catering on its Frankfurt flights. The carrier expects this to improve quality. "With
Azores Airlines is increasing Ponta Delgada-Frankfurt
In the 2024 summer timetable, Azores Airlines intends to fly more frequently between Frankfurt am Main and Ponta Delgada. In the future, they want to offer two weekly circulations. Effective March 31, 2024
Half-year figures: Lufthansa Technik with strong profit plus
Lufthansa Technik, the maintenance division of the Kranich Group, was able to increase sales by around 2023 percent in the first half of 20. The second quarter of the current financial year proved to be particularly strong.
Croatia Airlines also serves Frankfurt-Dubrovnik in winter
The airline Croatia Airlines will in future fly between Dubrovnik and Frankfurt am Main all year round. During the 2023/24 winter period, up to three weekly tours will be offered – with interruptions.
Lufthansa Group green fares continue to be in low demand
The Lufthansa Group's “Green Fares” continue to prove to be real slow sellers, as they are said to have only been sold around 265.000 times since their introduction. The stated number of customers was
Shortage of staff: Lufthansa offers flight attendants high cash rewards
Despite many efforts, Lufthansa still seems to be short on staff. Lufthansa is now offering its flight attendants bonuses of up to 200 euros per day if they volunteer
Savings: Tuifly wants to ban crews from taking spare clothing with them
The German holiday airline Tuifly is obviously looking for other ways to save costs. Strange things also seem to be taken into account: Man
Hanover: Martin Roll is the new managing director
Hanover-Langenhagen Airport got another managing director in Martin Roll on Tuesday. The manager is at the helm of the company alongside Raoul Hille and is responsible for
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
Hahn: Rhineland-Palatinate is demanding back subsidies from an insolvent airport
The German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is demanding back subsidies from the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. It follows a decision of the European Court of Justice. The probability that the roughly ten million plus interest
Hahn also made losses in the boom year 2019
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, which is mainly used by low-cost airlines, was unable to benefit from the boom in 2019. The airport generated a loss of 7,8 million euros. In the previous year, i.e. the Corona year
Hahn owner HNA Airport Group GmbH is bankrupt
Another bankruptcy occurred around the bankruptcy of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport: HNA Airport Group GmbH had to go to the Bad Kreuznach District Court and was also
Winter 2023/24: Air Cairo is planning 260 Sharm El Sheikh flights from Germany
The Egyptian airline Air Cairo is planning around 2023 rotations between German airports and Sharm El Sheikh in the 24/260 winter flight schedule. They cooperate with tour operators such as Alltours, Tui,
Travelcoup VIP flights can now also be booked via GDS
The tour operator Travelcoup now offers the booking of VIP flights, which are to be operated with Embraer ERJ-145 in VIP equipment, also via GDS systems. Prices for flights to Palma de Mallorca
Lufthansa has put the Airbus A380 back on the line
On June 1, 2023, Lufthansa carried out the first commercial scheduled flight in more than three years with the Airbus A380 machine type. D-AIMK flew from Munich to Boston as LH424.
Munich: Air Dolomiti has started Jersey flights
Since May 27, 2023, Air Dolomiti has been offering a non-stop connection between Munich and the Channel Island of Jersey. This is served once a week with Embraer 195. The course pair EN8350/EN8351 is carried out
By summer 2026: Bavaria will switch to 3D CT scanners
The German state of Bavaria is upgrading airport security checks to new 3D CT scanners. There are already five in Munich in Terminals 1 and 2 at the beginning of the Whitsun holidays
Whitsun holidays: Munich expects two million passengers
The airlines operating from Munich Airport have registered around 15.000 take-offs and landings for the Bavarian Whitsun holidays. Flights are offered to around 200 destinations. The airport expects around two
From Stuttgart and Salzburg: Wizz Air starts Skopje flights
Low-cost airline Wizz Air will launch four new routes from Skopje from November 1, 2023. These are Salzburg, Stuttgart, Ljubljana and Luxembourg. The carrier has a tender
Stuttgart expects strong Easter holidays in 2023
At the start of the Easter holidays in Baden-Württemberg on Thursday, April 06, 2023, Stuttgart Airport is expecting lively activity in the terminals. According to the provisional status, around 2.000 will be standing during the entire Easter holidays
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
Tui chartered Enterair to Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden
The German tour operator Tui plans to use the Polish charter airline Enterair from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden in the summer flight schedule of 2022. The carrier is to serve six destinations on behalf of the tour operator. It should be four times a week
Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden practiced the fire
The German regional airport Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden carried out the annual emergency exercise on Wednesday. This year the focus was on fire fighting. Different situations were simulated. For example, people practiced extinguishing a burning cargo plane
Christmas 2021: Ryanair is launching additional flights from Karlsruhe
The low-cost airline Ryanair is increasing its offer from the German regional airport Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden between December 20, 2021 and January 6, 2022. A total of 60 additional flights will be launched. According to the airport
Friedrichshafen: From December 18, 2021 with Wizz Air to Ohrid
Wizz Air is expanding its route network from Lake Constance Airport in the future. From December 18, there will be twice a week - Tuesdays and Saturdays - from Friedrichshafen to the idyllic town of Ohrid in northern Madezonia. Of the
Friedrichshafen: Wizz Air announces Ohrid
After a long dry spell, Friedrichshafen Airport can look forward to the announcement of a new route. Wizz Air intends to fly to Lake Constance Airport from Ohrid from December 18, 2021. Currently
FDH sells land and leases it back
Friedrichshafen Airport signed a sale and rental agreement for properties that currently still belong to the airport. The creditors' meeting has already given the necessary approval. Already signed on July 23, 2021
Airport Memmingen produces its own podcast
FMM ON Air. Memmingen Airport is now starting a podcast under this title with numerous topics and stories about the Swabian Airport and the fascination of flying and
Summer charter 2022: Avanti Air flies from Graz, Klagenfurt and Memmingen
On behalf of the Austrian tour operators Springer and Rhomberg, the German airline Avanti Air will serve some holiday destinations from Graz and Klagenfurt in the summer flight schedule of 2022. Furthermore, the carrier is also starting
Memmingen Airport scratches the million
Memmingen Airport approached the million mark again last year: After a corona-related minus in the previous year, 2021 was characterized by consolidation. Now one hopes this year the level
Eurowings connects Nuremberg with the Canary Islands and Egypt
The German airline Eurowings connects Nuremberg with the Canary Islands and Egypt. The airline will start flights to said destinations from Nuremberg. Eurowings will increase flights to the Canary Islands from November
Pegasus records Izmir from Munich and Nuremberg
From the end of May 2023, the Turkish airline Pegasus will temporarily connect the German cities of Nuremberg and Munich with Izmir. The two routes are to be served with Airbus A320 aircraft
Easter holidays 2023: Dortmund and Nuremberg with strong growth
The German commercial airports of Dortmund and Nuremberg are satisfied with the volume of traffic that was achieved during the two-week Easter holidays. The NRW-Airport had 142.425 passengers and thus by 21,6 percent
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
Dusseldorf: Fly One Armenia takes on Yerevan
The low-cost airline Fly One Armenia intends to start its first German route in the 2023 summer flight schedule. From mid-May 2023, Airbus A320s will fly twice a week between Yerevan and Düsseldorf. The
Cologne/Bonn: Setur has opened a new duty-free shop
A new duty-free shop is now available to travelers in Terminal 1 of Cologne/Bonn Airport. This is around 900 square meters and is operated by Setur. “The newly designed duty-free area
Air Serbia has added Belgrade-Cologne/Bonn
The airline Air Serbia started a non-stop connection between Belgrade and Cologne/Bonn on Thursday, May 18, 2023. This is now served three times a week with Airbus A319. The implementation of
Spanish Supreme Court awards more money to survivors of Germanwings crash
The Spanish Supreme Court has increased the compensation paid to fourteen relatives of seven victims of the Germanwings crash that happened a few years ago. These had been against the reduction previously made
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
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
Münster: Lufthansa significantly increases Munich connection
The German regional airport Münster / Osnabrück can look forward to a strong increase in frequency on the Munich route. From October 25, 2020, Lufthansa will switch between the two up to four times a day during the week
Austria does not ban flights from NRW
The Austrian Ministry of Health will continue to land machines that took off in North Rhine-Westphalia. Previously there were rumors that a ban could be pronounced. After the massive corona outbreak in the district
2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers
After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still a long way from the level of business before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers were from the six
Paderborn: 39,7 percent more passengers than in “Corona Year I”
The German airport Paderborn/Lippstadt recorded 32.836 flight movements in the previous year, which were used by 129.292 passengers. Compared to 2020, there was an increase of 24,9 percent or 39,7 percent
Paderborn: Tui Deutschland lets Freebird Europe fly
The tour operator Tui Germany will leave the destinations Palma de Mallorca, Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Gran Canaria, Burgas and Feuerte Ventura from the Maltese airline Freebird Europe from Paderborn in the summer of 2022
German environmental aid takes legal action against Green Airlines
In recent years, more and more companies have jumped on the "climate-friendly" trend. In many cases, these are marketing promises that are difficult to verify and occasionally also pure greenwashing. the
Weeze: Ryanair moves Palermo flights to Trapani
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the launch of a non-stop connection between Weeze (Lower Rhine) and Trapani (Sicily). According to the company, this will be served twice a week from July 1, 2022. Totally
Weeze had 63.500 passengers around Easter 2022
Niederrhein Airport in Weeze was able to handle around 63.500 passengers during the NRW Easter holidays. At the same time, you benefit from the Dutch meivakanties, so that the first “high season” of 2022 is seamless
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
Germany: Verdi calls on security personnel to go on strike again
The Verdi union is again calling on security personnel at numerous German commercial airports for a 22-hour strike on Tuesday, March 2022, 24. Hamburg Airport assumes that most
Verdi is calling for a warning strike at six German airports
Security personnel at the airports in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Bremen, Hanover and Leipzig/Halle have been called to go on strike from 4:00 a.m. to midnight on Monday. This was shared by the union
Bremen: Marc Cezanne succeeds Elmar Kleinert
Bremen Airport has had a second managing director in Marc Cezanne since Tuesday. The manager stands by Elmar Kleinert's side and most recently worked in Paderborn/Lippstadt. "I am happy
With A321neo: Eurowings starts Dubai flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will be bringing the first Airbus A321neo jets into the fleet this year. These will also serve non-stop flights to Dubai from Stuttgart and Berlin. In UAE city wants
Hainan flies more frequently between Beijing and Berlin
The Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is increasing the flight connection between Beijing and Berlin in two steps. Initially, at the end of May 2023, it will be increased to three weekly circulations. Currently, Hainan connects the
BER Airport: More self-service machines
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is planning a further increase in the number of self-service machines, which will give passengers the opportunity to check in themselves. Self-service kiosks allow passengers to skip the check-in process and do it independently
Confusion about Russian Il-96-300 at BER
The landing of an Ilyushin Il-96-300 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Saturday, April 22, 2023 caused quite a stir. The machine started in Moscow and stopped at the German capital's airport
BER Airport: No flights on April 24, 2023
Berlin Brandenburg Airport will not operate its own flights on April 24 due to the warning strike announced at the air security checkpoints. However, incoming flights may also be affected. Berlin Airport
Save the Date: job fair at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport
On May 6, 2023, a job fair will take place at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for the first time. The airport and local companies will present their employment opportunities at stands in front of Terminal 1.
Antonov boss Ievgen Gavrylov: "New An-225 already 30 percent complete"
An Antonov exhibition opened at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Monday. This should also attract donations for the construction of a new An-225. According to Ievgen Gavrylov, managing director of Antonov, 30 percent have already been able to
Ryanair is celebrating a comeback in Leipzig/Halle
The low-cost airline Ryanair has returned to the German airport Leipzig/Halle after a long absence. In the 2022/23 winter timetable, there will be three flights a week to London-Stansted and twice a week to Dublin. The low coster
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
Swiss is temporarily suspending Zurich-Dresden
In the absence of demand, the Lufthansa Group is reducing the supply at Dresden Airport. Group member Swiss will completely suspend the non-stop connection to Zurich from January 16, 2022. For now the Swiss
New head of the supervisory board for Dresden and Leipzig
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, which is located above Dresden and Leipzig / Halle Airports, has a new chairwoman of the supervisory board in Hiltrud Werner. On Monday she was at the top of the
New flight offers from Dresden and Leipzig / Halle
In total, the airlines and tour operators offer direct flights to 14 countries. There are new flight offers from Dresden to London. From Leipzig / Halle it goes non-stop to Paris. The winter flight schedule is up
Rostock-Laage Airport has to cut staff
The Corona crisis is also making it difficult for Rostock-Laage Airport. Now the airport has no other choice: staff have to be laid off. How many employees there would be in the end
Rostock dreams of the future as a spaceport
What are Paris, London, Munich or New York against the moon or even Mars? A study by the German Aerospace Center could come to this conclusion
Mecklenburg makes 750.000 loose for Rostock-Laage
Rostock-Laage Airport receives COVID-19 aid from the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the amount of 750.000 euros. In addition, 383.000 euros of the state grant that has not yet been paid out will be transferred to the airport. The East German
