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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
Frankfurt: New parking garage opened at T3
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, has put an additional parking garage into operation. This is located near Terminal 3 and will be called “Holidy” until it opens
Condor and Marabu are launching paid customer cards
The holiday airline Condor is introducing a paid customer loyalty program, which also applies to its sister company Marabu Airlines. You can get a kind of annual subscription under the names “Activity Card” and “Family Card”.
Hanover: Volotea celebrates Germany comeback
The Spanish low-cost airline is back in Germany with passenger flights open to the public: a non-stop connection between Cagliari and Hanover was launched at the weekend. The carrier was never entirely
Tui promises despite airport chaos: "Holidays will go smoothly for the majority"
The tourism group gives travelers hope for a relaxed summer holiday despite the chaos in airport handling. “Despite all the challenges posed by staffing shortages in the industry, the holidays will come for the vast majority
Hanover: Maik Blötz becomes second managing director
Hannover Airport is getting a second managing director in Maik Blötz. He will take office on January 1, 2023. The Supervisory Board has already passed the necessary resolution. The manager is working
Green light: Creditors approve Hahn sale
The sale of the insolvent airport Frankfurt-Hahn is getting closer. According to insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner, the creditors' committee gave the green light unanimously. This also applies to four sister companies of the airport. before
Insolvent Hahn Airport sold to Swift Conjoy GmbH
The insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is taken over by Swift Conjoy GmbH based in Frankfurt am Main. The insolvency administrator announced on Wednesday that the transaction process had been successfully completed.
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
Summer 2024: Oman Air withdraws European offer
Golf carrier Oman Air is offering a reduced presence in Europe in the 2024 summer flight schedule. For example, Zurich is completely suspended. There will be reductions on the routes from Muscat to Paris-Charles
New ATR maintenance company in Münster/Osnabrück
Another maintenance company, ATR Maintenance, has set up shop at Münster/Osnabrück Airport and is now offering its services. The company's range of services includes aircraft maintenance and repair, preparation and repair
Summer 2024: Finnair sends Widebodies to Amsterdam, Munich and London
The Oneworld member Finnair intends to use its Airbus A2024-350 long-haul aircraft from Helsinki on intra-European routes in the 900 summer flight schedule. For example, from March 31, 2024 there will be five weekly rotations
Münster/Osnabrück expects to be in the black
Münster/Osnabrück Airport assumes that it will have counted around 2023 passengers by the end of 990.000. This would be 19 percent higher than the previous year and would have as
Podgorica: Air Montenegro takes on Ostrava and Munich
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Air Montenegro will offer seasonal connections from Podgorica to Ostrava and Munich. Both routes are only operated during high season. We're heading to the Bavarian capital
Germany: Marabu is expanding its flight offerings in summer 2024
The Estonian Condor sister company Marabu Airlines will operate nine aircraft from the Airbus A2024 series in the 320 summer flight schedule. This is two more than the current status. The company wants four of each
Linate: Ita Airways also uses the A220-100 to Stuttgart
Effective January 1, 2024, Ita Airways also wants to use the Airbus A220-100 between Milan-Linate and Stuttgart. The first example only recently entered active service
Stuttgart celebrates 25 years of airport pastoral care
The Airport Pastoral Care at Stuttgart Airport is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The Church Services, founded in December 1998, is an ecumenical institution of the Evangelical Regional Church in Württemberg
Non-customer Ryanair complains about high fees in Stuttgart
The low-cost airline Ryanair has not been flying to Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport for a long time. The carrier nevertheless voices considerable criticism of the fee structure at Baden-Württemberg's largest airport. This should be responsible for it
FKB handles more passengers than before Corona
For the first time, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport managed to handle more passengers and freight last month than in the same month of the pre-corona year 2019. A total of 116.500 air travelers used FKB in April 2022.
Passenger numbers: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden with a new April record
In April 2022, the German regional airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden set a new monthly record for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic. There were 116.500 passengers, more than in April 2019.
Easter: Karlsruhe had more passengers than before the pandemic
Between April 14 and 17, 2022, the German regional airport of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden counted around 17.000 passengers traveling on scheduled and charter flights. 100 take-offs and landings were carried out. The airport explains
Friedrichshafen: The InterSky hangar is to become a volleyball arena
Since the bankruptcy of the regional airline InterSky, there has been no meaningful use for the carrier's former hangar. Now this is to become a hall for the local volleyball team. The Council
Condor starts from Lake Constance Airport to Mallorca
Punctually at 12.00:320 p.m. on Saturday, Condor’s Airbus A163 took off from Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen in the direction of Palma de Mallorca. With XNUMX passengers on board on their way to Easter vacation.
Friedrichshafen: Wizz Air flies to Tirana
With immediate effect, the Hungarian low-cost airline will fly twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) with the Airbus 321 from Friedrichshafen to Albania. The return flight is every Monday and Friday at 09:35
Memmingen: Ryanair launches new summer routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair is expanding its service from Memmingen in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Among other things, there will be new flights to Kraków, Malta, Naples, Valencia and Corfu. They are literally sunny
Memmingen Airport presents winter flight plan
Memmingen Airport flies to numerous sunny destinations in the winter flight schedule. That ranges from Cyprus to Tel Aviv, Sicily, Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands. Next to Tenerife and Gran Canaria is Memmingen
Ryanair is expanding its Memmingen base
Low-cost airline Ryanair will be offering 2022 routes from Memmingen in the 23/22 winter timetable. Three medium-haul jets of the type Boeing 737-800, which are operated by the subsidiary Malta Air, are stationed on site.
Nuremberg Airport celebrates its ranking as a beer metropolis
There are always interesting and less interesting rankings and awards in the travel industry. Nuremberg has made it into the top 5 of the European "beer metropolises" in a recent selection. Above shines
European Air Charter flies for Marabu from Stuttgart and Nuremberg
In the 2023/24 winter timetable, the Condor sister company Marabu Airlines will also fly from Stuttgart and Nuremberg as scheduled. These are mainly routes that the German carrier previously had in its portfolio. Away
Nuremberg Airport enjoys high summer demand
In the first half of the Bavarian summer holidays, Nuremberg Airport was used by 710.000 passengers. This means that the previous year's volume has already been exceeded, because in the comparative period of 2022 one had
Play new at Dusseldorf Airport
The low-cost airline Play has been operating a non-stop connection between Keflavik and Düsseldorf for a few days. This is offered three times a week. The first flight was performed on June 8, 2023. Usually he comes
Summer 2024: Finnair is increasing Hamburg and Düsseldorf
In the 2024 summer timetable, Finnair will increase frequencies in the direction of Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh, Osaka and Tokyo-Narita. From April 2, 2024, the course will be set for Wrocław. In
Personnel: Eurowings sees itself well prepared for the "Mallorca boom"
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings sees itself well prepared for the imminent peak travel season, especially the "Mallorca boom". There are now 4.700 employees, more than ever before. The staff level would be
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,
Eurowings has put the Airbus A321 into scheduled service
The low-cost airline Eurowings put an Airbus A3 back into scheduled service on Saturday, June 2023, 321. The comeback flight was operated as EW9630 from Dusseldorf to Rhodes. Still in
Düsseldorf: Eurowings with two more winter Finland routes
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, Eurowings will be offering two more Finland routes from Düsseldorf. These are the destinations Ivalo and Kuusamo, which will be headed for seasonally. The first named destination is
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
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
Cologne Airport is building a new substation
Cologne/Bonn Airport is building a new substation at a cost of 7,8 million euros. This is scheduled to go into operation in the middle of next year. The shell of the modern substation is already in place
Charter: Nesma Airlines serves Dortmund-Hurghada
The Egyptian airline Nesma Airlines will operate temporary charter flights between Dortmund and Hurghada in the 2023 summer timetable. On behalf of a tour operator, from July 3, 2023, for some
Dortmund Airport receives second supplementary permit
A few days ago, Dortmund Airport received a second supplementary approval for the aviation permit from the Münster district government. This was applied for on September 30, 2022. The background is that the
Dortmund: Wizz Air takes on Brasov
The Wizz Air Group announces two routes from the Romanian airport Brasov: From August 2, 2023 they want to fly three times a week to London-Luton and from September 2, 2023 twice
Münster/Osnabrück Airport has to stop flight operations for two weeks
Münster/Osnabrück Airport will be closed for a good two weeks in November due to extensive renovation work on the runway. Operations will cease on November 14 at 07.00:XNUMX a.m. and
Munster: Aegean has started Heraklion charter flights
Germany's Munster/Osnabrück Airport celebrated on Friday the launch of a non-stop service to Heraklion operated by Aegean Airlines. The A320, which flies on behalf of various tour operators, was packed. The charter flights
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
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
Paderborn: Lufthansa reactivates Munich connection again
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport has been connected to the Lufthansa hub in Munich again since Sunday. This route has been repeatedly discontinued and resumed in the course of the corona pandemic. Most recently, the domestic German route celebrated in
Exercise: Weeze trained for emergencies
On Thursday evening, a regular emergency exercise was carried out at the German regional airport in Weeze. Around 230 people, mostly rescue workers, were involved in this. Managing Director Sebastian Papst is satisfied with the course of events. Because of
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
Half-time break at Hamburg slope renovation
Hamburg Airport successfully completed the first part of the large-scale runway renovation in the middle of last week. Runway 05/23 (Niendorf/Langenhorn) now has a renewed top layer. The project is located
Hamburg and Rotterdam agree on hydrogen flights
In the future, Hamburg and Rotterdam want to be connected with each other with hydrogen-powered aircraft. A corresponding declaration of intent was signed last week. One also wants to develop alternative aircraft propulsion systems
Skyalps increases Bozen-Hamburg
The regional airline Skyalps will fly more frequently between Bolzano and Hamburg in the 2023/24 winter timetable. The additional circulation, which is to be served from the beginning of November 2023, was recently released for booking.
Hamburg Airport: charity football tournament takes place
The 24th Radio Hamburg Soccer Cup will take place on Saturday, June 2023, 13 from 18 p.m. to 11 p.m. For this purpose, Hamburg Airport is providing its for the second time in a row
Summer 2024: Finnair is increasing Hamburg and Düsseldorf
In the 2024 summer timetable, Finnair will increase frequencies in the direction of Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh, Osaka and Tokyo-Narita. From April 2, 2024, the course will be set for Wrocław. In
Hamburg-Munich was the busiest domestic German route in 2022
Trade fairs, events or personal meetings with business partners: Although video conferences are very popular, business trips are indispensable for many companies. Most of the business trips are primarily within Germany
With Sundair: Schauinsland launches four new winter charter routes
The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is launching charter flights from Bremen, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Madeira in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. In addition, you can now fly to Lanzarote from the Hanseatic city. The implementation
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
Lübeck: “Climate protectors” wanted to prevent first flight
Accompanied by protests, the first scheduled flight after a long break from Lübeck-Blankensee airport took place on Monday morning. The in-house brand Lübeck Air, operated by Air Alsie, now offers connections to
Lübeck Air will take off on August 17, 2020
The airport's own start-up Lübeck Air will be offering a daily flight between the Hanseatic city and Stuttgart from August 17, 2020. An ATR72-500 operated by Air Alsie is used, which is powered by
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
Summer 2024: Easyjet flies from Berlin to Antalya and Izmir
The low-cost airline Easyjet Europe will operate two additional Turkey routes from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport in the 2024 summer flight schedule. From the beginning of April 2024 it will be twice a week from the German capital
Summer 2024: Scoot increases Berlin flights
The low-cost airline Scoot will be present at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport more frequently in the 2024 summer flight schedule because the existing route is being expanded. The carrier connects the German capital with Singapore, with one
Ex-Schönefeld terminals: Ideas competition for reuse completed
Learn, work, exchange ideas - in a neighborhood with a high quality of stay: three renowned architecture and planning offices have developed creative and trend-setting concepts for the future use and design of the northern airport site. With it
Easyjet announces Birmingham-Berlin
The low-cost airline Easyjet is building a new base in Birmingham. This is scheduled to begin operations on March 18, 2024. The carrier wants to add 18 new routes, including a destination to Germany.
In IC17: 49 euro ticket is valid in special Intercity to BER
Actually, the German 49 euro ticket is not valid on long-distance trains. But there are some exceptions and another one was added on Friday, November 24, 2023. From this, passengers can...
Noise measurements around Leipzig/Halle Airport
Mobile noise measurements have been carried out at Leipzig/Halle Airport since last Thursday. These were initiated by the Saxon aircraft noise officer. This should provide valid data, which should enable the respective communities if necessary
Tip: Airport festival in Leipzig/Halle
An airport festival will take place at Leipzig/Halle Airport on June 10th and 11th, 2023. Among other things, an airplane show, sightseeing flights, airport tours and numerous hands-on activities are offered. The festival takes place on
LOI: Private Wings wants to buy five D328eco
German charter airline Private Wings is interested in purchasing five Dornier D328eco to be produced by Deutsche Aircraft. A corresponding declaration of intent was made during the groundbreaking ceremony
Dresden Airport is modernizing the terminal
Dresden Airport is modernizing its passenger and baggage handling. The Federal Police should also get a new guard post. This work will be completed in early 2023 while construction work continues
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
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
Rostock is back without scheduled flights
Rostock-Laage Airport has no connection to the Lufthansa hub in Munich in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. The carrier does not operate the route for the time being, but intends to offer it again in summer 2021. In order to
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
Voyage Air landed in Erfurt
On Sunday, a Voyage Air Boeing 737 took off for the first time with vacationers in the direction of Varna. The Bulgarian airline will go to Erfurt every Sunday from now until September 27th
Corendon celebrates first flights in Erfurt and Memmingen
In the last few days Corendon Europe and Corendon Airlines carried out some first flights from Germany. In Erfurt the carrier lifted for the first time in the direction of Rhodes and Heraklion. From Memmingen offers
Varna: Voyage Air dares to try again
With a 28-year-old Boeing 737-500, Voyage Air wants to connect Varna with various German cities. The difference to the previous attempts? Now the company has AOC and OL.
