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Summer 2024: Eurowings Discover takes on Frankfurt-Burgas
With Airbus A320 aircraft, the Lufthansa holiday airline Eurowings Discover will set course for the Black Sea city of Burgas in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The first flight is announced for March 31, 2024. The
Frankfurt: Aegean increases Thessaloniki
Greek Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines will fly more frequently between Thessaloniki and Frankfurt am Main in the summer of 2024. The carrier adds four rounds per week. The Greek is currently commuting
Spicejet and Hahn Air expand sales cooperation
In the area of sales, the Indian low-cost airline Spicejet is now also relying on the services of the German provider Hahn Air. An interline agreement has been concluded for this purpose. It has been for a number of years
Frankfurt has opened a new VIP terminal
Another VIP terminal was put into operation at Frankfurt Airport. This is located in Arrivals Area A of Terminal 1. The two-story facility with a total area of 1.700 square meters
UFO: Condor wants to abolish arbitration board
The cabin crew of the German holiday airline Condor will in future receive more money at the end of the month. The Verdi and Ufo unions, in cooperation with the staff representatives, have signed a new collective agreement with the
New collective agreement: Condor pilots get more money
The unions Vereinigung Cockpit and Verdi have agreed on a new collective agreement with the management of the German holiday airline Condor. The workers' representatives explain that these far-reaching improvements for the pilots
Tuifly takes 22 Boeing 737s into the air
The German holiday airline Tuifly wants to bring the fleet, which has been reduced to 22 machines, completely up in the air this year. A high demand is expected, which would also generate package travelers from the parent company.
Singapore Airlines and Tui work together
The airline Singapore Airlines and the travel group Tui signed a contract for international cooperation on Monday. Among other things, this includes increased cooperation in 14 European countries. Singapore
Nouvelair is expanding towards Germany
The airline Nouvelair wants to fly to the German destinations Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Berlin-Brandenburg this summer. In Switzerland, Geneva is on the flight plan. The one from Tunisia
Hahn is making strong gains in the freight business
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport counted a total of 2020 passengers in October 37.905. This means that the Regio-Airport is 71,8 percent below the previous year's figure. In terms of passenger traffic, this airport is mainly used by low-cost airlines such as Ryanair
Subsidies: Lufthansa threatens ECJ defeat in "Hahn dispute"
A longstanding legal dispute over subsidies that flowed to Ryanair at Hahn Airport between 2001 and 2012 is now about to be ruled by the European Court of Justice. Advocate General
Ryanair: Fewer flights at Hahn Airport
Bad news for Hahn Airport: low-cost airline Ryanair is further cutting its already meager flight offer at the former military base. As emerged on Thursday from the Ryanair booking page on the Internet, the shortened
From Düsseldorf and Munich: Condor flies for Air Prishtina
On behalf of the tour operator Air Prishtina, Condor has been operating charter flights from Düsseldorf and Munich to Pristina since the end of March 2023. Courses are taken from the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia three times a week
Cityjet has stationed the first Bombardier CRJ-1000 in Munich
The Irish airline Cityjet has flown the first of five Bombardier CRJ-1000s. This bears the registration EI-HIC and was transferred to Munich a few days ago. From this airport
Summer 2023: Marabu starts with seven aircraft
The Estonian Condor Group sister company Marabu Airlines intends to start with seven A2023/A320 aircraft in the 321 summer flight schedule. The first flight is scheduled to take place in early May 2023 from Hamburg. company boss
Oberpfaffenhofen: Travelcoup are accused of “illegal charter flights”.
The Bavarian Airport Oberpfaffenhofen is classified as a so-called special airport. This also has to do with the fact that it was once Dornier's factory airport. Now "Travelcoup" causes trouble,
Marabu records Munich-Corfu
The Condor sister company Marabu Airlines will fly once a week between Munich and Corfu from mid-May 2023. The joint offer with Condor is therefore five circulations per week. Four rotations stand
Air Dolomiti takes over Geneva-Munich
The Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will set up a non-stop connection between Geneva and Munich from June 1, 2023. This will initially be served twice a day with Embraer 195 regional jets. By
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
STR: Volotea now flies to Bordeaux and Nantes
From the end of May 2023, the Spanish airline Volotea will connect Stuttgart Airport with Bordeaux. From Friday, May 26, Volotea will be sailing to the French port city twice a week on Mondays and Fridays,
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
Winter flight schedule: Ryanair is expanding in Karlsruhe
The low-cost airline Ryanair is increasing the winter flight schedule for 2021/22 from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden. Among other things, the Portuguese capital Lisbon is now being offered twice a week. The carrier also wants from this airport
Green Airlines now employs the public prosecutor
After the ticket seller Green Airlines had received the proverbial “blue letter” from German Airways, a turboprop aircraft of the type ATR72 was chartered from the French Chalair, at least for the past weekend.
Just a legal trick? Green Airlines claims AOC application
The ticket marketer Green Airlines has now suffered the next setback, because, according to a report by Airliners.de, German Airways will no longer fly for them - apart from Cologne-Paderborn-Westerland. That prevented
New maintenance facility at Friedrichshafen Airport
Elite Jet Service GmbH has been with a new maintenance base for jet aircraft at Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen since March 01st, 2021. The company with headquarters in Mönchengladbach offers at Friedrichshafen Airport
Friedrichshafen Airport files for bankruptcy
Friedrichshafen Airport reported insolvency in the special form of protective shield proceedings at the Ravensburg District Court. According to the media statement, the court granted the application and appointed lawyer Alexander Hubl as trustee. In
Friedrichshafen cuts the trees
At the moment, the number of flights at Friedrichshafen Airport is very tight due to the corona pandemic. Nevertheless, for security reasons, the airport must take precautions in the arrival and departure areas. These will
Memmingen sees "light at the end of the tunnel"
The Bavarian regional airport Memmingen counted around 21 passengers in the period from May 6 to June 2021, 33.000. Last year there were around 4.700 passengers during the Whitsun holidays. Airport manager Ralf Schmid
The offer in Memmingen is being expanded further
At Memmingen Airport, the flight offer is being expanded week by week. The background to this is the falling incidences in Europe and the widespread opening of travel. From a "normal risk area"
Ryanair is moving to Stockholm-Arlanda
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announces the addition of two new routes from Germany. From Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden there is to be a flight to Stockholm-Arlanda. From Memmingen, Billund is a new addition to the flight schedule. Both routes
Eurowings: A Fürther invented the airline name
Today's Eurowings was formed on February 1, 1993 from the merger of the Nürnberger Flugdienst (NFD) and the Dortmunder Reise- und Industrieflug (RFG). What many do not know: the name that is known throughout Europe
Verdi strike: Tui is relocating some flights to other airports
In view of the strikes that the Verdi union is calling for at seven German commercial airports, the tour operator Tui is relocating some holiday flights to other airports. Affected are circulations originally intended for Stuttgart, Frankfurt,
Nuremberg Airport: Boeing 747 first landed in July 1970
The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has delivered the last 747 aircraft - more than 50 years after the first launch. The "Queen of the Skies" with the distinctive hump
Dusseldorf: Qatar Airways has started Doha flights
Gulf carrier Qatar Airways started non-stop service between Doha and Dusseldorf on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. The first flight QR085 was served with a Boeing 787. Qatar Airways offers
The elimination of the mask requirement should boost Eurowings booking numbers
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings sees a trend reversal in the business travel sector. This area continues to weaken for many airlines, as many companies have increased the number of
DUS: Tuifly includes Dakar and Luxor in the route network
The airline now flies from Düsseldorf Airport to Dakar and Luxor. Tuifly is now connecting the state capital on the Rhine with the Senegalese capital on the Atlantic. To start the connection
Eurowings and Aegean expand codeshare cooperation
The Greek Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines and the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings have been working together for a few weeks as part of a codeshare agreement. The Aegean code was placed on a total of 31 routes served by Eurowings.
Nice Air sets course for Düsseldorf
The Icelandic company Nice Air is planning to offer two new routes from Akureyri in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These should lead to Alicante and Düsseldorf. Operational implementation is to be carried out by Hifly Malta
Düsseldorf with 120 destinations in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
In the current 2022/23 winter timetable period, a total of 46 airlines are offering flights from Düsseldorf to 120 destinations in 41 countries. One or the other new destination is also included. "We're glad
In Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe: Verdi calls for another strike
The Verdi trade union is again calling for strikes at German commercial airports for Friday, March 17, 2023. This time Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf are affected. With significant restrictions in air traffic
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
Verdi strike: only five flights from Cologne/Bonn
There should have been 136 passenger flights on Monday, February 27, 2023 in Cologne/Bonn. However, the strike organized by the Verdi trade union meant that only five connections were actually carried out
Dortmund Airport has taken on four new apprentices
Four young people started their apprenticeship at Dortmund Airport on Thursday. Two are being trained as service clerks in air traffic and two more are learning in the airport's cargo area. They were welcomed
DTM tops 2019: most successful summer vacation in airport history
This year's NRW summer holidays gave Dortmund Airport a new passenger record and thus continued the positive trend of increasing passenger numbers. A total of 391.900 passengers used the Dortmund offer during the holidays
Dortmund: Wizz Air temporarily discontinues Ohrid and Pristina
Low-cost airline Wizz Air is reducing traffic towards Kosovo, Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia and North Macedonia. A total of six routes will be temporarily suspended. Flights from Germany are also affected. Just before
PAD: Additional flights to Greece
In line with the autumn holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia, Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport can present an expanded range of hot water destinations in October 2021. This involves three additional flights to Rhodes and
Padderborn / Lippstadt: symbolic 9/11 jumps
Parachute team remembers the terrorist attacks: The Cypres demo team completed symbolic parachute jumps at Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport on Saturday. The local airport fire brigade was part of this emotional event. 20th
PAD: We're going back to Munich
As an interesting hub, Munich Airport is of great importance for the PAD. That is why the resumption of the Munich route by Lufthansa this Monday marks a milestone for the restart
Weeze wants to have a stronger program than “before Corona”
According to its own information, the German regional airport Weeze has a more extensive winter program than before the corona pandemic. Among other things, flights to Gran Canaria and Egypt, operated by Corendon, are new. the
Weeze: Car breaks through fence - Ryanair had to take off
For an unusual reason, Ryanair flight FR9672 had to abort the landing at Weeze Airport on Saturday and take off. A small car broke through the security fence and continued its journey dangerously close to the
Autumn holidays: Airport Weeze again at pre-Corona level for the first time
Airport Weeze is looking forward to the start of the North Rhine-Westphalian autumn holidays on October 8th. Because the airport will do that again for the first time in the coming autumn holidays with 95 departures a week
Hamburg announces renovation of both runways
Hamburg Airport will renovate its two runways between the end of May and the end of September 2022. In addition, there is a runway closure for around 28 days. First will
Wizz Air has included Hamburg-Sofia
The low-cost airline Wizz Air now also flies between Hamburg and Sofia. The non-stop connection to the capital of Bulgaria has thus returned to the route network from the Hanseatic city after a long break.
Eurowings with new destinations from Hamburg and Düsseldorf
The airline Eurowings has launched a new route each from Hamburg and Düsseldorf for the 2023 summer flight schedule. It is Keflavik or Tangier. From the Hanseatic city it should be seasonal
Wizz Air takes on Kutaisi from Frankfurt-Hahn and Hamburg
The low-cost airline Wizz Air is also offering the Georgian destination of Kutaisi from Frankfurt-Hahn and Hamburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The first flights are scheduled for June 2023. From the Hunsrück Airport
From Hamburg and Munich: Condor owner Attestor launches Marabu Airlines
Condor majority owner Attestor has founded a new airline in Estonia under the name "Marabu". This is to be launched in Hamburg and Munich – initially in cooperation with Nordica.
Vueling continues to expand its presence in Hamburg
The low-cost airline Vueling will significantly expand its presence at Hamburg Airport in the 2023 summer flight schedule. According to the airport, there will be around 60 percent more flights than in the
Bremer Airport is at the forefront of “Airport Check”
With an overall grade of 1,7, Bremen Airport scored again in the annual safety study by the Cockpit Association in 2021 - for the seventh year in a row
Voyage Air changes plans for Bremen
The Bulgarian airline Voyage Air actually wanted to station a Boeing 2021-737 at Bremen Airport from August 500. The plan has now been dropped and you are now trying from
Bremen gets a second managing director
The German airport Bremen is currently looking for a second managing director. This should be placed at the side of Elmar Kleinert. In the future, you will therefore rely on a dual leadership.
Comeback: ITB 2023 in Berlin ended
More than 90000 trade visitors ensure that the exhibition halls are well filled. After a break of several years due to the pandemic, the world's largest industry get-together took place in Berlin over the past 3 days. In addition to a multitude of
Winter 2023: Condor plans Berlin-Dubai (DWC)
The holiday airline Condor intends to fly again between Berlin and Dubai (World Central) in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. Most recently, this route was part of a charter contract in the winter of 2017/18.
Egypt Air is again a guest at BER with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ITB in Berlin ensures higher demand. The world's largest industry meeting, the ITB in Berlin, which started today, Tuesday, ensures that the machines are full, so the use is increasing these days
Eurowings is focusing on growth in Berlin
The airline Eurowings will offer a significantly expanded service from Berlin-Brandenburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In a way, they are also reacting to the reductions made by their competitor Easyjet. "Our growth in
Qatar Airways is increasing Vienna and Berlin
Golf carrier Qatar Airways will fly more frequently between Doha and Vienna-Schwechat effective July 2, 2023. The carrier is adding four weekly rotations to the route. In the future you will be 14
Berlin Airport is expanding “Siko mit Termin” further
Since March 1, 2023, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has been offering a further 2.000 daily slots for security checks. These are available to passengers using the free reservation service. Total offers
No investor found: Cargologic Germany is being wound up
The flight operations of the insolvent cargo airline Cargologic Germany are finally discontinued. Insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther could not find an investor. Apparently, the legal situation is too unclear for potential buyers due to the sanctions against Russia.
Passenger numbers: Significant recovery in Dresden and Leipzig
The East German airports of Dresden and Leipzig/Halle together served 2022 passengers in the first half of 901.582. In direct comparison with the same period last year, this means an enormous increase, because in
Leipzig: Air Moldova takes on Chisinau
With Leipzig, the airline Air Moldova is taking on a third German destination. This will initially be served twice a week from August 16, 2022. According to the carrier, you want to first
Short Ryanair guest appearance in Dresden
The Irish low-cost airline returned to Dresden at short notice around Easter, but it is only a quick guest performance, because initially only two rounds were registered. The first of the two found
Twice as many employees at Leipzig / Halle Airport as ten years ago
Even in the corona pandemic, Central German airports are holding on to their workforce. This is mainly due to the ongoing boom in the freight business. At the Leipzig / Halle (LEJ) airport location is the number
Konrad Best moves to Leipzig and Dresden
As of February 1, 2021, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appoints Konrad Best, a new head of business development and strategy. The manager previously worked at Munich Airport
