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Frankfurt: Eurowings Discover flies to Savonlinna and Jonkoping
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover will operate charter flights from Frankfurt am Main to Jonkoping and Savonlinna in midsummer 2023. These are to be served once a week with Airbus A320s
March 2023: Frankfurt with 4,3 million passengers
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, had around 2023 million passengers in March 4,3. In a direct comparison with the same month last year, there was an increase of around 860.000 travelers. The specified calendar month
Marabu names other airports for the flight start
The airline Marabu will not start its flight operations only from the departure airports Hamburg and Munich as planned. The airports in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Leipzig should also be the base
Charter: Tui Airways sets course for Frankfurt am Main
The British airline Tui Airways will connect the German airport Frankfurt am Main with London Gatwick and Manchester in the 2023 winter flight schedule as part of a charter order. Between November 27, 2023 and November 5
Eurowings Discover is increasing Frankfurt-Mombasa
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover will temporarily increase air traffic between Frankfurt am Main and Mombasa from mid-June 2023. The carrier offers in the period from June 20, 2023 until now
Condor increases Frankfurt-Yerevan
From the end of May 2023, the German holiday airline Condor will fly more frequently between Frankfurt am Main and Erwian, the capital of Armenia. Up to four weekly circulations are currently offered. With
Cockpit Association criticizes TUI works council chief
Following the main negotiation of Tui AG, the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit has renewed criticism of the decision to reduce the German Tuifly's fleet to 22 aircraft. In this context
Tui is getting closer and closer to the pre-crisis level
Bookings for summer trips are gradually picking up at the German travel group Tui. The booking numbers were unchanged at an "encouraging" level of 2,8 million guests, Tui announced today before the Annual General Meeting.
Easter: Turkey and Mallorca inspire the Hanover flight schedule
During the Easter holidays, the offer at Hanover Airport is increased again. Tuifly, Condor and Eurowings jointly offer 21 round trips to Palma per week. Austrian Airlines is celebrating after a few years of absence
Ryanair closes German bases
The German regional airports Frankfurt-Hahn and Weeze could face hard times, because the main customer Ryanair is holding out the prospect of closing the bases. Berlin-Tegel is also shaking, as can be seen from an internal circular.
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
Wizzair: New base in Tirana
Wizzair is bringing 15 new routes and three Airbus A320s to the Albanian capital Tirana. There are also new destinations in Germany and Switzerland. The Hungarian low-cost airline opened in the
Verdi strike: All passenger flights in Munich canceled
Due to the call for a strike by the Verdi trade union, there will be no passenger flights at Germany's second largest airport, Munich, on Friday 17 February 2023. The airport has to apply to the competent supervisory authority
Munich Airport renovates 35-year-old bridge
At Munich Airport, the approximately 35-year-old road bridge North and South and the maintenance avenue is being renovated. For this reason, the structure, located at the level of the
Germany: Verdi calls for strikes at seven airports
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Verdi union is calling for 24-hour warning strikes at seven German commercial airports. The airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen are affected.
Lufthansa Cityline deploys first A320neo from Munich
From March 2023, Lufthansa Cityline will put the first Airbus A320neo into commercial scheduled service. The newcomer will primarily be used from Munich-Franz Josef Strauss. From available flight plan data
Earthquake: Munich Airport donates 270.000 euros
Munich Airport and the ground handling subsidiary Aeroground are donating EUR 200.000 to benefit the victims of the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria. The Flughafenverein München eV contributes a further 70.000 euros.
Munich: Easyjet takes on Naples
The low-cost airline Easyjet Europe will again be offering non-stop flights between Munich and Naples in the summer of 2023. These will initially be served twice a week from June 28, 2023. From the beginning of September 2023
Stuttgart: Air France-KLM passengers can use the new airport lounge
The new “Airport Lounge” is now available to Air France-KLM passengers at Stuttgart Airport. Business class travelers and passengers with SkyTeam Elite Plus status have free access. The new exclusive waiting area
Stuttgart with 60 destinations in winter 2022/23
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, 29 airlines will fly to 60 destinations in 23 countries from Stuttgart Airport. With 34 destinations, Eurowings is the largest provider at this airport. During the winter period
Strike at Eurowings also leads to flight cancellations in Stuttgart
In the collective bargaining dispute at the airline Eurowings, the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union has called for a three-day nationwide strike on Monday, October 17th, Tuesday, October 18th and Wednesday, October 19th. Also the
Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden: Airlines are expanding their range again
Due to the corona pandemic, the flight offer from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden was rather manageable over a longer period of time. Ryanair and Wizz Air were the first to rebuild their routes. Pobeda is flying again
FKB is slowly ramping up flight operations
The number of travel warnings is decreasing, more and more people have full vaccination protection and would therefore like to travel again after a long time. A few weeks also occur at Karlsruhe / Baden Baden airport
Ryanair: Tuzla new from Weeze and Karlsruhe
The low-cost airline Ryanair will also be offering the destination Tuzla from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Weeze from September 2021. The inclusion of the two routes, each to be served twice a week, is
Lufthansa stops Friedrichshafen flights
Friedrichshafen Airport suffers another setback in the corona crisis, because Lufthansa will once again suspend the connection to the Frankfurt am Main hub. From October 1st, 2020 this route will be
Lufthansa returns to Friedrichshafen
From September 03rd, Lufthansa will again be traveling several times a week from Friedrichshafen Airport to Frankfurt. The crane airline is thus reconnecting the airport with the hub and global route network. For use
Lufthansa is hiring Friedrichshafen again
Just a few days ago, the financially troubled Lake Constance Airport proudly announced that Lufthansa is resuming its flight connection to Frankfurt. But now it will be discontinued from today.
Memmingen expects 40 destinations
The summer flight schedule for 2021 will begin in a few days. It is still unclear how the patchwork of entry and quarantine regulations will develop. Memmingen Airport expects that in the next few weeks
Easter: Ryanair continues to increase the offer
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is increasing its offer around Easter. The carrier flies back to Porto from Berlin, Cologne / Bonn, Memmingen and Frankfurt am Main. From Germany's largest airport
Memmingen: Ryanair wants to Lappeenranta
From July 1, 2021, the Irish low-cost airline plans to fly twice a week between Memmingen in Bavaria and Lappeenranta in Finland. The route is to be offered for the time being during the summer flight schedule 2021. "We
Nuremberg presents winter flight plan
The autumn holidays are already approaching. 16 airlines fly from Nuremberg Airport to 40 travel destinations, including more Spanish programs than ever before in the winter season. For the first time non-stop from Nuremberg
Ryanair expands in Nuremberg and taunts Lufthansa
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, the low-cost airline Ryanair will operate from Nuremberg with two Boeing 737-800s operated by its subsidiary Malta Air. According to their own statements, there are nine new winter routes
NUE counted more than 625.000 passengers in the summer
More than 625.300 passengers used Nuremberg Airport during the summer holidays. In the summer holidays of 2019, for comparison, there were 620.600. The third holiday weekend from the 26th to the 28th was particularly busy.
Business travel: Eurowings is expanding its offering by 30 percent
According to the airline Eurowings, there is an increasing demand for business trips. For this reason, from September 2022, the offer will be expanded to routes that are typically used by business travelers,
Cockpit union initiates strike ballot at Eurowings
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit initiates a vote on possible strike measures at the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings. The background is that the employee representatives are of the opinion that the employer has "not submitted a negotiable offer".
Eurowings Discover: Airbus A330 suffers depressurization over the Atlantic near Ireland
Eurowings Discover Flight 4Y7, operated with the Airbus A330-300 with the registration D-AIKA, suffered a pressure drop in Irish airspace on Sunday morning en route from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt am Main. the
Dusseldorf: Qatar Airways to start Doha flights on November 15, 2022
Golf carrier Qatar Airways has now set the start date for the long-announced route between Dusseldorf and Doha. This is to be included on November 15, 2022. It is currently envisaged that
Eurowings wants to increase ticket prices by “at least ten percent”.
The airline Eurowings wants to increase ticket prices by “at least ten percent”. Managing Director Jens Bischof justifies this announcement with the fact that fuel prices have risen sharply and one is already
Basel: Prishtinajet sells tickets for flights that the operating carriers don't know about
The German company Prishtinajet UG (limited liability) uses photos of Air Malta and Malta MedAir aircraft and flight numbers from Heston Airline to catch customers on the Internet. Is given to the homepage
German Airways brings Pralinenjet into the air
The airline German Airways has given the Embraer 190 with the registration D-APRI a special chocolate sticker. The jet advertises for Leysieffer, which was taken over by the parent company Zeitfracht in September 2022.
ICE train caught fire at Cologne/Bonn Airport
An Inter City Express caught fire in the train station at Cologne/Bonn Airport on Thursday evening. The stop was immediately closed for safety reasons. According to the fire department, the fire is in the area of a
Deutsche Post DHL raises earnings forecast for 2022
Thanks to good freight business, Deutsche Post DHL has made a lot of money. The group benefits from fragile supply chains. Group sales in the third quarter were up compared to the same period of the previous year
Dortmund Airport waives take-off and landing fees for non-profit association
Enabling sick children to fly free of charge within Germany – this is the aim of the non-profit organization Flying Hope eV. Dortmund Airport finds it worthy of support and waives it
Wizz Air connects Dortmund with Rome
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air will fly three times a week from Dortmund to Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) from September 5th. Travelers always arrive on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays – after a flight of almost two hours
Passenger numbers at Dortmund Airport are increasing significantly
In the first quarter of 2022, 405.084 passengers used Dortmund Airport as their departure or destination airport - an increase of around 235 percent compared to last year. 2021 used in
Green Airlines: Chalair flew empty from Paderborn to Sylt
Last Friday the ticket seller Green Airlines let empty seats fly from Paderborn to Sylt. There was not a single passenger on board the Chalair chartered Beechcraft 1900D. the
German Airways ultimatum to Green Airlines: 800.000 euros on the table or 11,3 million euros lawsuit
By the end of this week, the ticket seller Green Airlines has to put 800.000 euros on the table at German Airways or the Zeitfracht subsidiary will file a lawsuit for 11,3 million euros.
Summer vacation: Paderborn had 35.000 passengers
The summer holidays have already passed in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Paderborn Airport counted around 35.000 passengers in the six weeks. According to its own information, around 300 rotations were carried out and it
Ryanair: Tuzla new from Weeze and Karlsruhe
The low-cost airline Ryanair will also be offering the destination Tuzla from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Weeze from September 2021. The inclusion of the two routes, each to be served twice a week, is
IHK demands money for Weeze, Dortmund and Paderborn
The NRW airports in Weeze, Dortmund and Paderborn do not receive any money from the “Aviation Billion” because they are not classified as international airports. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sharply criticized this fact. It is required that
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
Hamburg continues to expect high demand
Hamburg Airport assumes that demand will remain high in the coming weeks. At peak times there may still be longer waiting times. That's why you open it
Lufthansa Technik: Sören Stark has taken over as CEO
Sören Stark today took over as CEO of Lufthansa Technik from Johannes Bussmann, who is leaving the Lufthansa Group after 23 years at his own request. At the same time, Harald Gloy Stark's successor as
Shortage of staff: Aer Lingus also had to cancel flights to Germany
The Irish IAG group member had to cancel numerous flights in the last two days. The background is that the company is currently suffering from an acute shortage of staff. So far, the carrier had to on Wednesday and Thursday
Friday: Verdi calls for a warning strike at Hamburg Airport
At Hamburg Airport, passengers need even stronger nerves on Friday, because the Verdi union called on real estate maintenance employees to go on a 24-hour warning strike. This department is
Hamburg Airport extends opening hours for passengers
In view of the long waiting times for passengers at the start of the summer holidays in the north, Hamburg Airport has extended its opening hours. From Friday to August 14 the check-in desks open at 3.30 a.m.
Runway damage caused chaos at Hamburg Airport
A concrete break-up on the runway made landings at Hamburg Airport impossible yesterday. Air traffic could only be continued as planned after 40 minutes. A spokeswoman for the airport said the damage was on Wednesday
Bremen: Swiss and Ryanair announce routes
The airline Swiss intends to reactivate the non-stop connection between Bremen and Zurich at the beginning of the winter flight planning period 2021/22. According to the current state of planning, the majority of the rotations will be carried out with Embraer regional jets from
Airbus bundles hydrogen development in Bremen and Nantes
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus bundles the developments in the field of metallic hydrogen tanks at the Bremen and Nantes locations. To this end, two new zero-emission development centers have been set up. Goal of the ZEDC
Bremen Airport is again taking up its wings
The city of Bremen will again take hold of the local airport due to the corona pandemic. The airport posted a loss of around 20 million euros last year.
Eurowings increases BER offer again
According to its own information, the airline Eurowings has completed the 2023 summer flight schedule from Berlin-Brandenburg. In addition to the well-known addition of the destination Graz, there will also be new destinations for Nice, Zakynthos, Ibiza and
Berlin with 1,56 million passengers in November 2022
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport counted around 2022 million passengers in November 1,56. In a direct comparison with the same month last year, there was a strong increase, but it was only 60 percent of the
BER installs new system to protect against bird strikes
A new radar system to protect against bird strikes on aircraft was installed at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport. The technology is being used for the first time at a German airport. The new system
Arkia records Tel Aviv-Berlin
The Israeli airline Arkia is launching a non-stop route between Tel Aviv and Berlin-Brandenburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The route is scheduled to be served three times a week from May 26, 2023. For now this is
Berlin: Delayed AUA flight was not allowed to take off – passengers had to organize their own rooms
Austrian Airlines had to cancel flight OS 238 from Berlin-Brandenburg to Vienna on Sunday evening after a long delay. Passengers were denied transfer to an earlier flight and
Lufthansa wants to sue for damages from climate stickers
The Lufthansa Group and Berlin-Brandenburg Airport want to ask those climate stickers that caused a temporary cessation of flight operations at BER on November 24, 2022 to pay. Both companies are preparing
Aerologic pilots are on strike for a week
The Cockpit Association has called on the pilots of the German cargo airline Aerologic to an eight-day walkout. The industrial action began on Tuesday night and is expected to last until next Tuesday, 23:59 p.m.
Because of the connection to Russia: LBA grounds Cargologic Germany
The cargo airline Cargologic Germany is currently not authorized to operate flights within the European Union. The Federal Aviation Authority suspended the corresponding approval on Friday. The background to the measure is that the
Central German airports: Twice as many employees as in 2010
At the end of 2021, 16.128 people were employed at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports, including all local companies and authorities. That is 10 percent more than in the previous year. Compared to 2010 has
Lufthansa is giving up six lounges
Not all of the Lufthansa Group's lounges have reopened yet. This will never happen again at five locations, because the carrier is closing five of these exclusive waiting areas in Germany and one more
Qantas A380 flies into the desert with a new cabin
Like the entire aviation industry, Qantas has to abandon previously established strategies and rethink it. The national airline of Australia is now sending freshly modernized Airbus A380 aircraft to the California desert. The
Condor now sells Sundair tickets
The German airlines Condor and Sundair have been working together in sales since Wednesday. The Sundair offer can now also be booked on the Condor website. Be there
