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Summer 2024: Eurowings Discover sets course for Harstad/Narvik
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover will operate a non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and Harstad/Narvik (Norway) in the summer timetable. According to the company, this is the only direct connection from Germany. Simultaneously
Eurowings Discover flies non-stop to Norway
The German airline Eurowings Discover will in future fly a new route in Norway during the summer period: in future, Harstad/Narvik-Evenes should be accessible non-stop from Frankfurt. Eurowings Discover was able to
May 2023: Frankfurt still in double digits below pre-crisis volume
Frankfurt am Main Airport was used by 2023 million travelers in May 5,1. In a direct comparison with the same month last year, it was possible to increase by 12,2 percent, but it is still lagging
Sunny Seats: Eurowings Discover awards random “upgrades”
The airline Eurowings Discover is introducing so-called sunny seats on all routes. These cannot be booked for a fee, but are "assigned" randomly by the cabin crew, according to the press release. The
Tour operator lets Eurowings fly from Frankfurt to Stewart International
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is expected to operate a charter connection between Frankfurt am Main and Stewart International Airport, which is located near New York City, in autumn 2023. This works
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,
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
SmartLynx starts charter flights from Germany
The Latvian charter airline SmarLynx will offer connections to the Canary Islands Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife from Hamburg, Hanover, Düsseldorf and Munich in autumn 2021, the company confirmed. The flights
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
Munich: Cityjet flies with CRJ-1000 for Lufthansa
The Irish airline Cityjet will also operate Bombardier CRJ-1000 regional jets in the future. Lufthansa was the first wet lease customer to win. The rented machines are shipped from Munich for the Kranich Group
Munich: Lufthansa uses A380 to Boston and New York
On June 1, 2023, Lufthansa will put the first Airbus A380 back into scheduled service after a three-year break. From Munich it will then go daily to Boston as LH424.
Lufthansa launches “Cityline II” as City Airlines
Lufthansa is launching a new group airline under the name City Airlines GmbH. This is the project previously known as Cityline II. Actually this should
Jazeera Airways reduces Munich offer
The low-cost airline Jazeera Airways is postponing the start of the planned non-stop connection between Kuwait City and Munich. New flights are not to be flown until the end of June 2023. The carrier's revised plans include
Widerøe postpones Hamburg and Munich flights
The Norwegian airline Widerøe is postponing the resumption of its routes from Bergen to Hamburg and Munich to the beginning of June 2023
Smartlynx connects Munich with Ras Al Khaimah
The Latvian airline Smartlynx will connect Munich with Ras Al Khaimah from autumn 2023. The air traffic from Munich to Ras Al Khaimah was organized and initiated by the tour operator FTI
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.
Stuttgart Airport is building a hydrogen competence center
A center specializing in the development and production of hydrogen fuel cell systems for aircraft is being built on the site of Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. This will be managed by H2Fly. That
Stuttgart with 6.970.317 passengers in 2022
Stuttgart Airport was used by a total of 2022 passengers in the recently completed year 6.970.317. The German airport thus counted 95,1 percent more passengers than in 2021, in which
Green Airlines sits at a letterbox rental company
In the last few days the charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir, because in just one week they lost two “airline partners”. After just a few legs, the Bulgarian Alk drew
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
Sun Air announces comeback in Friedrichshafen and Düsseldorf
Friedrichshafen Airport is currently in a kind of involuntary Sleeping Beauty slumber, at least as far as domestic German air traffic is concerned. The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia is planning the Düsseldorf route from January 18, 2021
Friedrichshafen needs almost 30 million euros
Friedrichshafen Airport underscores its importance for the Lake Constance region with an expert opinion drawn up by the Roland Berger law firm. This has been entrusted with a
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
Memmingen: Ryanair announces two new routes
The Bavarian regional airport Memmingen hopes that demand will stabilize in the next few months. In a broadcast, the airport points out that the summer flight schedule will not start until the end of October 2020
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
Nuremberg Airport had 3.277.996 passengers
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria was used by 2022 passengers in 3.277.996. This almost tripled compared to the value achieved in 2021. However
Nuremberg Airport donates apron buses to the Ukraine
Nuremberg Airport in Bavaria has donated three decommissioned buses from the apron fleet for the Ukraine. The vehicles will be handed over to the “Bamberg:UA” association founded by Ukrainian students. This
Corendon again shortens the 2023 summer flight schedule from the DA-CH region
The airline Corendon will be shorter in the 2023 summer flight schedule and less aggressively active in German-speaking countries. Numerous routes have already been discontinued this year, sometimes at very short notice
Eurowings: Cockpit Association calls for a pilot strike
The Cockpit Association is calling on its members flying at Eurowings for a day-long strike on October 6, 2022. The union announced that the current negotiations on the general collective agreement after
DUS: Lars Redeligx takes over as managing director earlier than planned
The Supervisory Board of Flughafen Düsseldorf GmbH has already appointed Lars Redeligx as Managing Director on December 1st, one month earlier than announced. Thomas Schnalke leaves the airport at the turn of the year.
Düsseldorf: Eurowings sets course for Kittilä
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will offer a new destination in northern Lapland with Kittilä from December 24, 2022. This is offered from Düsseldorf. Other destinations in the far north in the program
Delta is celebrating a comeback in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Berlin this summer
The US carrier is returning to Berlin, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart next summer. This means that up to seven daily flights between Germany and the USA are on offer. The airline intends to
Dusseldorf: Eurowings reduces Erbil route
In the 2022/23 winter flight schedule, the airline Eurowings is cutting traffic between Germany and Iraq. The destination Erbil offered from Düsseldorf will only be served once a week from November 12, 2022.
Winter 2022/23: Eurowings reduces wet leases to two A220-300 and B737 each
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, only four aircraft will still fly for Eurowings under wet lease. The company confirmed that the jets rented, including crews, will be stationed in Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf. In the summer timetable
Nouvelair with additional routes from Cologne and Munster
The low-cost airline Nouvelair Tunisie will offer three more seasonal routes to/from Germany in the 2023 summer timetable. The new additions relate to Cologne/Bonn and Münster/Osnabrück airports. From the last-named airport, the
CGN invests 2,5 million euros in PV systems
The expansion of the photovoltaic systems at Cologne/Bonn Airport is progressing. Over the next few months, the airport will gradually have so-called rooftop PV systems installed on a total of four cargo halls and administration buildings on the campus
Cologne: Lufthansa is considering relocating its headquarters to Frankfurt or Munich
No other airline is as closely associated with Frankfurt am Main as Lufthansa. Although the largest administration location is also located here, the official company headquarters are located in Cologne. side
15,6 million: Dortmund Airport makes a loss
The airport has to start cutting back: In the 2021 financial year, Dortmund Airport made a loss of 15,6 million euros. The annual result, which continues to be shaped by the corona pandemic, has changed
Dortmund builds additional Siko lines
Dortmund Airport is planning to build two more Siko lanes in the eastern part of the terminal. This is to be referred to as "Control Point C" and enables check-in at busy departure times. Of the
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
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
Green Airlines is now offering tickets with a fictitious IATA 2L code
The German ticket seller Green Airlines has extensively revised its homepage and no longer calls itself an “airline” or “airline”. In the self-description you now call yourself a “virtual airline”. the
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
From Bergen: Widerøe sets course for Munich and Hamburg
The Norwegian regional airline Widerøe is adding four new routes from Bergen to its 2023 summer timetable. Two of these will lead to Germany. The carrier will initially be three times a week from March 30, 2023
Hamburg winter timetable 2022/23 with small innovations
The 2022/23 winter flight schedule will also begin shortly at Hamburg Airport. The airport expects that the high summer demand can be "taken along" and refers in a broadcast to numerous holiday destinations that
Condor starts self-service bag drop at Hamburg Airport
Passengers of the holiday airline Condor can now also use self-service baggage drop-off machines at Hamburg Airport. Eleven devices are available on site, but these are not used exclusively by this carrier. Have since Monday
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
Airport Hamburg boss Eggenschwiler will retire at the end of 2023
There will be a change in management at Hamburg Airport on January 1, 2024. The reason for this is that the long-standing company boss Michael Eggenschwiler will retire at the end of 2023. Of the
Change in the chairmanship of the supervisory board of Flughafen Hamburg GmbH
After seven years, August Wilhelm Henningsen has resigned as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Flughafen Hamburg GmbH. His successor is Andreas Rieckhof, State Councilor of the Hamburg Authority for Economics and Innovation.
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.
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
FlyOne sets course for Berlin and Munich
The low-cost airline FlyOne plans to expand mainly towards Western Europe in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Among other things, new routes to Berlin and Munich are being launched from Chișinău. The German capital should
Germany: Traffic Court Day dealt with aviation for the first time
For the first time, the German Traffic Court Day also dealt with legal questions relating to air traffic. For this purpose, a separate working group was set up, in which experts from the various areas explore the area of conflict between the protection of sensitive
Malta MedAir for the first time for Medsky Airways in Berlin
The Maltese airline Malta MedAir operated the first flight between Berlin and Misurata on Friday, January 27, 2023. The client was Medsky Airways, a virtual airline from Libya. Simultaneously
New York: Delta flies to Berlin and Geneva year-round
The US airline Delta Air Lines will in future fly to the destinations of Geneva and Berlin all year round from New York-JFK. So far, these have been seasonal routes. Likewise, one becomes London-Heathrow all year round
Sundair with new routes in summer 2023
The leisure airline Sundair is serving some new routes in the 2023 summer timetable. For example, there are new routes from Berlin to Funchal and Hurghada, Palma de Mallorca and Monastir. The carrier flies from Bremen
Leipzig/Halle: Ryanair now flies to London and Dublin
Two European capitals will enrich the offer from Leipzig/Halle in the upcoming winter flight schedule. From October Ryanair will connect the central German airport with London and Dublin. In total, the Irish low-coster starts five times per
Turkish returns to Leipzig – but not to Graz
The Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines will reactivate the hub connection to the Istanbul hub on June 30, 2022 from Leipzig/Halle. It is one of the last routes in the Germany-Austria-Switzerland region
Leipzig: Antonov Airlines plans to fly from Germany
The Ukrainian airline Antonov Airlines intends to relocate its operational base to Leipzig/Halle Airport due to the war. From there you want to fly with five An-124 for the time being. The home base Hostomel
Sundair: Canaries from four German airports
The German holiday airline Sundair will fly to the Canary Islands from various German airports in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. From the point of view of the Robert Koch Institute, all of Spain is currently a risk area. Austria devotedly takes the
Holiday weekend: 53 departures in Dresden and Leipzig
The autumn holidays begin at the weekend in the German federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. There will be 27 departures from Leipzig / Halle and 26 departures from Dresden. The Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG points
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
