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Air Cairo picks up Sharm el Sheikh from Dusseldorf and Frankfurt
At the end of March 2023, the airline Air Cairo will start non-stop connections from Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf to Sharm el Sheikh. These are also marketed via SunExpress as part of a sales partnership.
Summer 2023: Eurowings Discover does not expect cancellations
Eurowings Discover, the holiday airline of the Lufthansa Group, is quite optimistic about the summer of 2023 that no flight cancellations will have to be made. In an interview with the FVW, company boss Bernd Bauer refers
VC resolutely rejects restrictions on the right to strike
The Cockpit Association reacted with outrage to the demands of the industry association BDL, which go in the direction of restricting the right to strike in aviation. Employers would deliberately distract from the real problems,
Lufthansa: UFO demands 3.000 euros special payment for flight attendants
The flight attendants' union UFO demands that Lufthansa pay the cabin crew an inflation adjustment of 3.000 euros. It is the tax-exempt amount that employers voluntarily owe
Air Cairo and SunExpress extend sales cooperation
The airlines Air Cairo and SunExpress are extending their cooperation, which has existed for some time, by another three years. Egypt flights from the DA-CH region are affected, which the Turkish airline does not do due to the lack of an EU AOC
United and Eurowings Discover agree on code sharing
The airlines Eurowings Discover and United Airlines will work together in the future as part of a codeshare agreement. The Americans place their UA code on a total of six routes. Affected are those from Frankfurt am
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
Vereinigung Cockpit: “Tuifly refuses arbitration”
The Cockpit Association sharply criticizes the management of Tui AG, because they should reject a dispute resolution over a package of measures for crisis management in the cockpits of its German airline subsidiary Tuifly. Now
SkyUp Airlines is expanding strongly into Germany
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines announces a large-scale expansion towards Western Europe. Most of the new routes will lead from Kiev-Borispil to Germany. But also from Odessa and Lviv wants
Lufthansa extends domestic German Dreamliner service
Lufthansa has also been using Boeing 787-9 long-haul aircraft between Frankfurt and Munich for some time. Flight plan data shows that this practice will continue in February 2023.
Lufthansa Cityline: UFO members accept wage agreement
The wage agreement negotiated between the flight attendants' union Ufo and Lufthansa Cityline was accepted by the members of the employee representatives with 95 percent approval. The collective bargaining result presented related in particular to significant improvements in salary structures.
MUC: Airport expects up to 1,3 million passengers
In total, the airlines at Munich Airport are offering almost 23 flights to 2022 destinations worldwide between December 08, 2023 and January 11.000, 150. The airport calculates in this period
Renovation complete: Air France opens lounge at Munich Airport
Air France yesterday reopened its lounge at Munich Airport. The lounge covers an area of 227 square meters and can accommodate a total of 75 guests including seats for
MUC: Climate activists disrupt flight operations only slightly, there were no flight cancellations
After climate activists stuck themselves on a taxiway near the northern runway at Munich Airport yesterday morning, flight operations on this runway were suspended for around 45 minutes.
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.
STR: New aerial photo poster now available for free
The large poster is reissued every year and shows the entire airport with terminals, runway and surroundings. The future ICE route can be seen clearly on the current picture
VC airport check: MUC and LEJ in a neck-and-neck race
This year's leader in the VC airport check is Munich Airport, which can win first place due to its very good equipment, including ILS-DME transmitters on all runways.
Ita Airways has further increased its presence in Germany
The Alitalia successor Ita Airways is increasing its presence in Germany during the current 2022 summer period. There are 114 weekly flights between Italy and Germany. It is to top-ups
Green Airlines wants to start with “Chailair” Beech 1900D
The German startup Green Airlines announced on Thursday that “Chailair Aviation” (sic!) Will take over the announced flights between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Berlin-Brandenburg. It is noteworthy that the name of the French
Green Airlines now wants to fly with Chalair
Instead of the Danish Air Alsie, the French Chalair is now to fly for the startup Green Airlines between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Berlin-Brandenburg. The company announced this via the social media platform Facebook. in the
Wizzair takes on Karlsruhe-Pristina
From December 14, 2020, Wizzair will offer a non-stop connection between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Pristina. For the time being, this will be served twice a week. From Germany, the low-cost airline already offers this destination from Dortmund
Memmingen: Ryanair takes on Lappeenranta
Memmingen Airport is getting a new travel destination - in the far north. The Finnish city of Lappeenranta is on the flight schedule from the end of October. Ryanair gets them twice a week
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.
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
Nuremberg: Tuifly takes on Enfidha-Hammamet
The German leisure airline Tuifly is launching a new flight connection from Nuremberg to Aéroport International d'Enfidha-Hammamet. This is to be served with Smartlynx wet lease aircraft. The first flight is scheduled for July 22nd
Mavi Gök Airlines launches Antalya charters from Germany and Austria
The Turkish airline Mavi Gök Airlines will be offering some charter flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Nuremberg and Vienna to Antalya from July 11, 2022. These are across all Anex brands
Photo gallery: German national team flew to Bologna with Lufthansa
The German national soccer team flew from Nuremberg to Bologna on Friday in an Airbus A320neo chartered by Lufthansa. The team met the Italian in the Nations League on Saturday
Smell of smoke: KLM Cityhopper completed safety landing in Düsseldorf
On Saturday morning, an Embraer 190 operated by KLM Cityhopper had to make an unscheduled landing at Düsseldorf Airport. According to a statement from the federal police, the pilots noticed the smell of smoke and therefore
Dusseldorf: Tuifly takes on Dakar
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, Tuifly will be offering non-stop flights from Düsseldorf to Dakar in Senegal. The Tui Group announced that two rounds per week would initially be offered. From November 3, 2022 wants
Condor announces long-haul flights from Munich and Düsseldorf
The German holiday airline Condor wants to offer long-haul flights from Düsseldorf and Munich again in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. For the time being, the planned routes from the two German cities are to be served with Boeing 767s.
Winter 2022: Corendon Europe is launching additional holiday routes from Germany
Corendon Airlines Europe's 2022/2023 winter flight schedule continues to take shape. New connections to Egypt and Agadir are being established from Düsseldorf and Hanover. You can also take the train from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Air Moldova is back in Düsseldorf
The airline Air Moldova is back at the German airport Düsseldorf. The carrier carried out the "first flight" on Sunday coming from Chisinau. The air carrier based in the Republic of Moldova
Eurowings is once again operating more than 400 flights a day
For the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate more than 400 flights per day during the Easter holidays. The range of holiday destinations has been greatly increased. the
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
Summer 2023: Eurowings is adding additional routes to Turkey
The airline Eurowings is planning to offer additional connections between Germany and Turkey for the 2023 summer flight schedule. Operational implementation is to be carried out with the Airbus A319 operated by Eurowings Europe (Malta). away
D-ANNE: Ex-Indigo A320 joins Leav Aviation fleet
The German airline Leav Aviation will soon put another Airbus A320 into service. This will bear the registration D-ANNE and from the home base Cologne/Bonn for ACMI and charter orders in
Sun Express flies from Dortmund to Zonguldak
Zonguldak returns to the flight schedule of Dortmund Airport: In the coming summer season 2022, Sun Express will be heading for the Turkish Black Sea coast from Dortmund. From June 30th, Zonguldak will be next to Izmir
DTM: First flight to Plovdiv started
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air started the new flight connection from Dortmund to Plovdiv today. From now on the airline will fly twice a week to the second largest city in Bulgaria - every Wednesday
Dortmund Airport starts the winter season
During the coming season there will be a total of 42 destinations that can be reached directly from Dortmund Airport. Five airlines take travelers to destinations in 25 countries. For the upcoming
Roland Hüser is the new Paderborn boss
On August 1, 2021, the previous authorized signatory Roland Hüser will take over the management of Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport. The manager was previously the airport's commercial director. Sales manager Klaus Marx stays on board.
Holiday flights: Green Airlines no longer has a “flight partner”
The charter marketer Green Airlines has finally ceased sales on the holiday routes from Groningen, Paderborn and Rostock-Laage due to a lack of “flight partners”. A few days ago the company posted on the homepage
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
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
Weeze needs financial support
In the previous year, Weeze was in the black, but the corona pandemic will probably keep the airport busy for years. The city and the district are now to take the wings with six million euros. The
Summer 2022: Air Baltic is expanding its presence in Germany
The Latvian airline Air Baltic is increasing its presence on the German market in the 2022 summer flight schedule. From the new base in Tampere (Finland), the destinations Frankfurt will be served from May 2022
Germany: Airport association ADV strongly criticizes Verdi strike
The working group of German commercial airports has severely criticized the recent warning strike called by the Verdi union. This takes place in Frankfurt, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn
Hamburg: ten instead of three minutes "Kiss & Fly parking"
From mid-May 2022, Hamburg Airport in northern Germany will extend the free parking time in the so-called “Kiss&Fly Zone” to ten minutes. So far, people who brought passengers to the airport were allowed a maximum
Verdi strike: Hamburg cancels all departures again
All departures at Hamburg Airport will be canceled on March 22, 2022 due to the security staff strike organized by Verdi. The airport announced that security checks will be closed. the end
Some new destinations in the Hamburg summer flight schedule 2022
At the end of this month, the 2022 summer flight schedule will also start at Hamburg Airport. Around 50 airlines will be heading to the airport and offering their services to an estimated 115 destinations. The focus is on goals
OFD takes on Uetersen-Helgoland
The German island airline OFD is launching a non-stop connection between the Uetersen airfield near Hamburg and Helgoland. This will be served six times a week from April 1, 2022. To the
Bremen reports 74,2 percent fewer passengers
The corona pandemic is clearly noticeable in the passenger numbers at Bremen Airport. The airport recorded a 74,2 percent decrease in the previous year to 594.680 travelers. In 2019 there were 2.308.338
Bremen: student pilots file lawsuits against Lufthansa
Not only the airlines are suffering from the pandemic. Budding pilots at German Lufthansa must also be afraid. Because your flight school is threatened with closure. Now the flight students are going to court.
Bremen: Voyage Air announces Burgas, Sofia and Varna
The Bulgarian airline Voyage Air has announced that it will be offering the destinations Varna, Sofia and Burgas from Bremen in the 2021 summer flight schedule. These are to be served from June 2021 until September 2021 for the time being.
Berlin: New government terminal will not be built
The controversial new government terminal at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is not to be built. A building that was originally intended as a temporary facility is currently being used. It should stay that way, confirmed the FDP-led Federal Ministry of Finance.
Winter timetable 2022/23: Airlines offer 122 destinations from Berlin-Brandenburg
On October 30, 2022, the 2022/23 winter flight schedule will also come into effect at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. 65 destinations in 122 countries are offered by 50 airlines. With Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris, London
Easyjet continues to reduce its presence in Germany
The low-cost airline Easyjet is noticeably reducing its presence in Germany in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The hardest hit by the cuts is Berlin Airport, where the local base is being downsized. All in all
Autumn holidays: more than a million passengers expected at BER
More than 21 million passengers are expected at BER Airport during the travel season for the autumn holidays in Berlin and Brandenburg from October 6 to November 1,1. These are round
Pegasus expands Germany-Izmir traffic
The Turkish airline Pegasus is adding additional routes between Germany and Izmir in the 2023 summer timetable. These are non-stop flights that are offered from Frankfurt am Main and Berlin-Brandenburg.
September 2022: BER has broken the two million passenger mark
In September 2022, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport exceeded the two million passenger mark for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic. 2.066.204 passengers were counted, which is around 130.000 more passengers than in
LEJ: The world's largest aircraft flies in for corona tests
Today the Antonov AN-225, the largest aircraft in the world, landed at Leipzig / Halle Airport (LEJ). There were over 500 pallets on board with around 3,5 million corona tests. For the coming weeks
DHL procures nine Boeing 767-300BCFs
The logistics group Deutsche Post-DHL will add nine Boeing 767-300BCFs to its freighter fleet. These are passenger aircraft that are converted into cargo machines. The planes are direct
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
