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Lufthansa is extending domestic German Dreamliner flights until January 9, 2023
Lufthansa is extending the use of Boeing 787-9 long-haul jets within Germany until at least January 9, 2023. Effective December 1, 2022, there will be a change in the
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.
Frankfurt Airport relies on e-mobility on the ground
Aircraft will continue to fly with kerosene for the foreseeable future, but Frankfurt Airport is increasingly relying on electric drives on the ground. With 690.000 euros in funding from the state of Hesse, the corresponding
Lufthansa wants to exhibit Ju-52 and Super Star as a static display
Lufthansa will exhibit its two historic aircraft Junkers Ju 52 and Lockheed Super Star in Frankfurt or Munich as a static display. CEO Carsten Spohr said that on the occasion of the 100th
Frankfurt Airport can continue to increase passenger numbers
At Frankfurt Airport, the number of passengers continued to rise sharply in September thanks to persistently high demand for holiday flights. However, the recovery from the Corona low was interrupted by the Lufthansa pilots’ strike at the beginning of the year
For a good cause: Lufthansa employees are auctioning off seats and the like on Ebay
Various items from the Lufthansa Group are currently being auctioned on the online auction platform Ebay for a good cause. The proceeds will go to aid projects for traumatized children in Buenos Aires and Inclusion rocks for
Tuifly and VC break off negotiations
The German holiday airline Tuifly and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit broke off negotiations on possible job cuts without any result. The management around company boss Oliver Lackmann is said to have left the table.
Financial support for HAJ and Deutsche Messe AG
Hannover Airport and Deutsche Messe AG are threatened with bankruptcy: an injection of money should now prevent that. Hardly any company can save itself from the coronavirus crisis on its own. So should
Tuifly returned last Boeing 737-700
Since March 22, 2020, the D-AHXG has literally been flat out at Düsseldorf Airport. Now the Boeing 737-700 has been returned to the lessor Castlelake. That ends at Tuifly
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.
Lufthansa Airbus A350 “Munich” – first aircraft with improved business class
An Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AIVC was christened in the name of the city of Munich by the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder today at Munich Airport. The plane takes off immediately
Munich Airport flies a big loss
Traffic development at Munich Airport in the 2021 financial year was still heavily influenced by the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The bottom line is a big minus. The group-wide sales generated by the
MUC: United Airlines flies to Denver for the first time
United Airlines is expanding its route offering to destinations in the USA from Munich. Two more connections to the United States are now on the schedule. For the first time
Eurowings Discover with up to 21 aircraft in summer 2022
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover plans to increase its fleet to 21 aircraft by the end of this year. This will involve ten Airbus A320 and eleven A330 in own operation, confirmed
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
Stuttgart Airport wants to produce synthetic kerosene
Together with partners, Stuttgart Airport wants to use a feasibility study to clarify how climate-friendly synthetic kerosene can be produced from "green" hydrogen and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) from cement production. be possible
Linate: ITA postpones Stuttgart – Easyjet is expanding Berlin significantly
The airline ITA Airways will not start the flights from Milan-Linate to Stuttgart and Barcelona planned for the beginning of the 2022 summer flight planning period. At the same time, the competitor Easyjet is increasing frequencies
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
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
25 years ago: Eurowings christened D-AKNE “Albrecht Dürer”
Nuremberg Airport looked back on February 5, 1997 on Saturday. On this day, the Airbus A319 with the registration D-AKNE was christened "Albrecht Dürer". Originally
British Airways is flying from Nuremberg to London Heathrow for the first time
For years, London Heathrow has been the most popular direct destination from Nuremberg and has not been served for a long time. The last direct connection from Nuremberg to Heathrow was more than 20 years ago
Belgrade: Air Serbia takes on Salzburg, Hanover and Nuremberg
The airline Air Serbia announces the start of non-stop flights from Belgrade to Salzburg, Hanover and Nuremberg. These are to be served from the beginning of June 2022 and offered all year round. the
Eurowings is looking for 200 pilots and 550 flight attendants
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings expects strong demand in the summer of 2022. Around 140 destinations will be offered and, according to the company, there are as many destinations in the program as there are still
Eurowings Germany and Verdi agree on collective agreement
The Verdi union and the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings have agreed on a new collective agreement for cabin crew. Among other things, this provides that the salaries of the flight attendants in the future
Blue Air shortens and moves Germany routes
The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air is postponing the resumption of numerous routes between Germany and Bucharest or Cluj by around two months. Also, some routes will initially be less than
ANA is putting Düsseldorf's resumption on the back burner
The Japanese All Nippon Airways will indefinitely postpone numerous routes that were planned for the 2022 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the Düsseldorf destination is affected. The carrier
Düsseldorf started the new year with a new fee schedule
A new fee schedule has been in effect at Düsseldorf Airport since January 1, 2022. This favors modern aircraft and at the same time is intended to motivate the airline to use the airport during the day. Fee regulations for German commercial airports
Azores Airlines starts direct flights from Dusseldorf to New York JFK
The Portuguese airline Azores Airlines will be offering direct flights once a week between Düsseldorf and New York JFK from the beginning of June 2022. These are real direct flights and not non-stop flights, because
Cologne/Bonn: Many flights are canceled due to strikes
On Monday, February 28, 2022, the Verdi trade union is calling on the security staff at Cologne/Bonn Airport to walk out. As early as Sunday evening, the airlines had 39 departures and 17 arrivals
Cologne: Leav Aviation completes LBA acceptance flight
The German airline startup Leav Aviation is in the final phase of obtaining the AOC. An acceptance flight by the German Federal Aviation Authority will take place today, Friday. As a rule, this is the end of this
From Cologne and Düsseldorf: Corendon hangs up Kütahya-Zafer
The Turkish Corendon Airlines is launching non-stop flights to Kütahya-Zafer from four additional airports. These are to be served during the main season of the 2022 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the goal will decrease in the future
DTM: Wizz Air flies to Marrakech
The route from Dortmund to Marrakech was officially opened yesterday. The first flight to the former capital of Morocco started in the afternoon. The low-coster flies Marrakech in both the summer and winter months
DTM: Eurowings flies to Rhodes
The offer from Dortmund Airport to Greece continues to grow: As of today, passengers have the option of flying from Dortmund to Rhodes with Eurowings. An Airbus brings you on Mondays and Fridays
Dortmund builds new police headquarters
Dortmund Airport will erect a new building for the Dortmund Police Headquarters on the area of the current P3 car park. The airport acts as the builder and the executive is then the
Green Airlines: Alk Air withdrew aircraft prematurely
The charter marketer Green Airlines has already lost an “airline partner” because the Bulgarian Alk Air withdrew the chartered Boeing 737-300. There seems to be a thick air between the two companies,
Just Us Air is said to fly with A321 for Green Airlines
The Romanian airline Just Us Air was reactivated a few days ago. The carrier now flies with the Airbus A319 with the registration YR-URS on behalf of Blue Air.
Green Airlines is chartering almost 30 year old 737-300s from Bulgaria
Instead of the Embraer 190 from German Airways, the passengers of the charter company Green Airlines are to be flown to holiday destinations in the almost 30-year-old Boeing 737-300 of the Bulgarian airline ALK Airlines.
Hamburg: Condor is now flying to Samos
Condor has started a new flight connection to Samos at Hamburg Airport. Previously, this destination could not be reached non-stop from the North German airport. The holiday airline is now operating on the Greek island
Emirates brings A380 back to Düsseldorf and Hamburg
According to its own information, Emirates is currently experiencing high demand from Germany. Therefore, the connections from Düsseldorf and Hamburg are being increased. The Airbus A380 machine type will also be used
Hamburg: Wizz Air announces Banja Luka
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will be offering the destinations Banja Luka and Sarajevo from Hamburg on mid-December 2021. The airport explains that both destinations are also interesting for winter sports enthusiasts.
Hamburg: Wizz Air announces Sarajevo
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will offer two weekly flights from Hamburg to Sarajevo from December 16, 2021. This increases the number of Eastern European destinations to nine. "We are glad that
Skytrax: Hamburg receives “Best Regional Airport in Europe” award
Hamburg Airport won the Skytrax award “Best Regional Airport in Europe” for the sixth time in a row. From a global perspective, the north German airport landed in the regional airport category
Hamburg: Tel Aviv Air starts selling tickets
With the Boeing 737-800 chartered by Enter Air, the startup Tel Aviv Air wants to establish a non-stop connection between Hamburg and the Israeli Mediterranean metropolis. The first flight is scheduled for September 19, 2021
Friday: Verdi calls for rallies
Obtaining state aid and dismissing employees at the same time? In Verdi's eyes, that doesn't work at all. For this reason, demonstrations will take place across Germany on Friday. The Verdi union called on Friday
Sundair will take off again on July 1st, 2020
With the restart, flights from Kassel-Calden, Bremen, Dresden and Berlin will be offered. The German holiday airline Sundair wants to return to Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu, Verna, Burgas, Palma at the beginning of July 2020
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.
Court: Etihad does not have to pay damages for Air Berlin bankruptcy
The multi-million dollar claim for damages that Air Berlin's insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther had brought against major shareholder Etihad Airways is now finally off the table. The London Supreme Court ruled in favor of the golf carrier. The trustee wants
March 2022: Berlin had 1,3 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was used by 2022 million passengers in March 1,3. Compared to February 2022, this was an increase of around 350.000 travelers. However, it was significantly underperforming
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
Easter holidays: BER expects one million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport expects around one million travelers to use the capital's airport during the Easter holidays. A total of 126 destinations are offered. During the Berlin and Brandenburg Easter holidays, the
Eurowings drives back inner-German “race routes”.
Domestic flight demand in Germany seems to be below expectations. Eurowings is also reducing the frequencies of domestic German flights to/from Berlin-Brandenburg for May 2022. Actually, the carrier planned
United Airlines: Berlin is again connected to New York-Newark
It took a long time, but now Berlin is connected to New York again. United Airlines is now once again connecting the German capital with the US airport Newark. Long-haul jets are used as aircraft
Leipzig: Freebird Europe announces Larnaka
The Maltese airline Freebird Europe intends to fly to Larnaka once a week from Leipzig / Halle in the summer flight schedule 2022. An Airbus A320 is to be used on this route every Thursday
European Air Charter increases in Germany
On behalf of some tour operators, European Air Charter is increasing the flight offer from Germany again. A total of 2021 additional circuits are to be carried out between July and September 38. The Tour Operator Alltours,
Turkish celebrates its comeback in Leipzig / Halle
The airline Turkish Airlines is now again connecting Leipzig / Halle with the Istanbul hub. For the time being, four weekly circuits are carried out. The state capital of Saxony should be on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
