Winter 2023: Frankfurt Airport has to cancel flights
The winter of 2023 has demanded a lot from Frankfurt Airport. This is particularly evident in the delays and flight cancellations at Frankfurt Airport. Winter 2023 has come to Frankfurt Airport
Deutsche Bahn is renovating the Cologne-Berlin high-speed line
Deutsche Bahn is currently carrying out renovation work on the high-speed line between Berlin and Cologne. This results in longer journey times because trains are rerouted via other routes. Between Cologne main station
Sunexpress presents further Eintracht special livery
The Turkish holiday airline Sunexpress has been a sponsor of the Bundesliga football club Eintracht Frankfurt for some time. With the TC-SPM, another Boeing 737 has now been given a special paint job for the benefit of the sports club.
Lufthansa: City Airlines starts its personnel search
The youngest offshoot of the Lufthansa Group, City Airlines, will begin operations in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Now they are looking for flying personnel and are looking for pilots
Lufthansa Technik launches Leap 1B services
Lufthansa Technik has signed a so-called Branded Service Agreement with CFM for the Leap-1A and Leap-AB engines. The company already has extensive experience with the LEAP-1A model,
Ita takeover by Lufthansa: Brussels has concerns
The European Commission appears to have far more concerns about Lufthansa's planned takeover of Ita Airways than previously known. A decision before the end of 2024 is now considered
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
Hannover Airport on the verge of job cuts
Hannover Airport will reduce its workforce in view of the corona pandemic. This is primarily to be implemented through early retirement, natural fluctuation without replacement and non-renewal of fixed-term contracts. Managing Director Raoul
Bulgarian exposes herself and bites a federal police officer on board a Lufthansa plane
On Friday evening, the 27-year-old Bulgarian completely freaked out on board a Lufthansa plane that was supposed to fly from Munich to Sofia. First she undressed, then she rioted and finally bit
Air Cairo starts flights to Berlin and Munich
The Egyptian airline Air Cairo is planning to start flights to Germany from Sharm el Sheikh. The airline is specifically planning a weekly flight to include the German routes.
Munich Airport is testing freight robots
At Munich Airport, the Fraunhofer Institute is subjecting a newly developed robot called "Evobot" to a test run. This is subjected to an initial practical test in the cargo terminal and on the apron at Munich Airport. The
United Airlines: Munich-Washington celebrates 25th
United Airlines has been connecting Munich Airport with Washington Dulles International Airport for over 11 years since June 1998, 25. More followed over the years
Hamburg-Munich was the busiest domestic German route in 2022
Trade fairs, events or personal meetings with business partners: Although video conferences are very popular, business trips are indispensable for many companies. Most of the business trips are primarily within Germany
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,
Stuttgart: New freight connection to the USA
Since April 2, 2023, there has been a freight connection between Stuttgart and Birmingham (USA) operated on behalf of Kühne+Nagel. This is served once a week with Boeing 747-8. “For the export-oriented economy
Delta Air Lines is celebrating a comeback in Stuttgart
After a break of almost three years, Delta Air Lines is once again flying between Stuttgart and its hub in Atlanta. Four weekly flights are planned for the current summer period of 2023. in the USA there are connections
Stuttgart: Eurowings announces Agadir flights
In the 2023 summer flight schedule, Eurowings is launching a non-stop connection from Stuttgart to Agadir. This is to be served once a week with medium-haul Airbus A320 jets. The resort town located in Morocco
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
Karlsruhe starts electric charity sharing
Deer electric cars can now be rented at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport. This is a so-called car sharing concept. Vehicles of the type VW ID.3 will be stationed on site. In front
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
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
Corona: Memmingen expands test offer
In the corona test center at Memmingen Airport, passengers can now be tested for Covid-19 free of charge using both PCR and antigen. The offer is open to residents of Germany without payment. International guests,
Ryanair expands flight offer from Memmingen
Islands are becoming more and more important this summer at Allgäu Airport Memmingen. Because islands seem to be largely safe destinations in Corona times. How good that Ryanair will be the
Ryanair is planning 56 weekly flights from Memmingen
From Memmingen, Ryanair wants to offer 56 weekly flights to 23 destinations in the current summer flight schedule period. These include four new destinations to be added in July 2021: Lappeenranta, Rhodes,
Nuremberg satisfied with hub connection to Heathrow
There has been a non-stop connection between Nuremberg and London Heathrow for just over a year. This is considered particularly important by the Bavarian airport, as many transfer passengers are won over for flights to the USA
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,
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
Eurowings operates Sneaker flight number 1.000
According to its own statements, the airline Eurowings will operate flight number 4 on November 2022, 1.000, on which the crew will wear sneakers. “The next airline where flight attendants wear high heels
Summer 2023: Condor increases and reactivates Antalya
The holiday airline Condor will fly to Antalya again in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The Turkish destination will be served from Frankfurt and Düsseldorf with an Airbus A320. “We are very much looking forward to our
Iberia plane badly damaged in incident in Düsseldorf
An Airbus A320neo from the Spanish airline aborted a late landing in Dusseldorf - the tail touched down on the runway during a go-around. Iberia Flight 3140 from Madrid is struggling on final approach to 23R
Cologne/Bonn: Setur has opened a new duty-free shop
A new duty-free shop is now available to travelers in Terminal 1 of Cologne/Bonn Airport. This is around 900 square meters and is operated by Setur. “The newly designed duty-free area
Air Serbia has added Belgrade-Cologne/Bonn
The airline Air Serbia started a non-stop connection between Belgrade and Cologne/Bonn on Thursday, May 18, 2023. This is now served three times a week with Airbus A319. The implementation of
Spanish Supreme Court awards more money to survivors of Germanwings crash
The Spanish Supreme Court has increased the compensation paid to fourteen relatives of seven victims of the Germanwings crash that happened a few years ago. These had been against the reduction previously made
Passenger figures: DTM records strongest June in airport history
Passenger numbers at Dortmund Airport are on the rise: in the second quarter of 2022, 693.798 travelers flew out of Dortmund Airport. Compared to a good 302.000 passengers in the previous year, that means one
Dortmund Airport starts the summer holidays
The main travel season at Dortmund Airport starts with the last day of school on Friday. In the summer timetable there are 54 destinations in 24 countries to choose from - compared to the number of destinations
DTM: Wizzair takes off to Heviz (Balaton).
On Thursday morning, June 16.06.2022, XNUMX, a Wizz Air machine took off for the first time from Dortmund Airport to the new travel destination of Heviz in Hungary. Twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, the new
PAD: A lot of traffic thanks to holidays
A total of around 15.000 passengers started or landed on sunny holidays from Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport in the first half of the summer holidays. More than 2.000 passengers took off on the first weekend of the holiday
PAD: Six freight machines bring Corona relief supplies to Namibia
Six wide-bodied Airbus A340s will fly to Namibia in July. You will have more than 200 tons of medical protective equipment on board, facing the rising incidence levels
Green Airlines: Exclusive partnership with SC Paderborn 07 ended after only 67 days
In mid-March 2021, the charter marketer Green Airlines was presented as the new sponsor of SC Paderborn 07, which plays in the second Bundesliga. Back then it was a sustainable, long-term and exclusive partnership
New from Weeze: Oradea
The German regional airport Weeze recently had to tremble about the presence of its largest customer, but now Ryanair is announcing a new route. From December 2020, the lowcoster will run twice a week
Ryanair hiring manager hands out against Lufthansa
Ryanair personnel manager Darrell Hughes throws criticism of the billions in government aid for Lufthansa in an interview. He even assumes that the competitor from the "government aid like an addict
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.
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
VC: "Lufthansa hides the closure of the flight school"
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit accuses the Lufthansa group management of concealing the closure of the flight school in Bremen in its press release published on February 17, 2021. “Lufthansa uses it consciously
Lufthansa flight school: VC condemns the closure of Bremen
The German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit considers the closure of practical pilot training in Bremen to be “a slap in the face for all employees”. Lufthansa announced on Wednesday that this will be in Rostock-Laage in the future
Germany: Lufthansa turns pilot training upside down
The Lufthansa Group announced on Wednesday that the training of pilots as part of the “ReNew” program will be realigned. Previously, the termination of the training at the Bremen location ensured
Eurowings with new routes from Berlin, Hamburg, Prague and Stockholm
In autumn 2023 and in the 2023/24 winter timetable, Eurowings will be adding new routes from Berlin, Hamburg, Stockholm-Arlanda and Prague. From the two German cities, for example, there is a new route to Tromsø. The
Condor sells striped beer cans
In cooperation with a brewery from Berlin, Condor is now launching a beer that bears the "striped look" of the holiday airline. This is marketed under the name "Ferien Lager". It
Bucharest: Dan Air cancels Berlin and Munich flights
The Romanian airline Dan Air has made adjustments to the planned route network from Bucharest and Brasov about a month before the planned entry into scheduled business. Some routes will be offered due to lack of demand
April 2022: Berlin far from the pre-crisis level
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was able to benefit from the Easter holidays in April 2023, with 1,9 million passengers. Compared to the same month last year, the number of travelers increased by around 200.000. However:
First BER job fair with 3.000 visitors
A job fair was held for the first time at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Saturday. This took place at Willy-Brandt-Platz, which is in front of Terminal 1. According to the organizers, around 3.000 people took part. At
Eurowings is expanding its business class offering on short-haul routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, which was last positioned as a low-cost airline, is offering the so-called “BizClass” on numerous other routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are not just tourist destinations.
149 tourist and scheduled flights from Dresden and Leipzig/Halle
Summer holidays start in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia: From Thursday to Sunday, a total of 149 passenger planes take off from Central German airports - 63 of them at Dresden Airport and 86 at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Leipzig/Halle: Turkish Airlines flies to Istanbul again
Daily flights from Leipzig/Halle Airport to the Bosporus: From June 30, Turkish Airlines will once again be offering scheduled flights between Leipzig/Halle Airport and Istanbul. As of today, passengers from Central Germany can fly again
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
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