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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
Test obligation: Lower Saxony wants to spoil Mallorca holidays
The German state governments as well as the federal government apparently do not seem to fit the point that the lifting of the travel warning for the Balearic Islands leads to a real booking boom for the
Easter: Sundair expands its Palma program considerably
The German holiday airline Sundair is expanding its flight program to Palma de Mallorca around the Easter holidays. The demand has risen sharply in the last few days, since the Federal Republic
VC and Tuifly agree on a crisis agreement
After lengthy negotiations, the German holiday airline Tuifly and the pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit were able to agree on a collective agreement to cushion the restructuring. Nevertheless, according to VC, around 130 pilots will continue to be
Munich Airport: contract extension for Jost Lammers
At its most recent meeting, the Supervisory Board of Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) prematurely extended the contract of CEO Jost Lammers, which runs until the end of 2024, by a further five years
Taskforce to solve Marabu problems
The Condor sister company Marabu has hardly escaped the headlines since it started operations, because long delays, cancellations and a lack of care for the passengers affected are the order of the day. Now you want to take countermeasures
Qatar Airways celebrates 25 years of presence at Munich Airport
Golf carrier Qatar Airways is celebrating its 25th anniversary at Munich Airport, because in 1998 this airport was the first in the Federal Republic of Germany to be included in the route network. Currently up to
Oktoberfest: Lufthansa launches special flights from Stansted
In September 2023, Lufthansa will operate special flights between London-Stansted and Munich. The temporary offer is to run for a period of around two weeks on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
For FTI: Salam Air records Munich-Muscat-Salalah
On behalf of the tour operator FTI, Salam Air will set course for Munich Airport from September 30, 2023. It will set course for Salalah with a stopover in Muscat. The operational
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
From Stuttgart and Salzburg: Wizz Air starts Skopje flights
Low-cost airline Wizz Air will launch four new routes from Skopje from November 1, 2023. These are Salzburg, Stuttgart, Ljubljana and Luxembourg. The carrier has a tender
Stuttgart expects strong Easter holidays in 2023
At the start of the Easter holidays in Baden-Württemberg on Thursday, April 06, 2023, Stuttgart Airport is expecting lively activity in the terminals. According to the provisional status, around 2.000 will be standing during the entire Easter holidays
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
Summer: Up to 34 destinations from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden
The airlines operating at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport want to offer around 34 destinations in the summer flight schedule starting on Sunday. According to the airport, how many there will actually be is still due to the dynamic pandemic situation
Green Airlines stops selling Karlsruhe-Berlin
The startup Green Airlines has already postponed the start of charter flights between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Berlin-Brandenburg several times. It was supposed to start next week, but sales have now ceased. A new date for
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
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.
Friedrichshafen: Corendon new to Rhodes
The holiday airline Corendon Europe started a non-stop connection between Friedrichshafen and Rhodes on Wednesday. This is to be served twice a week with Boeing 737-800 machines. On Friday stands
2019: Red numbers in Friedrichshafen
The bankruptcy of Germania had an impact on the finances of Friedrichshafen Airport last year. Things went differently than planned for Lake Constance Airport because of the unexpected bankruptcy of the Germania airline
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
Memmingen: Airport defends itself against allegations
Allgäu Airport had to justify itself in the last few days. Quite a few people close together, without a minimum distance and sometimes even without a mask: a Bulgarian passenger made this devastating discovery in Memmingen
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
Swiss connects Nuremberg with Zurich again
The route had to be discontinued due to the pandemic, but Swiss is now returning with daily flights between Nuremberg and the Zurich hub. From March 26, 2023, the largest airline in Switzerland
Eurowings/NFD founded 30 years ago at Nuremberg Airport
It was in the mid-1970s when Nuremberg textile entrepreneur Hans Rudolf Wöhrl founded Nürnberger Flugdienst (NFD), laying the foundation for what would later become Eurowings. The first
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
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
Eurowings and Vereinigung Cockpit are negotiating again
After three days of pilots' strike, the Cockpit Association and the management of Eurowings Germany are back at the negotiating table. It had previously been announced that the growth of this Lufthansa subsidiary would be significantly reduced
Power poker at Eurowings Germany – Management stops growth with immediate effect
The deadline set by Eurowings for the union the previous evening passed without result. In the dispute between the management of Eurowings Germany (EWD) and the Cockpit Association (VC), the management is now pulling blank.
Management threatens Vereinigung Cockpit with downsizing of Eurowings Germany
On Monday, the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings called on the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union to end the three-day strike immediately. From an existing circular that is addressed to the workforce
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.
Cologne/Bonn: Aegean has taken up Thessaloniki
The Greek airline Aegean now also connects Cologne/Bonn Airport with Thessaloniki. Since March 27, 2023, AEGEAN has also been connecting Cologne/Bonn with the Greek capital Athens three times a week
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
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
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
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
Corendon: Paderborn with a new airline for flights to Greece
This year, the Greece program from Paderborn is not under a good star, because with Green Airlines the airport has found a not exactly reliable charter marketer. That should change in the coming year,
Austria issues travel warning for NRW
After the Tönnies scandal and the associated “lock down” ordered by two German districts, the Austrian Foreign Ministry is now issuing a level 5 travel warning for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In
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
700 parts: German government has A350-900 cabin equipment auctioned off
The German government is having around 700 parts from two Airbus A350-900s auctioned off by the federal recycling company Vebeg GmbH. Interested parties can use the lot number 2245480.001 until November 10, 2022 13
Airbus shuttle: Volotea adds 34 percent SAF
Since mid-September 2022, the airline Volotea has been using a 34 percent admixture of SAF between Hamburg-Finkenwerder and Toulouse. The flight route is Airbus' internal works shuttle. The Spanish carrier could
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
Bremen airport boss could soon own his own airfield
Former Tegel operations manager Elmar Kleinert would like to fulfill his dream and fly to a private airport very close to his home. But the neighbors want him to put a stop to it
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.
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.
With A321neo: Eurowings starts Dubai flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will be bringing the first Airbus A321neo jets into the fleet this year. These will also serve non-stop flights to Dubai from Stuttgart and Berlin. In UAE city wants
Hainan flies more frequently between Beijing and Berlin
The Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is increasing the flight connection between Beijing and Berlin in two steps. Initially, at the end of May 2023, it will be increased to three weekly circulations. Currently, Hainan connects the
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
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
Sundair is back in Dresden
Just in time for the airport anniversary: Sundair takes off again from Dresden. After almost four months of corona-related forced break, the airline has resumed flight operations in Dresden. The airline touched down on Saturday morning
