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Mongolian Airlines uses Boeing 737 to Frankfurt
In May 2023, Miat Mongolian Airlines will temporarily operate the Ulaanbaatar – Frankfurt connection served by Boeing 767 with Boeing 737-800 or 737-Max-8 with one stopover. It is currently envisaged that
Lufthansa extends Spohr's contract until the end of 2028
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr and CFO Remco Steenbergen have received an early extension of their service contracts by a further five years from the Supervisory Board. The company announced this on Thursday. Plus Karl-Ludwig
Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
After a hard landing: Airbus A330 from Eurowings Discover stranded in Namibia
The Airbus A330-200, registration D-AXGB, operated by Eurowings Discover, completed an extremely hard landing at Windhoek Airport on 18 February 2023. The incident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority
Lufthansa is investing 2,5 billion euros in a new long-haul cabin
Under the project name "Allegris", Lufthansa is modernizing the cabins on long-haul routes. In the future, so-called double suites will be offered in both first and business class. Generally he wants
Security check: Frankfurt is also introducing appointment reservations
Earlier this week, Frankfurt am Main Airport introduced the reservation of appointments for security checks. The new service is free of charge and is intended to avoid longer waiting times. For now it acts
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
Skyexpress departs from MUC to Athens
With the start of the winter flight schedule, the Greek airline Skyexpress is expanding its range of flights between Munich and Athens. They go to their hub in the Greek capital five times a week. The flights land
Winter service at Munich Airport is ready
With the beginning of the cold season, the winter service at Munich Airport also starts: From next Tuesday, November 1st, the specially trained employees will be available around the clock. The winter service
Munich Airport is testing security and passport controls “with an appointment”
Munich Airport is initially testing the advance reservation of appointments for security and passport controls for 60 days. The aim is to shorten waiting times and better control capacities. for now is
Summer 2023: Lufthansa wants to use at least three A380s from Munich
In the 2023 summer timetable, Lufthansa will return some of the Airbus A380 aircraft to scheduled service. Three units are to be deployed from Munich. In the course of the corona pandemic, the super jumbos were temporarily removed from the
Unknown person threatened Lufthansa with a bomb on Tik Tok
On October 23, 2022, Lufthansa flight LH411, operated with the Airbus A340-600 with the registration D-AIHP, had to make a safety landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Background is that one over
Munich Airport has 157 winter destinations on offer
It's that time again at the end of October: parallel to the time change, the new winter flight schedule begins at Munich Airport. A total of 157 destinations are available to travelers from Munich during the winter timetable period –
South Tyrol: Skyalps wants to start Stuttgart flights
The house brand of the South Tyrolean airport Bozen, Skyalps, wants to grow strongly in the next few years. The fleet is to be increased by further de Havilland Dash 8-400 and also the operation of
Basel: Prishtinajet sells tickets for flights that the operating carriers don't know about
The German company Prishtinajet UG (limited liability) uses photos of Air Malta and Malta MedAir aircraft and flight numbers from Heston Airline to catch customers on the Internet. Is given to the homepage
LOT is back in Stuttgart: Warsaw can be reached daily again
After the interruption caused by the pandemic, LOT Polish Airlines is back in Stuttgart in time for the summer season. A plane from the airline takes off for Warsaw every day. Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
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
Nuremberg: Three peregrine falcons hatched in the dome of the DFS Tower
Nuremberg Airport can look forward to special "flying offspring", because the falcons that have been "stationed" at the DFS Tower for several years have had offspring again at the end of April 2022. It is a matter of
Photo gallery: Borussia Dortmund landed in Nuremberg
The football team of the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund landed at Nuremberg Airport on Friday with the "Team Airbus" operated by Eurowings. Background is an away match. The footballers meet on Saturday
Nuremberg Airport expects three million passengers this year
With around 1,1 million passengers in 2021, Nuremberg Airport increased its passenger volume by 16 percent compared to the previous year. Before Corona there were more than 4,1 million. Of the
Düsseldorf: Condor cancels Beirut flights
Contrary to the original announcement, the holiday airline Condor will not fly between Germany and Lebanon in the 2022 summer flight schedule. The Beirut flights planned from Düsseldorf were canceled and in the meantime also from the
Düsseldorf: Alltours increases Condor charter flights
The German tour operator Alltours will launch 2022 additional full charter flights to Palma de Mallorca from Düsseldorf Airport in March 16. These are to be carried out by the holiday airline Condor. Further stops
Verdi announces strike at Dusseldorf airport
The German trade union Verdi is calling on security workers at Düsseldorf Airport to walk out on Friday. Air passenger control, personnel and goods controls as well as the wheelchair service are affected by the warning strike. According to the declaration of the employee representatives
Düsseldorf: Eurowings launches new winter routes
The airline Eurowings is planning to include three new destinations from Düsseldorf in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. These are Agadir, Luleå and Kiruna. The sister company EW Discover will be the first named
Düsseldorf: Chaotic conditions due to IT failure at Eurowings
The situation at Düsseldorf Airport was chaotic on Sunday afternoon. The IT systems used by the airline Eurowings were not available. The dispatch had to be carried out manually.
We lease for Eurowings: seven A320s from Stuttgart, three from Düsseldorf
In the summer timetable, the airline Eurowings will have a total of ten Airbus A320 aircraft operated by Avion Express under a wet lease agreement. These will be stationed in Stuttgart-Echterdingen and Düsseldorf, confirmed
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
Cologne/Bonn Airport can halve losses
Despite the difficulties caused by the corona pandemic, Cologne/Bonn Airport closed the 2021 financial year better than expected and achieved a significantly better annual result than in 2020. It is still attached
Corendon Europe newcomer stationed in Cologne/Bonn
A few days ago, the Maltese airline Corendon Europe added another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet. This bears the registration 9H-CXE and was formerly used by Malindo Air.
Dortmund: Wizz Air reactivates Larnaka
The low-cost airline Wizz Air wants to reactivate the destination Larnaka from Dortmund from October 9, 2021. Initially, the route should be operated once a week. Target group are people who have an autumn vacation
Dortmund wants to attract more switchers via OTA Kiwi
The online travel agent Kiwi and Dortmund Airport have been working together on connecting flights since September 1, 2021. The airport in the Ruhr area is mainly used by low-cost travelers who do not offer transfers,
Germany: Dortmund recovered particularly quickly
The German airport Dortmund surprised with high traffic figures, which were achieved during the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia. Company boss Ludger van Bebber has now declared that the airport in Germany is the one
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.
Dubrovnik: Freebird takes numerous charters to Germany and Austria
Tour operator W-Touristic launches a number of charter flights to Dubrovnik. These are to be gradually included from February 21, 2022 and carried out by the Maltese Freebird Europe
Hamburg Airport with a new IT manager
Hamburg Airport has had a new IT manager in Dorothea Brons since January 1, 2022. She also manages the Airsys subsidiary. This develops, optimizes and integrates the IT systems at the airport. Dorothea
Hamburg: Tui increases charter offer
The German tour operator Tui is setting up additional flights from Hamburg Airport, which are to be operated during the holiday season around Pentecost, summer and autumn. This will be primarily
ITA Airways adds Hamburg, Boston and Miami
The Alitalia successor ITA Airways wants to fly between Milan-Linate and Hamburg from March 27, 2022. This route is to be served with the aircraft type Airbus A320. Two long-distance connections are to be established from Rome
Full year 2021: Airbus delivered 611 aircraft
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to deliver a total of 2021 commercial aircraft to 611 customers in 88. This slightly exceeded the self-imposed target of 600 machines. The manufacturer is the
Hamburg Airport: More than a century of eventful airport history
Exactly 241 passengers were counted at Hamburg Airport at the beginning of the records in 1920 - in 2019 there were already more than 17 million. And today the airport celebrates the
Downsizing: Airbus and IG Metall negotiate
The collective bargaining between the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the IG Metall union will start today, Thursday. In view of the sharp drop in demand due to the corona pandemic, the group intends to create around 3.000 jobs
Wizzair cancels Vienna-Bremen
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair is making further cuts in the flight schedule from Vienna-Schwechat. The non-stop connection to Bremen will be discontinued and will no longer be bookable in winter 2020/21. For the time being, Vienna-Bremen will be the last
Vienna travel warnings: Airlines are monitoring the situation
Belgium, Germany and Switzerland now regard the Austrian capital Vienna as a risk area. As a result, travelers now have to be quarantined. In some cases, this can be done with the submission of a
Berlin: Numerous destinations have been removed from the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
The low-cost airline Easyjet is reducing its presence at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. Numerous routes will be canceled or sent on a "winter break". On other routes, the frequencies for
Number of passengers at BER at a constant level
The number of passengers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport remains constant. Last August, 1,94 million passengers took off and landed at BER. This is the number of passengers handled monthly
Niceair sets course for Berlin and Edinburgh
Niceair intends to launch temporary non-stop flights from Akureyri (Iceland) to Edinburgh and Berlin later this year. These are to be carried out with Airbus A319s from Hifly Malta. For now it is formal
BER Airport: Heavy rain led to water ingress
Heavy rainfall temporarily affected operations at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Friday. Handling had to be suspended for around two hours because cleaning work was required on the apron. In addition,
BER Runway: Per time window to the security check
Passengers at BER can now reserve extra access to the security checkpoints: the airport company is offering all passengers the new BER Runway service. This gives you the option of online
BER expands gastronomic offer in Terminal 1
The gastronomic offer at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport is being expanded. From May 2023, the SSP Group, a leading international concession gastronomy, and the young Berlin company beets&roots will open three restaurants and
Lufthansa flies again from Leipzig / Halle to Munich
The scheduled flights are offered up to twelve times a week. The AUA parent plans to expand the service to the Munich hub to include up to 14 weekly flights. Has been offering since June of this year
Cargo: Leipzig again on record course
Over the year as a whole, Leipzig / Halle Airport was able to increase cargo throughput by 18,4 percent to 1.025.187 tons. This broke the 1 million ton mark for the first time in the company's history in August.
European Air Charter starts for FTI from Leipzig and Düsseldorf
On September 3, at 08:25 am, the first FTI full charter flight with the new partner European Air Charter took off from Leipzig / Halle Airport. An Airbus A320 from European Air Charter is still flying for FTI
