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Saudi Arabian Airlines has been flying to Frankfurt for 55 years
On August 26, Saudi Arabian Airlines celebrated its 55th anniversary of operation at Frankfurt Airport. The airline organized an event at Frankfurt Airport and surprised its guests with a celebration on the ground
Uzbekistan Airways is increasing Frankfurt flights
The airline Uzbekistan Airways intends to increase its presence in Frankfurt am Main. In the 2022/23 winter timetable, there will be three flights a week between Tashkent and Germany's largest airport.
Air Dolomiti is reducing the frequencies in Graz, Innsbruck and Linz
In September 2022, the airline Air Dolomiti will reduce frequencies on numerous routes compared to the original plan. The connections from Frankfurt to Linz, Graz and Graz are also affected
Lufthansa will take delivery of the first Dreamliner shortly
After a long forced break, Boeing has been allowed to deliver long-haul aircraft of the type B787 again for a few days. This also has an impact on Lufthansa, because it is expected that the future D-ABPA “Berlin” will still
Lufthansa cuts the 2022/23 winter flight schedule
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, is already removing numerous connections from the 2022/23 winter timetable. The cuts primarily affect domestic German and European traffic, but they are also being reduced
Lufthansa had 598 empty flights in six weeks
In the last few weeks, Lufthansa has been carrying out more positioning flights. These are colloquially called "ghost flights" due to the fact that there are no passengers on board. Only in the period from 1.
Tuifly: VC accuses government aid of abuse
The fact that the TUI Group has received around 1,8 billion euros from the German state, but is dismantling around 700 flying employees at Tuifly, upset the VC. The pilots union
737-Max: Boeing and Tui reach an agreement
The Tui Group and Boeing have reached an agreement on the 737 Max, about which no further financial details have been published. The travel company Tui and US aircraft manufacturer Boeing have one
Tuifly is preparing “Corona Comback”
It will be compulsory to wear face and nose masks on board Tuifly. We are currently working intensively on the creation of a flight plan for the restart. After the forced Corona break, vacation airline Tuifly wants to return
Lufthansa no longer flies over Russia
Lufthansa decided on Saturday that Russian airspace would no longer be used with immediate effect. As a result, connections LH718 (Munich-Seoul) and LH716 (Frankfurt-Haneda)
D328eco: Deutsche Aircraft focuses on sustainable cabin
The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has agreed to work with Factorydesign for the cabin interior of the new edition of the Dornier 328, which is currently under development. According to the media statement, the focus is on the topic
MUC: Tours will resume at the weekend
After an interruption of several months due to the pandemic, the visitor tours at Munich Airport will start again next weekend. Tour operations begin on Saturday, February 26th. From Wednesday to Sunday from
SkyUp postpones flights to Vienna and Munich indefinitely
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp will not start the non-stop connection between Lviv and Vienna-Schwechat announced in December 2021. The Borispil-Munich route is also affected. Originally, the carrier announced that
Munich: Eurowings Discover announces Maldives flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover will start a long-haul connection from Munich to Malé in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. According to the current planning status, the Maldives should be served twice a week from the Bavarian airport.
Lufthansa and Swiss collect climate donations on board
The "indulgence trade" with so-called carbon compensation payments is not going well for most airlines. Extremely few passengers donate during the booking process or afterwards via an independent platform. Lufthansa
Summer 2022: Play announces four new routes
The Icelandic low-cost airline Play has announced further destinations with Prague, Bologna, Lisbon and Stuttgart that will be served from Keflavik. The inclusion of this is for the months of May and June
Stuttgart is to become a hub for electric aircraft
Lilium intends to set up a hub for the planned southern Germany network at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport. Among other things, it is envisaged that Munich and Nuremberg should be approached with electric aircraft. Stuttgart steps with it
STR: SkyLand visitor center opens in Terminal 3
The new visitor center opens today at Stuttgart Airport. The SkyLand in Terminal 3 on the gallery level illustrates everything to small and large guests with interactive exhibits with a view of the airport apron
NUE: Vueling launches new Paris connection
Vueling has been represented at Nuremberg Airport with the connection to Barcelona since 2013. Since yesterday, the Spanish airline has also been flying to Paris-Orly Airport. The new connection is made by
Nuremberg Airport: First flight to Bologna started
Bella Italia also in the winter half-year: Since October 31, Ryanair has been flying to Bologna in Italy on Thursdays and Sundays. “With the start of the connection to Bologna, the flight schedule for
Autumn break: Nuremberg Airport expects 55.000 passengers
After Nuremberg Airport was able to record a strong increase in passengers during the summer holidays, the airport is also anticipating correspondingly high demand for the Bavarian autumn holidays. During the weeklong vacation
Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia airports on the rise
The airports in Germany's most densely populated federal state, North Rhine-Westphalia, are seeing rising numbers of passengers again. It is true that the level of 2019 cannot be reached yet, but at least there are no further departures
Eurowings sells disinfectants
Eurowings is now offering disinfectants from the manufacturer Sagrotan for sale in the on-board shop. This is money with a volume of 50 milliliters. Furthermore, one refers to the
Eurowings introduces Ryanair hand luggage system
Eurowings has been copying the hand luggage concept that has been practiced at Ryanair and Wizz Air for some time, with minor deviations: in the future, passengers who book the basic tariff will no longer be allowed to use the IATA standard size, but only
Germany: 300.000 passengers affected by flight disruptions in June
In June 2021, around 300.000 passengers were affected by flight disruptions in Germany alone. An evaluation of the Airhelp portal shows that flights to Turkey and the Canary Islands in particular
Düsseldorf: Customs catches watch smugglers
At Dusseldorf airport, a 42 traveler who had high-quality watches with him went online to the German customs officials. The German came in from Dubai and was fished out by customs.
Eurowings distributes beach balls to children
The airline Eurowings is now distributing around 15.000 beach balls and 100.000 creeps to children on flights from Germany to hot water destinations. From the horse to the turtle to the pterosaur
Banks granted Cologne / Bonn Airport further loans
Cologne / Bonn Airport has secured an additional credit line for working capital in the amount of 63,5 million euros. This is granted by DZ Bank, Sparkasse Köln / Bonn, Hessische Landesbank, Nord LB and Postbank.
Cologne vaccinates the Airbus A300 Zero G
Vaccination campaigns are carried out in the Airbus A300 Zero G at Cologne / Bonn Airport. This aircraft is normally used for training astronauts. A mobile vaccination team from the city of Cologne is here for the first time,
Cargo: MNG Airlines flies from Cologne to New York
The Turkish cargo airline MNG Airlines is now flying three times a week from Cologne / Bonn to New York-JFK. As a rule, machines of the type Airbus A330-300P2F are used. It is a matter of
Easter: 30 destinations from Dortmund
During the Easter break, 30 destinations in 20 countries are to be offered at Dortmund Airport in Germany. The connections are carried out by Eurowings, Ryanair and Wizz Air. On site is
Easter: Wizz Air launches Dortmund-Palma
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air wants to benefit from the currently strong Mallorca demand around Easter from Dortmund, the only base on German soil. Therefore, the carrier announces the inclusion of a
Dortmund Airport starts free rapid tests
Free rapid antigen tests have been offered at Dortmund Airport in Germany since Sunday. These are carried out by the operator of the test station, Medicare, and are open to residents of North Rhine-Westphalia. The German federal state mentioned has in
Paderborn: Green Airlines wants to offer Zurich and Sylt
The charter company Green Airlines intends to offer the destinations Sylt and Zurich from Paderborn with an ATR 26-2021 operated by Chalair from March 72, 500. The airport is currently in
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
Paderborn filed for bankruptcy
On Tuesday, Marc Cezanne, in his role as managing director of Paderborn / Lippstadt Airport, filed for insolvency, which had been expected for several weeks. The Supervisory Board previously gave the go-ahead for this step.
Hamburg: Airbus hygiene concept leaves a lot to be desired
The cause of the corona outbreak was unclear for a long time. The first indications are now that the aircraft manufacturer is at fault. In any case, the judicial authority that is responsible for compliance with occupational safety and health in Hamburg has
Hamburg: Falkland special flight takes off on Sunday
On Sunday Lufthansa will operate the longest non-stop flight in the company's history under flight number LH2574. The Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AIXP becomes a researcher of the Alfred Wegener Institute from Hamburg to Mount
Hamburg: British mutation detected at Airbus
Around 500 employees at the Hamburg Airbus plant are still in quarantine. The responsible health authority has now announced that the British mutation has been detected in seven of the 21 infected so far.
Luxair depends on Saarbrücken
As of March 2021, the Luxair airline will not have a stopover in Saarbrücken on the Luxembourg-Hamburg route. The route will be operated non-stop in the future. But this has consequences for the airport in Saarland:
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
Corona outbreak at Airbus: 500 employees under quarantine
Around 500 employees at the Airbus plant in Hamburg-Finkenwerder were quarantined by the local health authority. On Sunday afternoon, the responsible office announced that 21 employees had tested positive so far. Which consequences
Green Airlines had not registered flights at the airports
The ticket seller Green Airlines is postponing its debut announced for February 14, 2022 in Weeze, Munich, Berlin and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. The company or its unspecified operating carrier had the
Ex-Germania boss Balke sues insolvency administrator
Around three years ago, the traditional airline Germania went bankrupt. Now two lawyers, namely ex-Germania boss Karsten Balke and insolvency administrator Rüdiger Wienberg, are in a legal dispute. According to a report by Frankfurt
CO2 certificates: Air Berlin insolvency administrator loses before the ECJ
Air Berlin's insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther suffered a defeat in the matter of carbon dioxide emission certificates before the European Court of Justice. For the mass, the lawyer went to court to have the allocation set after the bankruptcy
Last year, 9,95 million passengers took off and landed at BER
A total of 9,95 million passengers took off or landed at BER last year. That was almost 900.000 passengers more than in the previous year and less than a third in comparison
Berlin: Finance Minister Lindner calls for no government terminal
The government terminal at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has long been disputed. The new Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) considers the existing temporary building to be completely sufficient and speaks out against it
ITB Berlin 2022 will again only take place virtually
Due to the spread of the virus mutant Omikron, ITB Berlin 2022 cannot take place as a face-to-face fair as planned. The congress will thus be held again in digital form. The world's largest travel fair, which will take place from 9 to
Cargo: Leipzig reports a new record
The German airports Dresden and Leipzig together counted 918.341 passengers in the previous year and were 78,2 percent below the value in 2019. Dresden accounted for 385.651 passengers and
EU logistics center for humanitarian aid at Leipzig / Halle Airport
A new logistics center for disaster control is being built at Leipzig / Halle Airport as part of an EU program. The location in the vicinity of the airport is being set up and looked after by the German Red Cross. The EU
Condor is moving forward to Leipzig routes on January 30, 2021
The holiday airline Condor has announced the start of some routes from Leipzig / Halle on January 30, 2021. The background is that the German state of Saxony will prefer the winter holidays. Brings twice a week
