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It's all about the sausage: Condor also relies on currywurst
Among the German airlines, it is obviously not only about the sausage, but also about the folding tables in the cabin. After Tuifly and Eurowings, Condor also offers
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
Singapore Airlines extends codeshare cooperation with Lufthansa
Singapore Airlines is further expanding its codeshare cooperation with Star Alliance partner Lufthansa in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. The SQ code will be placed on 17 other routes served by the crane airline. It is from Munich
Lufthansa and UFO agree on new collective agreement
The flight attendant union UFO and Lufthansa have agreed on a new collective agreement. The basic salary is to be increased by 1 euros as of January 2023, 250. Effective July 1, 2023
Eurowings Discover: Cockpit Association accepts offer
The German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit accepts the Lufthansa management's offer to enter into collective bargaining regarding the subsidiary Eurowings Discover. The employee representatives welcome the initiative. “VC and the Lufthansa Group are
Lufthansa puts “Cityline 2” on hold
Lufthansa has put the "Cityline 2" project, which was intended to serve as a low-cost platform for feeder flights to Frankfurt am Main and Munich, on hold. This is based on an existing internal communication
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
Munich Airport auctions lost property at the Hallbergmooser Volksfest
Attention bargain hunters: On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Flughafen München GmbH will be auctioning off items found in Hallbergmoos that were forgotten or lost at the airport and not picked up again. The auction takes place
For Eurowings Discover Wetlease: Finnair offers regular A350 tickets to Germany
Oneworld member Finnair will operate two one-way Airbus A14-2022 flights from Helsinki to Germany on 350 May 900. These lead to Frankfurt am Main or Munich and can be booked regularly.
MUC: Audio Walk shortens waiting times for families before departure
Munich Airport is now offering an audio walk through Terminal 2 to shorten waiting times at the airport for families with children. The audio walk through the Schengen area
Munich Airport opens two new shops in Terminal 2
With the summer flight schedule that has been in effect since the end of March, the number of destinations offered at Munich Airport has increased – and with it the number of passengers. Against the background of tightening traffic
Corendon Europe is planning new winter routes from Germany and Switzerland
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe is currently in the middle of planning for the 2021/22 winter flight schedule from Germany. There are some minor innovations, primarily from smaller airports. Currently planning
Munich Airport continues to recover in the first quarter
Even if the traffic balance for the first quarter of 2022 at Munich Airport is still heavily influenced by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, this is evident in the first three months of the new year
Eurowings is further expanding Friends & Relatives routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is continuing to expand so-called ethnic air traffic in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. Various routes that are also aimed at people with friends and relatives at the destinations,
Stuttgart Airport: Night bus N8 goes to the airport
Starting today, the SSB night bus N8 will continue to the airport early in the morning. This means that early departures can be reached more easily. The line starts daily at 3.40 a.m. at Schlossplatz and
Eurowings is bringing two Air-Baltic-A220 to Stuttgart
The Latvian Air Baltic will be flying from Stuttgart on behalf of Eurowings from Tuesday. Two Airbus A220-300s are stationed at the largest airport in Baden-Württemberg for the wet lease order. It is flown under flight numbers
Nuremberg: Lufthansa starts handing over luggage to the bus driver
Last but not least, due to political pressure, Lufthansa has shifted the ultra-short route between Nuremberg and Munich to the road. For some time now, buses have been running between the two cities under Lufthansa flight numbers. Well shall
2021: Nuremberg had 1,1 million passengers
The Bavarian Nuremberg Airport counted around 2021 million passengers in 1,1. This was around 16 percent above the volume in 2020, but around a quarter below
NUE: More than 60 summer destinations can already be booked now
In the summer flight schedule, more than 60 destinations can be reached non-stop from Nuremberg Airport again from the end of March and most of them can already be booked. There are 14 new ones for city travelers alone
Lalona Air: The next virtual air number?
Lalona Air, which is currently being established, is scheduled to take off from Düsseldorf for the first time on January 15, 2022. According to their own statements, the Danish Air Alsie could be won as a flight partner. With
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
Eurowings is replacing “switch compulsory” with an upload function
Eurowings is introducing the option of digitally saving corona documents in its app relatively late. The solution is called “MyHealth Docs” and was previously tested with around 1.500 volunteers.
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
Swissport takes over passenger services for Eurowings in Cologne/Bonn
Eurowings has commissioned Swissport to take over the check-in and gate services for passengers at Cologne/Bonn Airport and to coordinate the fleet's aircraft handling. The Swiss service provider has one in Germany
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
German Airways ahead of cargo comeback with ATR72-600F
The German airline German Airways is getting back into the cargo business and this time is using the turboprop ATR72-600F. According to CH-Aviation.com, the carrier has a total of five machines of this type from the manufacturer ATR
Eurowings is expanding in Dortmund
The airline Eurowings is reacting in Dortmund to the presence of its competitor Wizz Air and is announcing four new routes. These are the destinations Alicante, Malaga, Catania, Naples,
Dortmund could not benefit from the Mallorca boom
The German Dortmund Airport was only able to benefit marginally from the increased demand around Easter 2021. According to broadcasts from the airport, 34.204 passengers used this airport during the holidays. In direct
Quarterly figures: Dortmund reports a 75 percent decline
The German Dortmund Airport was used by 2021 passengers in the first quarter of 120.957. In direct comparison with the same period in the previous year, this means a decrease of around 75 percent. The
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.
Paderborn: Supervisory Board gives the go-ahead for filing for bankruptcy
The German regional airport Paderborn-Lippstadt was hit hard by the corona crisis. The supervisory board has now decided that the management will file for bankruptcy with the court this week. Is requested
Paderborn before bankruptcy
The German Paderborn Airport could soon file for bankruptcy under self-administration. The majority of the airport is owned by the district of Paderborn. Now there should also be a political majority for that
April 2021: Airbus delivered 45 machines
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was able to deliver significantly fewer machines in April 2021 - in direct comparison with March 2021. The manufacturer announced that they would deliver 45 commercial aircraft to customers
Quarterly figures: Airbus announces profit
In contrast to its competitor Boeing, the European aircraft manufacturer was able to announce black numbers for the first quarter of 2021. The group announced on Thursday that it would be in the first
F-GSTA: Airbus sends oldest beluga into retirement
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is retiring the first ever Beluga transport aircraft. The machine is temporarily parked in Hamburg. The freighter has been in service since 1005
Danish Air Transport is expanding its German offering
The airline Danish Air Transport (DAT) will offer two weekly round trips between Berlin and the Baltic island of Bornholm in July and August 2021. The aircraft used are turboprop aircraft of the type ATR 72
Airbus wants to rebuild structural assembly in France and Germany
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is planning to reorganize structural assembly in Europe. To this end, new companies are to be founded in France and Germany. Talks are currently underway about the future in Spain. in the
Summer flight schedule: nine new destinations from Hamburg
The airlines are gradually expanding their services from Hamburg: the airlines are currently flying to 80 direct destinations from Hamburg Airport, and by the summer holidays there will probably be around 105 destinations.
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
BER: Summer timetable with some new destinations
In the summer timetable, 58 airlines will fly to 146 destinations in 49 countries. The new destinations include destinations in France and Italy, Croatia, Turkey and Scandinavia. In addition
Berlin: Ryanair is gradually moving to Terminal 2
The move of the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair to the newly opened Terminal 2 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport has begun. In a transition phase until March 30, 2022, both the T1
T2 is launched: BER is preparing for increasing passenger numbers
Terminal 2 was completed at the end of September 2020 before the opening of BER. Due to the low number of passengers during the corona pandemic, it has not yet been used. That changes: Tomorrow
Twice as many employees at Leipzig / Halle Airport as ten years ago
Even in the corona pandemic, Central German airports are holding on to their workforce. This is mainly due to the ongoing boom in the freight business. At the Leipzig / Halle (LEJ) airport location is the number
Condor now flies DHL parcels
DHL parcels are currently more lucrative for Condor than passengers. The holiday airline will fly with four Boeing 2021s on behalf of Deutsche Post DHL until at least the end of May 767. The first flights were
Leipzig: After the start, the cargo door of a DHL-B757 tore open
The Boeing 757 operated by DHL Air UK with the registration G-DHKZ lost parts and possibly also cargo on Saturday morning shortly after take-off from Leipzig / Halle. According to a spokesman for the
