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Condor boss Teckentrup re-elected to the top of the BDF
The General Assembly of the Federal Association of German Airlines unanimously re-elected Condor CEO Ralf Teckentrup as President. The manager has been at the head of the interest organization since 2007. After the Corona crisis
Frankfurt: Asiana Airlines will again fly daily to Seoul from August 2, 2022
Effective August 2, 2022, Asiana Airlines will increase flight frequencies between Frankfurt am Main and Seoul. For the first time since April 2020, flights will again be seven times a week. in the
Fraport sets the course for 5G at Frankfurt Airport
At Frankfurt Airport, the operator Fraport is building a private 5G digital radio network together with the Dutch IT service provider NTT. “The new network will not only speed up the work processes at Fraport, but also numerous
Lufthansa Group is back in the black
According to its own statements, the Lufthansa Group returned to the black in the second quarter of 2022. On the basis of preliminary and as yet unaudited figures, the group of companies announced that the
Due to a lack of staff: Frankfurt has to further reduce capacity
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, wants to further reduce capacity. In the coming week, a corresponding application is to be submitted to air traffic control, which will lower the maximum values for the
Lufthansa Group differentiates GDS fees
A few years ago, the Lufthansa Group introduced a surcharge for booking via GDS systems, under great protest from travel agencies. Currently, they charge 19 euros extra per ticket that is over
Delta flies Munich-Atlanta four times a week again
The US airline Delta Air Lines is now flying four times a week between Atlanta and Munich again. Long-haul Boeing 767-400 jets are used. The Bavarian capital is like before
Lufthansa plans to open new routes again in summer 2022
Lufthansa and Eurowings Discover plan to fly to around 2022 European destinations from Frankfurt am Main and Munich in the 160 summer flight schedule. Lays on the occasion of the soccer world championship, which will take place in Qatar
Lufthansa is stationing four leasing A350s in Munich
Lufthansa will station four more long-haul Airbus A350 aircraft at Munich Airport. Naturally, this decision was positively received by the management of Bavaria's largest airport. It is about
Munich Airport: New store in Terminal 1
The shopping world at Munich Airport has now one more attraction. The traditional Munich company Hirmer opened a new shop in Terminal 1 (central area) today and is presenting a new shop here
MUC: German air traffic control rents in Lab Campus
The Lab Campus at Munich Airport has a new prominent tenant: Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) has rented space with a total area of around 2.700 m2 in so-called LAB 48. Around
New start for satellite building at Munich Airport: first departure to Miami
After 20 months of downtime caused by the pandemic, the Terminal 2 satellite at Munich Airport was used again today for the first time to handle flights between Munich and the USA. The airport
Stuttgart: Airport boss Friday resigns early
The supervisory board of Stuttgart airport has to look around for a new managing director, because company boss Arina Freitag will leave the company at the end of the year at her own request. Your contract would be up
Eurowings flies Baden-Württemberg into the summer vacation
The summer holidays will begin shortly in Baden-Württemberg. Over the past few weeks and months, the Lufthansa subsidiary, together with Stuttgart Airport, has been working intensively on the start of the best time
European Air Charter increases in Germany
On behalf of some tour operators, European Air Charter is increasing the flight offer from Germany again. A total of 2021 additional circuits are to be carried out between July and September 38. The Tour Operator Alltours,
Farewell tour: Transall flies over Nuremberg
As part of the farewell tour, the German Air Force flew over Nuremberg Airport on Wednesday with a Transall C-160. Transall will clear the Airbus A400M and the new one at the end of the year
Ryanair announces eleven new routes to Germany
The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the addition of a total of eleven new routes from German airports. These are to be served in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. The company also announced that they were leaving
Zurich can be reached again from Nuremberg
Since the beginning of this week, Nuremberg Airport has been connected to the international hub in Zurich again. From now on, Swiss will start several times a week in the north of Switzerland. From September it will be
Lauda: Crewlink wants to hire ex-Düsseldorfer for Zadar
The airline Lauda Europe is currently looking for flight attendants for the Zadar base and subsequently also for Zagreb. The temporary employment agency wrote for the first named location
Eurowings has reactivated Dresden-Düsseldorf
Eurowings has been flying between Dresden and Düsseldorf again since Monday. For the time being, three circuits per week will be offered. The route paused repeatedly due to the corona pandemic. Most recently, the Lufthansa subsidiary set up the connection for
Düsseldorf: Eurowings announces Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg and Tbilisi
From Düsseldorf, Eurowings will start non-stop connections to Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg and Tbilisi in July 2021. According to their own information, they are heading to the two countries for the first time under EW flight numbers. Germanwings had in the
Eurowings relies on travel insurance
Eurowings is pushing the sale of travel insurance and is currently advertising that "Corona travel protection" should now be automatically included when purchasing packages from Hanse-Merkur-Assekuranz. When it comes to travel insurance, the small print is generally used
DUS: Ground crew on strike
On the first Sunday of Easter holidays, employees in passenger handling at Düsseldorf Airport temporarily stopped their work. More than half of the workforce at the airport service provider Aviation Handling Services (AHS) is responding to a call
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
No reaction: German Airways sues Green Airlines for millions
The ticket seller Green Airlines is facing a lawsuit worth millions from the Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways. The airline stopped its services due to default in payment and demands payment of the contractually agreed charter rates
Johan Vanneste leaves Cologne / Bonn
There is a change in management at Cologne / Bonn Airport, as managing director Johan Vanneste is leaving early at the end of the year at his own request. A successor has not yet been presented. The manager asked that
Corendon announces new summer routes
The Corendon Group is currently working intensively on the summer flight schedule for 2022. New routes are planned from Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. Depending on the route, these are operated by Corendon Airlines, Corendon
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
Easyjet celebrates its comeback in Dortmund
After the British airline canceled all flights from Dortmund Airport due to the corona pandemic, it will resume the connection to London-Luton for the summer flight schedule 2021. Passengers can use the connection
Dortmund: 55 percent fewer passengers in 2020
Dortmund Airport had to record a 2020 percent drop in passengers in 55. The airport handled a total of 1.220.624 passengers. The number of flight movements fell by 48 percent. Most travelers
Air Malta returns to Hamburg
The airline Air Malta will be present again at Hamburg Airport from October 28, 2020. The carrier withdrew last year, but is now back to two weekly rotations
Emirates returns to Hamburg and Düsseldorf
Golf carrier Emirates Airline has announced its return to the German airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf. From November 1, 2020, these are to be served twice a week from Dubai. As an aircraft
Hamburg: Lufthansa is waiting for Boeing 747SP "SOFIA"
A unique guest arrived at Hamburg Airport on September 30, 2020 for maintenance purposes: the Boeing 747SP "Sofia". These are the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, NASA and
External companies make it cheaper: Eurowings terminates Lufthansa Technik
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will no longer have line maintenance in Düsseldorf and Hamburg carried out by its sister company Lufthansa-Technik. Third-party providers could provide these services more cheaply, reports the Airliners.de portal. Already for
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air pauses again
The Rhein-Neckar-Air flights from Mannheim to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg operated by MHS Aviation were only resumed on September 14, 2020, but demand does not seem to be present at the moment. The
Delta plans to take over 40 Airbus jets later
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is said to be in negotiations with major customer Airbus about a possible postponement of deliveries of around 40 jets. Bloomberg reports that the machines will be shipped this year
Berlin: Transaiva France has taken up Paris-Orly
The airline Transavia France has been connecting the German capital Berlin with Paris since Friday. Orly Airport, which is close to the city, is used in France. As a rule, Boeing 737-800 machines come to the
EU court rejects LOT lawsuit against Air Berlin break-up
The bankruptcy of the Air Berlin Group was a few years ago. The Polish airline LOT had at that time against the permits of the EU Commission, the acquisition of assets as well as the
Lufthansa names first Dreamliner “Berlin”
Lufthansa has not yet been able to formally take over any of a total of five Boeing 787-9s, but the group announced that the first unit will bear the registration D-ABPA. The long-haul jet is supposed to be on the
Delta increases flight offer from Germany in December
Starting in November, the United States will open its borders to vaccinated travelers from Europe. In the course of this, Delta Air Lines is expanding the range of flights from Germany. From December 14, 2021
Pegas Fly reactivates Berlin-Kaliningrad
Berlin and Kaliningrad are not that far apart, but traveling between the two cities has been quite awkward since Air Berlin went bankrupt. The former Königsberg and
Sundair in a new livery in the air
The German holiday airline Sundair is giving its aircraft a new livery. The first aircraft to wear the new color scheme is the Airbus A41 operated by FlyAir320 with the registration 9A-IRM. So far
Is Prime Air coming to Europe anytime soon?
According to information from the specialist portal Skyliner Magazine, the Irish airline ASL Airlines Ireland has taken over a first, second-hand converted Boeing 737-800F, which is in the colors of the virtual logistics service provider Prime
No AUA tickets on Leipzig-Nuremberg: why actually?
Austrian Airlines will be active in domestic German air traffic until the end of October 2020. At least at first glance, because point-to-point tickets are not sold between Leipzig and Nuremberg. Why actually? Is that about
Leipzig-Frankfurt only by rail
Lufthansa will no longer fly between Leipzig / Halle and Frankfurt am Main in the future. Instead, they rely on a cooperation with Deutsche Bahn. There should be special areas in the trains
