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Summer 2024: Condor flies to Miami and Calgary
The German holiday airline Condor is planning non-stop flights from Frankfurt am Main to Miami and Calgary in the 2024 summer timetable. These are to be served with the Airbus A330neo machine type. Into the city
Air Canada is terminating Calgary-Frankfurt
The Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines will offer up to six weekly routes between Frankfurt am Main and Calgary, Canada, in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. In return, Air Canada withdraws from this
Transferred to another airline without consent: Passengers have these rights
It happens again and again that passengers are informed by their airlines about the cancellation of their flights. Sometimes longer than 14 days before departure, sometimes less and often only
New brand identity: Eurowings Discover is now Discover Airlines
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover presented its new brand identity as “Discover Airlines” in Frankfurt am Main on September 5, 2023. This breaks away from the Eurowings brand, which was in the past
Air Serbia is increasing flights to Frankfurt and Brussels
The Serbian airline Air Serbia recently announced the increase in flights to Frankfurt and Brussels. The Serbian national carrier is planning flights to Frankfurt and Brussels for the
Many Condor passengers upset because they rebooked on Marabu
A few days ago it was announced that in the 2023/24 winter timetable some routes from Germany, which Condor had previously marketed as its own flights, were to be handed over to the sister company Marabu. This
Hanover: Tuifly connection to Castellon is to be established
According to Spanish media reports, the Valencia region is negotiating with the German Tui group about the inclusion of a non-stop connection between Castellón and Hanover. The fact that
Corendon with new routes from Hanover and Düsseldorf
The leisure airlines of the Corendon Group have removed numerous routes from the 2023 summer timetable in recent weeks. At the same time, new routes are planned from Hanover and Düsseldorf. The predominant
Corendon again shortens the 2023 summer flight schedule from the DA-CH region
The airline Corendon will be shorter in the 2023 summer flight schedule and less aggressively active in German-speaking countries. Numerous routes have already been discontinued this year, sometimes at very short notice
Frankfurt-Hahn: Insolvency administrator terminates contract with buyer
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport will definitely not go to Swift Conjoy GmbH. In the previous year, the company emerged as the best bidder in the bidding process and was awarded the contract. Because the purchase price despite
Frankfurt-Hahn: Lufthansa threatens next defeat before the ECJ
In the legal dispute over subsidies at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Lufthansa is threatened with another legal defeat. In a case before the ECJ, the Advocate General recommended that a lower court's judgment be set aside. The
Frankfurt-Hahn: the insolvency administrator is again obtaining offers
The race for the German regional airport Frankfurt-Hahn is open again, because insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner has invited bidders and other interested parties to submit offers by March 9, 2023. A decision
Kassel: But no Mallorca flights in April
The lifting of the German travel warning for the Balearic Islands led to a sharp increase in new bookings. But apparently not in Kassel. Because all Mallorca flights from the airport have now been finally canceled.
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
Kassel: Rhein-Neckar Air flies back to Sylt
Mannheim Airport's house brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, will offer non-stop flights between Kassel-Calden and Sylt in summer 2021. All flights of this provider are operated by the Bavarian MHS Aviation. Rhine-Neckar
Winter 2023/24: Etihad increases presence in Munich
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, golf carrier Etihad Airways will significantly increase air traffic between Abu Dhabi and Munich. In the future, the aim is to offer up to ten weekly circulations. From the available flight plan data of the carrier
Munich: The high ropes course is back
Since August 7, 2023, the Munich Airport Center, which is located between the two terminals, has again had a high ropes course that was specially designed for the airport. This one can
After more than three years: Air China celebrates Munich comeback
After an absence of more than three years, Air China made its comeback at Munich Airport last week. Daily Beijing flights are now available again. Modern ones are used
Summer 2024: Ita Airways increases Munich and Frankfurt
The Italian airline Ita Airways is planning to fly to the Lufthansa hubs in Frankfurt and Munich much more frequently at the start of the 2024 summer timetable period. The frequencies are to be doubled on both routes. At the moment Ita
From Frankfurt and Munich: Lufthansa is increasing Balkan routes
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, Lufthansa is increasing the offer from Frankfurt am Main in the direction of Belgrade, Zagreb, Ljubjljana, Skopje and Sarajevo. One also offers one from Munich to Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
Munich: Lufthansa increases Ljubljana capacity
In the 2023/24 winter timetable, Lufthansa will offer higher capacity on the Munich-Ljubljana route. In the future, this route will generally be served with Airbus A319s. At the moment, Bombardier CRJ-900 are mostly used
Stuttgart Airport: Supermarket open at night for self-service
The Edeka supermarket at Stuttgart Airport now allows you to shop between 22:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. During this night time access is by debit or
Stuttgart Airport is giving away a new aerial photo poster
Stuttgart Airport was photographed from a bird's eye view again this year. Interested parties can now order a large wall poster free of charge. The colored aerial photo is about 85
Summer 2024: Eurowings takes on Keflavik from Stuttgart
From Stuttgart, Eurowings is also planning to offer the destination Keflavik in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This will initially be offered twice a week. The first flight is announced for May 19, 2024. From Stuttgart
From Weeze and Karlsruhe: Ryanair takes on Bergamo
The low-cost airline Ryanair is starting a non-stop connection to Bergamo from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Weeze. These new additions are to be served from the 2023 summer flight schedule. From Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden it should be twice a week from April 2023
Passenger numbers: 2022 was the second best year for Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
The German regional airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden had a total of 2022 passengers in 1.315.525. This was only 31.000 fewer passengers than in the record year 2019
Summer 2023: Ryanair is stationing more Boeing 737-800s at FKB
The Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air will operate in the 2023 summer timetable with three aircraft based at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden regional airport. According to its own information, it offers around 170 weekly flights to 23 destinations
Mavi Gök Airlines takes on Friedrichshafen-Antalya
The Turkish holiday airline Mavi Gök Airlines intends to fly between Friedrichshafen and Antalya in midsummer 2023. It works on behalf of the group's own tour operators of the Anex Group. The first flight should
Bodensee-Airport looks back on a successful 2022
Around 340.000 passengers used the airport last year for trips to and from Friedrichshafen. The 339.550 passengers achieved correspond to an increase of 211.393 passengers and an increase of 165 percent compared to the previous year. That is 70 percent of the volume related to
Friedrichshafen: Wizz Air gives up Tirana flights
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will discontinue the non-stop connection between Tirana and Friedrichshafen. The provisionally last flight is scheduled for January 21, 2023. It's not the only one
Memmingen: Ryanair prefers Rome admission
In the 2023 summer flight schedule, both Ryanair and Wizz Air want to fly between Memmingen and Rome-Fiumicino. The first-named low-cost airline has reacted to the competitive situation and is considering resuming this route
Verdi strike: Tui is relocating some flights to other airports
In view of the strikes that the Verdi union is calling for at seven German commercial airports, the tour operator Tui is relocating some holiday flights to other airports. Affected are circulations originally intended for Stuttgart, Frankfurt,
Memmingen urgently looking for new employees
Memmingen Airport is on a growth course - not only in terms of flight destinations and passenger numbers, which are rising sharply. The airport team also needs reinforcement and offers numerous new, attractive positions
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
Eurowings is building new bases in Hanover and Nuremberg
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasing its offering from the German airports of Nuremberg and Hanover. Among other things, they want to add new flight connections to the Canary Islands and Egypt. Also
Photo gallery: Nuremberg airport beekeepers
They do not need take-off permission from the tower, nor do they have to be guided by follow-me vehicles: around 120.000 honey bees swarm over the outside areas of Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg and do a valuable job
New Pristina charter from Saarbrücken and Memmingen
The airlines Trade Air and ETF Airways will operate further Pristina charter flights from Germany in the summer of 2022. On behalf of specialized travel agencies, there are now also flights from Saarbrücken and Memmingen. away
D-AASH: Avanti Air has deployed the first DHC Dash 8-400
With the D-AASH, the German airline Avanti Air has registered the first of three de Havilland Dash 8-400 on the AOC. The machine has the serial number 4187 and was in
Saarbrücken with a colorful summer 2022 program
From the German regional airport Saarbrücken there are to be eleven weekly scheduled flights to Berlin in the summer flight schedule 2021/22. It is expected to go to Hamburg six times a week. The implementation is carried out with turboprop aircraft
Winter 2023/24: Air Cairo is planning 260 Sharm El Sheikh flights from Germany
The Egyptian airline Air Cairo is planning around 2023 rotations between German airports and Sharm El Sheikh in the 24/260 winter flight schedule. They cooperate with tour operators such as Alltours, Tui,
Eurowings has put the Airbus A321 into scheduled service
The low-cost airline Eurowings put an Airbus A3 back into scheduled service on Saturday, June 2023, 321. The comeback flight was operated as EW9630 from Dusseldorf to Rhodes. Still in
Düsseldorf: Eurowings with two more winter Finland routes
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, Eurowings will be offering two more Finland routes from Düsseldorf. These are the destinations Ivalo and Kuusamo, which will be headed for seasonally. The first named destination is
German environmental aid is suing Eurowings for greenwashing allegations
The organization "Deutsche Umwelthilfe" accuses numerous companies, including the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, of so-called greenwashing. It takes the view that misleading advertising claims are being made and therefore has a lawsuit
Summer 2024: Tuifly with two new Tunisia routes
The German holiday airline Tuifly will be flying from two German airports to Tunisia's Enfidha Hammamet Airport next year. Available flight plan data shows that the prelude to the
Volotea and Eurowings officially start sales cooperation
Some time ago, the airlines Volotea and Eurowings announced a reciprocal sales partnership. This has now been officially sealed, because the declaration of intent, which was signed in March 2023, has now been followed
Winter 2023/24: British Airways flies up to 12 weekly Cologne-Heathrow rotations
British Airways is planning to connect Cologne/Bonn Airport to the London Heathrow hub up to twelve times a week in the 2023/24 winter timetable. In the frequency mentioned, the IAG group member wants to take effect on 30.
Germany: Ryanair is looking for 150 new flight attendants
The Ryanair Group is in Germany looking for 150 more flight attendants to be deployed from German airports. To this end, the company is holding an event on August 16, 2023 and
Summer holidays 2023: Cologne/Bonn had 1,7 million passengers
Cologne/Bonn Airport was used by around 1,7 million travelers during the summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia. During the calendar month of July 2023, there were around 1,1 million passengers, which was around
Dortmund Airport receives second supplementary permit
A few days ago, Dortmund Airport received a second supplementary approval for the aviation permit from the Münster district government. This was applied for on September 30, 2022. The background is that the
Dortmund: Wizz Air takes on Brasov
The Wizz Air Group announces two routes from the Romanian airport Brasov: From August 2, 2023 they want to fly three times a week to London-Luton and from September 2, 2023 twice
Exercise: Dortmund simulated an aircraft accident
A regular flight accident drill took place in the security area of Dortmund Airport on Saturday morning. Airport fire brigade, fire brigade and rescue service of the city of Dortmund, special units of the federal police and a team for psychosocial emergency care (PSNV) practiced
Münster/Osnabrück Airport with a new duty-free zone
Münster/Osnabrück Airport opened a newly designed duty-free and catering area this week. This is around 600 square meters and is located immediately after the security check. The previously separate areas of
Münster/Osnabrück celebrates the opening of the Smartlynx base
The airline Smartlynx opened a base at Münster/Osnabrück Airport last Friday. On behalf of the tour operator Tui, some holiday destinations will be served during the 2023 summer flight schedule. The airport
FMO: Alternate airport for Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports
Since Thursday, Münster/Osnabrück Airport has been able to record a large number of additional flight movements and an increased number of passengers. This is justified with the strikes at the airports in Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn. The
Paderborn reports 502.629 passengers
The German airport Paderborn/Lippstadt was used by 2022 passengers in 502.629. This was a significant increase compared to 2021, when there were 129.292 travelers. The Airport Board of Directors
Paderborn: Air Nostrum takes up Palma charter for Aida
Between May 6 and October 28, 2023, charter flights to Palma de Mallorca are to be offered from Paderborn/Lippstadt on behalf of the Aida shipping company. These serve as feeders for the cruises
Freebird will initially fly Paderborn-Antalya three times a week
The Turkish airline Freebird is planning to offer three weekly rotations between Paderborn and Antalya in the summer of 2023. The seasonal flight offer is scheduled to start on April 1, 2023. Initially, until
Royal Air Maroc extends flights from Cologne, Weeze and Hahn
Royal Air Maroc originally announced the new additions to Cologne/Bonn, Weeze and Hahn as seasonal routes for the 2023 summer timetable. Recently, the three routes were also available for the winter
Ryanair increases Weeze-Bergamo
The low-cost airline Ryanair is increasing the frequencies between Weeze and Bergamo in Italy with effect from June 6, 2023. In the future, six circulations per week will be offered. The subsidiary Malta Air
Easter holidays: Weeze expects 90.000 passengers
The German regional airport Niederrhein expects around 2023 passengers during the Easter holidays in 90.000. Last weekend alone there were around 18.000 passengers. The airport calculates during the entire Easter holiday period
Hamburg Airport: charity football tournament takes place
The 24th Radio Hamburg Soccer Cup will take place on Saturday, June 2023, 13 from 18 p.m. to 11 p.m. For this purpose, Hamburg Airport is providing its for the second time in a row
Summer 2024: Finnair is increasing Hamburg and Düsseldorf
In the 2024 summer timetable, Finnair will increase frequencies in the direction of Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh, Osaka and Tokyo-Narita. From April 2, 2024, the course will be set for Wrocław. In
Hamburg-Munich was the busiest domestic German route in 2022
Trade fairs, events or personal meetings with business partners: Although video conferences are very popular, business trips are indispensable for many companies. Most of the business trips are primarily within Germany
Widerøe is back at Hamburg Airport
Last week the airline Widerøe celebrated its comeback at Hamburg Airport. The Bergen route is now being served again on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. "The comeback
“Air Defender 23”: Delays at Hamburg Airport
NATO's largest aerial exercise, also dubbed "Air Defender 23," is bound to cause complications in airspace traffic over the next few weeks. In terms of this exercise, on German airspace
Germany: NATO exercise leads to delays
The large-scale NATO exercise in the airspace of the Federal Republic of Germany leads to delays and cancellations in the civil sector. The exercises are on weekdays from Monday to Friday or in
Winter 2023/24: Wizz Air announces Bremen-Tirana
In December 2023, the low-cost airline Wizz Air will start a non-stop connection between Tirana and Bremen. This will initially be served three times a week. It is the ninth route
Bremen Airport is renovating Taxiway A
Runway A at Bremen Airport is due to be renovated by April 30, 2023. This does not impede flight operations. For eastbound takeoffs arrive in this time
Sundair with new routes from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig and Lübeck
The German holiday airline Sundair is serving a number of new routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig/Halle and Lübeck. These are each flown once a week with Airbus A320. Going from Berlin
Summer 2023: Sundair is planning four holiday destinations from Lübeck
The holiday airline Sundair plans to be present again at the German airport in Lübeck in the summer of 2023. The program, which consists of four destinations, will be gradually introduced from the beginning of May 2023.
Because of a defective E190: Colorful subcharter with Lübeck Air
Last week, Lübeck Air's flight plan was thrown into disarray due to a technical failure suffered by the Embraer 190 operated by German Airways and registered D-AJHW in Preveza.
Lübeck Air sets course for Scandinavian Mountains Airport
Lübeck Air's 2022/23 winter timetable includes a new destination: Sälen/Trysil. Weekly flights are planned, which are to be carried out on the Saturday traffic day. The Swedish airport is located
German Airways ultimatum to Green Airlines: 800.000 euros on the table or 11,3 million euros lawsuit
By the end of this week, the ticket seller Green Airlines has to put 800.000 euros on the table at German Airways or the Zeitfracht subsidiary will file a lawsuit for 11,3 million euros.
Green Airlines is now offering tickets with a fictitious IATA 2L code
The German ticket seller Green Airlines has extensively revised its homepage and no longer calls itself an “airline” or “airline”. In the self-description you now call yourself a “virtual airline”. the
Truth undesirable: Green Airlines boss has lawyers' letters sent
In the aviation industry there are always impressive, fascinating, but also curious, incomprehensible or even disturbing events. Aviation casts a spell over many people - both positively and negatively.
Heringsdorf with only one line connection
Usedom is an extremely popular holiday destination in Germany and Poland. However, the flight offer is extremely meager this season. Heringsdorf Airport still has to wait for additional scheduled flights, because apart from that
Berlin: Wisag expands carbon dioxide-neutral handling
According to its own statements, the ground service provider Wisag Aviation carried out the carbon dioxide-neutral handling number 19 on July 2023, 1.000. The customer was the airline Norwegian Air Shuttle. The share of
Summer holidays 2023: BER expects 3,5 million passengers
The German capital's airport Berlin-Brandenburg expects to have around 2023 million passengers during the current summer holidays in 3,5. It is assumed that compared to the same period last year, around one
June 2023: BER still well below pre-crisis levels
In June 2023, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was used by 2,1 million travelers. This was significantly below the value that Schönefeld and Tegel achieved together in June 2019. At that time
Berlin: Virtual time travel before departure
Passengers can now go on a journey through time at BER Airport. In the departure areas of Terminals 1 and 2, Gebr. Heinemann offers in cooperation with the COLD WAR MUSEUM
Berlin: “Siko with appointment” was used by one million passengers
Last year, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport introduced the so-called "security check with appointment" as the first German traffic appointment. In the meantime, the free product, which is marketed as “BER Runway”, has been used by around
BA Cityflyer increases Berlin-London City
The British Airways subsidiary BA Cityflyer will continue to increase air traffic between London City Airport and Berlin with effect from the start of the 2023/24 winter timetable period. From October 31, 2023, the Embraer operator
LOI: Private Wings wants to buy five D328eco
German charter airline Private Wings is interested in purchasing five Dornier D328eco to be produced by Deutsche Aircraft. A corresponding declaration of intent was made during the groundbreaking ceremony
Leipzig/Halle: Groundbreaking ceremony for Deutsche Aircraft factory
Deutsche Aircraft intends to assemble a modernized variant of the Dornier 328 turboprop aircraft on the site of Leipzig/Halle Airport. The symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the future plant took place in the middle of this week.
Passenger numbers: Dresden and Leipzig continue to grow
In the first three months of the year, the central German airports recorded further growth in demand, especially for tourist flights. Significantly more passengers were counted at Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports
Dresden: Sundair is the largest holiday flight provider
Dresden Airport's summer timetable offers connections to 20 destinations in 10 countries, served by 12 airlines. Up to 112 flights depart per week. Sundair is with up
Easter Sunday: Sundair conducts a sightseeing flight in Dresden
On Sunday, April 10, 2023, the German airline Sundair will operate a 40-minute sightseeing flight from Dresden. This will be commissioned by Niki Aviation & Holidays on the occasion of Easter Sunday
MDF AG extends with service provider Klüh
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, which is behind Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports, has extended an existing service contract with Klüh by five years. In Leipzig/Halle, this company provides in
German Airways orders 17 Wingcopter drones
The German airline German Airways orders 17 delivery drones from Wingcopter. Furthermore, you have completed options for up to 115 more. Rostock-Laage Airport is to be used as a test field as part of a development cooperation
Verdi and Rostock Airport conclude new collective agreement
The Verdi trade union and Rostock-Laage Airport have agreed on a new collective agreement that will come into force on April 1, 2022. The 92 employees of the regional airport are under
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
Albastar reconnects Erfurt-Weimar with Mallorca
As of today, the Balearic island of Mallorca is again an integral part of Erfurt-Weimar Airport's summer flight schedule. On behalf of the Duisburg tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen GmbH, the Spanish airline Albastar flies with aircraft of the type
Erfurt: Fire brigade trains on a mobile aircraft fire simulator
The company fire brigade at the Erfurt-Weimar regional airport is currently the first customer to train on a mobile aircraft fire and recovery simulator from Arff Services GmbH. National and international authorities therefore require regular training. Next to the
Guided tour of the site: Erfurt-Weimar Airport invites you
For the last time this year, Erfurt Weimar Airport will open its doors and invite all interested parties to a 90-minute tour of the airport grounds. The tour takes place on Tuesday,
