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Hisky Europe takes on Bucharest-Frankfurt
The Romanian airline Hisky Europe intends to fly several times a week between Bucharest (Otopeni) and Frankfurt am Main from December 18, 2023. The service should be on Monday, Thursday and Monday
ECJ: Booking changes made by the airline may be subject to compensation
The European Court of Justice had to deal with the question of whether passengers whose flights had already been canceled by the airline in advance still had to appear at the check-in counter or otherwise their claim
Condor orders three more Airbus A330-900s
The German holiday airline Condor will expand its long-haul fleet to 21 Airbus A330-900 aircraft. The carrier has announced that it has ordered three more copies. The additional machines should
City Airlines: UFO fears end for Lufthansa Cityline
The flight attendant union UFO fears that the latest Lufthansa offshoot “City Airlines” could contribute to the rapid dissolution of the existing Lufthansa CItyline. There is no concrete evidence for the claim,
Summer 2024: Air Canada increases Montreal-Frankfurt service
Star Alliance member Air Canada will fly more frequently between Montreal and Frankfurt am Main in summer 2024. In the future, up to 13 rounds per week will be served. From available flight plan data
Winter flight schedule: Frankfurt Airport with numerous expansions
Frankfurt Airport can expect a successful winter of 2023/24. The airport will serve 242 destinations, making the airport the most important international air traffic hub. Frankfurt Airport can have a successful winter time
Munich is looking forward to the Lufthansa A380 comeback
Airbus A380-800s operated by Lufthansa have not been sighted in Munich for a long time. The carrier is currently not using these in regular scheduled services, because originally it was thought to be the beginning
Entry into scheduled business: Dan Air flies to Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin
The Romanian airline Dan Air intends to enter scheduled business from the beginning of June 2023. From Bucharest you want to head for Nuremberg, Munich and Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany. While the flights in
Lufthansa hands Munich Jersey over to Air Dolomiti
From May 27, 2023, Air Dolomiti will offer the flight connection between Munich and Jersey under its own flight numbers. So far, the LH code has been used. Flights will continue to be operated via Lufthansa
All Nippon Airways has reactivated Tokyo-Munich
After a long absence, Japanese Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways celebrated its comeback at Munich Airport on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The carrier again flies three times a week from Tokyo-Haneda
Easter holidays: Munich expects 1,6 million passengers
Munich Airport expects around 2023 take-offs and landings in the upcoming Easter holidays in 13.000. About 1,6 million passengers are expected. March 31, 2023 alone are tight
Munich: Cityjet flies with CRJ-1000 for Lufthansa
The Irish airline Cityjet will also operate Bombardier CRJ-1000 regional jets in the future. Lufthansa was the first wet lease customer to win. The rented machines are shipped from Munich for the Kranich Group
Stuttgart with 6.970.317 passengers in 2022
Stuttgart Airport was used by a total of 2022 passengers in the recently completed year 6.970.317. The German airport thus counted 95,1 percent more passengers than in 2021, in which
Summer 2023: Tuifly expands Djerba traffic
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Tuifly will expand traffic between Germany and Djerba. The Tunisian destination is to be headed for from Hanover, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart. From the last
Stuttgart: DFS conducts measurement flights
In the next few days, German air traffic control will carry out so-called calibration flights at Stuttgart Airport. A Learjet 35A is used, some of which can also be used at low altitudes
Nuremberg: Aegean flies to Athens
Since July 5, 2022, the Greek Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines has been flying twice a week between Athens and Nuremberg in Germany. The strong Greek community in the area will also benefit from the new route
Nuremberg: Tuifly takes on Enfidha-Hammamet
The German leisure airline Tuifly is launching a new flight connection from Nuremberg to Aéroport International d'Enfidha-Hammamet. This is to be served with Smartlynx wet lease aircraft. The first flight is scheduled for July 22nd
Mavi Gök Airlines launches Antalya charters from Germany and Austria
The Turkish airline Mavi Gök Airlines will be offering some charter flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Nuremberg and Vienna to Antalya from July 11, 2022. These are across all Anex brands
Tirana: Air Albania announces Düsseldorf and Athens
The airline Air Albania is launching two additional routes from Tirana in the 2022 summer flight schedule. It is the German city of Düsseldorf and the Greek capital Athens. Wants to go to North Rhine-Westphalia
Kai Duve is the new Eurowings CFO
The airline Eurowings is getting a new commercial director in Kai Duve. The previous Lufthansa cabin manager succeeds Frank Bauer, who is taking on a new role as Executive Vice President at the parent company.
Eurowings is looking for 200 pilots and 550 flight attendants
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings expects strong demand in the summer of 2022. Around 140 destinations will be offered and, according to the company, there are as many destinations in the program as there are still
Eurowings Germany and Verdi agree on collective agreement
The Verdi union and the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings have agreed on a new collective agreement for cabin crew. Among other things, this provides that the salaries of the flight attendants in the future
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
ANA is putting Düsseldorf's resumption on the back burner
The Japanese All Nippon Airways will indefinitely postpone numerous routes that were planned for the 2022 summer flight schedule. In Germany, the Düsseldorf destination is affected. The carrier
In Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe: Verdi calls for another strike
The Verdi trade union is again calling for strikes at German commercial airports for Friday, March 17, 2023. This time Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf are affected. With significant restrictions in air traffic
Summer 2023: Eurowings gives up some routes from Germany
The airline Eurowings has revised the 2023 summer flight schedule from Germany. While the carrier usually announces new additions in large letters, settings are removed from the reservation system rather uncomplainingly. The current status
Verdi strike: only five flights from Cologne/Bonn
There should have been 136 passenger flights on Monday, February 27, 2023 in Cologne/Bonn. However, the strike organized by the Verdi trade union meant that only five connections were actually carried out
Summer holidays: Dortmund only two percent below the record value of 2019
Dortmund Airport counted a total of 376.714 passengers in the recent summer vacation of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This is only about two percent below the reference value that was last year
Wizz Air announces Plovdiv from Dortmund
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air intends to offer the destination Plovdiv from Dortmund. This is to be started on November 6, 2021 and operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Currently
Dortmund announces emergency exercise
The German Dortmund Airport will conduct an emergency drill on Saturday, August 21, 2021 between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. A serious accident is simulated.
Around 5,32 million passengers used Hamburg Airport
By the end of 2021, 5,32 million passengers had used Hamburg Airport, which is 69 percent less than in 2019. Even if the traffic balance shows a strong decrease compared to the pre-Corona year, it is
As Air-Berlin-Laudamotion-A321 to Muscat - back as a Lufthansa freighter
Air Berlin has not been in the air for several years and the Austrian Laudamotion, which emerged from their former daughter Niki, gave back the AOC last year.
Summer 2022: Eurowings is flying to more destinations than ever before
For the first time, the airline has more than 140 routes on its list - and thus more destinations than ever before. With around 2.500 flights a week, the Eurowings offer is almost reached again
Skyalps opens Bozen flights from Hamburg
The house brand of Bolzano Airport, Skyalps, is now also present in Hamburg. Two weekly flights are offered to the capital of South Tyrol. The operational implementation is carried out by the Maltese Luxwing
A6-EVS: Emirates has taken over last Airbus A380
Golf carrier Emirates took over the last Airbus A6 on Thursday with the A380-EVS. Since the production of the superjumbos has been discontinued, it is very likely the last unit ever built
Condor is only making a short guest appearance from Hamburg-Beirut
The vacation airline Condor is only making a short guest appearance over Christmas and New Years for the ambitiously announced non-stop connection between Hamburg and Beirut. Actually, the route should have been at least until the end of the
Sundair with new routes in summer 2023
The leisure airline Sundair is serving some new routes in the 2023 summer timetable. For example, there are new routes from Berlin to Funchal and Hurghada, Palma de Mallorca and Monastir. The carrier flies from Bremen
BER: Flight operations are returning to normal
Flight operations at the capital's airport BER resumed on Wednesday after a warning strike. The first machines took off and landed again, around 400 flights are on the schedule today. The airport
Standstill at BER: 35.000 passengers affected
Anyone who wanted to fly to/from Berlin on Wednesday, January 24, 2022 cannot do so. Commercial air traffic is complete due to a warning strike called by the Verdi union
Verdi is on strike at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Wednesday
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, the Verdi trade union called on the staff working in the areas of aviation security, ground handling services and employees of the airport company at Berlin Brandenburg Airport to walk out. At the
Intercity hotel opened directly at BER
The Intercity Hotel on Willy-Brandt-Platz at Berlin Brandenburg Airport opened yesterday with a symbolic ribbon cutting. The six-storey 3-star hotel offers guests a total of 360 rooms, five meeting and conference rooms, a sauna
Aegean flies to Athens-Berlin
The Greek airline Aegean Airlines will fly more frequently between Athens and Berlin in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The weekly frequencies will gradually be increased to ten rounds. The carrier is currently offering
LEJ: Volga-Dnepr flies vaccines to Turkmenistan
An Ilyushin IL 76TD-90VD cargo aircraft of the Volga-Dnepr took off yesterday from Leipzig / Halle with destination Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. On board were 35 tons of vaccine, which were transported on behalf of a UN organization
Deutsche Post-DHL continues to rely on Atlas Air
The US cargo airline Atlas Air and the logistics group Deutsche Post-DHL are extending their existing cooperation. This means that the carrier will continue to operate 20 cargo aircraft for the logistics company. The two companies
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
