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Sunny Seats: Eurowings Discover awards random “upgrades”
The airline Eurowings Discover is introducing so-called sunny seats on all routes. These cannot be booked for a fee, but are "assigned" randomly by the cabin crew, according to the press release. The
Tour operator lets Eurowings fly from Frankfurt to Stewart International
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is expected to operate a charter connection between Frankfurt am Main and Stewart International Airport, which is located near New York City, in autumn 2023. This works
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,
Ita Airways: Cockpit union and Anpac agree to close ranks
In response to Lufthansa's planned entry into Ita Airways, the Cockpit Association and its Italian counterpart Anpac have agreed to work more closely together. The Presidents of the two unions want
Scylla announces new ship “Viva Enjoy”.
The shipping company Scylla will make another new ship available to its German tour operator Viva Cruises. This will be called Viva Enjoy and will be put into service in the coming year
Lufthansa: Boeing 787-9 D-ABPB christened “Wiesbaden”.
The Boeing 787-9 with the registration D-ABPB was officially christened “Wiesbaden” on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The ceremony was presided over by Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein
Lufthansa increases prices for food and drinks
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, has published a new sales catalog for buy-on-board catering in economy class on short and medium-haul routes. At the same time, prices were also increased – in some cases sharply.
From Bergen: Widerøe sets course for Munich and Hamburg
The Norwegian regional airline Widerøe is adding four new routes from Bergen to its 2023 summer timetable. Two of these will lead to Germany. The carrier will initially be three times a week from March 30, 2023
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
Skyexpress departs from MUC to Athens
With the start of the winter flight schedule, the Greek airline Skyexpress is expanding its range of flights between Munich and Athens. They go to their hub in the Greek capital five times a week. The flights land
Winter service at Munich Airport is ready
With the beginning of the cold season, the winter service at Munich Airport also starts: From next Tuesday, November 1st, the specially trained employees will be available around the clock. The winter service
Munich Airport is testing security and passport controls “with an appointment”
Munich Airport is initially testing the advance reservation of appointments for security and passport controls for 60 days. The aim is to shorten waiting times and better control capacities. for now is
Eurowings is finally discontinuing Mostar flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will finally discontinue the connection between Düsseldorf and Mostar, which has been paused for a long time due to the corona pandemic. The flights previously offered from Stuttgart to the
Stuttgart received the federal government's aviation coordinator
Stuttgart Airport was visited on Friday by Anna Christmann, the German Federal Government's Aerospace Coordinator. She was welcomed by the two airport managing directors, among others. Together with
Graz-Stuttgart: Eurowings wants to take a “short break” until the end of October 2022
In contrast to the flight connection between Graz and Stuttgart, according to Eurowings, those from Graz and Linz to Düsseldorf should be dry. In a statement, the company points out that
NEW: Condor Business Class now with lounge access
Condor connects Nuremberg with Mallorca, the favorite island of the Franconians, seven times a week in summer. Every Condor passenger in Business Class has free access to the new Dürer Lounge. Currently also have
Nuremberg: Eurowings launches Pristina flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is launching another route in Germany-Kosovo traffic. From April 10, 2022, the carrier will offer two weekly rotations from Nuremberg, Bavaria. The flights are to
NUE: Ryanair now flies to Venice even more often
Ryanair initially planned two weekly flights to Venice. Since the bookings are going so well, a third connection is now being added. Venice turns out to be one of the most booked travel destinations
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
Eurowings relies on the far north
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasingly relying on destinations in Northern Europe in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. From Düsseldorf and Stuttgart the destinations Tromsø (Norway), Rovaniemi (Finland), Luleå and Kiruna (both Sweden) will be new
Eurowings is expanding its route network: New destinations from Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Stuttgart and Salzburg
Due to the gradual relaxation of the CoV situation, more and more airlines are daring to take on new routes or upgrade existing routes. So does the Lufthansa subsidiary. Eurowings has the program of new routes on theirs
Dispute escalates: man pulls out knife in DUS
Today there was an attack at Düsseldorf Airport. The alleged perpetrator has still not been caught by the police. In a knife attack at Düsseldorf Airport today there is a person
Cologne/Bonn Airport can halve losses
Despite the difficulties caused by the corona pandemic, Cologne/Bonn Airport closed the 2021 financial year better than expected and achieved a significantly better annual result than in 2020. It is still attached
Corendon Europe newcomer stationed in Cologne/Bonn
A few days ago, the Maltese airline Corendon Europe added another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet. This bears the registration 9H-CXE and was formerly used by Malindo Air.
Ryanair has been in Weeze for 15 years and in Cologne for 10 years
The low-cost airline Ryanair celebrated two anniversaries in Germany on June 1, 2022: Weeze Airport has been there for 15 years and Cologne/Bonn for ten years. The carrier markets
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
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
Emirates increases in Düsseldorf and Hamburg
Golf carrier Emirates Airline is increasing the frequencies between Germany and Dubai to 31 weekly rounds. More flights will be operated from Düsseldorf and Hamburg in the next few weeks. From 5.
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
BER expands gastronomic offer in Terminal 1
The gastronomic offer at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport is being expanded. From May 2023, the SSP Group, a leading international concession gastronomy, and the young Berlin company beets&roots will open three restaurants and
Berlin wants to make appointments for the security check
When traveling by air, you can now pre-order or reserve many things. In future, it will also be possible to secure a slot for going through the security check at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. For the time being this should be free of charge
Business travel: Eurowings is expanding its offering by 30 percent
According to the airline Eurowings, there is an increasing demand for business trips. For this reason, from September 2022, the offer will be expanded to routes that are typically used by business travelers,
BER: Two first flights in one week - Norse Atlantic is now also starting on the US west coast
Three weekly flights to LAX with the 787-9 Dreamliner from Berlin/Brandenburg. After a five-year break, there is a connection from Berlin to Los Angeles again today. The only few
Norse Atlantic Airways is now also active from Berlin
The airline Norse Atlantic Airways started the first of initially three long-haul connections from Berlin to the United States of America on Wednesday. The premiere flight was to New York-JFK. Already
Berlin: Norse Atlantic Airways announces Fort Lauderdale
The airline Norse Atlantic Airways will carry out the first flight from Berlin-Brandenburg on Wednesday. At the same time, the carrier is announcing another destination, Fort Lauderdale, which will be included from the airport in the German capital
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
Konrad Best moves to Leipzig and Dresden
As of February 1, 2021, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG appoints Konrad Best, a new head of business development and strategy. The manager previously worked at Munich Airport
