Air China reactivates Munich and increases Frankfurt
From August 1, 2023, Air China will again fly daily between Beijing and Munich. This route is to be served daily with Boeing 777s. Also in the direction of Frankfurt am Main
May 2023: Lufthansa flies Frankfurt-Hamburg with B747-400
In May 2023, Lufthansa will operate some domestic German scheduled flights with the Boeing 747-400 machine type. 45 seats can be booked in business class and 162 in economy class. On the 2nd, 4th,
Aurelius takes over LSG leftovers
Lufthansa will completely part with the catering subsidiary LSG Group, because after the sale of the European activities to the Gategroup, Aurelius is now taking over the remainder. This was given by the Kranich Group
Hydraulic problems: Lufthansa B747-8 flew from Frankfurt to Frankfurt in five hours
Due to technical problems, Lufthansa had to cancel a long-haul flight from Frankfurt am Main on Monday. The Boeing 747-8 with the registration D-ABYG, which was traveling towards Miami as LH462, was affected
Ashwin Bhat becomes the new head of Lufthansa Cargo
The cargo airline Lufthansa Cargo is getting a new CEO in Ashwin Bhat. Lufthansa Cargo will continue to be managed by a three-person Executive Board team. The appointment of the third board member combined with a
Easter holidays: Frankfurt expects longer waiting times
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, assumes that there could be longer waiting times at security checks and the issue of luggage during the upcoming Easter holidays in 2023. passengers
Hilton Munich Airport awarded as the best airport hotel
According to passengers, Munich Airport is still one of the best airports in the world, even after two years of the pandemic. At the annual World Airport Awards
Shortage of staff: Eurowings and Lufthansa are cutting flight schedules
Due to a lack of staff, Lufthansa and Eurowings will have to cancel hundreds of flights in July 2022. At the Kranich alone, around 900 connections were canceled and eliminated at the Munich and Frankfurt am Main hubs
MUC: Somon Air now flies to Dushanbe
Somon Air is now offering weekly flights from Munich to the Tajik capital of Dushanbe. The flight lands in Munich at 09:30 a.m. on Mondays and takes off at 11:30 a.m
Again up to two days late at Tuifly
The holiday airline Tuifly caused a stir again with considerable delays. For example, on June 3, 2022, a planned flight from Fuerteventura to Munich had to be canceled due to an AOG. It should
MUC: “MyCorner” opens new shop on non-Schengen level
The terminals at Munich Airport are filling up again - passengers in Terminal 2 now have another opportunity to shop before their flight: in the newly opened, 130 square meter "MyCorner".
Somon Air sets course for Munich
The airline Somon Air is launching a non-stop connection between Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, and Munich. This is to be served for the first time on July 6, 2022. The carrier is planning one for the time being
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
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
Nuremberg: Corendon and Turkish vie for Adana passengers
The Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines intends to fly once a week between Nuremberg and Adana, Turkey, from July 13, 2022. You will enter into direct competition with Corendon Airlines. the
Malta Air is stationing two Boeing 737-800s in Nuremberg
The Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air will station two Boeing 2022-737s at Nuremberg Airport in the summer flight schedule of 800. At the same time, 13 new routes are to be added from the Bavarian airport. Nuremberg airport manager Michael
30 years ago: legendary Pan Am said goodbye
Pan American Airways, or Pan Am for short, ensured the flight connection between Nuremberg and Berlin in the post-war years, as no flights by German airlines were allowed due to the Four Power Agreement. The aviation icon
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
Eurowings Discover: SunExpress employees are suing for a transfer of operations
The holiday airline SunExpress Deutschland is a victim of the corona pandemic, because the Lufthansa investment, which once operated long-haul Airbus A330 jets for Eurowings, has been closed. The staff received the
Eurowings accepts 130 flight attendants within the group
The German trade union Verdi and Eurowings were able to agree that around 130 flight attendants who are threatened with dismissal within the group should stay at Eurowings. Further hires are planned, though
Sundair is reinstating Stockholm-Beirut
The German holiday airline Sundair will discontinue the connection between Stockholm and Beirut, which was only opened in mid-December 2020. The route will be operated for the last time next week. Managing director Marcos Rossello confirmed this
ANA puts Vienna and Munich on hold
It is not yet clear when the Japanese All Nippon Airways will return to Vienna and Munich. According to Carrier, the resumption of the two connections to Tokyo is still on hold.
S7 Airlines takes off in Berlin and Düsseldorf
The Russian S7 Airlines announces the addition of two additional routes from Germany. From Berlin-Brandenburg, the carrier plans to fly to Moscow-Domodedovo once a week from February 23, 2021. From Düsseldorf
Germany: Ryanair announces eight more routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the inclusion of eight additional routes from Germany. These are offered from Nuremberg, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Memmingen and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. According to their own statements, the summer flight schedule is in place
Thilo Schmidt is the new managing director at Cologne/Bonn Airport
Cologne/Bonn Airport has a new CEO in Thilo Schmidt. The manager is now in charge of the fortunes of the German airport together with Torsten Wardrobe. "The War in the
Germany: Airlines reduce Greece offer
In Germany, the first reductions in the Greek offer for the summer of 2022 are becoming apparent. Ryanair and Condor have taken some routes out of sale or reduced frequencies on others. in the
NRW: Free corona test for travelers to Germany
In order to make the autumn holidays more pleasant for travelers to Germany, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia would like to offer free corona tests for this time. The Ministry of Health has already sent a corresponding decree to the municipalities in this regard,
Quarterly figures: 40 percent decline in Dortmund
In the third quarter of 2020, Dortmund Airport counted 462.252 passengers. In direct comparison with the same period in the previous year, there were 40 percent fewer travelers. The airport shows, however
Dortmund: The Udo Mager era ends
Udo Mager was in charge of Dortmund Airport for seven years. On September 30th, the manager will finish his last day of work and then retire. One day later
Wizzair announces Cluj from Hamburg, Cologne and Karlsruhe
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair has announced the destination Cluj-Napoca for the 2021 summer flight schedule from Hamburg, Cologne / Bonn and Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden. These are to be added gradually from June 1, 2021. The prelude
Eurowings is reactivating the Canary Islands routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has announced a special flight from Düsseldorf to Tenerife on the occasion of the lifting of the German travel warning. This is to be carried out on November 1, 2020. The regular Canary Islands program should also
SAS takes over first A321LR
The Scandinavian Star Alliance member SAS now has a long-haul Airbus A321LR. This is equipped with CFM Leap-1A engines. The delivery flight from Hamburg to Copenhagen was made with a ten percent admixture of synthetic kerosene
Greek Skyexpress orders four A320neo
The Greek regional airline Skyexpress has been looking for A320 pilots for a few weeks. Now the carrier has placed the first new order since July 2020 for the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Skyexpress ordered
Air Hamburg: July and August better than last year
While almost every airline was hit by the bugbear Corona virus this year, the private charter airline Air Hamburg will be in the black in 2020. “We were lucky in adversity,” describes
September: Airbus delivered 57 machines
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 2020 commercial aircraft to customers in September 57. Compared to August (39 units) and July (49 units), considerably more machines were handed over. However, one could
Mannheim: Rhein-Neckar Air postpones the return to Berlin and Hamburg
Mannheim Airport's own brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, is postponing the resumption of non-stop flights to Berlin and Hamburg. These should actually have been reactivated on May 16, 2022, but the booking situation is
Almost two million passengers in April at BER
The number of passengers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt increased significantly in Berlin and Brandenburg last month. A total of 1,8 million people used Terminal 1 in April
Comment: BER - is there a risk of chaos like last year?
Long waiting times, missed flights, complaining passengers - where is the learning effect at the capital's airport? It's Thursday evening, a normal May evening, it's not a holiday in Berlin, nothing special but mine
Loss: BER has to go red again
The German capital's airport BER also ended 2021 with a loss: On the balance sheet date, a loss of 530,8 million euros was reported that was not covered by equity. For 2022 promises
Azerbaijan Airlines returns to Berlin and Milan-Malpensa
The airline Azerbaijan Airlines is slowly expanding its presence in Germany and Italy again. At the end of May 2022, the carrier will reactivate the connections between Berlin and Milan-Malpensa and Baku. the
Court: Etihad does not have to pay damages for Air Berlin bankruptcy
The multi-million dollar claim for damages that Air Berlin's insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther had brought against major shareholder Etihad Airways is now finally off the table. The London Supreme Court ruled in favor of the golf carrier. The trustee wants