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Marabu names other airports for the flight start
The airline Marabu will not start its flight operations only from the departure airports Hamburg and Munich as planned. The airports in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Leipzig should also be the base
Charter: Tui Airways sets course for Frankfurt am Main
The British airline Tui Airways will connect the German airport Frankfurt am Main with London Gatwick and Manchester in the 2023 winter flight schedule as part of a charter order. Between November 27, 2023 and November 5
Eurowings Discover is increasing Frankfurt-Mombasa
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover will temporarily increase air traffic between Frankfurt am Main and Mombasa from mid-June 2023. The carrier offers in the period from June 20, 2023 until now
Condor increases Frankfurt-Yerevan
From the end of May 2023, the German holiday airline Condor will fly more frequently between Frankfurt am Main and Erwian, the capital of Armenia. Up to four weekly circulations are currently offered. With
May 2023: Lufthansa uses A330 and A340 to Paris-CDG
In May 2023, Lufthansa will operate Airbus A330-300 and A340-400 long-haul aircraft three times a week from Frankfurt am Main in the direction of Paris-Charles de Gaulle. It is the pair of courses
Back in Frankfurt: Lufthansa canceled the flight to Miami
The Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, which was supposed to operate the flight from Frankfurt to Miami, started the return flight to Frankfurt due to a technical problem. The landing went smoothly, the machine landed
Eurowings Discover starts mileage upgrades
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is now enabling participants in the Miles & More frequent flyer program to carry out so-called mileage upgrades. This applies to most routes, with flights in connection with tour operators
Munich Airport counted around 13 million passengers in the first half of the year
The dynamic upward trend at Munich Airport is reflected in the traffic results for the first half of 2022: With around 13 million passengers in the first six months, the entire
Eva Air flies non-stop to Munich and Milan
Later this year, the private Taiwanese airline will start non-stop flights between Taipei and two European destinations: Munich will start with four weekly flights from November 5, 2022, and Milan
BER: AeroGround Berlin receives another license for aircraft handling
The subsidiary of Munich-based AeroGround, which in turn is a 100 percent subsidiary of Flughafen München GmbH, has once again received a license for the apron handling of aircraft and baggage at the airport in the federal capital. Before seven
Munich: Lufthansa has accumulated a mountain of 3.000 suitcases
At Munich Airport, there was a backlog of around 3.000 pieces of luggage at Lufthansa. As a result, both the suitcases of point-to-point passengers and those of transfer passengers
Lufthansa Group cuts Balkan routes sharply
The flight schedule cuts announced by the Lufthansa Group in the calendar months of July and August 2022 will hit Balkan traffic extremely hard. The group airlines Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Lufthansa have clearly
Tui starts the Mallorca season today
In order to meet the demand on Mallorca, the airline is postponing the start of the spring and Easter seasons: the first three aircraft from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hanover will take off on February 11th
Dubrovnik: Freebird takes numerous charters to Germany and Austria
Tour operator W-Touristic launches a number of charter flights to Dubrovnik. These are to be gradually included from February 21, 2022 and carried out by the Maltese Freebird Europe
Stuttgart had 3.582.906 passengers in 2021
The German airport Stuttgart-Echterdingen handled a total of 3.582.906 passengers last year. This was 11,5 percent above the performance of 2020, but well below the pre-crisis level. Managing Director Walter Schoefer
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
NUE on the way to a climate-neutral vehicle fleet
On the way to CO2 neutrality, Nuremberg Airport is upgrading its vehicle fleet step by step, relying on low-emission drives. The airport replaced commercial vehicles with hybrid or electric motors
Nuremberg announces A330 Condor flights to Palma
The holiday airline Condor last headed for Nuremberg Airport in 2018. However, there were no regular scheduled flights, instead they were chartered for FTI. The airport is therefore
Zeitfracht finally buries the traditional name WDL
The German logistics group Zeitfracht has finally buried the traditional name WDL, because now the call sign and the codes have also been changed. Both IATA and ICAO
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.
Germany: Airport association ADV strongly criticizes Verdi strike
The working group of German commercial airports has severely criticized the recent warning strike called by the Verdi union. This takes place in Frankfurt, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn
Germany: Verdi calls on security personnel to go on strike again
The Verdi union is again calling on security personnel at numerous German commercial airports for a 22-hour strike on Tuesday, March 2022, 24. Hamburg Airport assumes that most
Cologne/Bonn: Ryanair takes on Stockholm and Biarritz
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is offering two additional destinations from Cologne/Bonn in the 2022 summer flight schedule: Stockholm-Arlanda and Biarritz. These are to be operated by the subsidiary with Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Dortmund with more winter destinations than last year
In the midst of the corona pandemic, Dortmund Airport has achieved a small “feat”: While many airports are suffering from a reduced supply, the regional airport has even more destinations than last year. Controlled
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
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
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
Easyjet Europe is significantly reducing its presence at BER
According to its own statements, the low-cost airline Easyjet will reduce its presence at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport by around a third. Before the pandemic, there were still 34 aircraft in Tegel and Schönefeld
Berlin: 650.000 euros donated in the form of returnable bottles
At many German airports, including BER, passengers can throw their empty returnable bottles and cans into collection containers. The return proceeds go to social causes. are in the federal capital
Germany: Tui and FTI get more Smartlynx machines
The Smartlynx Group was able to land further full charter orders in Germany. You will fly for the tour operators FTI and Tui Germany. According to one, you fly for the latter tour operator
TAP wanted to refuse reimbursement for a replacement flight because "the landings are often much bumpier"
With the argument that "landings are often much bumpier" with low-cost airlines, TAP Air Portugal tried to have a passenger refused reimbursement for replacement flights in court. You were successful
With Sundair: Schauinsland launches four new winter charter routes
The German tour operator Schauinsland-Reisen is launching charter flights from Bremen, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Madeira in the 2022/23 winter flight schedule. In addition, you can now fly to Lanzarote from the Hanseatic city. The implementation
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
