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
With Nesma Airlines: ETI launches Hurghada full charter
In the summer of 2023, the tour operator ETI, which specializes in Egypt package tours, will have full charter flights operated by Nesma Airlines to Hurghada from Leipzig, Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt, Zurich and Munich. From the end of March 2023
Eurowings Discover relies on Justclaims.eu
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover relies on a software solution from legal tech CHS Claims Handling Solutions GmbH for processing compensation claims. This is how you want to speed up the processes. “We support airlines
Frankfurt: Eurowings Discover is increasing Halifax
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover is expanding traffic between Frankfurt am Main and Halifax in the 2023 summer flight schedule. Effective June 2, 2023, it offers up to four weekly
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
Air Dolomiti celebrates 30s at Munich Airport
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti is celebrating its 30th anniversary at Munich Airport this year. Since June 1, 1992, the carrier has been flying to Germany's second largest airport. Since then you've had around 29
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
Eurowings is bringing two Air-Baltic-A220 to Stuttgart
The Latvian Air Baltic will be flying from Stuttgart on behalf of Eurowings from Tuesday. Two Airbus A220-300s are stationed at the largest airport in Baden-Württemberg for the wet lease order. It is flown under flight numbers
Nuremberg Airport: First flight to Bologna started
Bella Italia also in the winter half-year: Since October 31, Ryanair has been flying to Bologna in Italy on Thursdays and Sundays. “With the start of the connection to Bologna, the flight schedule for
Autumn break: Nuremberg Airport expects 55.000 passengers
After Nuremberg Airport was able to record a strong increase in passengers during the summer holidays, the airport is also anticipating correspondingly high demand for the Bavarian autumn holidays. During the weeklong vacation
Transall C-160 came back to Nuremberg to say goodbye
One of the last Transall transport machines - with a one-off special paint job - made a stopover at Nuremberg Airport as part of its farewell flight. The tactical transport aircraft Transall C-160, because of the many auxiliary and
Nordwind takes on Berlin and Düsseldorf
Nordwind Airlines will add two destinations in Germany in December 2020. These are served by Boeing 737-800 from Moscow-Sheremetyevo. These are Düsseldorf and Berlin-Brandenburg. The German
Air Cairo returns to Frankfurt
The holiday airline Air Cairo will again connect Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf airports with Hurghada from December 19, 2020. Initially, two weekly rounds are planned, which will run until
DUS: A businessman simply leaves an expensive painting behind
This businessman's head was probably somewhere else: on the way to Tel Aviv, the inattentive passenger lost his hand luggage at Düsseldorf Airport. Actually nothing unusual. Here it was
Eurowings expects 50 machines by Easter 2021
The upcoming approval of the first corona vaccines in the European Union makes the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings more optimistic. The entry and quarantine regulations are still extremely complicated, but company boss Jens Bischof sees light at the end
Michael Knitter is leaving Eurowings
Eurowings Managing Director Michael Knitter will leave the company at his own request at the end of March 2021. He is followed by the current Austrian Airlines COO Jens Ritter. As of April 1, 2021, the last named
S7 Airlines returns to Vienna and Düsseldorf
The Russian S7 Airlines announces the resumption of the connections from Moscow-Domodedovo to Vienna and Düsseldorf. The Germany route will be operated once a week from December 11, 2020. In the
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
Cologne/Bonn: Many flights are canceled due to strikes
On Monday, February 28, 2022, the Verdi trade union is calling on the security staff at Cologne/Bonn Airport to walk out. As early as Sunday evening, the airlines had 39 departures and 17 arrivals
Wizzair announces Dortmund-Porto
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair will be offering a non-stop connection between Dortmund and Porto from December 13, 2020. At this German airport, the carrier has had its first base in
Summer holidays: 44 percent fewer passengers in Dortmund
The German airport Dortmund counted a total of 215.511 passengers during the summer holidays of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. According to the airport, this is significantly more than expected, but 44 percent less
Dortmund celebrates Wizzair base
On Friday, the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizzair opened the first base on German soil. The carrier is now stationing three Airbus A321 aircraft at Dortmund Airport. At the same time will be gradual
Croatia no longer wants the A320neo
The Croatian Star Alliance member Croatia Airlines is said to be in negotiations with Airbus about the cancellation of four Airbus A320neo. Originally, the first two units were handed over in 2022
Airbus accelerates A321XLR development
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is now giving priority to the A321XLR project. In view of the current crisis, it should not be paused, but set at full speed, according to the group in one
July: Four new orders from Airbus
In July 2020, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus landed a total of four new orders. At the same time, 49 aircraft of the A220 and A320 series were delivered to customers. Airbus gross orders
Eurowings announces additional routes
Eurowings will operate a total of 26 routes from Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne / Bonn and Berlin. These are mostly holiday destinations, but also some city destinations, as the carrier announced. "Also
Airbus reports a loss of 1,4 billion euros
The corona pandemic is also giving the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus deep red numbers. In the second quarter of 2020, it posted a loss of around 1,4 billion euros, the company said on
Airbus: Again no new order
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus was unable to land a single new order in June 2020. As early as May 2020, the manufacturer had to record a zero round due to the corona pandemic. According to data from
Green Airlines cancels all flights
Ticket seller Green Airlines is throwing in the towel “indefinitely”. The company announced that "maintaining operations at the present time is neither economically nor ecologically justifiable". You promise that
Easter holidays: BER expects one million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport expects around one million travelers to use the capital's airport during the Easter holidays. A total of 126 destinations are offered. During the Berlin and Brandenburg Easter holidays, the
Eurowings drives back inner-German “race routes”.
Domestic flight demand in Germany seems to be below expectations. Eurowings is also reducing the frequencies of domestic German flights to/from Berlin-Brandenburg for May 2022. Actually, the carrier planned
United Airlines: Berlin is again connected to New York-Newark
It took a long time, but now Berlin is connected to New York again. United Airlines is now once again connecting the German capital with the US airport Newark. Long-haul jets are used as aircraft
BER: Summer timetable with some new destinations
In the summer timetable, 58 airlines will fly to 146 destinations in 49 countries. The new destinations include destinations in France and Italy, Croatia, Turkey and Scandinavia. In addition
Berlin: Ryanair is gradually moving to Terminal 2
The move of the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair to the newly opened Terminal 2 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport has begun. In a transition phase until March 30, 2022, both the T1