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Fraport sets the course for 5G at Frankfurt Airport
At Frankfurt Airport, the operator Fraport is building a private 5G digital radio network together with the Dutch IT service provider NTT. “The new network will not only speed up the work processes at Fraport, but also numerous
Lufthansa Group is back in the black
According to its own statements, the Lufthansa Group returned to the black in the second quarter of 2022. On the basis of preliminary and as yet unaudited figures, the group of companies announced that the
Due to a lack of staff: Frankfurt has to further reduce capacity
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, wants to further reduce capacity. In the coming week, a corresponding application is to be submitted to air traffic control, which will lower the maximum values for the
Lufthansa Group differentiates GDS fees
A few years ago, the Lufthansa Group introduced a surcharge for booking via GDS systems, under great protest from travel agencies. Currently, they charge 19 euros extra per ticket that is over
FRA: Condor flies to Iceland for the first time
The German holiday airline is bringing travelers to Iceland for the first time: Next year, Condor wants to fly to two destinations in Iceland from Frankfurt Airport. From May 2023, Condor will offer a weekly night flight
June 2022: Fraport had its strongest month since the pandemic began
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, counted around five million passengers in June 2022. This was the strongest single month since the beginning of the corona pandemic. In direct comparison with May
Business Class: Lufthansa relies on German cuisine
From September 1, 2021 Lufthansa will be serving mainly German cuisine in Business Class on short and medium-haul flights. Under the motto “Tasting Heimat” they want highlights from Germany
With Lufthansa without quarantine to Singapore
Entering Singapore for fully vaccinated travelers from Germany will be possible again from September 8th. A previously prescribed quarantine on arrival in Singapore will no longer apply from this point in time.
Munich breaks the 70.000 daily mark
Munich Airport was able to achieve another milestone in terms of recovery in passenger numbers: Last Saturday, the airport counted more than 9 passengers for the first time since March 2020, 70.000
Air Canada specifies Munich comeback
The Star Alliance member Air Canada will soon be serving the Munich-Toronto route three times a week again. Long-haul Boeing 787-9 jets are used as aircraft. The Canadian government announced
ADAC: First H145 with five-blade rotor taken over
ADAC Luftrettung took over the first two H145 helicopters with five-blade rotors. These are now being prepared for the needs for rescue operations. The existing fleet is also to be converted to five-bladed rotors
Paderborn: Lufthansa announces Munich comeback
The connection to the Lufthansa hub in Munich is to be reactivated in Paderborn on September 13, 2021. The flights are to be carried out with Lufthansa Cityline's Bombardier CRJ-900. Subject to negative developments
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
Stuttgart is getting ready for winter
With the time change on the weekend, the airlines' offer will also switch to the winter flight schedule. According to the current status, the airlines offer 61 destinations in 24 countries from Stuttgart. “Berlin and Hamburg
Stuttgart Airport joins climate alliance
The airport reaffirms its climate goals. Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH has entered into a partnership with the state for committed climate protection in the new Baden-Württemberg climate alliance. Landesairport is one of the first companies to
Nuremberg offers severance payments for voluntary resignations
Nuremberg Airport is suffering from a significantly reduced number of passengers due to the corona pandemic. For 2020, fewer than a million travelers are expected, around 25 percent less than
Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines increase in Nuremberg
From Nuremberg Airport, the connections to the Star Alliance hubs in Istanbul, Frankfurt and Vienna as well as the Skyteam hubs Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol were restored. In February 2021, Swiss will be the Zurich route
Lufthansa is giving up six lounges
Not all of the Lufthansa Group's lounges have reopened yet. This will never happen again at five locations, because the carrier is closing five of these exclusive waiting areas in Germany and one more
WDL flies for Air France again
In the middle of the Corona crisis, the German airline, WDL Aviation, managed to find a client for wet lease flights. The carrier has been flying for Air up to twice a day since July 3, 2020
Heringsdorf with only one line connection
Usedom is an extremely popular holiday destination in Germany and Poland. However, the flight offer is extremely meager this season. Heringsdorf Airport still has to wait for additional scheduled flights, because apart from that
Eurowings introduces new sales manager
Oliver Schmitt rose to the management of the low-cost airline. Now Lufthansa manager Michael Efert is taking over his previous agendas. With Michael Efert, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has appointed a new head of sales, who is also at the same time
David O'Brien: “We can't give job guarantees”
The Lauda managing directors David O'Brien and Andreas Gruber gave themselves informative, but determined, to the German employees in virtual company meetings on Thursday. The pressure is great and a closure of the bases
Lauda increases the pressure on German employees
If no collective agreement for the staff in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart is signed with Verdi on Thursday and the employees refuse their consent by July 7, 2020, all should be terminated.
Austria does not ban flights from NRW
The Austrian Ministry of Health will continue to land machines that took off in North Rhine-Westphalia. Previously there were rumors that a ban could be pronounced. After the massive corona outbreak in the district
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
NRW: Eurowings increases capacity to two thirds
The summer holidays begin today in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The largest provider at Düsseldorf Airport is the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings. This offers around 70 destinations. One of the most common flies to Palma de
Cologne: Wizz Air announces Tirana
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will fly twice a week between Tirana and Cologne / Bonn from August 1st. The new route will initially be operated on Thursday and Sunday. Simultaneously
Air Dolomiti reactivates Verona from Berlin and Düsseldorf
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will reactivate the non-stop connections from Verona to Berlin and Düsseldorf in the next few days. The German capital is to be served by Embraer regional jets from June 19, 2021
BER expects strong demand during the summer holidays
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport expects the number of passengers to pick up again in the next few weeks. Numerous AIrlines are resuming their offers or increasing the frequencies. Control currently 45
Air Berlin: Flöther is suing Keflavik for 800.000 euros
Air Berlin's insolvency administrator, Lucas Flöther, brought a lawsuit against the operator of Keflavik Airport, Isavia. On behalf of the crowd, the company is on payment of 800.000 euros
Jörg Simon becomes the new head of the BER supervisory board
Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH will have Jörg Simon as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board on July 1, 2021. He succeeds the 72-year-old Rainer Bretschneider, who has chosen his position
Nouvelair is expanding towards Germany
The airline Nouvelair wants to fly to the German destinations Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Berlin-Brandenburg this summer. In Switzerland, Geneva is on the flight plan. The one from Tunisia
May 2021: BER reports 362.000 passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport handled a total of 2021 passengers in May 362.000. Compared to April 2021, there was an increase of around 100.000 travelers. A year ago, in the extremely crisis month of May 2020,
