Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
After a hard landing: Airbus A330 from Eurowings Discover stranded in Namibia
The Airbus A330-200, registration D-AXGB, operated by Eurowings Discover, completed an extremely hard landing at Windhoek Airport on 18 February 2023. The incident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority
Lufthansa is investing 2,5 billion euros in a new long-haul cabin
Under the project name "Allegris", Lufthansa is modernizing the cabins on long-haul routes. In the future, so-called double suites will be offered in both first and business class. Generally he wants
Security check: Frankfurt is also introducing appointment reservations
Earlier this week, Frankfurt am Main Airport introduced the reservation of appointments for security checks. The new service is free of charge and is intended to avoid longer waiting times. For now it acts
Prime Seats: First row in the Condor A330neo costs at least 199,99 euros extra
The holiday airline Condor offers four so-called prime seats in the front rows of its Airbus A330neo. These are assigned to business class and should be compared to the other seats in this travel class
Summer 2023: Lufthansa is reducing its range by 34.000 flights
The Lufthansa Group obviously has doubts that its own airlines, but also European airports that are served, have sufficient staff for the summer of 2023. Already
Paderborn: Lufthansa reactivates Munich connection again
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport has been connected to the Lufthansa hub in Munich again since Sunday. This route has been repeatedly discontinued and resumed in the course of the corona pandemic. Most recently, the domestic German route celebrated in
Eurowings Discover flies from Munich to Las Vegas
With the start of the summer timetable period, the airline Eurowings Discover opened its new non-stop connection from Munich to the US gambling metropolis Las Vegas. Yesterday, a long-haul aircraft took off for the first time
Summer 2022: Air Baltic is expanding its presence in Germany
The Latvian airline Air Baltic is increasing its presence on the German market in the 2022 summer flight schedule. From the new base in Tampere (Finland), the destinations Frankfurt will be served from May 2022
Michael Kerkloh: "If the product is successful, the competition will quickly follow suit"
Michael Kerkloh was the head of Munich Airport for almost two decades and has – at least officially – retired. But does the fascination with aviation end when you retire?
Strasbourg: Amelia takes over PSO routes to Munich and Amsterdam
The airline Amelia will start non-stop connections to Amsterdam and Munich from Strasbourg. These will be served with the Embraer 2022 aircraft type in the 145 summer flight schedule. It is from the European
Summer timetable: Traffic at Munich Airport picks up again
Against the background of the elimination of many travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, the airlines at Munich Airport will again be offering significantly more connections in the upcoming summer flight schedule than in the two previous years. "We see that
STR aerial photo poster: State airport from a bird's eye view
The new air poster 2021 from Stuttgart Airport is now available. The large-format picture is taken every year and shows the 400 hectare site with the runway, the
Eurowings is reactivating further domestic German routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has reactivated the non-stop connection between Dresden and Stuttgart. The carrier has been flying to Düsseldorf, the largest Eurowings location, again from Leipzig / Halle on Wednesday. For the time being, there will be services between Dresden and Stuttgart
Stuttgart: Airport boss Friday resigns early
The supervisory board of Stuttgart airport has to look around for a new managing director, because company boss Arina Freitag will leave the company at the end of the year at her own request. Your contract would be up
Nuremberg operates the former Lufthansa Lounge itself
Lufthansa will no longer have a lounge in Nuremberg. The airport has taken over this and will put it back into operation as the Dürer Lounge. This can be used by business and status customers.
Farewell tour: Transall flies over Nuremberg
As part of the farewell tour, the German Air Force flew over Nuremberg Airport on Wednesday with a Transall C-160. Transall will clear the Airbus A400M and the new one at the end of the year
Ryanair announces eleven new routes to Germany
The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the addition of a total of eleven new routes from German airports. These are to be served in the winter flight schedule 2021/22. The company also announced that they were leaving
Still this year: Eurowings is planning Beirut and Erbil
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is following in the footsteps of the no longer existing carriers Germania and SunExpress Deutschland. The carrier will start non-stop flights to Lebanon and Iraq this year. Beirut
Sun Air announces comeback in Friedrichshafen and Düsseldorf
Friedrichshafen Airport is currently in a kind of involuntary Sleeping Beauty slumber, at least as far as domestic German air traffic is concerned. The British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia is planning the Düsseldorf route from January 18, 2021
Düsseldorf: € 500 fine for using the wrong door
On March 1, 2020, a stranger, a 65-year-old Greek and a 24-year-old student from Hamburg caused a stir at Düsseldorf Airport. They entered the security area through an emergency door and
Saving is the order of the day at Düsseldorf Airport
The second corona wave is looming and travel restrictions are increasing. The airports are among those who suffer. Düsseldorf Airport also got it cold. This now puts all the levers in
Condor announces long-haul comeback
The German holiday airline Condor is making its comeback on long-haul routes on October 31, 2020. From this day there will be three weekly flights from Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf to Varadero
Autumn holidays: strikes in Düsseldorf and Cologne are imminent
Air travel is currently not very popular anyway, but during the autumn break in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the employees of the ground handling service provider AHS are now called to warning strikes. According to the union, they should
Banks granted Cologne / Bonn Airport further loans
Cologne / Bonn Airport has secured an additional credit line for working capital in the amount of 63,5 million euros. This is granted by DZ Bank, Sparkasse Köln / Bonn, Hessische Landesbank, Nord LB and Postbank.
Cologne vaccinates the Airbus A300 Zero G
Vaccination campaigns are carried out in the Airbus A300 Zero G at Cologne / Bonn Airport. This aircraft is normally used for training astronauts. A mobile vaccination team from the city of Cologne is here for the first time,
Cargo: MNG Airlines flies from Cologne to New York
The Turkish cargo airline MNG Airlines is now flying three times a week from Cologne / Bonn to New York-JFK. As a rule, machines of the type Airbus A330-300P2F are used. It is a matter of
Ex-Germania boss Balke sues insolvency administrator
Around three years ago, the traditional airline Germania went bankrupt. Now two lawyers, namely ex-Germania boss Karsten Balke and insolvency administrator Rüdiger Wienberg, are in a legal dispute. According to a report by Frankfurt
CO2 certificates: Air Berlin insolvency administrator loses before the ECJ
Air Berlin's insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther suffered a defeat in the matter of carbon dioxide emission certificates before the European Court of Justice. For the mass, the lawyer went to court to have the allocation set after the bankruptcy
Last year, 9,95 million passengers took off and landed at BER
A total of 9,95 million passengers took off or landed at BER last year. That was almost 900.000 passengers more than in the previous year and less than a third in comparison
Berlin: Finance Minister Lindner calls for no government terminal
The government terminal at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport has long been disputed. The new Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) considers the existing temporary building to be completely sufficient and speaks out against it
ITB Berlin 2022 will again only take place virtually
Due to the spread of the virus mutant Omikron, ITB Berlin 2022 cannot take place as a face-to-face fair as planned. The congress will thus be held again in digital form. The world's largest travel fair, which will take place from 9 to
BER: Airport company sells 63 hectare property
The airport company Berlin Brandenburg has sold its last space in the Business Park Berlin. The purchase agreement for a 63 hectare site with the British real estate company SEGRO was signed yesterday, Thursday