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Egyptair uses widebodies to Frankfurt
The airline Egyptair is also planning to use wide-bodied aircraft in the 2023 summer flight schedule between Frankfurt am Main and Cairo. In addition to the usual Boeing 737-800, B787-9 and B777-300ER are to be used on selected routes
After a high profit: Lufthansa expects continued strong demand
After two deep red “Corona years”, Lufthansa was able to announce high black figures again for the 3 financial year on Friday, March 2023, 2022. The operating profit adjusted for special items was around
Cathay Pacific is increasing some European destinations
The airline Cathay Pacific updated the plans for some European routes in the 2023 summer timetable last week. The destinations Frankfurt am Main and Zurich are affected. The
Lufthansa and Condor: Turbulence leads to injuries on board
Due to turbulence, passengers of the German airlines Condor and Lufthansa suffered injuries. The Lufthansa plane, which according to the plan was to fly from the USA to Frankfurt, had to land early in Washington. The
Lufthansa orders Airbus A350-1000 and more B787-9
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, announced on Thursday that it had ordered a total of 22 new long-haul aircraft. There are ten Airbus A350-1000, five A350-900 and seven Boeing 787-9. wants in the medium term
Frankfurt: Air China uses Boeing 777-300ER
The airline Air China has been using Boeing 777-300ER long-haul aircraft between Shanghai and Frankfurt am Main since last week. These have 311 seats. So far have come across this
Munich Airport continues to recover in the first quarter
Even if the traffic balance for the first quarter of 2022 at Munich Airport is still heavily influenced by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, this is evident in the first three months of the new year
Munich Airport receives funding for the purchase of environmentally friendly electric buses
Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, presented a funding decision of almost 24 million euros to a representative of Munich Airport in Berlin today. With this grant
Munich Airport: Sprüngli opens the first store in Germany
After the previous success of the pop-up store at Munich Airport, the SchweizerHaut Chocolatiers Sprüngli has now decided on a permanent location in the departure area of Terminal 2. As of now, passengers have
Easter: Munich Airport expects almost 10.000 more flights than last year
The Bavarian Easter holidays are all about a further recovery in air traffic: while only 2021 destinations could be reached from Munich in April 100, the airlines want to travel worldwide this year during the holiday season
New pier at Terminal 1: MUC has to postpone completion
Three years after the start of construction work on the new pier at Terminal 1 of Munich Airport, the shell work is largely complete. Nevertheless - and as so often in this time
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
11.111. Tuifly flight takes off to Greece
With Tuifly on the autumn vacation: In the afternoon today the 11.111. Tuifly flight of the year. The fully booked Boeing 737-800 took off from Stuttgart Airport in the direction of Corfu. The regular flight rings
STR: 100 volunteers collect rubbish along the airport fence
On September 18, Stuttgart Airport invited people to clean up the airport fence together on World Cleanup Day. Over 100 helpers took part and collected money while walking on the Fildern
Stuttgart Airport launches discount app
There are as many loyalty cards as a dime a dozen with which you can collect points or receive discounts. Now Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport is also introducing one. That
NUE: London can be reached non-stop again
The low-coster resumes the connection to London-Stansted: At the weekend, after a break of several months, the first flight from Nuremberg took off. For the time being, the non-stop route will be served on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Nuremberg: Smartlynx starts TUI summer program
On behalf of the tour operator Tui Deutschland, Smartlynx carried out the first charter flight from Nuremberg to Rhodes on Saturday morning. According to the airport, the machine should have been fully booked and now that
Photo gallery: DFB team started with Klasjet in Nuremberg
The German national soccer team started on Monday in Nuremberg in the direction of London with a Boeing 737-500 from Klasjet. The team will face England on Tuesday at Wembley Stadium. For the
Ukraine International postpones comeback in Düsseldorf
Ukraine International actually wanted to fly from Kiev-Borispil to Düsseldorf and Brussels again at the beginning of October. Nothing will come of this - at least for the time being. The carrier named as the new date for the resumption
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
Düsseldorf: Employees demonstrate against layoffs
A demonstration against the planned job cuts took place at Düsseldorf Airport on Monday morning. According to the current state of information, around 600 jobs are at risk. The Verdi union therefore called for a protest rally. Dusseldorf
NRW is taking Düsseldorf under its wings with 250 million euros
Düsseldorf Airport is to receive a financial injection of 250 million euros due to the consequences of the corona pandemic. This is a loan that comes with a guarantee
Eurowings and Hanse-Merkur launch "Corona insurance"
Now the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is also offering special corona insurance in cooperation with an insurance company. This already applies to bookings made by September 27, 2020 at no extra charge
Risk areas: Germany controls weakly or not at all
Germany declared Vienna a corona risk region, which means that either a negative PCR test, not older than 48 hours, must be presented upon entry or a quarantine is in effect. So far
Cologne: European Air Charter flies in wet lease for Condor
On behalf of the German holiday airline Condor, the Bulgarian European Air Charter will serve two summer destinations from Cologne / Bonn. It is Palma de Mallorca, which will open every day from May 14, 2022
Cologne / Bonn: Antonov Airlines flew 85 tons of corona tests
Cologne / Bonn Airport hosted the first of an expected four Antonow An-124s on Saturday. The cargo planes bring rapid corona tests from Zhengzhou to Germany. On board of the Ukrainian Antonov
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
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
Christmas holidays: BER expects more than 600.000 passengers
For many people, Christmas time is also travel time: The airport company is expecting a slight increase in passenger numbers in the upcoming holidays in Berlin and Brandenburg compared to the previous weeks. Overall will be in time
BER: Thomas Hoff Andersson is the new COO
FBB management complete: The supervisory board today appointed the Scandinavian Thomas Hoff Andersson as managing director for airport operations (“Chief Operating Officer”, COO). Andersson owns both the Danish and the
November 2021: BER reports 1,22 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport handled around 2021 million passengers in November 1,22. This was around 50.000 travelers below the figure for October 2021. In November of the previous year 2020
2022: BER expects 17 million passengers
The last meeting of the Supervisory Board this year was dominated by the current operational and financial issues of the airport company. The management reported to the supervisory board that this was a major reason for the long waiting times
