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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
EU Commission: Lufthansa and Eurowings are said to have paid out 500.000 “compulsory vouchers”.
Shortly after the start of the corona pandemic in Europe, many airlines speculated that the EU Commission would wave voucher solutions through. Therefore, automatic reimbursement options were deactivated and customers were sent to real ones
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
Lufthansa Cityline is to become an A321P2F operator
Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr announced a few days ago that narrowbodies in the cargo area could be purchased again. It is becoming apparent, however, that this will not be part of Lufthansa’s operations
Munich Airport extends involvement in the Bavarian Environment and Climate Pact
Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) has extended and renewed its membership in the Bavarian Environment and Climate Pact. The airport is thus reaffirming its obligation to save emissions and resources as well as to
Munich is expanding its lounge offering again
Life is slowly but surely returning to Munich Airport. Currently, an average of 400 take-offs and landings are carried out per day. These are used by around 30.000 travelers. The shopping
MUC: Airport hands over new test site to Argo Al
The autonomous vehicles from Argo AI will start their test drives at Munich Airport on an asphalted area of approx. 55.000 square meters. Around four months after the construction work began, the
Lufthansa flies non-stop from Munich to Dubai
Just in time for the winter half-year and at the same time as the opening of the EXPO, the AUA parent company is leaving Munich for Dubai. From October 1st to April 23rd - the end of the
Air Dolomiti connects Cuneo with Munich
The Italian branch of the Lufthansa Group made its maiden flight on the Cuneo-Munich route yesterday. For the inauguration of the new flight connection, Air Dolomiti was received by representatives of the Cuneo-Levaldigi airport, the
Flight attendants warn: Corona protection is inadequate
A few weeks ago, the Spanish trade union complained about protective masks that were not made available to Lauda staff at the Palma de Mallorca base, which did not comply with local legislation. Well was
Lübeck: “Climate protectors” wanted to prevent first flight
Accompanied by protests, the first scheduled flight after a long break from Lübeck-Blankensee airport took place on Monday morning. The in-house brand Lübeck Air, operated by Air Alsie, now offers connections to
Air France-KLM opens three lounges in Germany
The French-Dutch aviation group Air France-KLM reopened the lounges in Munich, Stuttgart and Berlin-Tegel. These were temporarily closed at the beginning of the corona pandemic in Europe. The exclusive waiting areas at the
Fly Erbil announces Cologne / Bonn
The “virtual” airline Fly Erbil plans to fly once a week between Erbil and Cologne / Bonn from April 28, 2021. The operational implementation is to be carried out by UR Airlines with Boeing 737-400. Primary
Easter: Ryanair continues to increase the offer
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is increasing its offer around Easter. The carrier flies back to Porto from Berlin, Cologne / Bonn, Memmingen and Frankfurt am Main. From Germany's largest airport
German Airways enters the maintenance business
The airline German Airways (formerly WDL) will use Hangar 2 at Cologne / Bonn Airport in the future. So far this has been used
Easter: Ryanair continues to increase the offer
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is increasing its offer around Easter. The carrier flies back to Porto from Berlin, Cologne / Bonn, Memmingen and Frankfurt am Main. From Germany's largest airport
Easter: Sundair expands its Palma program considerably
The German holiday airline Sundair is expanding its flight program to Palma de Mallorca around the Easter holidays. The demand has risen sharply in the last few days, since the Federal Republic
BER supervisory board advocates partial debt discharge
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport should get through the current crisis more easily by means of a partial debt discharge. The Supervisory Board expects around 2021 million passengers for the current year 10,7. For comparison: In 2019
BER boss says goodbye: Lütke Daldrup wants to leave in September
Engelbert Lütke Daldrup has asked the Supervisory Board to terminate his employment contract early this September. Since March 2017 he has held the post of CEO of the airport
Sundair: D-ASSB arrived in Berlin
The German airline Sundair transferred an Airbus A319 to Berlin-Brandenburg Airport with the D-ASSB. Before that, it was extensively maintained by Croatia Airlines. The holiday airline is currently exchanging leased aircraft for others
BER: Increase in false alarms due to faulty fire alarm systems
Incidents triggered by the fire alarm system are increasing at BER Airport. Because the sensors with laser technology can trigger a false alarm if the sun hits it at a certain angle
