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Cologne: Lufthansa is considering relocating its headquarters to Frankfurt or Munich
No other airline is as closely associated with Frankfurt am Main as Lufthansa. Although the largest administration location is also located here, the official company headquarters are located in Cologne. side
Paid catering: Lufthansa introduces online pre-ordering
The impromptu sale of food and beverages on board commercial aircraft does not run according to the airlines' ideas on every route. Lufthansa is now introducing that paid goods can be pre-ordered
Security concerns: Lufthansa Group temporarily suspends Iran flights
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are suspending their flight connections to Iran until at least January 31, 2023. The background is that the security situation is currently assessed as unclear. Last there was
Ita Airways: Italy enters into exclusive negotiations with Lufthansa
The Italian Ministry of Finance will enter into exclusive negotiations with the Lufthansa Group on the sale of a minority stake in Ita Airways. A corresponding declaration of intent was signed by both parties. This increases the probability
Lufthansa increases Frankfurt-Shanghai
Effective February 16, 2023, Lufthansa is increasing the non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and Shanghai. From this point on, Germany's largest airline will communicate between the two four times a week
Munich and Frankfurt: Etihad adjusts the aircraft
In the 2023 summer timetable, Etihad Airways is making changes to the aircraft on the routes from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt and Munich. The Bavarian airport will be closed with effect from the 26th of April.
Six flights a week: Munich Airport gets the first regular freight connection to Beijing
Munich Airport is getting a new freight connection to Beijing. Today, an Air China Boeing 777 landed at Bavaria's air hub. From now on, the airline will connect Munich and Beijing
Blue Air shortens and moves Germany routes
The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air is postponing the resumption of numerous routes between Germany and Bucharest or Cluj by around two months. Also, some routes will initially be less than
Munich: Lufthansa has reactivated Delhi flights
Lufthansa reactivated the non-stop connection from Munich to Delhi on Tuesday after a break of more than a year. As a rule, this route is served by Airbus A350 aircraft. currently are
Qatar Airways opens a new cargo connection to Munich
Munich Airport is recording further growth in so-called all-cargo traffic. Since yesterday, Qatar Airways has been flying regularly to and from Munich with a cargo version of the Boeing 777. The route begins in
Brussels Airlines takes on Munich-Brussels
The Lufthansa Group member Brussels Airlines will start a non-stop connection between Brussels and Munich on March 27, 2022. This will initially be served at low frequency, but up to twice from May 2, 2022
MUC: Passenger numbers increase by over twelve percent to around 12,5 million
The traffic balance of the year 2021 at Munich Airport is still strongly influenced by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic: The number of passengers rose by 1,4 million or more than twelve compared to the previous year
From Düsseldorf and Stuttgart: Helvetic could fly for Eurowings
The vast majority of the Eurowings fleet is still on the ground. Currently only 35 machines are in use. At the same time, the carrier plans to pull wet lease capacities ashore for the summer time. In conversation
Pandemic year brings Stuttgart Airport historic minus
A total of 3.213.695 passengers were counted at Stuttgart Airport in the last financial year - a decrease of 74,8 percent compared to the previous year. The number of flight movements fell by 58,7 percent
Baden-Württemberg exempts vaccinated people from quarantine
The German state of Baden-Württemberg is rushing ahead and in future will exempt people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from the obligation to test and quarantine. According to a statement by Health Minister Manne Lucha (Greens)
String concert: Ryanair returns to eleven German airports
The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is using the red pencil at eleven German airports and in Basel-Mulhouse. Numerous routes will be discontinued or will no longer be included in the 2021 summer flight schedule. That hits the hardest
NUE: Lowest passenger volume in decades
Exactly 917.296 passengers used Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg in the Corona year. Nuremberg Airport has not written such bad numbers for more than 30 years. Most recently in 1985
SkyUp Airlines is expanding strongly into Germany
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines announces a large-scale expansion towards Western Europe. Most of the new routes will lead from Kiev-Borispil to Germany. But also from Odessa and Lviv wants
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
Lauda terminations now also available in front of the office
In Stuttgart, Düsseldorf and Palma de Mallorca, the Austrian Ryanair subsidiary is resuming flight operations in its new role as a wet lease provider. At the same time in Vienna in front of the office in large
Corendon announces new summer routes
The Corendon Group is currently working intensively on the summer flight schedule for 2022. New routes are planned from Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. Depending on the route, these are operated by Corendon Airlines, Corendon
Blue Air announces Iasi-Cologne
The Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air announces the opening of a Boeing 737 Max base in Iasi. A machine of this type is to be stationed from March 27, 2022. Among other things, a non-stop connection is to be established
Cologne: Ex-Lufthansa Lounge has a new operator
The former Lufthansa Lounge at Cologne / Bonn Airport will soon be reactivated by a new operator. The Global Lounge Network will manage this as an airline and ticket-independent, exclusive waiting area. "We
Again chaos and long queues at BER
Compared to the time "before Corona", the number of passengers at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is still manageable, but it still seems to be overwhelmed. It happened on Saturday morning
Berlin: Sccot starts VTL flights to Singapore
Effective October 19, 2021, the low-cost airline Scoot will be offering so-called VTL flights between Berlin and Singapore. These are offered three times a week and are intended for travelers upon arrival at the
BER expects 900.000 passengers in the autumn holidays
In the coming weeks, the airports will be prepared for a large number of visitors. Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH also expects an increased volume of travel for the autumn holidays. The BER stand up
September 2021: Berlin had 1,46 million passengers
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport counted around 2021 million passengers in September 1,46. Compared to August 2021, there was an increase of 30.000 travelers. However, it was well below September 2019. Before
Another non-stop connection from BER to Dubai
With immediate effect, the Latvian airline Smartlynx, in cooperation with the package tour operator FTI, is connecting Berlin Airport with Dubai by non-stop flight. The route initially goes to the with two weekly connections
Von Massenbach is the new ADV Vice President
Aletta von Massenbach, Managing Director of Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, was elected Vice President of the Airport Association ADV. She succeeds her Munich colleague Andrea Gebbeken. “For over seven decades, the
