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UFO welcomes plans to facilitate works council formation
The German flight attendants' union UFO takes a positive view of the plans announced by Labor Minister Hubertus Heil on Saturday, which are intended to simplify the establishment of works councils. Among other things, the member of the government plans to tighten the
Premium economy: Lufthansa and Swiss order new seats from Zim
The airlines Swiss and Lufthansa will equip additional aircraft with premium economy seats from Zim Aircraft Seating. The two carriers have chosen the Zim Privacy PC-02 model. When the crane should
2021: Frankfurt Airport counts almost 25 million passengers
In 2021, Frankfurt Airport came a little way out of its Corona low. Thanks to the increased travel demand in summer and the opening of the USA in autumn, Germany's largest airport counted
Defeat in court: couple wanted compensation for quarantine after vacation
In Germany, when you return from a holiday trip and have to be in quarantine, are you entitled to compensation for pain and suffering? No, the district court in Frankfurt ruled under file number 2-04 O 165/21. A
Lufthansa takes travel agencies harder on the chest
At Lufthansa it is evidently becoming a problem that travel agents do not pass on changes to flight times or short-term cancellations to customers. However, Lufthansa is liable for this as intermediaries and
German aviation is only recovering very slowly
German aviation can only slowly recover from the effects of the corona pandemic. The latest figures from German air traffic control show that around 2021 million flights will be made in 1,67
VC: "Lufthansa wants to use the crowbar in tourism"
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit accuses Lufthansa of wanting to get into the leisure business "with a crowbar" via the planned vacation airline Ocean. The concept is clearly related to the functioning of the
Lufthansa could retire even more aircraft
AUA parent Lufthansa would like to reduce its fleet even further. Again. Until recently, the decommissioning of 100 machines had already been decided, but now 30 or more should be
MHS Aviation expands in Austria
The Bavarian non-aviation company is stationing a Cessna Citation CJ2 + aircraft at Vienna-Schwechat airport. The carrier is in the regular service from Mannheim on behalf of Rhein-Neckar-Air, which the economic risk
Lufthansa: Lounge access against payment
With immediate effect, Lufthansa passengers with an economy class ticket can use the lounges in Frankfurt am Main and Munich for an entry fee of 39 euros. Payment is made in advance
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
Ex-Munich boss now on the crane supervisory board
Two new members will join the supervisory board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG for the Federal Republic of Germany, which participated in the group as part of the rescue package. It refers to
BER needs another 552 million euros
After years of delay, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is due to open at the end of this month. The project devoured billions of euros and needs fresh money again. The board of directors voted a 552 on Friday
September: travel warnings hailed Berlin numbers
The Berlin airports Schönefeld and Tegel recorded a significant decrease in passengers in September 2020 compared to August 2020. A total of 693.601 travelers used the two airports - a solid minus of
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
Green Airlines: Neither registration nor flight plan submitted to the FKB
The champagne corks should actually pop at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport, because in the middle of the corona pandemic, a newcomer wants to take up the domestic route to Berlin with Green Airlines. Hamburg and Sylt are also up
BER is now an airport with all permits
The Berlin-Brandenburg-Airport is now also an airport from a legal point of view, because the Joint Upper Aviation Authority Berlin-Brandenburg granted permission to start operations on Thursday and handed over the airport operating certificate. The two documents
Air France: 60 euros discount on the last Tegel tickets
Air France will operate the last scheduled flight from Berlin-Tegel on November 8, 2020. On the occasion of the historic event for aviation, the carrier is offering a discount code with which a discount
