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Summer 2023: Pegasus launches additional Germany-Turkey routes
The Turkish airline Pegasus is further expanding its presence in Germany in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In April 2023, the last non-stop connection between Berlin and Ankara operated in 2011 will be served
Summer 2023: El Al with 25 weekly Israel connections from Germany
The airline El Al will offer 2023 rotations per week between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 25 summer timetable. With up to eleven weekly rotations, you control the capital Berlin
Lufthansa reactivates five more Airbus A340-600s
Numerous airlines have already phased out their four-engine jets or at least announced that they will only operate jets with two engines on long-haul routes in the future. Lufthansa is taking a very unusual path,
Frankfurt-Hahn: Insolvency administrator is looking for a “Plan B”
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport seems to magically attract problems relating to buyers, because Swift Conjoy GmbH has still not paid the purchase price. The deadline has been repeatedly extended.
Lufthansa extends domestic German Dreamliner service
Lufthansa has also been using Boeing 787-9 long-haul aircraft between Frankfurt and Munich for some time. Flight plan data shows that this practice will continue in February 2023.
FRA: Condor and Airlink are offering more flights to South Africa
Holiday airline Condor is offering six additional connections from Frankfurt via South Africa to Namibia and Zimbabwe with the South African airline Airlink for this winter season. The Condor frequencies to Cape Town and Johannesburg are
MUC: German air traffic control rents in Lab Campus
The Lab Campus at Munich Airport has a new prominent tenant: Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) has rented space with a total area of around 2.700 m2 in so-called LAB 48. Around
New start for satellite building at Munich Airport: first departure to Miami
After 20 months of downtime caused by the pandemic, the Terminal 2 satellite at Munich Airport was used again today for the first time to handle flights between Munich and the USA. The airport
Westbahn has to postpone the start of the Munich trains
The Austrian railway company Westbahn actually wanted to extend the existing route between Vienna and Salzburg to Munich from December 12, 2021. This will - at least for the time being - nothing, because the
Lufthansa: A350-900 D-AAEU arrived in Munich
Lufthansa transferred the Airbus A350-900 with the registration D-AAEU from Luqa to Munich on Thursday. The long-haul aircraft is not yet painted in the livery of the new operator. It deals
Lights rides at Munich Airport cannot take place
Due to the new official orders in Bavaria to contain the corona pandemic, the light trips planned for the four Advent weekends at Munich Airport have to be canceled. In addition, the observation hill in the
Munich Airport and Lufthansa are putting some of the satellite buildings back into operation
After 20 months of downtime caused by the pandemic, the satellite in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport will be partially put back into operation next Wednesday. The airport and Lufthansa, which is the terminal
De-icing in winter makes flying safe
In winter, passengers often experience that the aircraft is driven onto a platform before take-off and is then sprayed. This process, known as “de-icing”, is used for safety, because ice formation
Smartline serves Graz-Stuttgart with the business jet
The Vorarlberg airline company has been serving the route from Graz to Stuttgart that has been suspended by Austrian Airlines for a few days on behalf of a German broker. Two circuits are carried out per week. For use
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
Airports: Germany before wearing a mask
Masks have to be worn at one German airport, but not at the other. That should change now. In Germany, a general mask requirement could soon be introduced at airports. So far
Germany: Ryanair takes over Lauda wages
A collective agreement is now also to be concluded in Germany. There could be up to 20 percent less wages for the higher earners. The reduction of jobs is from the point of view of the management
Germany: Lauda has money for wages
The German Lauda employees in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart will definitely look in vain for their May salary on their checking accounts, because the company announced on Thursday that they were no longer in the
German Lauda employees fear for wages
In Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, according to a circular from the HR manager, the May salaries cannot be paid out due to a lack of funds. The company is suing the authority's decision and asking the Verdi union to do so
Dish: Eurowings suffers "snack failure"
In the previous year, Eurowings canceled snacks and drinks in the short-haul smart tariff. This annoyed numerous passengers. The consumer center Hamburg even went to court in connection with an inventory booking and won. The times in
Tuifly is preparing “Corona Comback”
It will be compulsory to wear face and nose masks on board Tuifly. We are currently working intensively on the creation of a flight plan for the restart. After the forced Corona break, vacation airline Tuifly wants to return
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
Truth undesirable: Green Airlines boss has lawyers' letters sent
In the aviation industry there are always impressive, fascinating, but also curious, incomprehensible or even disturbing events. Aviation casts a spell over many people - both positively and negatively.
Cologne: Eurowings celebrates first flight to Yerevan
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is flying non-stop to the capital of Armenia, Yerevan, for the first time in the company's history. The carrier carried out the first flight from Cologne / Bonn with an Airbus A320 on Friday. On board
Finally! Nonstop flights from Berlin to Dubai
What Emirates has been trying for a long time, a small airline will now succeed. Flights between the German capital and the largest city in the United Arab Emirates. For a long time
Smartlynx adopts Berlin-Dubai
From October 4, 2021, Smartlynx Airlines will fly between Berlin and Dubai. It is a full charter on behalf of the tour operator FTI. For the time being, two weekly rounds will be offered. away
Air Berlin: Flöther wants to sell Etihad claims
Some time ago, Air Berlin insolvency administrator Lucas Flöther filed a claim for damages against Etihad Airways. The process has to be conducted in London and is apparently only progressing slowly. Now the lawyer wants
Berlin: Schönefeld's Nazi past is being dealt with
The Berlin airports Schönefeld and Tempelhof have a very dark chapter in their respective stories. While this is largely known and partly obvious at the former inner-city airport, remember
Animal rights activists: Glass facade of BER Terminal 1 deadly for birds
According to the Naturschutzbund Deutschland, Terminal 1 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is said to be particularly problematic for birds. Many animals are said to bang against the glass facade every day and find themselves difficult
Air Berlin: No end of the insolvency proceedings in sight
On the evening of October 27, 2017, the last Air Berlin plane landed at what was then the capital's airport at Berlin-Tegel. Air Berlin had already applied for the opening of insolvency proceedings two months before that
