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Winter flight schedule: Frankfurt Airport with numerous expansions
Frankfurt Airport can expect a successful winter of 2023/24. The airport will serve 242 destinations, making the airport the most important international air traffic hub. Frankfurt Airport can have a successful winter time
Lufthansa will launch City Airlines in summer 2024
The Lufthansa Group's newest flight operation, City Airlines, is scheduled to begin operations in summer 2024. The aircraft will be stationed in Frankfurt am Main and Munich and will work alongside Lufthansa Cityline
Frankfurt is also affected: Bamboo Airways is suspending long-haul flights
The Vietnamese airline Bamboo Airlines is withdrawing from the long-haul business. As a result, operations of the Boeing 787-9 fleet will be terminated. You want to focus on it in the future
Ita takeover: Lufthansa faces bureaucratic headwind from the EU Commission
The EU Commission appears to be examining Lufthansa's entry into Ita Airways particularly closely, as the authority is demanding a "notification document" of around 600 pages, some of which contains quite unusual information
Israel and Lebanon: Lufthansa Group flights remain suspended
For security reasons, the Lufthansa Group airlines will not serve destinations in Israel and Lebanon as scheduled until at least October 31, 2023. This extends the flight break, which is due to the
Coffee spilled on your leg: Lufthansa offers $500 in compensation
In July 2023, a mishap occurred on board a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt am Main to Budapest: a 19-year-old ordered a coffee that was accidentally served by the flight attendant
Flight irregularities screwed up Tui's quarterly results
The irregularities in flight operations in the third quarter of the current financial year, which ended on June 30, 2022, cost the Tui travel group dearly. The group lost around as a result
Because of the chaotic conditions: Tui demands compensation from airports
Passengers should always understand everything. Corona is still used today by many carriers as an excuse for delays and cancellations. In the meantime, “lack of staff at the airport” has also come to an end
Tui: Demand at pre-crisis level, but no profit
The travel company benefits from the increased desire to travel. Demand is almost at pre-crisis levels. But the flight chaos robs Tui of its first profit since the Corona outbreak. Chaos has 75 million euros
Frankfurt-Hahn: Ryanair flies to Faro in summer
Ryanair has announced a new summer route from Frankfurt-Hahn. The low-cost airline will fly to Faro twice a week from April 2023. Ryanair confirmed that it will be operating a new Hahn to Frankfurt service from April
Wizz Air takes on Kutaisi from Frankfurt-Hahn and Hamburg
The low-cost airline Wizz Air is also offering the Georgian destination of Kutaisi from Frankfurt-Hahn and Hamburg in the 2023 summer flight schedule. The first flights are scheduled for June 2023. From the Hunsrück Airport
ECJ: Start of negotiations on Hahn subsidies
Since Wednesday, the European Court of Justice has been hearing about the aid that the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has transferred to the Frankfurt-Hahn regional airport. But with a judgment is only in some
Is Prime Air coming to Europe anytime soon?
According to information from the specialist portal Skyliner Magazine, the Irish airline ASL Airlines Ireland has taken over a first, second-hand converted Boeing 737-800F, which is in the colors of the virtual logistics service provider Prime
Kassel-Calden: Sundair cancels Palma
The German holiday airline Sundair is canceling all flights to Palma de Mallorca that were previously offered from Kassel-Calden, effective August 19, 2020. According to a report there was
Condor now sells Sundair tickets
The German airlines Condor and Sundair have been working together in sales since Wednesday. The Sundair offer can now also be booked on the Condor website. Be there
Lufthansa is expanding its use of the Airbus A380
The German airline Lufthansa wants to counteract demand by reactivating more Airbus A380s. The carrier specifically plans to increase the A380 fleet in operation to six aircraft, reports below
Medical emergency: Emirates had to stop over in Munich with its A380
On the way from Dubai to London-Gatwick, the Airbus A380 operated by Emirates Airline with the registration A6-EOZ had to make an unscheduled stopover at Munich Airport on September 12, 2023
Munich Airport has taken on 113 apprentices
Last week, 113 young people began their training at Munich Airport and its subsidiaries. According to the airport, they were able to take on as many apprentices as before
Beyond Air starts ticket sales and conceals stopovers
After several delays, the aviation company Beond Air, which markets itself as a “luxury airline”, wants to fly the flights from Munich and Zurich to the Maldives from mid-November that had been announced a long time ago
Lufthansa: City Airlines still on hold
The youngest Lufthansa offshoot City Airlines took over the first machine, but has not yet started flight operations. It could stay that way for some time. According to a report by the Handelsblatt
Brasov: Fly Lili wants to fly to Stuttgart and Munich
The Romanian airline Fly Lili – not to be confused with Liliair, which never took off from Klagenfurt – is planning a course from Brasov in competition with Dan Air in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
Eurowings suspends Stuttgart-Timisoara
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will discontinue the non-stop connection between Stuttgart and Timisoara in September 2023. The route is to be served for the last time on September 22, 2023 – at least for the time being. Considering
Stuttgart Airport: Supermarket open at night for self-service
The Edeka supermarket at Stuttgart Airport now allows you to shop between 22:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. During this night time access is by debit or
August 2022: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden exceeds pre-crisis volumes
The German regional airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden benefited greatly from the high demand in summer 2022. Most recently, the volume of August 2019 was even exceeded. In August 2022, the airport
DRF air rescue: Seven cadets start helicopter training
DRF Flugrettung, based in Filderstadt, Germany, is expanding the training portfolio at its in-house academy. The first seven flight students have their training on Thursday as part of a fly-in of the training machine, one
Ten Russian planes have to stay in Germany
Ten aircraft are said to be parked at German airports at the beginning of the airspace closure for machines that are owned or controlled by Russia. Flying out is not possible due to the sanctions
Wizz Air flight overbooked: police had to intervene in Friedrichshafen
At Friedrichshafen Airport, the overbooking of a Wizz Air flight to Tirana caused a police operation on Friday. Only 209 seats were available for the 186 passengers who had booked. The consequence of it:
Aegean, Edelweiss and Eurowings celebrate their first flights
At the weekend, some first flights were carried out from Friedrichshafen, Dortmund and Zurich. For example, Aegean Airlines flew to Heraklion for the first time from Lake Constance Airport. There were 174 passengers on board. The route
Friedrichshafen: Another Zeppelin NT is built
After a long break, another Zeppelin NT is being built in Friedrichshafen. The client is the Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei GmbH, which justifies the order among other things with the fact that the demand in the area
Passenger numbers: Memmingen Airport with a new record
In 2022, Memmingen Airport in Bavaria was not only able to recover from the effects of the corona pandemic, but also exceeded the record level of 2019 by around 16 percent. Man
For Rhomberg Reisen: Avanti Air flies from Graz, Innsbruck and Memmingen to Calvi
On behalf of Rhomberg Reisen, Avanti Air will operate the charter flights to Calvi in the summer of 2023 from Graz, Memmingen and Innsbruck. This is the first time the German carrier has been in the year
Ryanair continues to expand its presence in Memmingen
The low-cost airline Ryanair will be offering around 2023 flights per week to 160 destinations from Memmingen in the 28 summer timetable. With Corfu, Kraków, Luqa (Malta), Naples, Valencia and Tuzla you also have
Nuremberg Airport enjoys high summer demand
In the first half of the Bavarian summer holidays, Nuremberg Airport was used by 710.000 passengers. This means that the previous year's volume has already been exceeded, because in the comparative period of 2022 one had
Nuremberg: Eurowings takes on Marsa Alam
With Marsa Alam, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will be offering another Egypt destination from Nuremberg in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. The first flight on this route is scheduled for November 3, 2023. The holiday route
Smartwings offers flights from Germany to Abu Dhabi
The airline Smartwings is to start numerous flights between Abu Dhabi and German cities in cooperation with Etihad Holidays. Specifically, flights are to be flown from Cologne, Leipzig/Halle and Nuremberg. Smartwings airline
Tui: Vereinigung Cockpit criticizes Smartlynx flights
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit has criticized the fact that Tui will have Smartlynx operate charter flights from Saarbrücken and Basel from mid-May 2021. The employee representatives are of the opinion that this is also the group's own
Germany: SmartLynx lands Tui order
The Latvian charter airline SmartLynx was able to land for orders in Germany and Switzerland. On behalf of TUI one will fly to some destinations from Basel and Saarbrücken. in the
Luxair depends on Saarbrücken
As of March 2021, the Luxair airline will not have a stopover in Saarbrücken on the Luxembourg-Hamburg route. The route will be operated non-stop in the future. But this has consequences for the airport in Saarland:
Eurowings has put the Airbus A321 into scheduled service
The low-cost airline Eurowings put an Airbus A3 back into scheduled service on Saturday, June 2023, 321. The comeback flight was operated as EW9630 from Dusseldorf to Rhodes. Still in
Düsseldorf: Eurowings with two more winter Finland routes
In the 2023/24 winter flight schedule, Eurowings will be offering two more Finland routes from Düsseldorf. These are the destinations Ivalo and Kuusamo, which will be headed for seasonally. The first named destination is
German environmental aid is suing Eurowings for greenwashing allegations
The organization "Deutsche Umwelthilfe" accuses numerous companies, including the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, of so-called greenwashing. It takes the view that misleading advertising claims are being made and therefore has a lawsuit
Summer 2024: Tuifly with two new Tunisia routes
The German holiday airline Tuifly will be flying from two German airports to Tunisia's Enfidha Hammamet Airport next year. Available flight plan data shows that the prelude to the
Volotea and Eurowings officially start sales cooperation
Some time ago, the airlines Volotea and Eurowings announced a reciprocal sales partnership. This has now been officially sealed, because the declaration of intent, which was signed in March 2023, has now been followed
Eurowings is expanding its business class offering on short-haul routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, which was last positioned as a low-cost airline, is offering the so-called “BizClass” on numerous other routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are not just tourist destinations.
Winter 2023/24: Ryanair takes on Cologne-Agadir
The low-cost airline Ryanair will be offering non-stop flights from Cologne/Bonn to Agadir from October 29, 2023. These should be carried out on the traffic days Wednesday and Sunday. “Ryanair and our airport connects
Cologne/Bonn: Leav launches autumn flights to Greece and Palma de Mallorca
A few days ago, the German leisure airline Leav Aviation announced the sale of flight tickets from Cologne/Bonn to Heraklion, Kos, Rhodes and Palma de Mallorca for the travel period from the end of September 2023
Smartwings offers flights from Germany to Abu Dhabi
The airline Smartwings is to start numerous flights between Abu Dhabi and German cities in cooperation with Etihad Holidays. Specifically, flights are to be flown from Cologne, Leipzig/Halle and Nuremberg. Smartwings airline
Dortmund Airport receives second supplementary permit
A few days ago, Dortmund Airport received a second supplementary approval for the aviation permit from the Münster district government. This was applied for on September 30, 2022. The background is that the
Dortmund: Wizz Air takes on Brasov
The Wizz Air Group announces two routes from the Romanian airport Brasov: From August 2, 2023 they want to fly three times a week to London-Luton and from September 2, 2023 twice
Exercise: Dortmund simulated an aircraft accident
A regular flight accident drill took place in the security area of Dortmund Airport on Saturday morning. Airport fire brigade, fire brigade and rescue service of the city of Dortmund, special units of the federal police and a team for psychosocial emergency care (PSNV) practiced
Smartlynx Malta stations Boeing 737-Max-8 in Münster/Osnabrück
The airline Smartlynx Malta will station Boeing 2023-Max-737 aircraft at the German airport Münster/Osnabrück in the 8 summer timetable. With these machines you can visit various holiday destinations on behalf of tour operators
Nouvelair with additional routes from Cologne and Munster
The low-cost airline Nouvelair Tunisie will offer three more seasonal routes to/from Germany in the 2023 summer timetable. The new additions relate to Cologne/Bonn and Münster/Osnabrück airports. From the last-named airport, the
2022: Münster/Osnabrück Airport had 834.424 passengers
Münster/Osnabrück Airport had a total of 2022 passengers in 834.424, which just ended. This meant that there were 130 percent more travelers than in 2021. However, it was well below the pre-crisis level,
PAD: Airlines increase frequency to Antalya
At Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport there should be at least 18 departures per week to Antalya in the coming summer. Sun Express, Pegasus and Corendon will already be taking off from Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport in March/April
Air Cairo is expanding its presence in Paderborn
Air Cairo is expanding its presence in Paderborn in the 2023 summer flight schedule. From March 27, 2023, 62 circuits are to be carried out. This year you have 35 rotations
PAD: Lufthansa optimizes Munich line
For the winter half-year, Lufthansa is optimizing the scheduled connection from Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport to the Lufthansa hub in Munich. From October 30th, the airline will fly to the Bavarian capital with flight times at the end of the day. In addition there
Weeze: Skyexpress launches Greece charter
The Greek airline Skyexpress will operate some charter flights from the German regional airport of Weeze in April 2023. The destinations Heraklion, Kos, Rhodes and Zakynthos are headed for on behalf of a tour operator.
Air Arabia Maroc takes on Weeze-Fes
From the beginning of March 2023, the airline Air Arabia Maroc will fly regularly to the German regional airport of Weeze. A non-stop connection to Fez is established. For the time being, once a week you want from June 2.
From Weeze and Karlsruhe: Ryanair takes on Bergamo
The low-cost airline Ryanair is starting a non-stop connection to Bergamo from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Weeze. These new additions are to be served from the 2023 summer flight schedule. From Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden it should be twice a week from April 2023
Skyalps increases Bozen-Hamburg
The regional airline Skyalps will fly more frequently between Bolzano and Hamburg in the 2023/24 winter timetable. The additional circulation, which is to be served from the beginning of November 2023, was recently released for booking.
Hamburg Airport: charity football tournament takes place
The 24th Radio Hamburg Soccer Cup will take place on Saturday, June 2023, 13 from 18 p.m. to 11 p.m. For this purpose, Hamburg Airport is providing its for the second time in a row
Summer 2024: Finnair is increasing Hamburg and Düsseldorf
In the 2024 summer timetable, Finnair will increase frequencies in the direction of Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh, Osaka and Tokyo-Narita. From April 2, 2024, the course will be set for Wrocław. In
Hamburg-Munich was the busiest domestic German route in 2022
Trade fairs, events or personal meetings with business partners: Although video conferences are very popular, business trips are indispensable for many companies. Most of the business trips are primarily within Germany
Widerøe is back at Hamburg Airport
Last week the airline Widerøe celebrated its comeback at Hamburg Airport. The Bergen route is now being served again on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. "The comeback
“Air Defender 23”: Delays at Hamburg Airport
NATO's largest aerial exercise, also dubbed "Air Defender 23," is bound to cause complications in airspace traffic over the next few weeks. In terms of this exercise, on German airspace
Bremen: British Airways closes German service center
The IAG group member British Airways dissolves the service center based in Bremen, Germany. Around 200 employees will be affected by the forthcoming liquidation. The carrier has operated under the name Flyline since 1996
Bremen has reached 65 percent of the pre-crisis volume
Bremen Airport in northern Germany had a total of 2022 passengers in the recently completed year 1.492.975. This was 137 percent above the value that could be achieved a year earlier. However
Greens want to take Bremen Airport off the grid
The Greens involved in the state government in Bremen put the de facto closure of the local airport in the area. If it goes according to the plans of this party, the commercial airport could soon
Lübeck Air and Sundair are to boost Lübeck Airport
In the summer of 2022, the holiday airline Sundair will fly from Lübeck to the destinations of Antalya, Heraklion and Palma de Mallorca. According to managing director Marcos Rossello, these are not charters, but
Lübeck Air is removing Jerez and Kraków from the 2022 summer flight schedule
Lübeck Air, the house brand of Lübeck Airport, has again thinned out the 2022 summer flight schedule. The destinations Kraków and Jerez de la Frontera will not be headed for from the Hanseatic city for the time being. Already
Lübeck Air is removing Dublin from the 2022 summer flight schedule
Lübeck Air, the house brand of Lübeck Airport in northern Germany, has revised the 2022 summer flight schedule. The Dublin destination was deleted. This was originally announced twice a week. Under the flight numbers 6I 7622
Green Airlines: 1.700 kilometers of empty flight for just four passengers
With only four passengers on board, German Airways took off on Friday for the charter marketer Green Airlines at Cologne / Bonn Airport in the direction of Paderborn. However, the machine was previously ferry off
Only 131 kilometers: Green Airlines has flights between Cologne and Paderborn
The charter company Green Airlines will be operating particularly “green” flights from July 9, 2021, because the carrier will fly commercially between Cologne / Bonn and Paderborn. The distance between the two cities is
Kassel: Rhein-Neckar Air flies back to Sylt
Mannheim Airport's house brand, Rhein-Neckar Air, will offer non-stop flights between Kassel-Calden and Sylt in summer 2021. All flights of this provider are operated by the Bavarian MHS Aviation. Rhine-Neckar
BER bids farewell to the ex-Schoenefeld terminal with a big party
On Saturday, September 2, 2023, Terminal 5 of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will say goodbye with a celebration. The former Schönefeld Airport will thus finally be taken off the grid. On
Winter 2023/24: Sundair resumes Berlin-Las Palmas
The German holiday airline Sundair is once again offering non-stop flights between Berlin and Las Palmas in the 2023/24 winter timetable. Airline ticket sales have already started. According to Sundair, the flights should be carried out
Germany asks the airport climate sticker to checkout
In Germany, the executive wants to ask the climate stickers of the "last generation" to pay for the costs they cause. However, the amounts are much lower than in the first
BER is looking for ideas for reusing the ex-SXF terminals
During the corona pandemic, the terminal buildings of the former Schönefeld Airport, some of which date back to GDR times and were last known as BER Terminal 5, were taken out of service. Now three architectural
Hainan Airlines celebrates 15 years of presence in Berlin
The Chinese airline Hainan Airlines is celebrating its 15th anniversary in Berlin. At the same time, the frequencies on the Beijing route will be increased to four rotations per week. In the future, flights will be to the
Winter 2023/24: Eurowings takes on Berlin-Tbilisi
In the 2023/24 winter timetable, Eurowings will start non-stop flights between Berlin and the Georgian capital Tbilisi. However, the route is not intended to be served continuously. The first flight is scheduled for December 18, 2023
Noise measurements around Leipzig/Halle Airport
Mobile noise measurements have been carried out at Leipzig/Halle Airport since last Thursday. These were initiated by the Saxon aircraft noise officer. This should provide valid data, which should enable the respective communities if necessary
Tip: Airport festival in Leipzig/Halle
An airport festival will take place at Leipzig/Halle Airport on June 10th and 11th, 2023. Among other things, an airplane show, sightseeing flights, airport tours and numerous hands-on activities are offered. The festival takes place on
LOI: Private Wings wants to buy five D328eco
German charter airline Private Wings is interested in purchasing five Dornier D328eco to be produced by Deutsche Aircraft. A corresponding declaration of intent was made during the groundbreaking ceremony
Momento launches additional charter destinations from Dresden
Under the “Momento powered by SZ Reisen” brand, five additional destinations will be offered from Dresden in the 2023 summer flight schedule. It is Ischia, Gulf of Sorrento, Sicily, Aeolian Islands
MDF AG extends Götz Ahmelmann's contract
In its most recent meeting, the supervisory board of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG confirmed the cooperation with company boss Götz Ahmelmann. The manager received a contract extension for another five years. With that, Ahmelmann
Passenger numbers: Dresden and Leipzig on the up
In October 2022, the German airports Dresden and Leipzig/Halle recorded the highest number of passengers since the beginning of the corona pandemic. The management of MDF AG takes the view that the upward trend
Takeover offer: Zeitfracht wants to buy Rostock-Laage
The logistics group Zeitfracht has made a takeover offer for Rostock-Laage Airport and intends to buy it by the end of the year. According to Norddeutschem Rundfunk, the prospects are that the public sector will make the offer
Numerous employees went to the labor court
A total of 23 lawsuits have been filed with the labor court against the operating company of Rostock-Laage Airport. This emerges from an inquiry response in the state parliament. Accordingly, nine proceedings are still open. The parliamentary group
Holiday flights: Green Airlines no longer has a “flight partner”
The charter marketer Green Airlines has finally ceased sales on the holiday routes from Groningen, Paderborn and Rostock-Laage due to a lack of “flight partners”. A few days ago the company posted on the homepage
Photo gallery: Erofey visits Erfurt again
On Easter Sunday, the Russian airline Erofey again brought around 17 tons of rapid corona tests to Germany. The Boeing 757 with the registration VP-BHM was used. The plane landed at Erfurt-Weimar Airport.
Photo gallery: Erofey brings rapid tests to Erfurt
On Saturday the Boeing 757-200 operated by the Russian airline Erofey brought rapid test kits with the registration VP-BHM to Erfurt. According to the airport, these are intended for all of Germany. "We
Photo gallery: Hifly Malta again with A330 in Erfurt
An Airbus A330-300 operated by Hifly Malta landed again at Erfurt-Weimar Airport, which brought around 2,5 million FFP2 protective masks to Germany with a stopover in Almaty, Kazakhstan. According to the airport, these were
