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Eurowings Discover announces Mbombela
The airline Eurowings Discover will start three weekly flights from Frankfurt am Main to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in November 2022. According to its own statements, it is the first intercontinental carrier to
Frankfurt Airport once again counts more passengers
The airport operator again handled significantly more passengers at Frankfurt Airport in January, but the recovery in demand has slowed down due to the rapid spread of the Omikron variant. Total were at the turnstile
Comment: It is about fundamental questions in the Condor-Lufthansa dispute
A dispute has been smoldering between Lufthansa and Condor for a long time, which is being carried out in various places. The result of the Bundeskartellamt's preliminary examination of the feeder flights is unequivocally in favour
FRA: With Schauinsland-Reisen directly to Porto Santo
The Portuguese island of Porto Santo is becoming increasingly popular with holidaymakers. The travel agency Schauinsland-Reisen is therefore offering direct flights from Frankfurt to Porto Santo for the first time this summer. The tour operator offers
Bundeskartellamt: Lufthansa impedes Condor long-haul routes
The German Federal Cartel Office has officially warned Lufthansa about the feeder flights. According to the preliminary results of the examination, the authority is of the opinion that Condor has “claimed antitrust law against Lufthansa for access to feeder flights for
Sören Stark becomes the new head of Lufthansa Technik
There will be a change in management at Lufthansa Technik AG, as Johannes Bussmann will be leaving the company on July 1, 2022 at his own request. Sören Stark follows in the executive chair. the
In October: Lufthansa Group wants to introduce rapid tests
In the meantime, numerous politicians from various EU countries should have realized that the current system of travel warnings, entry restrictions and quarantine obligations for the entire transport and tourism industry is gradually making survival impossible.
Lufthansa drastically tightened savings package
“Good bye, Airbus A380!” Will soon also be the motto at Lufthansa, as this type of aircraft is being phased out as part of the third savings program. The board presented the project on Monday
No third runway for Munich Airport
For the time being, Munich Airport will not get a third runway. This was stated by Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder in a speech at the CSU parliamentary group meeting. In view of the massive slump in air traffic due to the corona pandemic
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
Volocopter and Deutsche Bahn are working on freight drones
The air taxi pioneer Volocopter and the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Schenker are now working together on the development of a freight drone. In the coming year, the commercial proof of the necessity is to be provided. At DB
Berlin: First sightseeing flights with e-air taxis
At a price of 300 euros, Volocopter offers sightseeing flights with so-called electric air taxis. According to its own information, these are the world's first commercial flights. These will be during
Rhein-Neckar Air flies to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg again
It was quiet around the German travel company Rhein-Neckar Air. Until now: After a six-month Corona break, the regional airline flies back to Berlin-Tegel and Hamburg. When the popular destination Sylt will be back in
Germany continues worldwide travel warning
The German Federal Government is maintaining the worldwide travel warning issued since March 17, 2020, even beyond August 31, 2020. This does not apply to some countries in the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Andorra,
BER: Schönefeld becomes Terminal 5
With the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport as Terminal 5, Schönefeld Airport will become part of BER. Already received on October 25th with the change from the summer to the winter flight schedule
Very late: BER is thinking about the shuttle bus
From a global perspective, there are free transport options at almost all airports with terminals that are very far apart. For example buses, at some airports there are train-like offers. Of course, exceptions confirm that
