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Flight cancellations due to staff shortages: Spohr sees a need for airports
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects that ticket prices will have to be increased further due to the sharp rise in kerosene costs. Swiss boss Dieter Vranckx argues similarly, who also points out that fuel hedging
Delta flies again from Frankfurt to Detroit
Due to increasing demand, the US carrier will resume the non-stop connection from Frankfurt to Detroit on April 13, 2022 after a two-year break. From the initial five flights per week, the
Lufthansa organizes a credit line worth billions
Lufthansa has taken out a revolving credit line with a volume of two billion euros with a banking consortium. The term is three years with an option to extend for another year. That
Eurowings Discover wants to pay the staff more
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover will increase the wages of flight attendants and pilots on September 1, 2022. This is due to the positive market development and high demand in the tourism sector
Air Dolomiti increases Linz-Frankfurt
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will expand the non-stop connection between Linz and Frankfurt am Main effective April 18, 2022. Up to two daily flights will be offered in the future.
“Ancient” Lufthansa tickets about to expire
For its airlines Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Lufthansa, the Lufthansa Group is extending the possibility of tickets purchased between July 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021
Munich launches "biometric boarding pass"
The Star Alliance's biometric passenger control was put into operation at Munich Airport on Tuesday. This should make it possible for travelers to enter the security area and the
Munich closes Terminal 1 again
Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich, Germany's second largest airport, is closing Terminal 1 again. From December 1, 2020, all flights will be handled in Terminal 2, which is otherwise primarily used by Star Alliance members. While
Munich boss Lammers re-elected ACI President
The general meeting of the Airport Council International confirmed Jost Lammers, Director of Munich Airport, in his function as association president. The manager has been in this position since July 2019. ACI represents the interests
No Christmas or vacation pay for Cityline flight attendants
The flight attendant union Ufo and the management of Lufthansa CityLine were able to agree on the "Corona crisis and restart" tariff package. Before that, however, the company management briefly acted on the previous conclusion
Traveling with facial recognition: Lufthansa is the first provider
Star Alliance has completed the development of a cross-system biometric identity and identification platform. Lufthansa and Swiss will make the start and use Star Alliance Biometrics for selected flights in November. At
Munich: Customs intercepted bulk doping deliveries
Taking a closer look can always be worthwhile, especially for customs officers. This is what happened in Munich, because the officials of the German customs authorities managed to intercept large amounts of dumping material. These were in ever
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
Friday: Verdi calls for rallies
Obtaining state aid and dismissing employees at the same time? In Verdi's eyes, that doesn't work at all. For this reason, demonstrations will take place across Germany on Friday. The Verdi union called on Friday
Eurowings presents Corona travel assistant
After the umbrella association of airlines (IATA) presented the Covid-19 map, Eurowings is now also presenting an in-house travel assistant: the “Eurowings Flight Guide” is intended to help people with entry regulations, which often change at short notice
Vienna: Ryanair takes on three additional routes
Cologne / Bonn, Paphos and Danzig now from Vienna-Schwechat. The competition on the Vienna-Cologne route will intensify from August 1, 2020, because Ryanair will also be serving this route. Wizzair, Austrian
Eurowings is reactivating the Canary Islands routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has announced a special flight from Düsseldorf to Tenerife on the occasion of the lifting of the German travel warning. This is to be carried out on November 1, 2020. The regular Canary Islands program should also
Easyjet sets conditions for partial withdrawal from Berlin
The decision is made: Easyjet reaches an agreement with employees and unions on the announced downsizing in Berlin. There is good news for the workforce: There are fewer job cuts
Green Airlines now wants to fly with Chalair
Instead of the Danish Air Alsie, the French Chalair is now to fly for the startup Green Airlines between Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden and Berlin-Brandenburg. The company announced this via the social media platform Facebook. in the
BER: Manageable utilization at the beginning
The time will come in a few days. Then the long-awaited airport opens its gates. The new capital city airport wants to take it easy for now. Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, the head of BER
Easyjet is ready for BER opening
The largest customer of Berlin Airports, Easyjet, announced on Monday that the trial operation at the new Willy Brandt Airport Berlin-Brandenburg had been successfully completed. In doing so, they worked closely with the operating company. The
9.900 extras have already tested the BER
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is on the home straight, and nothing stands in the way of commissioning. “All permits have been granted, all processes have been extensively tested,” it says in a broadcast.
