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50 years of Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport
On March 14, 1972, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) entered a new era: With the opening of Terminal 1, one of the most modern terminal buildings in Europe at the time began operations. From the
Eurowings Discover: UFO calls for collective bargaining
The flight attendant union UFO is calling on the management of the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover to negotiate wages for the cabin crew. Unlike other group airlines, this carrier currently has no collective agreements. “After UFO along with
Michael Kühne is the second largest Lufthansa shareholder
Deutsche Lufthansa AG has gained a new major shareholder in logistics entrepreneur Michael Kühne. This has increased its stake by 4,04 percent, reports the Handelsblatt, citing the latest
Condor can continue to use Lufthansa feeders for the time being
In the ongoing dispute over the Lufthansa feeder flights, there is now a temporary interim solution for Condor, because the holiday airline can use it until October 30, 2022. A final decision by the German Federal Cartel Office
Spohr: New foundation will be “a kind of second city line”
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr wants to set up a kind of "Cityline clone" for short and medium-haul flights from Frankfurt am Main and Munich. During the press conference about the annual figures, he gave more details
Frankfurt: Condor has reactivated Las Vegas
The German leisure airline Condor has reactivated non-stop flights from Frankfurt to Las Vegas under flight number DE2062. The route will now be served on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday traffic days. "We
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
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
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
Berlin: Test capacities are running out
The months of travel make the German laboratories difficult to cope with. Dilek Kalayci, Berlin's Senator for Health, reports that the test capacities are reaching their limits and that the material is becoming scarce. This is
DAT increases Berlin-Saarbrücken
The airline Danish Air Transport will fly more frequently between Saarbrücken and Berlin-Tegel from August 31, 2020. According to the announcement, the carrier will again serve double the daily margin during the week. At
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
