Lufthansa Group differentiates GDS fees
A few years ago, the Lufthansa Group introduced a surcharge for booking via GDS systems, under great protest from travel agencies. Currently, they charge 19 euros extra per ticket that is over
FRA: Condor flies to Iceland for the first time
The German holiday airline is bringing travelers to Iceland for the first time: Next year, Condor wants to fly to two destinations in Iceland from Frankfurt Airport. From May 2023, Condor will offer a weekly night flight
June 2022: Fraport had its strongest month since the pandemic began
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, counted around five million passengers in June 2022. This was the strongest single month since the beginning of the corona pandemic. In direct comparison with May
EU Commission: Lufthansa and Eurowings are said to have paid out 500.000 “compulsory vouchers”.
Shortly after the start of the corona pandemic in Europe, many airlines speculated that the EU Commission would wave voucher solutions through. Therefore, automatic reimbursement options were deactivated and customers were sent to real ones
Eurowings Discover starts mileage upgrades
The holiday airline Eurowings Discover is now enabling participants in the Miles & More frequent flyer program to carry out so-called mileage upgrades. This applies to most routes, with flights in connection with tour operators
Ghost flights: Air Dolomiti often flies empty to Innsbruck
Recently, Lufthansa and its German subsidiaries have been carrying out empty flights particularly frequently. Officially, the company explains that the machines would be positioned at other locations to avoid delays,
CityLine members accept crisis collective agreement
The flight attendants from Lufthansa CItyLine, organized in the UFO union, have accepted the crisis collective agreement agreed with the management by a large majority. According to a statement by the employee representatives, 91,06 percent of the votes
Munich reports 76,8 percent fewer passengers
In the previous year, the Franz-Josef-Strauss Airport in Munich had the lowest number of passengers since it opened in 1992. The second largest airport in Germany handled around eleven million passengers. In direct comparison with
SkyUp Airlines is expanding strongly into Germany
The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp Airlines announces a large-scale expansion towards Western Europe. Most of the new routes will lead from Kiev-Borispil to Germany. But also from Odessa and Lviv wants
Comeback: Bin Air regains AOC
The German airline Bin Air is about to make a comeback: two years after the withdrawal of the AOC, the carrier was able to regain it shortly before Christmas. The German Federal Aviation Office issued Bin
S7 resumes flights to Munich
From December 28th, the Russian S7 Airlines will again offer weekly flights from Munich to Moscow. Tickets for the flights are already available everywhere, as the company says. Carried out
Air Dolomiti takes on Munich-Aarhus
The Italian Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti will start a non-stop connection between Munich and Aarhus on March 29, 2021. These should be served three times a week. There is a code share with the parent company. "We
Austria issues travel warning for NRW
After the Tönnies scandal and the associated “lock down” ordered by two German districts, the Austrian Foreign Ministry is now issuing a level 5 travel warning for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In
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
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.