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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,
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
MUC finalizes "expansion of airport feeder east"
After two and a half years and the construction of more than six kilometers of new roads and four bridges, the construction project "Expansion of the East Airport Feeder" is now available to road users. Significant improvement in traffic quality for
MUC wants to get rid of 1500 employees
The Corona crisis does not stop in Munich either. At the Bavarian airport there is a yawning emptiness, hardly a trace of air travelers. No wonder that the airport wants to reduce costs: 1500 employees are to be MUC
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
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 reports high demand
The lifting of the international travel warning is said to have spurred the Germans' desire to travel. The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is increasing the flight schedule due to the “skyrocketing demand”. Around 80
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.
Sundair: Canaries from four German airports
The German holiday airline Sundair will fly to the Canary Islands from various German airports in the 2020/21 winter flight schedule. From the point of view of the Robert Koch Institute, all of Spain is currently a risk area. Austria devotedly takes the
Tegel closure: Lufthansa says goodbye with the A350
Lufthansa will say goodbye to Berlin-Tegel Airport with an Airbus A350 long-haul jet. Flight LH1955 will be operated on November 7, 2020 with a large jet due to the high demand. The
Green Airlines removes references to Air Alsie
The German startup Green Airlines removed the logo of the Danish airline Air Alsie from its homepage. There is also no longer any mention of this carrier in the descriptions. Only in
BER needs another 552 million euros
After years of delay, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is due to open at the end of this month. The project devoured billions of euros and needs fresh money again. The board of directors voted a 552 on Friday
September: travel warnings hailed Berlin numbers
The Berlin airports Schönefeld and Tegel recorded a significant decrease in passengers in September 2020 compared to August 2020. A total of 693.601 travelers used the two airports - a solid minus of
