Frankfurt: Condor announces Los Cabos
The German holiday airline Condor will offer non-stop flights from Frankfurt am Main to Los Cabos (Mexico) for the first time in the 2024 winter flight schedule. The destination is located at the southern tip of the Mexican state of Baja
Frankfurt: Condor with new Mexico route
The airline Condor is planning a new flight connection to Mexico for the winter of 2024/25. There will be flights to the city of Los Cabos twice a week. The airline Condor is planning one for the winter
Frankfurt: Condor continues to expand Palma de Mallorca
The German holiday airline Condor is further increasing its flight offering between Frankfurt am Main and Palma de Mallorca in mid-summer 2024. Up to 40 rounds per week are offered at peak times,
Lufthansa ground staff: Verdi calls for strike again
The Verdi union is calling on Lufthansa ground staff at Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart airports to stop work on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. The Kranich Group
Maintenance: Condor and Lufthansa Technik are expanding their collaboration
The holiday airline Condor will continue to rely on maintenance services from Lufthansa Technik AG in the future. To this end, contracts were signed to supply components to the Airbus A320neo/A321neo fleet. At the same time it was announced that an existing contract
Winter 2024/25: Lufthansa flies Frankfurt-Philadelphia itself again
In the 2024/25 winter flight schedule, Lufthansa intends to use its own aircraft again to operate a long-haul connection, Frankfurt-Philadelphia, which it has handed over to its subsidiary Discover Airlines. According to a report from the portal Aeroroutes.com
Corendon again shortens the 2023 summer flight schedule from the DA-CH region
The airline Corendon will be shorter in the 2023 summer flight schedule and less aggressively active in German-speaking countries. Numerous routes have already been discontinued this year, sometimes at very short notice
Bundesrat: Lower Saxony application against flight ticket advance payment rejected
The state government of Lower Saxony wanted to submit a motion for a resolution to the federal government via the Bundesrat, which should end the current practice of paying in advance for flight tickets. However, the advance was unsuccessful because
From Hanover: Volotea takes on Toulouse
The low-cost airline Volotea will also be offering flights to Toulouse from Hanover from April 21, 2023. One flight per week and direction is offered, but these are on different traffic days
Frankfurt-Hahn: Insolvency administrator has concluded a new purchase agreement
The insolvency administrator of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport has concluded a notarized purchase contract with another interested party. The buyer was not named by name, but it is very likely to be the
Frankfurt-Hahn: Insolvency administrator is looking for a “Plan B”
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport seems to magically attract problems relating to buyers, because Swift Conjoy GmbH has still not paid the purchase price. The deadline has been repeatedly extended.
Frankfurt-Hahn: Ryanair flies to Faro in summer
Ryanair has announced a new summer route from Frankfurt-Hahn. The low-cost airline will fly to Faro twice a week from April 2023. Ryanair confirmed that it will be operating a new Hahn to Frankfurt service from April
With Embraer 145: Travelcoup takes on Munich-Hamburg
On behalf of Travelcoup, the German passenger aviation company Heron Aviation will begin a non-stop connection between Munich and Hamburg on February 23, 2024. This should be with Embraer 145, which has a maximum of 22
Student Agency: Czech customers are increasingly booking flights from Vienna and Munich
The Regiojet parent company Student Agency was able to arrange 2023 percent more flight tickets in 30 than in the previous period. A closer look at the numbers reveals an interesting picture, because the
Annual figures: Munich reports 37 million passengers
In the recently completed year 2023, Munich Airport had around 37 million passengers, five million more travelers than in 2023. Nevertheless, it is the second largest airport in Germany
Charter: Albawings takes on Pristina-Munich
On behalf of the organizer, the Tirana-based low-cost airline Albawings will operate charter flights between Pristina and Munich from January 20, 2024. These can be booked through the client and should take place during the winter flight schedule period
Bavaria: CSU wants prison sentences for intrusion into security areas
The Bavarian CSU is calling for the penalties for unlawful entry into airport security areas to be drastically tightened. At least six months in prison should work, if according to the plans of the
Low utilization: Beond Air is thinning out the flight schedule
Due to a lack of demand, Beond Air, which specializes in pure business class flights, has reduced its offering to Munich and Zurich. The company is now offering significantly fewer rotations during the 2023/24 winter flight schedule than originally
Passenger numbers: Stuttgart far away from pre-crisis volumes
Stuttgart Airport was used by 2023 passengers in the recently completed year 8.447.406. Compared to the previous period, in which there were 6.997.032 passengers, there was an increase of 20,7 percent, but
Summer 2024: Eurowings with new Stuttgart routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will offer new destinations in the 2024 summer flight schedule with Edinburgh, Manchester, Iasi and Chisinau. From the beginning of May, the airline will fly three times a week from the national airport to Manchester and
Eurowings takes on Stuttgart-Erbil
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will begin a non-stop connection between Stuttgart and Erbil on December 20, 2023. This will be operated on Wednesday and Saturday. The course pair bears the flight numbers
Passenger numbers: 2022 was the second best year for Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
The German regional airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden had a total of 2022 passengers in 1.315.525. This was only 31.000 fewer passengers than in the record year 2019
Summer 2023: Ryanair is stationing more Boeing 737-800s at FKB
The Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air will operate in the 2023 summer timetable with three aircraft based at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden regional airport. According to its own information, it offers around 170 weekly flights to 23 destinations
For Tui: Enterair stationed Boeing 737-800 in Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
The Polish airline Enterair will station a Boeing 2023-737 at the German Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden in the 800 summer flight schedule. With this machine you can fly charter flights to various holiday destinations on behalf of Tui
Albastar announces Friedrichshafen-Palma de Mallorca
The Spanish airline Albastar intends to offer a non-stop connection between Friedrichshafen and Palma de Mallorca in the 2023 summer flight schedule. This is to be recorded on May 28, 2023. Before the corona pandemic, it was
Mavi Gök Airlines takes on Friedrichshafen-Antalya
The Turkish holiday airline Mavi Gök Airlines intends to fly between Friedrichshafen and Antalya in midsummer 2023. It works on behalf of the group's own tour operators of the Anex Group. The first flight should
Bodensee-Airport looks back on a successful 2022
Around 340.000 passengers used the airport last year for trips to and from Friedrichshafen. The 339.550 passengers achieved correspond to an increase of 211.393 passengers and an increase of 165 percent compared to the previous year. That is 70 percent of the volume related to
Ryanair continues to increase Memmingen-Zadar
From the beginning of June 2023, the low-cost airline Ryanair will offer daily flights between Zadar and Memmingen. These are usually carried out by the Maltese subsidiary Lauda Europe with Airbus A320. This
Ryanair continues to increase Memmingen-Banja Luka
With effect from June 1, 2023, the low-cost airline Ryanair is further increasing air traffic between Memmingen and Banja Luka. In the future, the plan is to connect the two cities with each other on a daily basis. In several
Because of rioters on board: Ryanair had to land in Memmingen unscheduled
On Sunday evening, a Ryanair flight en route from Dublin to Bodrum had to make an unscheduled stopover in Memmingen. According to the police statement, the reason is that on board
Swiss and AUA withdraw from Nuremberg
A few weeks ago, a report from Aviation.Direct revealed that both Lufthansa and Swiss were considering discontinuing their flights to Nuremberg. You are still in the
Nuremberg: Smartwings has started Abu Dhabi charter
On behalf of Etihad Holidays, the Czech airline Samrtwings now connects Nuremberg Airport with Abu Dhabi three times a week. The first flight was carried out with the Boeing 16-Max-2023 on October 737, 8.
Summer 2024: Wizz Air is adding three German routes from Tirana
The low-cost airline Wizz Air intends to connect three German destinations with the Albanian capital Tirana more frequently in the 2023 summer flight schedule. From March 31, 2024, it will now be four times a week instead of three
Danish Air Transport wants to expand in Saarbrücken
The airline Danish Air Transport reports that there is increased demand on the domestic German routes from Saarbrücken to Berlin and Hamburg
Saarbrücken: DAT starts second route within Germany
Saarbrücken Airport has been connected to Hamburg again since Monday. The regional airline Danish Air Transport carried out the maiden flight with the ATR72. Previously, the route was operated by Luxair as a stopover
Danish Air Transport is expanding its German offering
The airline Danish Air Transport (DAT) will offer two weekly round trips between Berlin and the Baltic island of Bornholm in July and August 2021. The aircraft used are turboprop aircraft of the type ATR 72
Autumn holidays 2023: Düsseldorf expects a ten percent increase in passengers
Düsseldorf Airport expects to have around 2 million passengers on 2023 flights during the autumn holidays, which officially began on October 1,1, 8.400. The school holidays last
Sun Air reactivates Billund-Düsseldorf
The Danish British Airways franchisee Sun Air of Scandinavia intends to fly between Billund and Düsseldorf again after a long break. With effect from November 6, 2023, the carrier wants four weekly ones again
Apron buses: Düsseldorf has tested hydrogen propulsion
Düsseldorf Airport tested the use of hydrogen-powered apron buses for around two weeks. The “H2 City Gold” model was used. Now all bus drivers will as well
Düsseldorf: Eurowings has put its second A321neo into operation
Eurowings put its second Airbus A9592neo into active scheduled service on September 17, 2023 under flight number EW321. The first flight was from Düsseldorf to Palma de Mallorca. Since then it has been
First experiences: Eurowings satisfied with Airbus A321neo
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has also been using the Airbus A20neo aircraft since July 2023, 321. After around 100 flights, the carrier is satisfied. The D-AEEA arrived on that day for the first time
Eurowings will use the second A321neo from the end of September 2023
With the D-AEEB, the airline Eurowings recently took delivery of its second Airbus A321neo in Hamburg-Finkenwerder. The machine was transferred to Düsseldorf. The remainder of the upgrade is to be carried out by the company's own technical operation. Expected
Cologne/Bonn Airport wants to abolish diesel GPUs
Cologne/Bonn Airport intends to largely eliminate the diesel generators currently used on the apron. These are to be replaced by electric ground power units. The airport wants to become a little more environmentally friendly. Already since
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Thilo Schmid extended until 2030
Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH announces that the contract of the chairman of the board, Thilo Schmid, has been extended until 2030. The supervisory board of Cologne Bonn Airport has approved the extension of the contract
Simmer 2024: Condor flies from Cologne to Palma de Mallorca
The holiday airline Condor will head to Palma de Mallorca five times a week from Cologne/Bonn in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This route is scheduled to operate from May 9, 2024 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Eurowings awards Dortmund Airport the best German station
Dortmund Airport has received the company's internal award as the best station in Germany from Eurowings. Dortmund Airport was able to successfully assert itself against the competition and was replaced by the Eurowings station
Wizz Air has added Dortmund-Brasov
Last week, Wizz Air started a non-stop connection between Dortmund and Brasov. This should be operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays. “Given the high demand for
Wizz Air is relocating some Dortmund flights to Cologne
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air recently announced a change in some flights. The airline will relocate some flights to Dortmund to Cologne Airport. The airline Wizz Air, which
Charter: Smartlynx serves seven destinations from Münster/Osnabrück
On behalf of tour operators, Smartlynx Malta will station a Boeing 2023-Max-737 at the German airport Münster/Osnabrück in the summer flight schedule 8. Seven holiday destinations are to be served by plane for the time being. It deals
Smartlynx Malta stations Boeing 737-Max-8 in Münster/Osnabrück
The airline Smartlynx Malta will station Boeing 2023-Max-737 aircraft at the German airport Münster/Osnabrück in the 8 summer timetable. With these machines you can visit various holiday destinations on behalf of tour operators
Nouvelair with additional routes from Cologne and Munster
The low-cost airline Nouvelair Tunisie will offer three more seasonal routes to/from Germany in the 2023 summer timetable. The new additions relate to Cologne/Bonn and Münster/Osnabrück airports. From the last-named airport, the
PAD: Lufthansa optimizes Munich line
For the winter half-year, Lufthansa is optimizing the scheduled connection from Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport to the Lufthansa hub in Munich. From October 30th, the airline will fly to the Bavarian capital with flight times at the end of the day. In addition there
Strong summer: Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport raises passenger forecast again
For the second time in just a few months, Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport is raising its forecast for passenger numbers in the 2022 financial year. Initially, those responsible assumed 200.000 users, which took place in May
Air Cairo and Corendon with two new routes from Paderborn
Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport was able to celebrate two more season maiden flights in the past few days. Corendon will fly to Izmir and Air Cairo will fly to Hurghada. The Turkey connection is expected to be up
Ryanair bases fifth Boeing 737 in Weeze
The Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air will station a fifth Boeing 2023-737 at the German regional airport of Weeze in the 800 summer flight schedule. At the same time, there will be four additional routes with Castellon, Copenhagen, Seville and Rhodes
Weeze: Skyexpress launches Greece charter
The Greek airline Skyexpress will operate some charter flights from the German regional airport of Weeze in April 2023. The destinations Heraklion, Kos, Rhodes and Zakynthos are headed for on behalf of a tour operator.
Air Arabia Maroc takes on Weeze-Fes
From the beginning of March 2023, the airline Air Arabia Maroc will fly regularly to the German regional airport of Weeze. A non-stop connection to Fez is established. For the time being, once a week you want from June 2.
Smartlynx and Lufthansa Technik are expanding their collaboration
Smartlynx Airlines, which specializes in ACMI and charter services, and Lufthansa Technik have signed multi-year contracts to expand their existing partnership. The agreements include maintenance services for the Airbus A320 family and landing gear services
Volotea celebrates three first flights in Hamburg
The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea carried out several first flights from Hamburg on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. There are now flights to Bordeaux, Lyon and Florence. Volotea is involved at Hamburg Airport
Hamburg: Bomb threat against Iran Air A330
Due to a bomb threat against an aircraft that took off from Tehran, flight operations at Hamburg Airport had to be temporarily suspended on Monday, October 9, 2023. This measure was taken after
Hamburg: Sunexpress exhibits B737 model in Miniatur-Wonderland
A Boeing 737-800 from Sunexpress, which has a special PAW Patrol paintwork, has recently been exhibited in Hamburg's miniature wonderland. The mini plane with the brave puppies takes off as part of the partnership with SunExpress, a
Hamburg Airport successfully completes runway renovation
Hamburg Airport was able to complete the renovation of runway 15/33 on schedule last week. The runway is now back online and is being used extensively. “The construction work on the
Airbus: Christian Scherer promoted to head of the transport division
Last week, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced that current sales manager Christian Scherer would serve as CEO of the commercial aircraft division. “As of 2019, the leadership positions at Airbus
Bremen: British Airways closes German service center
The IAG group member British Airways dissolves the service center based in Bremen, Germany. Around 200 employees will be affected by the forthcoming liquidation. The carrier has operated under the name Flyline since 1996
Bremen has reached 65 percent of the pre-crisis volume
Bremen Airport in northern Germany had a total of 2022 passengers in the recently completed year 1.492.975. This was 137 percent above the value that could be achieved a year earlier. However
Greens want to take Bremen Airport off the grid
The Greens involved in the state government in Bremen put the de facto closure of the local airport in the area. If it goes according to the plans of this party, the commercial airport could soon
Lübeck Air acquires Embraer 190 from German Airways via Air Alsie
The Zeitfracht subsidiary German Airways will also fly for Lübeck Air in the future. In the summer flight schedule of 2022, an Embraer 190 and its crew will be flying in wet lease for Air Alsie. The Danish company is betting
Lübeck Air wants to expand strongly in summer 2022
Lübeck Airport's house brand is expected to add a whole range of new destinations in the 2022 summer flight schedule. For example, the Lübeck Air brand will also fly to Dublin, Ibiza, Menorca and Zadar
Self-made vaccine: Police break up vaccination campaign at Lübeck Airport
A vaccination campaign by the police and the Hanseatic City of Lübeck was broken up at Lübeck Airport. According to the announcement, this should have been very popular, but the vaccine offered was not approved. The executive determined
July 2020: Eurowings increases capacity
According to current plans, Eurowings will be in the air with 2020 aircraft in July 35. The capacity will be increased further in the course of the summer. You also have high hopes
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
BER expects eight percent more passengers in 2024
Next year, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport wants to return to the passenger numbers that were previously achieved at the former Tegel and Schönefeld airports. It is expected that in the year
Berlin: Eurowings new to Innsbruck and Tromsø
Shortly before Christmas 2023, the airline Eurowings started a non-stop connection to Tromsø from its Berlin-Brandenburg base. . The destination, known as the capital of the Arctic, opens every Thursday and Sunday
SSP opens Burger King in BER Terminal 1
A franchisee has opened a Burger King branch in Terminal 1 of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. This is around 285 square meters in size and has 120 seats. The operator is the SSP Group, which is already under
Berlin: Eurowings takes on Tivat
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Eurowings will offer a seasonal flight connection to Tivat from Berlin-Brandenburg. From May 4, 2024, Eurowings wants to offer a weekly flight between the two cities. You have Tivat
Berlin: Easyjet takes on Toulouse
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Easyjet Europe will operate a non-stop connection between Berlin-Brandenburg and Toulouse, France. The new addition is scheduled to be served for the first time on March 31, 2024. Easyjet initially intends to use this route
Berlin: Eurowings has started Erbil flights
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has started non-stop flights to Erbil (Iraq) from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. These will now be served twice a week with aircraft from the A320 series. The city in northern Iraq will please everyone
Leipzig Airport wants to become a pioneer in the SAF sector
Leipzig/Halle Airport is set to play a larger role in the area of so-called sustainable aviation fuels in the future. Together with Airbus, Condor, DHL, HH2E and Sasol, as part of the third aviation conference,
Amazon Air closes Leipzig/Halle location
To date, two Boeing 737-800 freighters have been stationed at Leipzig/Halle Airport under the Amazon Air brand. That will soon change because the online company has decided that
Leipzig and Dresden with a strong summer of 2023
Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports had a combined 1.948.172 passengers in the first eight months of the current year. This was around 31 percent higher than the volume recorded in
Autumn 2023: SunExpress launches Antalya flights from Dresden
The Turkish holiday airline SunExpress will also connect Dresden with the Turkish coastal city of Antalya in autumn 2023. Two weekly circulations are planned from mid-September 2023. In the current summer timetable period 2023
Momento is launching further autumn trips from Dresden
On behalf of a tour operator, charter flights to Santorini, Paphos and Kalamata will be operated from Dresden in autumn 2023. These are individual connections for autumn trips of the tour operator "Momento". The
Dresden: Sundair is the largest holiday flight provider
Dresden Airport's summer timetable offers connections to 20 destinations in 10 countries, served by 12 airlines. Up to 112 flights depart per week. Sundair is with up
Alk Air to Green Airlines: “Nothing going on without moss!”
The charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir in the last few days, because after only a few legs the Bulgarian Alk Air said goodbye. The Romanian Just Us Air came first
Green Airlines sits at a letterbox rental company
In the last few days the charter marketer Green Airlines caused quite a stir, because in just one week they lost two “airline partners”. After just a few legs, the Bulgarian Alk drew
Green Airlines: 1.700 kilometers of empty flight for just four passengers
With only four passengers on board, German Airways took off on Friday for the charter marketer Green Airlines at Cologne / Bonn Airport in the direction of Paderborn. However, the machine was previously ferry off
Sundair is back in Erfurt
The German holiday airline Sundair started a non-stop connection between Erfurt-Weimar and Heraklion on Thursday. A total of three new destinations will be added from the airport in Thuringia in the course of September. At the
Gerd Stöwer is hired on a long-term basis in Erfurt-Weimar
Erfurt-Weimar Airport will continue to be managed by Gerd Stöwer until at least the end of 2023. Following a recommendation from the Supervisory Board, the manager received a contract extension from the shareholders' meeting. For the period after that
Photo gallery: Erofey visits Erfurt again
On Easter Sunday, the Russian airline Erofey again brought around 17 tons of rapid corona tests to Germany. The Boeing 757 with the registration VP-BHM was used. The plane landed at Erfurt-Weimar Airport.