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Leav Aviation offers carnivalists special flights to Mallorca

The Cologne-based airline Leav Aviation is offering a special connection to Mallorca during the Easter holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The airline will offer flights from Cologne/Bonn Airport to the Balearic island on three dates in April 2025. Leav Aviation is staying true to a carnival tradition: the planes will take off at 11:11 a.m.

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Eurowings expands offer from Cologne/Bonn: More aircraft and new destinations

The airline Eurowings and Cologne/Bonn Airport are continuing their close cooperation and are significantly expanding the range of flights from the 2025 summer flight schedule. From the end of March, another aircraft will be stationed at the airport, bringing Eurowings' total to 17 aircraft there. In addition, five new destinations will be added to the route network, including Porto, Bastia

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Warning strikes paralyze Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf airports

On Monday, February 24, 2025, warning strikes by the Verdi union led to significant disruptions to air traffic at Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf airports. In Cologne/Bonn, the strike began on Sunday evening, resulting in the cancellation of a total of 106 passenger flights. The terminals were largely empty, as most travelers had been informed in advance

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Cologne/Bonn Airport and Bundeswehr University develop digital twin

Cologne/Bonn Airport and Professor Michael Schultz from the Institute of Flight Systems at the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich (UniBw M) have started a cooperation to develop a digital twin of the airport. This virtual replica is intended to serve as a test environment for new technologies and accelerate their use in real airport operations. The digital twin

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Deutsche Bahn reaches agreement in long-running legal dispute with Cathay Pacific

After more than ten years of legal disputes, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and its subsidiary DB Barnsdale AG have reached an agreement with Cathay Pacific in the air freight cartel. The legal dispute before the Cologne Regional Court, which revolved around alleged price fixing in air freight transport, has now finally been concluded. Cathay Pacific was the last remaining airline with

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Eurowings launches new direct connection to Porto from Cologne/Bonn

From 1 May 2025, Eurowings will be expanding its route offering at Cologne/Bonn Airport with a new direct connection to Porto. The popular port city in the north of Portugal will be served three times a week – every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The route to Porto is the fifth new connection that the airline will be offering in the coming

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Cologne/Bonn Airport exceeds 10 million passenger mark

In 2024, Cologne Bonn Airport once again recorded significant growth in passenger volume. With over 10 million passengers, the double-digit million mark was exceeded for the first time since 2019. This represents another milestone in the airport's recovery after the difficult years of the corona pandemic. Particularly striking was the

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Eurowings turns its back on Elon Musk's "X"

The German airline Eurowings, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, deactivated its official account on the X platform, formerly Twitter, on December 27, 2024. This step is surprising, as the account had over 90.000 followers and the platform had previously been an important channel for customer communication. In a recent statement, Eurowings stated,

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