Hamburg

Hamburg Airport records high travel enthusiasm and expands its offering

Hamburg Airport reports a successful start to this year's holiday season, with northern Germans' eagerness to travel making intensive use of the wide range of flights available. An analysis of the previous year, 2024, showed that holidaymakers flew from Hamburg to a total of 580 different destinations. Mallorca, Antalya, and Munich were the top three destinations, according to a recent passenger survey.

24 April 2025 06:01

Hamburg tests digital baggage claim forecast for passengers

Hamburg Airport is introducing a new "Bag & Go" service, a digital baggage claim forecast for arriving passengers. Travelers can use a QR code to access a web app that provides information about the baggage carousel, expected waiting times, oversized baggage counters, and lost baggage claim centers. This new service is located

23 April 2025 11:03

Play cancels summer flights to Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Madeira and Pula

As part of a strategic adjustment of its fleet and route network, the Icelandic low-cost airline Play will permanently discontinue its summer flights to Hamburg and Düsseldorf and seasonally to Madeira and Pula until 2027. This measure follows a previously announced plan to retire up to four aircraft by the end of 2027.

23 April 2025 06:05

Wizz Air launches non-stop service between Hamburg and Kutaisi

Low-cost airline Wizz Air has launched a new non-stop connection between Georgia's Kutaisi and Hamburg. Hamburg Airport announced that the route will be served twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. This expands Wizz Air's service from Hamburg and offers travelers from northern Germany a new way to reach the third-largest city in the world.

17 April 2025 12:00

New fashion stores from “Brandin by Setur” open at Hamburg Airport

Hamburg Airport has expanded its retail offering. A new branch of "Brandin by Setur" opened on Tuesday, bringing the well-known fashion brands Armani Exchange, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein to the airport for the first time. The store is located between Gates A17 and A18 and spans a

16 April 2025 12:39

HWWI study shows: Hamburg Airport remains an important economic factor

A recent study by the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) underscores the significant role of Hamburg's "Helmut Schmidt" Airport for the economy and labor market of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. According to the study, the airport and the companies located there generate gross value added of over half a billion euros and secure more than 11.000 jobs.

15 April 2025 06:06

New photo exhibition “#diversityofmankind” at Hamburg Airport

The new photo exhibition "#diversityofmankind" by photographer Lars Krüger is now on view at Hamburg Airport. The exhibition, part of the "Art at the Gate" project, features expressive black-and-white portraits of people from diverse backgrounds and walks of life. The works will be on display in the waiting area of Gates C2025 to C12 until the end of June 14. Lars

3 April 2025 08:09

Hamburg invests millions in the modernization of sanitary facilities

Hamburg Airport is continuing its extensive renovation program for its sanitary facilities. A total of 2031 public restrooms are to be completely modernized by 20. Half of the renovations are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025. The airport is investing around 12 million euros in the renovation and expansion of the facilities.

March 26, 2025 07:04

Airbus and Japanese partners sign letter of intent for SAF production

Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan Airlines and three other Japanese companies. The agreement aims to jointly produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), an alternative aviation fuel to be derived from Japanese wood. The partnership represents an important step toward the development and use of more sustainable fuels.

March 20, 2025 11:00

First components for the Airbus A350F arrived – delivery delayed

The first components for the new Airbus A350F have arrived at the Hamburg-Finkenwerder site. These parts belong to Section 19 of the aircraft, which connects the rear section of the fuselage to the tail. The components were previously manufactured in Getafe, Spain, and then transported to Hamburg on an Airbus Beluga.

March 20, 2025 05:09