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Also to Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt: Wizz Air is launching special European Football Championship flights

The low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching a number of special flights to mark the European Football Championship, which will take place in Germany this year. The airline is also flying to airports such as Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart and Munich. These airports are not normally part of the airline's route network. Wizz Air will be operating special flights from Vienna-Schwechat Airport to

1. February 2024 15:06

February 1, 2024: Verdi calls on security staff at eleven airports to go on strike

The Verdi union is calling on security personnel at eleven German airports to go on strike on February 1, 2024. Passengers must expect significant restrictions and many flight cancellations, as individual airports have already announced that there will be no departures at all on Thursday. At the airports of Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Leipzig/Halle,

30 January 2024 19:06

Leipzig: Lufthansa discontinues Munich connection

Leipzig/Halle Airport will not be connected to the Lufthansa hub in Munich in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The route will be discontinued – at least temporarily – on March 31, 2024. The Kranich Group’s reasoning is similar to that for the Frankfurt flights from Friedrichshafen, Linz and Innsbruck. The capacities would be reduced due to the problems with the

23 January 2024 14:08

Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports were able to handle over 3 million passengers

Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports together achieved a passenger volume of 3.031.353 passengers. Compared to the previous year, an increase of 26,5 percent was achieved. Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports together achieved a passenger volume of 3.031.353 passengers. Compared to 2022, an increase of 26,5 percent was achieved.

17 January 2024 18:09

Dresden and Leipzig airports need fresh money

Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, the holding company of Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports, wants to reorganize itself. The workforce was informed last Thursday about a restructuring plan drawn up by KMPG. "It confirms that Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG will have sustainable competitiveness and good future prospects when implementing the restructuring concept," said MDF AG in a statement.

15 January 2024 12:35

Leipzig: The FTI Dubai charter flights are back

After a long break, the tour operator FTI has resumed non-stop flights between Leipzig/Halle and Dubai. These will now be operated twice a week. On Thursdays and Sundays, Smartlynx Boeing 9s will fly from Saxony to the United Arab Emirates from November 2023, 737. Most recently, these FTI charter flights were

13 November 2023 08:47

Winter 2023/24: Leipzig with around 135 passenger flights per week

The winter flight schedule of Leipzig/Halle Airport offers connections to 16 destinations in 9 countries, which are served by 16 airlines. Up to 135 flights depart every week. This winter season, two metropolises on the Arabian Peninsula, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, can be reached non-stop from Leipzig/Halle. For the first time, the tour operator Etihad

27 October 2023 10:00

BP wants to produce SAF fuels in Leipzig

British Petroleum intends to build a production plant for SAF fuels in Leipzig, Saxony. The plan is to produce around 50.000 tons of so-called sustainable kerosene annually. Together with Johnson Matthey, the BP Group wants to produce SAF on a large scale near Leipzig Airport. The company EDL is also involved in the project.

24 October 2023 11:48

Dresden and Leipzig 29,3 percent above the previous year's level

Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports together had 2.310.501 passengers in the first nine months of the current year. This represents an increase of 29,3 percent compared to the same period last year. Leipzig/Halle airport counted 1.604.935 passengers from January to September, around 39 percent more than in the previous year. Flights to

19 October 2023 11:17

Leipzig: Smartwings has taken up Etihad Holidays charter

On behalf of Etihad Holidays, the Czech airline Smartwings has been connecting Leipzig/Halle Airport with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, twice a week since October 14, 2023. The charter route is operated with medium-haul Boeing 737-Max-8 jets. The package tours can be booked via the Etihad Holidays website at www.etihadholidays.de and

17 October 2023 10:53