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A new charging station for electric vehicles has been officially opened at Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO). In cooperation with the Stuttgart-based specialist company eliso, a total of eight new charging points have been installed directly at the terminal and near parking lot P2. The service is available to both departing and arriving passengers.
Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, has decided to continue its domestic flight route from Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) to its hub in Munich (MUC) in 2026. This decision came after Lufthansa had publicly discussed discontinuing the service. The airline cited the lower costs of the route compared to other European airlines as the main reason for the threatened cancellation.
The Lufthansa Group is re-evaluating the future of its domestic route between Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) and Munich Airport (MUC). This reassessment comes in light of the relief measures recently approved by the German government for the aviation industry in Germany. The route had been under review for months due to concerns about its profitability, which was impacted by high costs at the airports.
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) conducted a comprehensive emergency drill to test its safety procedures. The drill, which is mandatory every two years for international airports according to the strict requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the EASA regulations (EU Regulation No. 139/2014), simulated a
Münster/Osnabrück Airport will begin a new partnership with the airline Leav Aviation in the 2026 summer flight schedule. The Cologne-based company will station a 320-seat Airbus A180 at the airport from the end of April. The aircraft will fly up to three times a week to Crete and twice a week to Rhodes and
The former holiday airline Fischer Air is to be revived after 20 years. Czech entrepreneur Vaclav Fischer, who founded the original airline, plans to launch the first flights from Germany with the new Slovak company next winter. Starting at Christmas, the airline will operate a Boeing 737-800 from the regional airports in Kassel and Friedrichshafen.
Yesterday evening, September 3, 2025, a serious incident occurred at Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) when a Boeing 737-800 of the Turkish airline Mavi Gök overshot the end of the runway after landing. Flight number 4M351 from Antalya, carrying 190 passengers and six crew members,
The new German virtual airline Flyvbird will commence operations on September 1, 2025. The company will initially offer two new routes from Friedrichshafen Airport. The flights will go to Mönchengladbach and Münster. Five weekly flights are planned on both routes on weekdays. The flights will be operated by
Lufthansa's historic Lockheed L-1649A Super Star aircraft was recently repainted in its classic 1950s design. The work took place at Münster/Osnabrück Airport. The paint job, based on historical documents, was carried out by Altitude Paint Services (APS). Hamburg-based manufacturer Mankiewicz provided the necessary paint for the project.
The legendary Lockheed Super Star L-1649A, once the flagship of the Lufthansa fleet, left the Lufthansa Technik hangar in Hamburg last week in individual parts. The 23-meter-long wings were each transported on separate heavy-duty transporters to Münster/Osnabrück Airport, where the aircraft will be repainted. This step marks another
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