Dortmund

Autumn holidays at Dortmund Airport: High passenger numbers expected

With the start of the autumn holidays next Friday, Dortmund Airport is expecting a passenger volume of around 145.000 travellers during the two-week school holidays. Passengers will still have access to the entire summer flight schedule, which includes 41 destinations in over 20 countries. Destinations in the south, where pleasant late summer temperatures prevail, are particularly popular.

10 October 2024 14:46

Dortmund Airport records increasing passenger numbers in the third quarter of 2024

After a slight decline in the second quarter of the year, Dortmund Airport is back on a growth path. By September 2023, a total of 2.346.016 passengers had been handled, an increase of 1,3 percent compared to the previous year. The summer months of July to September in particular represented the strongest period with 892.488 passengers, with the

7 October 2024 18:36

New Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Flughafen Dortmund GmbH elected

At its meeting on September 20, 2024, the Supervisory Board of Flughafen Dortmund GmbH elected Ulrich Jaeger as its new Chairman. Jaeger, who has been the Director of Transport at Dortmunder Stadtwerke GmbH (DSW1) since November 2022, 21, succeeds Heike Heim. In addition, the infrastructure at Dortmund Airport will be expanded to support

September 25, 2024 05:03

Dortmund Airport with second-best summer result

Dortmund Airport draws a positive conclusion from the 2024 summer holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia. Despite reduced flight schedules at Wizz Air due to ongoing maintenance, the airport recorded 447.117 passengers, just below the record level of the previous year. This represents the second strongest result in a summer holiday period for the airport. Connections to

August 26, 2024 16:24

Münster Higher Administrative Court confirms extended operating hours at Dortmund Airport

The Higher Administrative Court (OVG) of Münster has confirmed the extension of operating hours at Dortmund Airport, which was approved by the Münster district government in June 2023. This decision allows the airport to continue to use the evening off-peak hours for air traffic. A lawsuit by three private individuals against this approval was dismissed.

August 24, 2024 06:03

Germany: Wizz Air significantly increases Budapest frequencies

The low-cost airline Wizz Air is significantly increasing its flight traffic between Budapest and the German cities of Berlin, Dortmund and Stuttgart in the 2024/25 winter flight schedule. A new route is also being added to Memmingen. Stuttgart has only been part of the low-cost airline's route network for a few weeks. Effective January 23, 2024, Wizz

July 30, 2024 14:38

Dortmund Airport in European Championship fever

With the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship, which begins on Friday with the opening match between Germany and Scotland, football enthusiasm has already reached Dortmund Airport. Since Monday afternoon, an impressive XXL European Championship trophy has been on display in the terminal, which fans and visitors can use for souvenir photos. The trophy was ceremoniously presented by the European Championship mascot Albärt to airport manager Ludger van

June 13, 2024 07:02

Borussia Dortmund and Eurowings: A partnership that continues to take off

The partnership between Borussia Dortmund and Eurowings is reaching new heights, as this year's Champions League finalist and Germany's largest holiday airline have decided to extend their long-standing cooperation for another two years. The two companies have been cooperating successfully since 2016, and now an aircraft redesigned in the Borussia Dortmund club colours will be flown by the

June 10, 2024 06:37

Italian national football team lands at Dortmund Airport

Dortmund Airport is preparing for a special visit: on June 10, 2024, the reigning European football champions Italy will land in Dortmund. As part of the UEFA Euro 2024, an XXL version of the European Championship trophy will also be presented in the airport's departure hall on that day. The ceremonial unveiling of the trophy will take place at 17:30 p.m.

June 10, 2024 04:02

Football: Ryanair launches special flights

Ryanair has announced that it will offer over 2.000 additional seats for the UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 June 2024. Ryanair's additional flights for the final will operate from Friday 31 May 2024,

24 May 2024 11:05