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Passenger numbers: Significant recovery in Dresden and Leipzig

The eastern German airports of Dresden and Leipzig/Halle together were able to handle 2022 passengers in the first half of 901.582. In direct comparison with the same period last year, this represents an enormous increase, as there were only 2021 passengers in the first six months of 95.287. After a record result in 2021, freight volume is above

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Holiday start at the central German airports

No chaos is expected at the three airports in Dresden, Erfurt and Leipzig-Halle. The preparation for this article started yesterday morning at the Rhein-Main Airport in Frankfurt/Main with a cancelled flight to Berlin. I was given little hope of being rebooked on the same day and so I sat at the

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149 tourist and scheduled flights from Dresden and Leipzig/Halle

Summer holidays start in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia: From Thursday to Sunday, a total of 149 passenger planes will take off from the Central German airports - 63 of them from Dresden Airport and 86 from Leipzig/Halle Airport. In addition to German and European metropolises, sunny destinations on the Mediterranean, in the Atlantic, on the Black and Red Seas are on the departure board.

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Dresden Airport opens “Airport Lounge”

Travelers can now use the new “Airport Lounge” in the departure area of ​​the terminal at Dresden Airport. The air-conditioned lounge offers its visitors a selection of cold and warm food and drinks. Guests have access to free WiFi, personal workstations and charging facilities for mobile phones and notebooks. TV and newspaper offers can also be used.

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“Lilienthal 2022”: Dresden Airport conducted emergency exercise

Dresden Airport carried out a scheduled emergency exercise on Saturday. Under the project name “Lilienthal 2022”, around 180 members of fire departments, rescue services, federal and state police and airport employees practiced the emergency situation. This did not lead to any restrictions in flight operations. In accordance with international and European guidelines for civil aviation, the

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Elbe Flugzeugwerke get a new CEO

There has been a change in management at Elbe Flugzeugwerken GmbH. On April 1, Jordi Boto (52 years old) took over the management of EFW as CEO, after having driven the ramp-up of the conversion from passenger to cargo aircraft as Chief Operations Officer since November 2020. Jordi Boto follows

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DRS has up to 148 flights a week in the summer timetable

In total, the summer flight schedule from Dresden offers up to 148 flights per week to 19 destinations in eight countries. The European metropolises Amsterdam, London and Zurich are again in the summer flight schedule from Dresden. KLM is gradually expanding the offer and will fly to Amsterdam daily. AUA's sister company Swiss is also increasing the frequency and is flying

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Elbe Flugzeugwerke is converting 29 A330s into freighters

Elbe Flugzeugwerke was able to land a major contract: The company was commissioned to convert 29 Airbus A330s into cargo aircraft. The Air Transport Service Group wants to further expand its fleet, which currently consists of 117 aircraft. The work is to be carried out at various locations of Elbe Flugzeugwerke and at ST

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Elbe Flugzeugwerke is converting 12 A330s into freighters

The leasing company CDB Aviation is having twelve long-haul Airbus A330 aircraft converted into freighters by Elbe Flugzeugwerke. The company already has 14 converted cargo jets of this type in its portfolio. According to the lessor's press release, the aircraft are to be sold to Sichuan Airlines and Jiangxi Cargo Airlines. This will be the first time that the A330P2F will be introduced into

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