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Brandenburg Gate (Photo: Pixabay).

Aldi starts selling surprise trips with Eurowings

Aldi Süd is now offering its customers so-called “blind bookings” from Eurowings. Travelers book a flight ticket without knowing the destination in advance. The departure airports include Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Prague. The offer is available until December 29, 2024 and is aimed at spontaneous travelers who

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Condor removes Cuba from summer flight schedule 2025

The airline Condor has decided to stop its flights to Cuba in the summer of 2025. From then on, the Cuban airports of Havana, Varadero and Holguin will no longer be directly accessible from Germany. Condor justifies the decision with an "economic necessity". The background to this is the difficult economic situation on the island, constant power outages

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Lufthansa Group: Long-standing commitment to climate research

Since 1994, the Lufthansa Group has been collecting climate data on regular passenger flights to support atmospheric research. Currently, up to three measurement flights are in operation every day, including the Airbus A330-300 from Discover Airlines, which flies from Frankfurt to Orlando and records climate data. The data is used by around 300 organizations worldwide

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Münster: Ryanair announces new summer destinations

From the end of March 2025, Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) will once again offer a non-stop connection to London. Ryanair plans to fly to the British capital three times a week, with London Stansted as the destination. In addition, the Irish airline will introduce a new connection to Málaga, on the south coast of Spain. This route will be served twice a week and

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Significant drop in passenger numbers at German airports – a location risk?

At the end of 2024, air traffic in Germany is experiencing an unexpectedly sharp decline in passenger numbers. In the last two weeks of November, passenger numbers fell by 2,6 percent compared to the previous year, which was already showing weak figures. Particularly alarming is the so-called recovery rate, which measures the recovery compared to pre-pandemic figures.

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Increase in passenger numbers at BER in November 2024

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) recorded an increase in passenger numbers of 2024 percent in November 8,4 compared to the previous year. A total of 1,9 million people travelled through BER, the busiest day being November 3 with 87.630 passengers. From January to November, the airport welcomed a total of 23,52 million passengers,

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Rhein-Neckar Air plans rebranding and investor acquisition

The airline Rhein-Neckar Air (RNA) will change its name as part of its insolvency proceedings and will operate as “Mannheim City Airlines”. The brand change was confirmed by the “Mannheimer Morgen”. The business model will remain unchanged; destinations such as Sylt and Elba will continue to be served. An investor is to be found to ensure financial stability.

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Nico Neumann becomes Co-CEO of Deutsche Aircraft

Deutsche Aircraft has appointed Nico Neumann as Co-CEO. Neumann, who will take up his new position on January 1, 2025, will work with Dave Jackson, the current CEO, to drive the development and market launch of the D328eco, the aircraft generation planned for 2027. Neumann brings over 18 years of experience at Deutsche Aircraft and

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