Lufthansa said around 120,000 passengers will be affected by strikes this week as cabin staff are set to walk out across key German airports. This week Lufthansa staff will go on strike at Frankfurt and Munich airports on 12 March and 13 March, respectively. Totalling 1,000 flights, Lufthansa ...

Ryanair has called on the German government to cut taxes for airlines and reduce airport fees as Germany "struggles to recover" from coronavirus. The low-cost carrier claims air traffic taxes, and fees on security and air traffic control, are too high and that "the Lufthansa monopoly's high fares...

Munich Airport has announced a "strong" year after seeing growth in passenger numbers, aircraft movements and air freight volumes through 2023. According to figures released this week, the airport saw the number of passengers rise by 17 per cent to 37 million - 5 million more compared to 2022. ...

Frankfurt Airport's latest traffic figures revealed a 12.2 per cent year-on-year increase for passenger volumes after it served 4.6 million in November. Compared to pre-Covid levels, passenger numbers in the reporting month were still 9.4 per cent lower than in November 2019. The airport's statisti...

From 19 December, Pegasus Airlines is launching a new route between Dortmund and Istanbul operating three times a week from €49.99 a ticket.  Flights will depart from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport at 07:20 Tuesdays and Thursdays and 06:45 on Sundays, and from Dortmund Airport at 11:35 on Tues...

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is showing it means business by increasing services to Frankfurt, Germany. From 1 May, the airline will add an extra four services a week to its current daily frequency, bringing the total number of flights to Frankfurt up to 11 weekly. The additio...

Born at the end of 2020, ITA Airways is one of the youngest European airlines. As the new Italian national carrier, ITA Airways serves an extensive domestic and international network via its two hubs Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate. Now, the airline joins the Board of Airline Representatives in G...

PLAY continues to expand and has now added four new destinations to its network. These include the Danish cities Aarhus, Aalborg and Billund. As well as the great business city Düsseldorf in Germany. These destinations fit perfectly with PLAY’s transatlantic route to its North American destinat...

Activists’ extreme protests may be justified due to the climate emergency: a judge says. The consequences of failing to act are “so serious”. Climate protesters broke onto a runway in Berlin's Brandenburg Airport and glued themselves to the tarmac, causing its temporary closure and delays t...

Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Düsseldorf in Germany landed at Düsseldorf International Airport on Tuesday, 15th November, marking the launch of the airline’s latest German destination. The flight was welcomed with a water canon salute upon arrival. Operated by a Boeing 78...

As the Official Airline of the Germany men’s soccer team, Lufthansa will be flying its players, coaches and support staff to their training camp in Muscat (Oman) on November 14. The aircraft assigned to the flight – an Airbus A330 – will be sporting a special livery that sends a clear messa...

Lower Saxony, a state in Germany, proposed in August that advance purchases for airline tickets be eliminated and that a "pay as you fly" system be put in place, where customers' payments aren't processed until they check in at the airport. Andrew McWilliams, head of research for the Airlines, Ho...

On September 5, 2022, 8 students graduated from the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 14th group of 15 students began their professional pilot studies. Mar...

On July 19, 2022, six students graduated from the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 13th group of 11 students began their professional pilot studies. Pauls...

AeroTime has compiled a list of the oldest airports in Europe, all of which are still in operation. 10. Copenhagen Airport (CPH) in Denmark  Copenhagen Airport (CPH) opens the list of the ten oldest airports in Europe. Located on the island of Amager, approximately eight kilometers (five miles)...