Airports

Dreamliner von Air India am Flughafen Wien: Die Airline kommt regelmäßig zum Tanken nach Wien.

Bis zu vier Flüge pro Tag

Air India kommt noch öfter zum Tanken nach Wien

Die indische Nationalairline hat den Flughafen Wien für Zwischenstopps nach Nordamerika auserkoren. Seit April sind über 500 Flüge von Air India in der österreichischen Hauptstadt aufgetankt worden - und die Kadenz steigt. Die Gründe.

Benjamin Recklies

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Red Sea International Airport

Der Flughafen, der Luxus-Touristen auf saudische Inseln locken soll - und jetzt von Beond angeflogen wird

Der Red Sea International Airport in Saudi-Arabien hat durch Beond seine erste direkte Anbindung an Europa erhalten. Über den Flughafen sollen vor allem Luxus-Touristinnen und -Touristen ans Rote Meer reisen. Er hat einige Besonderheiten.

Benjamin Recklies

Lappeenranta

Finnlands ältester Flughafen steht vor dem Aus

Er ist der älteste Flughafen des Landes. Nun steht der Lappeenranta Airport vor dem Aus. Die Probleme sind vielfältig und haben auch stark was mit der Nähe zu Russland zu tun.

Benjamin Recklies

Austria defines a minimum price for flights

The Austrian government wants to make aviation more sustainable. They have adopted three measures to achieve this. One primarily affects low-cost airlines.

09.06.20 - 09:35

Stefan Eiselin

<strong>10th place. </strong>Russia: 16'516 take-offs per week. Shown in the image is the Moscow airport Sheremetyevo.

The countries with the most take offs

Air traffic is still mostly at a standstill. But there was a time before: The countries in which aircraft took off most frequently.

02.06.20 - 10:58

Felix Stoffels

Lufthansa aircraft in Frankfurt: A joint venture is planned.

Lufthansa relies on Munich model in Frankfurt

Lufthansa and Munich Airport jointly operate Terminal 2, and now the airline also wants to set up a joint venture in Frankfurt.

27.05.20 - 09:40

Timo Nowack

Boeing 757 von Icelandair überquert Piste 10/28: Der Flughafen Zürich will das Risiko reduzieren.

Zurich to receive a new taxiway for better safety

Zurich Airport wants fewer aircraft to have to cross the central runway on their way. This is to be done via a new taxiway.

20.05.20 - 10:37

Stefan Eiselin

Parked aircraft in Teruel (top) and Tarbes: Over 40 new airplanes in two weeks.

Teruel and Tarbes are running out of space

Lufthansa has sent its first A380 to Teruel in Spain for storage. Just as at its French sister location in Tarbes, parking space is becoming increasingly scarce there.

01.05.20 - 14:08

Felix Stoffels

Airbus A318 von Titan Airways: Nur 32 Sitze.

A318 was the first Airbus to touch down in St. Helena

A special Airbus A318 from Titan Airways has taken Covid-19 tests to the Atlantic island of St. Helena. It was a first for the European aircraft manufacturer.

Timo Nowack

Boeing 747 von Wamos Air: Viele Rückholflüge.

Nonstop from Hawaii to Germany

Without a layover from Honolulu to Frankfurt? A Wamos Air 747 Boeing completed this flight. On board were stranded cruise passengers.

Stefan Eiselin

Lufthansa repatriation flight is denied landing in Lima

Originally the airline had planned to bring back German tourists from Peru on Monday. But the country did not give Lufthansa permission to land.

Aktualisiert vor 6 Jahren

27.03.20 - 09:19

Timo Nowack

Flughafen Kopenhagen-Kastrup: Die Querbahn soll verlegt und gekürzt werden.

Copenhagen plans to move runway by 300 meters

The airport of the Danish capital wants to make room for expansion. But to do this, Copenhagen must first solve a problem: One runway is in the way.

19.03.20 - 09:32

Stefan Eiselin

Trump's travel ban will cut airlines to the quick

There are almost 8000 flights per month between continental Europe and the United States. Their loss will hit airlines and airports hard.

12.03.20 - 12:49

Stefan Eiselin

Flughafen Malpensa: Alitalia lässt ihn derzeit links liegen.

Alitalia stops flights to Malpensa, reduces operation at Linate

Northern Italy has become a restricted area due to the coronavirus epidemic. Alitalia is cancelling almost all flights to and from Milan-Malpensa and is also cutting back on services at Linate.

09.03.20 - 16:31

Stefan Eiselin

Typische Szenerie auf den Lofoten: Die Region will ihre Wirtschaft auch außerhalb des Tourismus stärken.

Lofoten to receive a new, bigger airport

The small airports of the Arctic Circle region cannot accommodate large planes. Therefore, the Norwegian government has decided to build a larger Lofoten airport.

06.03.20 - 14:10

Felix Stoffels

Coronavirus epidemic hurts Frankfurt Airport

After Lufthansa, airport operator Fraport also needs to cut costs. The coronavirus epidemic is hurting income.

27.02.20 - 17:40

Stefan Eiselin

Sandstorm paralyses airports on Canary Islands

An eastern wind blew masses of sand from the Sahara towards the Canary Islands. The airports Tenerife North, Tenerife South and Las Palmas had to halt their operations.

23.02.20 - 22:36

Stefan Eiselin

Flugzeugcockpit: Piloten müssen den Höhenmesser mit dem Luftdruck kalibrieren.

Record air pressure over Europe amazes pilots and ATC

Air pressure data are important for reliable altitude information. In Europe these values are currently remarkably high.

23.01.20 - 13:57

Felix Stoffels

Ljubljana: Slovenia wants more connections by air.

Slovenia to sponsor flights to Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich

At first the government of Slovenia was thinking about setting up a new national airline to replace Adria Airways. In the meantime it has a new idea how it could promote flights to the country.

Stefan Eiselin

Ajaccio Airport closed after flooding

Winter storm Fabian has raged in Corsica. The airport of the capital Ajaccio is flooded and cannot be used.

23.12.19 - 20:05

Stefan Eiselin

Visualisierung des sogenannten T-Stiels: So soll der Airport München wachsen.

Munich airport is planning an expansion

Munich Airport creates space for ten million additional passengers a year. Together with Lufthansa, it is therefore expanding the satellite building connected to Terminal 2.

Stefan Eiselin