In 2025, Berlin Brandenburg (IATA code BER) welcomed 26.1 million passengers, which cemented its position as Germany’s third-busiest airport. Throughput was at the highest level since BER opened in 2020. However, if the now-closed TXL and SXF are combined, traffic is down by nearly 27% compared to 2019, which is a drop of 9.5 million […]
August 31, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Sundair commenced flights between Berlin and Damascus on Saturday 15 August. Flights will operate 2-weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the A320 aircraft. The carrier does not face any competition on the route. Flight SR196 departs Berlin at 11:00 local time, touching down in Damascus at 16:05 local time. The return service, operating as flight […]
August 20, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Air Canada is by far the largest operator between Canada and Europe. Cirium schedule data for Q3 2026 (July-September) shows the carrier has 1.47 million one-way seats. It is one of 25 non-stop airlines operating in the peak summer. The Star Alliance operator has record capacity. It has exceeded the prior high in Q3, held […]
July 27, 2026 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Eurowings introduced seasonal flights between Berlin and Sarajevo on Saturday 9 May. The 1,015-kilometre route will initially be maintained weekly with the A320 aircraft, increasing to 2-weekly during July and August. The carrier, which is resuming service on the route after over six years, faces no competition. Flight EW8492 departs Berlin at 06:10 local time, […]
May 19, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Monday 12 January 2026 was a noteworthy day for German aviation with the launch of a new virtual airline, AIR UNIQON. The carrier, which uses a 78-seat Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 operated by Avanti Air will connect Friedrichshafen in south-west Germany with Berlin (4-weekly), Düsseldorf (4-weekly) and Hamburg (3-weekly). Berlin connection resumes after almost 10 years […]
January 15, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
Air Transat is Canada’s largest leisure-only operator. According to Cirium schedule information, it has 1.8 million two-way available seats in Q3 2025 (July-September). This is its third-highest amount of capacity in those three months on record. Only Q3 2018 and Q3 2019 had more. When the domestic and international arenas are considered, Air Transat is […]
August 11, 2025 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Air Transat added a new transatlantic service to its network by inaugurating flights between Toronto YYZ and Berlin on Thursday 19 June. The 6,520-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays departing Toronto, with the 199-seat A321LR aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight TS418 departs Toronto YYZ at […]
June 30, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Condor reintroduced domestic service within Germany after several years, launching flights between Frankfurt and Berlin on Saturday 1 March. The 430-kilometre hop will operate 2-daily with the A320 aircraft. It faces significant competition from Lufthansa which maintains 99-weekly flights between Germany’s busiest airport and the country’s capital. What they said Peter Gerber, CEO of Condor, […]
March 4, 2025 | Latest Route News +
SWISS added flights between Geneva and Berlin to its network on Monday 28 October. The 865-kilometre route will be maintained daily with its A220 fleet. The Swiss flag carrier faces direct competition from 9-weekly easyJet rotations. The Geneva – Berlin service returns to SWISS’ network after 21 years. Flight LX1090 departs Geneva at 17:45 local […]
November 5, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Royal Jordanian commenced flights between Amman and Berlin on Wednesday 2 October. The 2,930-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with its A320-familly aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two capitals. Flight RJ145 departs Amman at 11:30 local time, arriving in Berlin at 15:10 local time. The return service, operating […]
October 7, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Berlin Brandenburg is the sole airport serving the German capital and the country’s third-busiest airport. It opened in late 2020 and replaced Tegel and Schönefeld, both of which subsequently closed. Berlin welcomed nearly 23.1 million passengers in 2023. Like many German airports, it has not yet recovered to its pre-pandemic volume. Traffic was down by […]
September 30, 2024 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Saudi LCC flynas introduced flights between Jeddah and Berlin on Wednesday 4 September. The 4,055-kilometre route will operate 3-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays, with the A320neo aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. The route is being supported through the Saudi Air Connectivity Program (ACP). Flight XY643 departs Jeddah at 03:55 […]
September 9, 2024 | Latest Route News +