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
Wizz Air introduced flights between Sibiu, in central Romania, and Hamburg on Friday 1 August. The 1,335-kilometre service will operate 3-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the A320 aircraft. The LCC is the sole operator between the two cities. What they said Anastasia Novak, Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz Air, said: “We are delighted […]
August 11, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Croatia Airlines inaugurated seasonal flights between Zagreb and Hamburg on Tuesday 1 July. The 980-kilometre service will be operated 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with a mix of A220-300 and A319 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on the route. What they said Slaven Žabo, Chief Commercial Officer at Croatia Airlines, said: “With our […]
July 8, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Eurowings introduced flights between Hamburg and Tel Aviv on Monday 3 February. The 3,115-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Tuesdays, using a mix of A320 and A321 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. What they said Dirk Behrens, Head of Aviation at Hamburg Airport, said: “The new direct […]
February 4, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Volotea introduced a new service between Nantes and Hamburg on Tuesday 17 September. The 1,095-kilometre journey will be maintained 2-weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the A319 aircraft. However, the LCC plans to pause the route between 5 January and 7 February of next year. Volotea faces no competition between the two cities. What they […]
September 19, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Qatar Airways introduced operations between its hub in Doha and Hamburg on Monday 1 July. The 4,660-kilometre service will run daily with the 247-seat 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier will be the only operator on the route. What they said Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, CEO of Qatar Airways Group, said: “Qatar Airways extends a warm welcome […]
July 11, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Austrian Airlines commenced seasonal winter flights between Klagenfurt and Hamburg on Saturday 13 January. The 835-kilometre service will run weekly until 2 March with the 120-seat E195 aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition between the two cities. Flight OS283 departs Klagenfurt at 11:10 local time, arriving in Hamburg at 12:50. The return service, […]
January 17, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Wizz Air has grown its network from its Catania base with the addition this winter of new routes to Brussels CRL (launched on 6 December), Frankfurt HHN (10 December), Hamburg (13 December), Paris BVA (14 December) and Sharm El-Sheikh (29 October). This follows the launch during the summer season of new routes to Malta (summer-only), […]
December 19, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Volotea launched three new services to Hamburg on Tuesday 10 October from Bordeaux, Florence and Lyon. The trio of routes will be maintained 2-weekly respectively with a mix of A319 and A320 aircraft. Flights from Bordeaux and Lyon will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays, while Florence will be served on Tuesdays and Saturdays. None of […]
October 12, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Wizz Air introduced flights between Kutaisi in Georgia and Hamburg on Friday 2 June. The 2,720-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, with the A320-family aircraft. The ULCC faces no competition on the route. What they said Valeria Bragarenco, Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz Air, said: “We are very pleased to open […]
June 12, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Eurowings entered the Maltese market on Sunday 14 May by introducing seasonal flights between Hamburg and Malta. The 2,005-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the A319 aircraft. The LCC has no competition between the two cities. Eurowings will complement the new route with the launch of its weekly Dusseldorf – Malta flights on 27 […]
May 19, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Lufthansa’s lower-cost subsidiary Eurowings can trace its origins back to 1993 and has just celebrated its 30thanniversary. A brief history of the airline’s evolution from regional carrier to its current incarnation can be found on the Eurowings corporate website. The basic Eurowings brand (IATA code EW) has been joined in recent times by the long-haul […]
February 10, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story