Chisinau International Airport is launching new direct flights to Bremen, Germany, and Turin, Italy, expanding its European network, CE Report quotes MOLDPRES

Flights to Bremen will operate twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, with a third weekly flight added on Tuesdays starting in July. Routes to Turin will also run on Thursdays and Sundays, shifting to Wednesdays and Sundays from

Lufthansa’s new short-haul subsidiary City Airlines has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320neo aircraft ahead of planned network expansion.

The nascent airline, which commenced operations last June, operates feeder flights for Lufthansa from its main hubs at Munich and Frankfurt. The new 180-seat A320neo will enter service in May and brings the carrier’s growing fleet to eight

Lufthansa Group has completed the next stage of its integration with ITA Airways by locating the Italian carrier’s flights within the group’s terminals at both Frankfurt and Munich airports.

In a statement, the group said that all of the group’s airlines, including ITA, were now “under one roof” at its German hubs from the start of the summer schedule on Sunday (30 March).

The

American Airlines, a Fort Worth, Texas-based legacy carrier, is undeniably anxiously awaiting the delivery of the first in a long series of Airbus A321XLR aircraft that will soon be a key element of the airline's medium and long-haul fleets. According to reports from social media, the first Airbus A321XLR that will be delivered to the carrier took to the skies for the first time today at Airbus'

Condor Airlines’ peak summer seasonal flight schedule for North America will offer nonstop service to its Frankfurt hub starting in late April / early May from multiple North American gateways including Vancouver and Calgary.

These seasonal routes join Condor’s current winter routes to Frankfurt from gateways including Toronto.

In addition, this summer, Toronto, Vancouver and

MUNICH, 18 March 2025: The Kazakh airline SCAT will open a new flight route from Munich to Shymkent on 27 May 2025. 

Flights will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The flight time will be approximately six hours.

SCAT Airlines’ home base is the airport hub in Shymkent. The carrier primarily flies to destinations in Central and Southeast Asia

A 24-hour strike in Germany has brought air travel across the country to a near standstill, affecting major airports and causing widespread flight cancellations. The strike, which began at midnight, was organized by public-sector workers, including ground staff and security personnel, significantly disrupting operations at 13 of Germany’s key airports. This walkout has caused severe ripple effects,

Berlin, Germany, 9 March, 2025: The National Travel Operator – Visit Oman and Expedia Group, one of the world’s largest travel technology companies, have signed an agreement at the world’s leading travel trade show, ITB Berlin.

This collaboration includes integrating local tours and activities providers onto Expedia Group’s platform using API technology and creating a global digital marketing

Lufthansa is set to revive its Munich-Izmir route for the summer of 2025, reintroducing a much-awaited connection between Germany and Turkey. This seasonal service, which was last available until September 2022, will operate from July 4 to September 14, 2025, catering to both leisure and business travelers.

The airline plans to offer five weekly flights on this route using Airbus A320

Discover Airlines (formerly Eurowings Discover), the Lufthansa Group's leisure airline, will expand its offering in Namibia with direct flights between Windhoek and Munich from 1 April 2025.

Discover's new flights to Windhoek will make it the only carrier offering direct flights between the cities.

Flights will operate all year round on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from

A new high-speed train will connect Paris and Berlin for the first time later this year, and bookings are now open.

The national rail operators of France and Germany, SNCP Voyageurs and Deutsche Bahn, have announced a new train service, which starts on December 16th. According to SNCP Voyageurs, this is the first time the two capitals will be connected by high-speed train.

The

Europe is currently grappling with severe weather disasters as heavy snowfall and flooding have affected several countries. In the Alps, snow is causing significant transport problems, particularly affecting Austrian railways, which have suspended train services between Salzburg and Klagenfurt.

The Austrian government has issued a nationwide appeal for travelers to postpone their trips

European tour operator FTI Touristik, considered the third largest tour operator in Europe and "too big to fail", has filed for insolvency in the court Munich.

Some customers' expected trips are likely to be cancelled, and those already on holiday may have their trips cut short.

The group owns several travel companies, and while the FTI Touristik brand will take an immediate

According to recent reports, Germany has made significant changes to visa rules for skilled workers in response to the growing demand for experienced professionals in such critical sectors such as engineering, information technology (IT) and healthcare. The country, which needs about 400,000 skilled workers to fill vacancies in specialized fields, has introduced a new initiative called the Opportunity

Lufthansa Group's newest airline, Lufthansa City Airlines, will begin services on June 26, flying from Munich to Birmingham.

The Munich-Birmingham flight is available for booking on GDS under the flight code LH.

Lufthansa City Airlines is fully integrated into the Lufthansa hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. The new airline will initially launch its flight program from Munich to destinations

Munich Airport is testing a new innovative way of selling snacks to passengers using the new JEEVES robot.

JEEVES offers a collection of soft drinks and snacks that can be purchased using Apple Pay, Google Pay and all major credit cards. The snack bot will move through the gate area on levels 4 and 5 of Terminal 2.

Shoppers only need to step into Jeeves' path to make the robot stop,

The Independent Union of Flight Attendants (UFO) has instructed Lufthansa's 19,000 cabin crew to continue their strike until Wednesday 13 March, following strikes last week.

Strikes currently affecting airport operations Frankfurt and Munich and follows failed negotiations for pay increases for all Lufthansa and Cityline cabin crew.

The demands for pay increases stem from complaints

Lufthansa has announced initial routes for its latest short-haul subsidiary Lufthansa City for the 2024 summer season.

Two Airbus A319s have already been painted in the new livery and the airline said orders for summer season will be available from April.

Initial routes for summer 2024 include domestic flights from the Munich hub to Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Cologne

In an extraordinary discovery, a Stone Age wall has been discovered in the Baltic Sea that may be Europe's oldest man-made megastructure, offering a fascinating glimpse into the customs of early hunter-gatherer societies.

The wall, according to estimated to be over 8,500 years old. The kilometre-long wall, dubbed the Blinkerwall, is believed to have served ancient hunter-gatherers as a

Germany has decided to continue selling Deutschlandticket all-inclusive tickets, despite pressure from the transport industry.

From April 2023, international travelers and domestic passengers can purchase a Deutschlandticket for a monthly subscription of €49. The public transport ticket can be used on all city buses, metro and trams throughout the country, as well as on short- and medium-distance