94 percent. That's how many Eurowings pilots voted in favor of strike action in a formal ballot, with 82% turnout. The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit announced the result on March 17, 2026. No strike date has been set yet. But the Easter holidays starting March 30? Those are very much at risk.
Frankfurt's brand-new Terminal 3 opens on April 22, 2026. Twenty-one security lanes, every single one with a CT scanner. Laptop stays in your bag, liquids stay in your carry-on (up to 2 liters per bottle). No unpacking, no zip bag.
445 cancelled flights. 57,000 passengers affected. Zero operations. On March 18, 2026, the ver.di trade union shut down Berlin's BER airport completely. And thousands of travelers were left wondering what to do next.
200,000 passengers per year. That's how many Ryanair catches with oversized carry-ons at the gate. And in 2026, the checks got even tighter.
The short version: From 2026, air navigation charges at German airports rise to 401 EUR per service unit. That's nearly 50% more than 2024 and 5% more than 2025. Germany is now the second most expensive place to fly from in the EU. Passengers pay an average of 52 EUR in government charges per...
A 29 Euro flight that ends up costing 89 Euro. Sound familiar? That's what happens when you need a carry-on trolley with a budget airline. And 42% of German travelers have already been hit by unexpected baggage fees at the airport. Now someone is saying it loud: this shouldn't be allowed.
5.7 million Germans flew to Greece in 2024. That's 13% more than the year before. And with the new Eurowings routes 2026, you can book islands like Kefalonia, Naxos, Leros, Syros, and Mytilini directly through eurowings.com since March.
I checked the number three times. A 225 percent increase on one of Germany's most popular long-haul routes, according to Mannheim24. Frankfurt to Singapore? Euronews Travel reports prices jumped from 400 to 800 euros up to over 2,000. These aren't outliers.
About 600 flights cancelled. Two major hubs shut down. Hundreds of thousands of passengers left scrambling. The Lufthansa strike March 2026 hit German aviation hard on March 12 and 13, after the Vereinigung Cockpit union called roughly 5,000 pilots at Lufthansa Passage, Cargo and (for the first...
More than 3,400 flights grounded. Around 30,000 German travellers affected. And you're staring at your phone right now wondering if your trip is still happening.
Lufthansa flies more than 50 fewer domestic routes per week starting late March. Not eventually. From March 29, 2026, right now. If you've booked one of the affected routes, here's what you need to know: which Lufthansa domestic flights were cut for summer 2026, what you're actually entitled to...
33.4 million bags ended up at the wrong airport in 2024. According to SITA Baggage IT Insights 2025, that costs the airline industry roughly $5 billion a year. Europe is the worst region for it, too. 12.3 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers, nearly triple the Asia-Pacific rate.