What the fuel surcharge 2026 means for you: long-haul flights now carry an extra $80 to $150 per ticket, depending on airline and route. Short-haul? That's $20 to $60. Doesn't sound like much until you multiply by four family members heading to Sydney. That's over $600 in surcharges alone. Just...
If you've got a Lufthansa short-haul booking for this summer, stop reading and check it right now. According to ZDF heute, the Lufthansa Group is scrapping around 20,000 short-haul connections through October 2026. That's 120 daily cancellations through end of May alone. And honestly? I think the...
27% more recycled plastic in the luggage market within a single year. The sustainable segment is growing at a CAGR of 12.04% according to Market Research Future, nearly double the rate of the overall market. These aren't niche numbers anymore.
You're scrolling TikTok, watching a video of some rooftop bar in Lisbon, and you think: I want to go there. Until recently, that meant switching apps, searching hotels, comparing prices, probably losing the original video in the process. TikTok GO travel booking changes that. Since May 12, 2026,...
The German government just handed airlines a 350 million euro annual tax break. Starting July 1, 2026, the Luftverkehrssteuer (Germany's aviation tax) drops back to pre-May 2024 levels. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his CDU/CSU-SPD coalition are fully rolling back the tax hike from two years ago.
On March 30, 2026, a Ryanair plane touched down at Saarbruecken airport for the very first time. The flight came from Trapani, Sicily. Arrived at 08:20, turned around at 08:45.
55x40x20 on Lufthansa. 40x25x20 on Ryanair. 56x45x25 on Turkish Airlines. Every airline plays by its own rules, and honestly, I've stopped trying to remember which numbers belong where.
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...