https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Passengers arriving at Germany's two largest airports, in Frankfurt and Munich, faced some of the longest delays at passport controls in Europe due to the new system. https://www.thelocal.com/20260813/ees-delays-cause-wait-times-to-double-at-major-german-airports Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:41:30 +0200 ees-delays-cause-wait-times-to-double-at-major-german-airports Not too long ago even last minute travellers could find cheap flights from Germany to much of Europe, but with fuel costs up and budget airlines shifting flights out of the country, low cost air travel is increasingly hard to find. https://www.thelocal.com/20260714/is-the-era-of-e10-flights-over-for-germany Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:10:09 +0200 is-the-era-of-e10-flights-over-for-germany Budget airline Ryanair has repeatedly slashed flights from Berlin citing high taxes and costs. Now Eurowings has announced plans to takeover some of those routes and add others. https://www.thelocal.com/20260521/eurowings-to-takes-over-routes-from-berlin-as-ryanair-pulls-out Thu, 21 May 2026 11:17:59 +0200 eurowings-to-takes-over-routes-from-berlin-as-ryanair-pulls-out Budget airline Ryanair said Friday that it would reduce flights to and from Berlin starting in October and relocate aircraft based in the German capital, citing comparatively high costs and taxes. https://www.thelocal.com/20260424/ryanair-to-significantly-cut-flights-from-berlin-from-october Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:06:53 +0200 ryanair-to-significantly-cut-flights-from-berlin-from-october Germany's biggest airline has been hit by back to back to back workers' strikes this week, in addition to facing a looming jet fuel shortage. Now its announced the closure of its regionally-focused subsidiary. https://www.thelocal.com/20260416/germanys-lufthansa-to-close-cityline-unit-over-strike-jet-fuel-prices Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:43:59 +0200 germanys-lufthansa-to-close-cityline-unit-over-strike-jet-fuel-prices Germany's largest airline Lufthansa grounded flights on Thursday as a strike by pilots and cabin crew got underway. https://www.thelocal.com/20260212/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-germany-as-lufthansa-staff-strike Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:42:22 +0100 hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-germany-as-lufthansa-staff-strike Germany will introduce the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) from October 12th, with Düsseldorf being the first airport to implement the checks for non-EU travellers. https://www.thelocal.com/20250924/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-start-of-ees-checks-at-german-airports Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:39:01 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-start-of-ees-checks-at-german-airports Airline passengers across Europe may face decreased compensation rights for delayed and cancelled flights, after the EU Council controversially agreed to raise thresholds for airline compensation. https://www.thelocal.com/20250606/passenger-compensation-for-flight-delays-set-to-decrease-in-europe Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:23:39 +0200 passenger-compensation-for-flight-delays-set-to-decrease-in-europe