The Local Germany

Easyjet flight transports passengers from Berlin to Berlin in 80 minutes

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:19:14 +0200

How long is a flight from Berlin’s Tegel airport in the north of the city, to the city’s Schönefeld airport in the south?

easyJet expects to grow passengers in Germany by 10 million this year

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:10:33 +0200

In Berlin alone, the budget airline expects to have 60 percent more passengers, or 5.6 million, in 2018 thanks to the bankruptcy of a former competitor last year.

EU gives easyJet green light to take on Lufthansa in German skies

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:13:02 +0100

The EU approved Tuesday the purchase of bankrupt carrier Air Berlin's operations at the German capital's Tegel Airport by British low-cost carrier easyJet.

Easyjet to take on Lufthansa within Germany starting in January

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:02:17 +0100

Can the British budget airline ensure that prices don't rocket in the German skies?

Hopes for jobs as Air Berlin picks Lufthansa, EasyJet bids

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:28:08 +0200

Insolvent Air Berlin confirmed Monday it was negotiating with German airline giant Lufthansa and Britain's EasyJet to sell off parts of its business, offering hope for the future of its 8,000 employees and 140 aircraft.

easyJet plane diverts over 'suspicious conversation'

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:26:15 +0200

German police said Sunday that no explosives were found aboard a London-bound easyJet flight from Slovenia that was diverted to a west German airport after passengers overheard three men on board talking about "terrorist" activities.

EasyJet 'in talks to buy German airline' to duck Brexit

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:05:23 +0200

EasyJet is in talks to acquire TUIfly, a board member of the German carrier said Friday, as the British no-frills airline looks for ways to keep flying freely within the EU after Britain quits the bloc.

Easyjet may fly from new Berlin airport this autumn

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:53:00 +0200

Berlin's ill-fated BER airport could be partially open from autumn, but only for Easyjet. The move has ruffled feathers of other airlines, it was reported on Wednesday.

Passengers shun airports after flight tax

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:47:00 +0200

Passenger statistics for this year’s first six months appear to show that Germany’s new flight tax is driving thrifty flyers away from German airports and to neighbouring countries.

Strikes loom at EasyJet

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:47:00 +0200

EasyJet, the no-frills airline, faces strike action in Germany starting next week following a vote by pilots and flight attendants demanding a new contract, trade union Verdi said Monday.

Easyjet strike causes delays in Berlin

Sat, 14 May 2011 17:15:00 +0200

A warning strike by Easyjet employees at Berlin's Schönefeld airport caused severe disruption on Saturday morning. Several flights had to be cancelled, while many others were delayed.

Strike grounds some Berlin Easyjet flights

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:59:00 +0200

Flights out of Berlin’s Schönefeld airport by budget airline Easyjet were being cancelled Thursday morning after a limited warning strike by cabin staff.

'Dead Willi' on UK flight makes it back to Berlin

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:57:00 +0200

The bizarre story of a German woman arrested trying to fly her dead husband home from England on easyJet in April has had a happy ending of sorts, a newspaper report said Wednesday.

Easyjet leaves hundreds of Berlin passengers grounded

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:17:00 +0200

Hundreds of passengers booked to fly from Berlin on Easyjet planes saw their travel plans ruined over the weekend as connections were cancelled, seemingly due to a lack of air crew, the Tagesspiegel reported on Sunday.

'We thought he was sleeping,' corpse smugglers say

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:02:00 +0200

Two German women arrested in Britain after allegedly trying to smuggle a dead relative onto a flight to Berlin have insisted they thought the man was simply asleep.

EasyJet strike in Berlin causes cancellations

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:06:00 +0100

Cabin staff and crew for budget airline easyJet went on strike at Berlin's Schönefeld Airport on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of at least seven flights.