https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Eight people were injured, one woman seriously, during turbulence just before a plane landing at Berlin’s Tegel Airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20190910/eight-people-injured-during-eurowings-flight-to-berlin Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:17:49 +0200 eight-people-injured-during-eurowings-flight-to-berlin Two German fighter jets crashed Monday in the north of the country after colliding, an airforce spokesman said, with the reason for the collision unclear. https://www.thelocal.de/20190624/two-army-eurofighter-jets-collide-in-northern-germany Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:16:24 +0200 two-army-eurofighter-jets-collide-in-northern-germany A British Airways plane flew by mistake from London to Edinburgh instead of Düsseldorf in Germany on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190325/british-airways-flight-ends-up-in-edinburgh-instead-of-dsseldorf Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:12:13 +0100 british-airways-flight-ends-up-in-edinburgh-instead-of-dsseldorf An Austrian Airlines plane flying from Vienna to Frankfurt had to turn back shortly after take-off due to smoke in the cockpit, the carrier said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181120/plane-flying-from-vienna-to-frankfurt-turns-back-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:49:51 +0100 plane-flying-from-vienna-to-frankfurt-turns-back-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit A passenger flew from Düsseldorf to Moscow with 20 snakes in his hand luggage, an airport authority discovered. https://www.thelocal.de/20180911/real-life-snakes-on-a-plane Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:12:32 +0200 real-life-snakes-on-a-plane 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? https://www.thelocal.de/20180910/plane-flies-from-berlins-tegel-to-schnefeld-in-80-minute-round-trip Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:19:14 +0200 plane-flies-from-berlins-tegel-to-schnefeld-in-80-minute-round-trip A German passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday following a bomb threat which a passenger reportedly found written on a receipt. https://www.thelocal.de/20180817/german-plane-makes-emergency-landing-following-bomb-threat Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:11:26 +0200 german-plane-makes-emergency-landing-following-bomb-threat Ryanair has struck off some 250 flights in Germany for Friday due to a pilot strike. Here is what you need to know if you are flying today. https://www.thelocal.de/20180810/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ryanair-strike Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:45:09 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ryanair-strike Ryanair said it will cancel 250 flights to and from Germany on Friday after German pilots announced they were joining Europe-wide strikes against the carrier, in a spiralling row over pay and conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20180808/german-ryanair-pilots-to-strike-on-friday Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:00:49 +0200 german-ryanair-pilots-to-strike-on-friday The German pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has broken off the collective bargaining negotiations with Ryanair, increasing the likelihood of strikes on the budget airline’s German routes. https://www.thelocal.de/20180620/strikes-loom-after-pilots-union-breaks-off-pay-talks-with-uncooperative-ryanair Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:12:17 +0200 strikes-loom-after-pilots-union-breaks-off-pay-talks-with-uncooperative-ryanair In light of growing competition with low-cost airlines, this summer Lufthansa has plans to roll out its new “Economy Light” ticket for travellers on long-distance flights to North America looking to pinch a few pennies. https://www.thelocal.de/20180522/lufthansa-gets-on-board-with-budget-tickets-for-long-distance-flights Tue, 22 May 2018 19:17:37 +0200 lufthansa-gets-on-board-with-budget-tickets-for-long-distance-flights The pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced on Tuesday that pilots on Ryanair would take part in the first industrial action in the budget airline’s history. https://www.thelocal.de/20171212/ryanair-pilots-in-germany-call-strike-in-dispute-over-wages Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:38:47 +0100 ryanair-pilots-in-germany-call-strike-in-dispute-over-wages 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20170611/easyjet-plane-diverts-over-suspicious-conversation Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:26:15 +0200 easyjet-plane-diverts-over-suspicious-conversation A flight from Hamburg to Stockholm had to turn back on Sunday evening and crew members were taken to hospital due to a mysterious smell. https://www.thelocal.de/20170130/three-brought-to-hospital-after-mysterious-smell-on-germanwings-flight Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:30:19 +0100 three-brought-to-hospital-after-mysterious-smell-on-germanwings-flight A pilot who likes to draw patterns in the sky using his flight path has returned with his greatest artwork yet. https://www.thelocal.de/20161202/mystery-flight-path-artist-strikes-again Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:04:11 +0100 mystery-flight-path-artist-strikes-again Germany's second largest airline has sold its last remaining aeroplane due to financial problems made more complicated due to Britain's recent vote to leave the EU. https://www.thelocal.de/20160711/why-air-berlin-no-longer-owns-a-single-aeroplane Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:56:22 +0200 why-air-berlin-no-longer-owns-a-single-aeroplane State prosecutors in Koblenz raided Ryanair crew rooms in six airports across Germany, accusing the discount airline of tax evasion and unfair labour practises, it was reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/ryainair-staff-rooms-raided-in-tax-labour Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:01:18 +0200 ryainair-staff-rooms-raided-in-tax-labour Police in Munich received an anonymous email on Sunday afternoon warning them there was a bomb on a flight between Munich and Hamburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20160620/bomb-threat-on-hamburg-flight-isis-terrorism-security Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:57:16 +0200 bomb-threat-on-hamburg-flight-isis-terrorism-security Drones are becoming an increasing blight on air traffic, private landowners and neighbours. In Lower Saxony authorities are going on the offensive with a new force of traffic cops for the skies. https://www.thelocal.de/20160407/traffic-cops-in-the-sky-german-authorities-go-after-drones Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:54:22 +0200 traffic-cops-in-the-sky-german-authorities-go-after-drones UPDATED: A flight from Berlin to Hurghada, Egypt was forced to land early in Budapest after receiving a bomb threat, but no explosives have been found on board. https://www.thelocal.de/20151207/plane-from-berlin-to-egypt-lands-after-bomb-threat Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:36:00 +0100 plane-from-berlin-to-egypt-lands-after-bomb-threat