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 German airline Lufthansa said it delayed the departure of a flight from Minsk to Frankfurt on Monday after it received a "security warning", one day after a forced landing over Belarus. https://www.thelocal.de/20210524/lufthansa-suspends-flight-from-minsk-over-security-warning Mon, 24 May 2021 17:53:31 +0200 lufthansa-suspends-flight-from-minsk-over-security-warning Germany is frequently updating its travel rules to try and stem the spread of Covid-19 and variants in the country. Here's what you should know about foreign travel, testing and quarantine. https://www.thelocal.de/20210120/explained-these-are-germanys-latest-foreign-travel-rules-january-2021-covid-19-variants Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:08:01 +0100 explained-these-are-germanys-latest-foreign-travel-rules-january-2021-covid-19-variants Anyone wanting to arrive in Germany by plane must from Monday onwards show a negative Covid test before boarding, the health ministry said, amid concerns over German tourists flocking to Mallorca over the Easter holidays. https://www.thelocal.de/20210325/travel-germany-to-demand-negative-covid-19-test-from-all-air-passengers Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:39:34 +0100 travel-germany-to-demand-negative-covid-19-test-from-all-air-passengers Germany has extended a ban on travel from countries deemed high risk due to mutations of coronavirus until March 3rd. https://www.thelocal.de/20210216/german-minister-pushes-to-extend-travel-ban-on-covid-19-variant-countries Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:41:31 +0100 german-minister-pushes-to-extend-travel-ban-on-covid-19-variant-countries Should Germany introduce even more travel restrictions? That's the question as the country considers whether air travel should be cut to "almost zero" to deal with new Covid variants. https://www.thelocal.de/20210127/should-germany-bring-in-drastic-travel-restrictions-in-fight-against-covid-variants Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:19:05 +0100 should-germany-bring-in-drastic-travel-restrictions-in-fight-against-covid-variants The operator of Frankfurt airport said Monday that passenger numbers in 2020 plunged to their lowest since the 1980s as the coronavirus pandemic devastated the travel sector. https://www.thelocal.de/20210118/pandemic-effect-frankfurt-airport-traffic-falls-to-lowest-level-since-1984 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:08:45 +0100 pandemic-effect-frankfurt-airport-traffic-falls-to-lowest-level-since-1984 Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to impose tougher entry restrictions on people travelling from areas where Covid-19 variants are spreading fast, as well as those with high infection rates. https://www.thelocal.de/20210112/germany-plans-to-tighten-travel-rules-to-limit-spread-of-covid-19-variants Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:42:06 +0100 germany-plans-to-tighten-travel-rules-to-limit-spread-of-covid-19-variants Germany has extended a ban on arrivals from the UK and South Africa over new Covid-19 variants until later this month, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.de/20210107/germany-extends-entry-travel-on-uk-and-south-african-arrivals-until-january-20th Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:44:20 +0100 germany-extends-entry-travel-on-uk-and-south-african-arrivals-until-january-20th German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday it has reached a deal with a union that heads off any forced redundancies of pilots to March 2022, as the aviation giant struggles to stay solvent in the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20201223/germanys-lufthansa-avoids-pilot-layoffs-amid-struggle-to-stay-solvent Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:37:37 +0100 germanys-lufthansa-avoids-pilot-layoffs-amid-struggle-to-stay-solvent Germany joined a growing number of European countries to suspend travel links with the UK over fears of a new strain of the Covid-19 virus. Here's what it all means for you. https://www.thelocal.de/20201221/explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-uk-travel-ban Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:16:06 +0100 explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-uk-travel-ban A woman who arrived at Hanover Airport on Sunday evening has told The Local that she and other passengers are considering taking legal action against German authorities after they were held “illegally” overnight at the airport from Sunday to Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201222/treated-like-animals-uk-passenger-recounts-15-hour-detainment-at-hannover-airport Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:48:05 +0100 treated-like-animals-uk-passenger-recounts-15-hour-detainment-at-hannover-airport Britons stranded in the UK have spoken of their confusion and panic after a travel ban means they are currently unable to get back to their home in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20201222/uk-travel-ban-germany-brits-stranded-in-uk-share-their-fears-about-getting-back-to-germany-after-ban Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:04:41 +0100 uk-travel-ban-germany-brits-stranded-in-uk-share-their-fears-about-getting-back-to-germany-after-ban Germany has extended its ban on people travelling from Britain, Northern Ireland and South Africa until January 6th – but German residents will be able to arrive from January 1st. https://www.thelocal.de/20201222/germany-extends-travel-ban-on-uk-and-south-africa-arrivals-until-january-6th Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:12:45 +0100 germany-extends-travel-ban-on-uk-and-south-africa-arrivals-until-january-6th As countries including Germany started banning flights from the UK after a new coronavirus strain was detected, the atmosphere became tense at the borders. https://www.thelocal.de/20201221/coronavirus-uk-passengers-held-at-german-airports-after-flights-ban Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:05:42 +0100 coronavirus-uk-passengers-held-at-german-airports-after-flights-ban Children 6 and over and all adults will have to wear face masks on all European flights after EU transport ministers agreed new security measures to battle the spread of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200724/eu-to-make-face-masks-compulsory-on-all-european-flights Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:52:37 +0200 eu-to-make-face-masks-compulsory-on-all-european-flights Pandemic-hit Lufthansa says it will need "another four to six weeks" to process refunds for flights cancelled through the end of June. https://www.thelocal.de/20200720/lufthansa-needs-four-to-six-more-weeks-to-process-flight-refunds Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:07:05 +0200 lufthansa-needs-four-to-six-more-weeks-to-process-flight-refunds The EU's top competition authority approved the massive bailout of Lufthansa by the German government on Thursday, saving the airline from bankruptcy, but under conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20200625/eu-approves-huge-bailout-of-german-airline-lufthansa Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:43:21 +0200 eu-approves-huge-bailout-of-german-airline-lufthansa Coronavirus-stricken carriers Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines will close the German branch of their SunExpress joint venture, placing 1,200 jobs under threat, the company said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200623/1200-jobs-to-be-cut-at-slashed-lufthansa-subsidiary Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:53:13 +0200 1200-jobs-to-be-cut-at-slashed-lufthansa-subsidiary German airline Lufthansa said Thursday that it would have to slash 22,000 full-time jobs as it predicts a muted recovery in demand for travel following the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200611/coronavirus-pandemic-hit-lufthansa-to-cut-22000-jobs-germany Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:37:34 +0200 coronavirus-pandemic-hit-lufthansa-to-cut-22000-jobs-germany Lufthansa said Thursday it has placed 87,000 workers – more than 60 percent of its workforce – on government-backed shorter hours schemes, as air travel idles amid the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20200402/german-airline-giant-lufthansa-puts-87000-workers-on-reduced-hours-coronavirus-kurzarbeit Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:26:57 +0200 german-airline-giant-lufthansa-puts-87000-workers-on-reduced-hours-coronavirus-kurzarbeit