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 Five southern German airports closed due to a second ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano have been reopened, authorities announced late on Sunday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20100510/27087 Mon, 10 May 2010 10:37:00 +0200 27087 The knock-on damage to airlines because of last month’s volcano ash cloud over Europe is becoming clear after Germany’s second biggest carrier, Air Berlin, on Thursday revealed a sharp drop in the number of seats it filled in April. https://www.thelocal.de/20100506/27015 Thu, 06 May 2010 12:42:00 +0200 27015 German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer will host a meeting for airlines and aviation officials in Berlin on Tuesday to review ways to handle future problems with volcanic ash. https://www.thelocal.de/20100427/26801 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:16:00 +0200 26801 Air traffic authorities’ Wednesday decision to lift restrictions on German airspace – effectively declaring it safe to fly – was based on the same computer simulations previously criticised as insufficient by airlines, officials have told The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20100421/26689 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:53:00 +0200 26689 The grounding of European flights from volcanic ash cost airlines US$1.7 billion in lost sales alone, the head of their main industry body said Wednesday, calling for "urgent" government help. https://www.thelocal.de/20100421/26683 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:58:00 +0200 26683 Air travel in Germany was set to creep back to normality Wednesday with the air traffic authority DFS announcing air space would be opened at 11 am for all regular flights. https://www.thelocal.de/20100421/26675 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:59:00 +0200 26675 German authorities have extended the closure of the country's airspace to 2 am Wednesday due to the giant plume of volcanic ash, though some airlines continued to operate flights with special permission. https://www.thelocal.de/20100420/26673 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:22:00 +0200 26673 Two comprehensive test flights by aircraft-manufacturer Airbus have shown no damage to aircraft or pilot's visibility, a company spokesman said Tuesday, suggesting the danger in volcanic ash-affected European airspace is lower than thought. https://www.thelocal.de/20100420/26665 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:30:00 +0200 26665 German luxury automaker BMW is partially halting production at several sites because of spare parts not arriving due to the turmoil in European air traffic, a spokesman said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100420/26661 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:20:00 +0200 26661 Many German airlines resumed service on Tuesday morning despite another extension on the flight ban until at least 8 pm due to volcanic ash still hovering over Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20100420/26651 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:30:00 +0200 26651 Federal Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer has defended extensions to the flight ban against mounting criticism from the airline industry that decisions are being made on insufficient data. https://www.thelocal.de/20100419/26633 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:09:00 +0200 26633 Even the world’s most powerful woman couldn’t do a damned thing against the volcano chaos this weekend. Between the geological force of the earth’s mantle and the bureaucratic power of aviation authorities, Chancellor Angela Merkel was as helpless as the hundreds of thousands of other travellers stuck far from home this weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20100419/26631 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:12:00 +0200 26631 Around 800 air passengers are stuck in transit at Frankfurt airport – with no visa for the European Union they are not allowed to leave the building, but no planes are allowed to take-off, leaving them stranded. https://www.thelocal.de/20100418/26623 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:02:00 +0200 26623 Germany's two largest airlines have questioned the sense of the flight ban - now extended until 8 pm on Sunday as a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland continues to occupy European air space. https://www.thelocal.de/20100418/26615 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:18:00 +0200 26615 German airspace has been closed until at least Sunday 8 pm, as the weather continues to blow the ash from the Icelandic volcano over mainland Europe, halting practically all air travel. https://www.thelocal.de/20100418/26601 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:25:00 +0200 26601 Munich was the final major German airport to close on Friday evening, after volcanic ash from Iceland halted air traffic across the country. Lufthansa announced it was grounding all flights until noon Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100416/26583 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:42:00 +0200 26583