With our news portal, we keep you and your team up to date. Here you will find current route information, news reports about Hamburg Airport, and information on market-specific developments – all regularly compiled for you by the Aviation Marketing Team. You can also register for our newsletter – HAM aviation news.
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Hamburg Airport presents the 2018 summer timetable
23.03.2018
Around 60 airlines fly to 130 destinations. The airlines are focussing their attention for the 2018 summer season on sun and swimming destinations along with major cities throughout Europe. Eight completely new destinations are joining Hamburg’s route network: Ljubljana, Zakynthos, Jersey, Trieste, Bilbao, Kayseri, Samos and Bergen. On another eight routes, passengers will now have the choice of additional airlines.
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Hamburg Airport once again “Best Regional Airport Europe”
22.03.2018
Following on from victories in 2011, 2012 and 2017, Hamburg Airport has won the renowned Skytrax World Airport Award in the “Best Regional Air-port Europe” category for the fourth time. Skytrax defines a “Regional Air-port” as any airport that primarily offers domestic and intracontinental flights with a few intercontinental services. The prize, awarded exclusively on the basis of independent passenger surveys, was presented on 21 March at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Stockholm.
United Airlines departs from “Knuffingen Airport” at Miniatur Wunderland
12.02.2018
US carrier United Airlines has now stationed a Boeing 757-200 at “Knuffingen Airport” at Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg. The aircraft has now set off on its maiden flight. A video of the event is available at https://youtu.be/qF2cIbmzSsg.
The US airline has a close relationship with the city. Since 2005, United has operated a non-stop service from Hamburg to Newark Liberty International Airport. The seasonal daily service will resume on 26 April, 2018.
Your Aviation Marketing team regularly compiles current developments in the Hamburg Airport route network.
| Airline | Destination | Aircraft | Frequency | From/Since | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flybe | Birmingham | DH4 | 6x weekly | Feb 18, 2018 | two additional frequencies |
| Eurowings | Jersey | A319 | 1x weekly | Mar. 25, 2018 | new destination! |
| Ryanair | Oslo-Torp | B738 | 2x weekly | Mar. 26, 2018 | new destination! |
| Swiss | Zurich | A320 | 6x daily | Mar 26, 2018 | additional morning flight |
| Ryanair | Edinburgh | B738 | 2x weekly | Mar. 27, 2018 | |
| Adria Airways | Ljubljana | S20 | 4x weekly | Apr. 19, 2018 | new destination! |
| Eurowings | Corfu | A320 | 2x weekly | Apr. 28, 2018 | |
| Condor | Zakynthos | A320 | 1x weekly | Apr. 29, 2017 | |
| Aegean | Athens | A320 | 5x weekly | May 1, 2018 | two additional frequencies |
| TUIfly | Triest | B738 | bi-weekly | May 13, 2018 | Charter; new destination! |
| Laudamotion | Palma de Mallorca | A320 | daily | Jun. 1, 2018 | |
| Germania | Samos | A319 | 1x weekly | Jun. 5, 2018 | new destination! |
| SunExpress | Kayseri | B738 | 1x weekly | Jun. 20, 2018 | new destination! |
| SAS | Bergen | EQV | 3x weekly | Jun. 25, 2018 | new destination! |
| Wideroe | Bergen | E190 | 3x weekly | Aug. 13, 2018 | |
| Condor | Agadir | A320 | 1x weekly | Nov. 6, 2018 | new destination! |
As we monitor and observe the market, we often come across studies and presentations on current developments and trends in the industry. We would love to share these with you and hope you will also find them useful for your work.
Air Transport News 2017 Review
01.01.2018
This ATN report recaps 2017 month-by-month and highlights the most memorable aviation-related events.
How airlines continued to thrive in 2017 despite challenges
11.01.2018
Airlines continued to expand and kept a grip on their improved profitability off the back of strong air travel demand in 2017, even if the positive mood was punctuated by a series of high-profile challenges and service interruptions that dominated headlines. This Flightglobal report looks back on an interesting year in aviation.
Airline start-ups and failures 2017
18.10.2017
78 new airlines have been started so far in 2017, with just 25 going out of business in the same period. Anna.aero have put together interesting lists, not just for Europe but the rest of the world, too.
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Hamburg on show at Hanover Fair
11.04.2018
The Hanseatic city is hosting a joint stand at the Hanover Fair from April 23-27, 2018 with scientific institutes and technology transfer facilities among the main exhibitors. Katharina Fegebank, Deputy Mayor of Hamburg, who is due to attend the fair, noted: “A location’s future lies in research and innovation as well as in good collaboration between science and commerce. We have achieved plenty in Hamburg in recent years.”
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Germany's Udo Lindenberg opens his "Panik City"
22.03.2018
One of Germany’s most popular rock stars, Udo Lindenberg, opened his spectacular “Panik City” Tuesday (March 20, 2018) on the Reeperbahn in St. Pauli. The Klubhaus St. Pauli houses “Panik City” with the Udo Lindenberg Experience spanning 700 square metres and featuring a multimedia world of experience. Virtual reality and augmented reality technology are used in the art and culture project to sketch the rock star’s life from his birthplace, Gronau, to Likörelle, his musical career and political activism.
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40,000 visitors expected at Online Marketing Rockstars 2018
19.03.2018
Over 40,000 marketing aficionados are expected at this year’s Online Marketing Rockstars Festival from March 22-23 in the Hamburg Convention Centre. The organisers are expecting a clear rise in visitor numbers over 2017 and are promising prospects and anecdotes about all the latest marketing issues. The festival and expo serves as a platform for established firms and aspiring start-ups. The OMR conference is a regular highlight and presents many international speakers from all kinds of backgrounds.
Events
Events in and around Hamburg
Haspa Marathon
29 April, 2018
Around 25,000 athletes and more than 750,000 spectators from all over the world gather every year for Germany's largest spring marathon. Its course leads past Hamburg's top sights - and the event has only seen very little rain since its inauguration over 30 years ago.
Hamburg Port Festival
10-13 May, 2018
The Port of Hamburg is honoured each year with a big birthday party - the world's largest port festival. It has a long tradition in Hamburg and is very popular with locals and visitors alike.
Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival
May 2018
The Japanese cherry blossom festival with firework display is being held on the Outer Alster since 1968. This gift from the Japanese community to the City of Hamburg brings hundreds of thousands of people to the Alster every year.
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Elbjazz Festival
1-2 June, 2018
With over 60 concerts at unique venues - in the cargo hold of an old freight ship, at a small theatre in Hamburg's famous Speicherstadt, or at the huge Blohm + Voss shipyards - Hamburg keeps on discovering new territories for Jazz.
Schlagermove
14 July, 2018
This colourful festival of 70ies music has become a real cult and is expecting to see about half a million participants.
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Meet us at these events
We organise interesting events for you to get to know our services better all year round. These are labeled HAMevents in the list below, which also includes aviation industry events we are attending.
ITB
7-11 March, 2018, Berlin (Germany)
ITB Berlin, the world's leading travel trade show, is THE B2B-Platform for trade visitors is an excellent opportunity to meet business partners and to do business. Visit us at the Hamburg stand in hall 6.2a.
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Routes Europe
22-24 April, 2018, Bilbao (Basque Country)
The 11th Routes Europe Event will take place in Belfast, Northern Ireland. If you would like to meet us there, please feel free to arrange a meeting via Routes Scheduling.
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HAM connects - The Platform for Airlines and Tour Operators
7 June 2018, Hamburg (Germany)
Once a year, Hamburg Airport hosts and organises an in-house conference for airlines and tour operators.