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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News about Hamburg and the airport
Keep up to date about the airport by reading our latest news.
Wizz Air launching five new destinations from Hamburg
06.07.2020
Wizz Air is resuming flight operations from Hamburg Airport, just in time for the summer holiday period. Starting at the beginning of July, the airport connects Hamburg with three destinations never before seen in the airport’s timetable. As of 3 July, Wizz Air flies twice a week to Lviv in Ukraine. The airline is also opening a new route to Chișinău in Moldova from 16 July, and to the Serbian capital, Belgrade, from 17 July. There will be two flights per week to Chișinău and three to Belgrade. From 24 July, Wizz Air will also operate two weekly flights to Tirana in Albania. Furthermore, the airline is expanding its existing service to Bucharest, with four flights per week to the Romanian capital from 9 August.
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Hamburg Airport: stable traffic figures in a difficult market environment
03.01.2020
For 2019, Hamburg Airport recorded stable passenger figures at a constant high level. The year was characterised by a difficult market environment. Increasing cost pressure and a weakening economy led to the insolvency of established airlines and tour operators. At the same time, Hamburg’s route network remains diverse and passengers want to travel as much as ever. For 2020, the airport expects the consolidation of traffic numbers to continue.
Alitalia to fly from Hamburg Airport to Milan
06.12.2019
For the start of the 2020 summer timetable, Alitalia is opening a scheduled route from Hamburg Airport: From 29 March 2020, the Italian airline will connect Hamburg with Milan Linate airport on a daily flight. With its inner-city location, the Alitalia hub of Milan Linate is ideal for business travellers, who benefit from the short journey to the centre of Milan.
Your Aviation Marketing team regularly compiles current developments in the Hamburg Airport route network.
| Airline | Destination | Aircraft | Frequency | From/Since | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUIfly | Funchal | B738 | 1x weekly | June 2020 | |
| Sunexpress | Adana | B737 | 1x weekly | July 2020 | |
| Eurowings | Varna | A320 | 3x weekly | Jul. 9, 2020 | |
| Eurowings | Bourgas | A320 | 3x weekly | Jul. 10, 2020 | |
| Wizzair | Tirana | A320 | 2x weekly | Jul. 24, 2020 | new destination! |
| Wizzair | Bucharest | A320 | 4x weekly | Aug. 9, 2020 | |
| Wizzair | Belgrade | A320 | 3x weekly | Sept. 2, 2020 | |
| Wizzair | Chişinău | A320 | 2x weekly | Sept. 4, 2020 | new destination! |
| Wizzair | Riga | A320 | 2x weekly | Oct. 15, 2020 | |
| Eurowings | Marrakesh | A319 | 1x weekly | Oct. 31, 2020 | |
| Wizzair | Lviv | A320 | 2x weekly | Mar. 29, 2021 | new destination! |
| Chişinău |
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.
OAG Punctuality League 2020
07.01.2020
The league is based on 57.5 million flight records using full-year data from 2019 to create a ranking of the best on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airlines and airports.
CAPA's Global Airline Outlook for the 2020s
03.01.2020
If the first two decades of the 21st century were transformational for the aviation industry, the 2020s will be reolutionary...
ATN 2019 review
01.01.2020
Air Transport News look at all the important developments that happened in aviation during 2019 - quite a lot that otherwise gets fogotten too quickly. Enjoy browsing!
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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.
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Record balance for Hamburg-Texas link in anniversary year
17.03.2018
This year marks Hamburg’s tenth and most successful presentation at the world’s largest digital and creative fair South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. From March 9-13, 2018, the Hanseatic city presented a 163-strong delegation focusing on Digital Media Women, trending themes and featuring international receptions and matchmaking sessions. All these events have gone a long way towards enhancing Hamburg’s pioneering role as a digital and business location.
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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel driving bilateral infrastructure
28.02.2018
Every year, the Hamburg Copenhagen Business Forum is a must for Jens-Peter Saul, CEO of Rambøll, one of Europe’s leading engineering companies and consultancies. Saul, 51, is also president of the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce. In 2015, Olaf Scholz Mayor of Hamburg appointed him Hamburg Ambassador to Copenhagen. During Wednesday’s (February 28, 2018) bilateral conference, Saul will hold a keynote entitled “The Vision for a Joint Region”. In an interview with Hamburg News, Saul outlines his ideas for closer, bilateral co-operation.
Events
Events in and around Hamburg
Beatles Festival - to be postponed
15-16 August, 2020
60 years ago, the Beatles gave their first concert in Hamburg, which marked the start of their incredible career. This anniversary will be celebrated throughout 2020. Various artists and bands will remind us of the music and spirit of the Fab Four. The unique festival programme in Hamburg will range from concerts to exhibitions, readings and much more.
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Reeperbahn Festival
16-19 September, 2020
Europe's unique club festival presents more than 600 wide-ranging events in over 70 venues, many of them around "Germanys most creative neighbourhood" Hamburg St Pauli.
Hamburg Christmas markets
End of November - 30 December, 2020
Discover history, tradition and a Hanseatic heritage at one of Hamburg's many wonderful Christmas markets. The prettiest is set just outside Hamburg's most impressive town hall. Hosted by Roncalli's Circus, you can discover lots of lovingly decorated stalls and the punch is even served by clowns and circus artists. But there are a variety of other 'styles' of market dotted around the city.
Aircraft Interiors Expo
12-15 April, 2021
The global market leader for the world's aircraft interiors industry, Aircraft Interiors Expo is the launch pad for cabin programs, showcasing tomorrow's designs, in-flight entertainment, connectivity and passenger services.
Haspa Marathon
25 April, 2021
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.
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.
Routes Europe
10-12 May, 2021, Bergen (Norway)
If you would like to meet with us, please feel free to arrange a meeting via Routes Scheduling.
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HAM connects - The Platform for Airlines and Tour Operators
May 2021 Hamburg (Germany)
Once a year, Hamburg Airport hosts and organises an in-house conference for airlines and tour operators.
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IATA Schedules Conference - cancelled
16-18 June, 2020, Montreal (Canada)
The purpose of this voluntary assembly of both IATA and non-IATA airlines worldwide is to provide a forum for the allocation of slots. Hamburg Airport traditionally has a booth in the exhibition area of this conference. We would be delighted to meet you there. Please use the IATA scheduling tool to arrange a meeting.
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