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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.

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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.

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Your Aviation Marketing team regularly compiles current developments in the Hamburg Airport route network.

Airline	Destination	Aircraft	Frequency	From/Since	Remarks
Wizzair	Tirana	A320	2x weekly	Jul. 24, 2020	new destination!
Wizzair	Bucharest	A320	4x weekly	Aug. 9, 2020
Wizzair	Riga	A320	2x weekly	Oct. 15, 2020
Wizzair	Vilnius	A320	2x weekly	Oct. 22, 2020	new destination!
Wizzair	Chisinau	A320	2x weekly	Oct. 26, 2020	new destination!
Eurowings	Marrakesh	A319	1x weekly	Oct. 31, 2020
Wizzair	Lviv	A320	2x weekly	Mar. 29, 2021	new destination!
Wizzair	Belgrade	A320	3x weekly	Mar. 29, 2021

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.

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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...

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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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Plans for new suburb in Hamburg announced

13.09.2017

Plans for a new Grasbrook suburb, opposite the eastern HafenCity, were announced Tuesday (September 12, 2017) in HafenCity University. The suburb will form a bridge to the Elbe islands and make the district of Veddel more inclusive. The plans foresee 6,000 apartments, 16,000 workplaces, shopping facilities, primary schools and nurseries.

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Hamburg hosting more meetings, incentives, conventions and events

01.09.2017

700,000 additional overnight stays accounting for added value, clear gains

Hamburg is witnessing rising numbers of guests at congresses and meetings, according to the latest study by the Hamburg Convention Bureau GmbH. Overnight stays have risen by around 2.3 million in 2013 to some 3 million in 2016 leading to a potential, monetary added value of approximately EUR 706.5 million. MICE-induced overnight stays have risen by around 700,000 since the Hamburg Convention Bureau GmbH conducted the first study in 2014 and reflect the sector’s growing importance. The overall share of such overnight stays in Hamburg’s hotel sector has increased from 21 per cent in 2013 to 25 per cent in 2016.

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Miniaturwunderland - Germany's most popular tourist attraction

28.08.2017

Survey by German National Tourist Board puts four sights in Hamburg in top 100

International visitors have voted Miniatur Wunderland, the world’s biggest model railway, the number one tourist attraction in Germany for the second consecutive year – a tremendous honour not only for the exhibit but also Hamburg and Germany. Europapark Rust, an adventure park, followed in second place and Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria came third, according to a survey by the German National Tourist Board (GNTB).

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Events in and around Hamburg

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.

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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.

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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.

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Hamburg Port Festival

7-9 May, 2021
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.

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Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival

May 2021
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.

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.

IATA Schedules Conference

17-20 November, 2020, tbd
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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ITB

10-14 March, 2021, 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

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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Do you need further information about Hamburg as a commercial center and about Hamburg Airport? We are happy to provide you with route-specific analysis and look forward to speaking with you in person about the opportunities for your airline at Hamburg Airport.

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22335 Hamburg, Germany

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Wizz Air launching five new destinations from Hamburg

Hamburg Airport: stable traffic figures in a difficult market environment

Alitalia to fly from Hamburg Airport to Milan

Your Aviation Marketing team regularly compiles current developments in the Hamburg Airport route network.

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

CAPA's Global Airline Outlook for the 2020s

ATN 2019 review

Plans for new suburb in Hamburg announced

Hamburg hosting more meetings, incentives, conventions and events

Miniaturwunderland - Germany's most popular tourist attraction

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Events in and around Hamburg

Hamburg Christmas markets

Aircraft Interiors Expo

Haspa Marathon

Hamburg Port Festival

Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival

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.

IATA Schedules Conference

ITB

Routes Europe

Please contact us!

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