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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
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.

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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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Hamburg to be presented as "City of Solutions" at ITS congress

19.06.2017

ITS-Europe Congress in Strasbourg - Hamburg applies for ITS World Congress 2021

Hamburg is presenting itself as a “City of Solutions” for intelligent transport and logistics at the ITS European Congress underway since Monday (June 19-22, 2017) in Strasbourg. Frank Horch, Senator for Economics, Transport and Innovation, is expected to attend the Mayors’ Summit on June 21. He said: “We want to show Europe Hamburg’s aim of becoming a model city of intelligent mobility and logistics and that we are developing such solutions. They will make traffic more accessible, safer, more efficient and environment-friendly for people in Hamburg.”

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Snapchat to open Germany headquarters in Hamburg

09.06.2017

Snapchat to follow in footsteps of Facebook and Google's move to Elbe city

Snapchat, the image messaging and multimedia mobile application developed by Snap Inc., will officially locate its Germany headquarters in Hamburg, the online edition of Horizont reported Friday. Meanwhile, the company has confirmed the report to Hamburg News. Snapchat’s headquarters are due to open in summer 2017.

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Hamburg becomes Germany's new "capital of start-ups"

31.05.2017

Hamburg has highest number of start-ups in Germany - city snatches lead position from Berlin

Hamburg has Germany’s highest number of start-ups with 253 per every 10,000 inhabitants since 2014 putting it ahead of Berlin with 238, according to the latest start-up monitor by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) published Wednesday. The number of companies launched plays a key role in Hamburg’s economic development.

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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.

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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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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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Please contact us!

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

Hamburg to be presented as "City of Solutions" at ITS congress

Snapchat to open Germany headquarters in Hamburg

Hamburg becomes Germany's new "capital of start-ups"

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Events in and around Hamburg

Beatles Festival - to be postponed

Reeperbahn Festival

Hamburg Christmas markets

Aircraft Interiors Expo

Haspa Marathon

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

HAM connects - The Platform for Airlines and Tour Operators

IATA Schedules Conference - cancelled

Please contact us!

Services and information for airlines

News and Events

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