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17.23 million passengers used Hamburg Airport in 2018

07.01.2019

In 2018, 17.23 million passengers used Hamburg Airport, approx. 2.2 percent less than in 2017. Aircraft movements, totalling around 156,400 in 2018, were lower than in the year 2000, when just under 10 million passengers used Hamburg Airport. Compared to 2017, the number of aircraft movements declined by around 2.1 percent.

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Eurowings offering automatic baggage check-in

14.12.2018

Eurowings is now offering passengers the swift, efficient services of ten Self Bag Drop machines at Hamburg Airport’s Terminal 1.

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Hamburg announced as host of CAPA’s Low Cost Long Haul Global Summit 2019

08.11.2018

CAPA – Centre for Aviation, the world’s most trusted source of market intelligence for the aviation and travel industry, is pleased to announce Hamburg, Germany as Host of the second annual CAPA Low Cost Long Haul Global Summit. This summit is the only aviation event in the world dedicated to the strategic and commercial outlook for a key frontier of low cost travel: long haul sectors. The 2019 CAPA Low Cost Long Haul Global Summit will be held on 10-11 October 2019 at the Grand Elysée Hotel Hamburg.

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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
Sun Air	Friedrichshafen	Do328	twice daily	Jan. 14, 2019
Germania	Pristina	A319	2x weekly	Mar. 31, 2019
Air France	Paris	A318/319	5x daily	Mar. 31, 2019	1 additional daily frequency
Austrian Airlines	Vienna	A320	up to 6x daily	Apr. 1, 2019	up to 2 additional daily frequencies
Ryanair	Zadar	B738	2x weekly	Apr. 1, 2019
Ryanair	Krakow	B738	3x weekly	Apr. 2, 2019
Corendon	Heraklion	B737	2x weekly	Apr. 27, 2019
Eurowings	Jerez de la Frontera	B738	1x weekly	Apr. 28, 2019
Condor	Olbia	A320	2x weekly	May 1, 2019
Condor	Kalamata	A320	1x weekly	May 3, 2019	new destination!
Corendon	Izmir	B737	2x weekly	Jun. 1, 2019
Sunexpress	Burgas	B737	1x weekly	Jun. 5, 2019
Germania	Elazig	A319	1x weekly	Jun. 19, 2019
Wizz	Varna	A320	2x weekly	Jul. 2, 2019
Aegean	Athens	A320	daily	Aug. 2, 2019	3 additional frequencies

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.

Route launches 2018

23.01.2019

According to anna.aero’s New Routes Database, airlines launched 3,765 new scheduled services around the globe during the calendar year 2018, representing a 6.8% increase on the previous year. Read anna.aero's detailed analysis and split by carriers, airports and markets.

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Aviation outlook: nine industry predictions for 2019

04.01.2019

What will the year ahead have in store for the commercial aviation industry? From further consolidation in Europe to a shake-up of global airline alliances, Nigel Mayes from leading consultancy ASM casts his eye on what might shape the aviation world in 2019.

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2018 Review

01.01.2019

Air Transport News looks back at another eventful year in aviation and refreshes our memories with the most memorable events from very month.
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WindEnergy Hamburg with new concept

26.09.2018

This year’s Windenergy Hamburg is offering rounds of speed dating with numerous companies from different countries on September 26 and 27. More than 1,400 companies from 40 nations are exhibiting at WindEnergy Hamburg from September 25-28, 2019. Together with the WindEurope Conference, the world’s leading trade fair for the onshore and offshore wind industry forms the Global Wind Summit 2018 in Hamburg.

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Germany's largest digital conference in Hamburg

12.09.2018

Several hundred lectures, workshops, panel discussions and networking events with top-class speakers and participants get underway during solutions.hamburg from September 12-14, 2018 at Kampnagel. Some 500 speakers are set to present their solutions for the digital future in 400 sessions. Over 5,000 delegates are expected at Germany’s largest cross-industry digital congress. This year’s focus is on strategy, collaboration and technology.

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SMM maritime fair opens its doors

05.09.2018

Over 2,200 exhibitors from 69 countries presenting products and services in 13 halls

The world’s leading maritime trade fair, SMM, opened its doors Tuesday in Hamburg under the motto “Trends in SMMart Shipping”. The fair is showcasing the latest innovations and trends and bringing international decision-makers and experts together until September 7, 2018.

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Events in and around Hamburg

Aircraft Interiors Expo

2-4 April, 2019
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

28 April, 2019
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

10-12 May, 2019
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

25 May ,2019
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.

Elbjazz Festival

31 May - 1 June, 2019

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.

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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

6-10 March, 2019, 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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Pre Routes-Tour

5-7 April, 2019

Whether it’s majestic ocean liners in the port, the scent of the wide world in the old warehouse district, “Speicherstadt”, the breathtaking view from the Elbphilharmonie or the wicked charm of the Reeperbahn - take the chance to discover our maritime and vibrant metropolis from 5-7 April, the weekend before the Routes Europe conference 2019 takes place in Hanover (8-10 April). Join us!

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Routes Europe

8-10 April, 2019, Hanover (Germany)
The 13th Routes Europe Event will take place in Hanover, Germany, which is right at our doorstep. If you would like to meet us there, please feel free to arrange a meeting via Routes Scheduling. And stay tuned. We will offer you the chance to explore Hamburg while you are here.

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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.

Hamburg Airport
Aviation Marketing
Flughafenstrasse 1-3
22335 Hamburg, Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 40 50 75 3628
Fax: +49 (0) 40 50 75 1923
Email: aviationmarketing@ham.airport.de

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