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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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.

Winter timetable 2019/2020 enters into operation at Hamburg Airport
21.10.2019
A total of 53,000 flights are planned at Hamburg Airport for the 2019/2020 winter season, which equates to around 330 flights per day. This is the same level of service seen in the previous year. Almost 8.3 million seats are on sail, an average of 157 seats per flight. The airlines are offering passengers a diverse selection of sun, skiing and city trip destinations. A total of around 60 airlines are flying directly from Hamburg to approximately 130 destinations.

Airlines relocating temporarily from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1
16.10.2019
In the night from 22 to 23 October, the airlines Aer Lingus, Iberia, Tarom, Vueling, Aegean Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines are moving from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 at Hamburg Airport. This temporary relocation is made necessary by the construction work being carried out to renew the baggage transportation system in Terminal 2, expected to be complete in May 2020. Once the construction work is finished, the airlines will return to Terminal 2.
Your Aviation Marketing team regularly compiles current developments in the Hamburg Airport route network.
Airline | Destination | Aircraft | Frequency | From/Since | Remarks |
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Eurowings | Budapest | A319 | up to twice daily | Mar. 26, 2020 | 4 additional frequencies |
Eurowings | Gothenburg | A319/320 | 6x weekly | Mar. 29, 2020 | |
Eurowings | Prague | A320/B737 | 2x weekly | Mar. 29, 2020 | |
Alitalia | Milan/Linate | A320 | daily | Mar. 29, 2020 | new airline! |
Pegasus | Istanbul/SAW | B738 | 12x weekly | Mar 29, 2020 | up to 5 additional frequencies |
Finnair | Helsinki | E190 | 3x daily | Mar. 29, 2020 | additional daily frequency |
Air France | Paris | A319 | 5x daily | Mar. 29, 2020 | 3 additional frequencies |
Air Baltic | Tallinn | A220 | 4x weekly | Mar. 29, 2020 | new destination! |
Air Baltic | Vilnius | A220 | 3x weekly | Mar. 30, 2020 | new destination! |
Norwegian | Alicante | B737 | 2x weekly | Apr. 2, 2020 | |
Norwegian | Copenhagen | B737 | 2x weekly | Apr. 17, 2020 | |
Ryanair | Zadar | B737 | 2x weekly | May 1,2020 | |
TUIfly | Funchal | B738 | 1x weekly | May 2, 2020 | |
Eurowings | Larnaca | A320 | 1x weekly | May 16, 2020 | new destination! |
Condor | Preveza | A320 | 1x weekly | May 29, 2019 | new destination! |
Sunexpress | Adana | B737 | 1x weekly | Jun. 1, 2020 | |
Eurowings | Valencia | A319/320 | 3x weekly | Jun. 2, 2020 | |
Eurowings | Málaga | A320/B737 | 4x weekly | Jun. 4, 2020 | |
Sunexpress | Antalya | B737 | 19x weekly | Jun 26, 2020 | 5 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.
ACI Europe Airport Industry Connectivity Report
26.06.2019
For the 6th year running, ACI EUROPE releases its annual Airport Industry Connectivity Report – a comprehensive industry-wide snapshot of air connectivity. This Report lays out the evolution of direct, indirect and total airport connectivity as well as hub connectivity between 2009 and 2019, enriched by analysis based on SEO’s NetScan connectivity methodology.
Air Transport Data 2018
29.04.2019
ENAC and DSNA Services just introduced a brand new publication, showing the latest statistics from the civil aviation industry. It contains facts and figures about world airport traffic, airline fleets and much more data extracted from their large database.
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.

Hamburg's economic growth above the national average
04.04.2019
Commerce in Hamburg growing by 1.7 per cent - Cisco study proves above-average digital level. Industry and construction proved to be important drivers of Hamburg’s economic growth in an overall successful year 2018. The number of people in employment rose by 1.2 per cent or 15,000 to a record 1.26 million. The number of employees in jobs liable for social insurance payments came to 2.4 per cent in 2018 over the previous year.

5.1 per cent growth in Hamburg's tourism industry
24.02.2019
In 2018, overnight stays in Hamburg rose 700,000 over 2017, the Hamburg Tourismus GmbH announced Friday (February 22, 2019) at its annual press conference in the Elbphilharmonie. And the tourism industry is expecting growth of 3 to 5 per cent in 2019. The figures for 2018 indicated an increase of 5.1 per cent in overnight stays, according to the Statistikamt Nord. The industry’s 88,690 employees, EUR 4.4 billion in gross added value and around EUR 300 million in tax revenue reflect its clout in Hamburg.

Travel boom in 2018
08.02.2019
Nearly two thirds of Germans travelled last year - thanks not only to the good economic situation. “A strong economy and low unemployment were the main reasons behind the 2018 travel boom,” Ulrich Reinhardt, scientific head of the BAT Foundation for issues of the future, said on presenting the 35th German Tourism Analysis. 62 per cent of all Germans packed a suitcase last year, more than ever before since the Tourism Analysis began.
Events
Events in and around Hamburg

Hamburg Christmas markets
End of November - 30 December, 2019
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
31 March - 2 April, 2020
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
19 April, 2020
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
8-10 May, 2020
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 2020
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.
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Hamburg Op'n Swutsch
tba, Hamburg (Germany)
The Aviation Marketing Team invites you to network with Hamburg Airport and other industry colleagues. After a nice evening meal we will go "Op'n Swutsch" - go out on the town and enjoy Hamburg's nightlife.

ITB
4-8 March, 2020, 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
27-29 April, 2020, Bergen (Norway)
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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