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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Albawings connecting Hamburg with Tirana from summer 2020
10.01.2020
A new airline, Albawings, is coming to Hamburg Airport with the 2020 summer timetable. From 30 March 2020, the Albanian airline will fly to Tirana three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Albanian capital is a new destination for Hamburg Airport, never served directly from the city before. The route will be operated with Boeing B737-400 aircraft.
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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.
airBaltic launching flights to Tallinn and Vilnius in 2020 summer timetable
11.12.2019
airBaltic has announced two new routes from Hamburg for the 2020 summer timetable: from March 2020, there will be year-round direct services to Tallinn and Vilnius from Hamburg Airport. From 29 March 2020, airBaltic will be operating four weekly flights to the Estonian capital of Tallinn, flying every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. And from 30 March 2020, there will be three airBaltic flights to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, with flights each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Your Aviation Marketing team regularly compiles current developments in the Hamburg Airport route network.
| Airline | Destination | Aircraft | Frequency | From/Since | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurowings | Budapest | A319 | up to twice daily | May 1, 2020 | 4 additional frequencies |
| Eurowings | Gothenburg | A319/320 | 6x weekly | May 1, 2020 | |
| Eurowings | Prague | A320/B737 | 2x weekly | May 1, 2020 | |
| Alitalia | Milan/Linate | A320 | daily | summer 2020 | new airline! |
| Pegasus | Istanbul/SAW | B738 | 12x weekly | summer 2020 | up to 5 additional frequencies |
| Finnair | Helsinki | E190 | 3x daily | summer 2020 | additional daily frequency |
| Air France | Paris | A319 | 5x daily | summer 2020 | 3 additional frequencies |
| Air Baltic | Tallinn | A220 | 4x weekly | July 2020 | new destination! |
| Air Baltic | Vilnius | A220 | 3x weekly | July 2020 | new destination! |
| Albawings | Tirana | B737 | 3x weekly | Mar. 30, 2020 | new destination! |
| Norwegian | Alicante | B737 | 2x weekly | May 1, 2020 | |
| Norwegian | Copenhagen | B737 | 2x weekly | May 1, 2020 | |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels | A319 | 4x daily | May 1, 2020 | 5 additional frequencies |
| 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 | |
| Wings of Lebanon | Beirut | B737 | 1x weekly | Jun. 22, 2020 | new airline! |
| 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.
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!
Hamburg still most attractive media city
02.10.2018
Hamburg remains the most popular city in Germany among media workers and has risen over figures in 2017. Some 32 per cent of those surveyed found the Hanseatic city to be the most attractive. Berlin ranked third with fewer votes (16 per cent), slightly behind Munich with 16 per cent, according to the Media Yorker Report 2018.
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.
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.
Events
Events in and around Hamburg
Beatles Festival
27-29 March, 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. The kick-off is a three-day festival from 27 to 29 March. 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.
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.
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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HAM connects - The Platform for Airlines and Tour Operators
May 2020, Hamburg (Germany)
Once a year, Hamburg Airport hosts and organises an in-house conference for airlines and tour operators.