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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News about Hamburg and the airport
Keep up to date about the airport by reading our latest news.
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New allocation of airlines to Terminals 1 and 2
17.09.2018
As part of a new terminal plan at Hamburg Airport, several airlines will be changing terminal during the night of 18 to 19 September. As of 19 September, passengers on these airlines can only check in and drop off bags in the respective newly assigned terminal. Passengers are requested to find out in advance which terminal their airline is using, and to travel to the airport early enough to find their way.
Widerøe celebrates inaugural flight between Hamburg and Bergen
14.08.2018
Even faster to the Fjords of Norway: On 14 August, the airline Widerøe celebrated the inaugural flight of its new direct service from Hamburg to the Norwegian city of Bergen. The route to Bergen will be served three times per week, with flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Modern, 114-seat Embraer E-190-E2 airliners are being used on the route. Widerøe was the world’s first airline to incorporate this model into its fleet. And in another first, this is Widerøe’s debut at Hamburg Airport.
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Hamburg among top five destinations for international passengers
30.07.2018
Hamburg comes fourth with over 1 million passengers in ADV's latest air passenger survey. A total of 1,066,000 passengers landed in Hamburg in 2017, almost half of them (47per cent) on business trips, according to the “Airport Travel Survey 2018” by the ADV airport association. The representative passenger survey compared flight traffic in 2017 and 2014.
Your Aviation Marketing team regularly compiles current developments in the Hamburg Airport route network.
| Airline | Destination | Aircraft | Frequency | From/Since | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France | Paris | A318/319 | 5x daily | Mar. 31, 2019 | 1 additional daily frequency |
| Level | Vienna | A321 | 6x weekly | Mar 31, 2019 | new airline! |
| 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! |
| Condor | Olbia | A320 | 2x weekly | May 4, 2019 | |
| TUIfly | Kos | B738 | 2x weekly | May 13, 2019 | 1 additional frequency |
| Eurowings | Bodrum | A319 | 1x weekly | May 31, 2019 | |
| Eurowings | Adana | A319 | 1x weekly | Jun. 1, 2019 | |
| Corendon | Izmir | B738 | 2x weekly | Jun. 1, 2019 | |
| Eurowings | Ankara | A319 | 1x weekly | Jun. 2, 2019 | |
| Sunexpress | Burgas | B738 | 1x weekly | Jun. 5, 2019 | |
| Wizz | Varna | A320 | 2x weekly | Jul. 16, 2019 | |
| Eurowings | Oslo | A320 | daily | Oct. 27, 2019 | |
| Ryanair | Gdansk | B737 | 3x weekly | Oct. 27, 2019 | |
| Level | Vienna | A320 | 9x weekly | Oct. 28, 2019 | 6 additional frequencies |
| Corendon Airlines | Hurghada | B737 | 2x weekly | Nov. 7, 2019 | |
| Eurowings | Budapest | A319 | up to twice daily | Mar. 26, 2020 | 4 additional frequencies |
| Wizz | Kutaisi | A320 | 2x weekly | Jul. 3, 2020 |
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.
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.
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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"Above average importance" of aviation for Hamburg
17.07.2019
Aviation is of “above-average” importance for Hamburg’s economy as the third largest civil aviation location in the world, according a new study by the VDI/VDE Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) and the Hamburg Aviation cluster. The survey provides extensive figures on employment, value creation and innovative aviation activities across the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Apart from “anchoring companies” like Airbus, Lufthansa Technik, Hamburg Airport, research institutions, start-ups and universities help drive the industry ahead.
Airbus launches Xtra long range A321neo "Made in Hamburg"
19.06.2019
Airbus launched Monday (June 17, 2019) the A321XLR (extra-long-range) jet as the latest addition to its best-selling A320neo family at the Paris Air Show underway in Le Bourget until June 23, 2019. The A321XLR has a range of 4,700 nautical miles and will be flown as a single-aisle aircraft on longer and less frequented routes between Europe and North America, when it launches on the market in 2023. Models of the aircraft type will be painted and the cabins fitted in Hamburg before being delivered to customers in Europe and the Middle East. Airbus is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
26,000 flock to Rotary International Convention in Hamburg
12.06.2019
The five-day Rotary International Congress Wednesday (June 5, 2019) in Hamburg’s Trade Fair Centre after delegate numbers topped the 26,000 mark with guests from 170 countries, 35 keynotes, 98 breakout sessions and over 200 humanitarian projects. The convention proved the largest congress in the history of Hamburg’s Trade Fair, according to the Northern German Broadcasting company NDR. Holger Knaack, who hails from the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, became the first German national to be appointed president of Rotary International and will take office in 2020/21. Rotary’s worldwide community consists of more than 1.2 million honorary members.
Events
Events in and around Hamburg
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Euro Eyes Cyclassics
25 August, 2019
The best 18 cycling teams from around the world will take part in what is currently Germany's only pro race at the highest level in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Tour.
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Seatrade Europe
11-13 September 2019
The Seatrade Europe Cruise & River Cruise Convention brings together senior buyers and planners from Europe's ocean and river cruise lines with suppliers from all sectors of these industries.
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Hamburg Cruise Days
13-15 September 2019
Look forward to a superlative cruise ship event: the Hamburg Cruise Days offer impressive ships at close quarters and live cruise feeling - a stunning three days simply packed with maritime atmosphere, delicious food and drink, and great entertainment.
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Reeperbahn Festival
18-21 September, 2019
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.
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.
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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World Routes
21-24 September, 2019, Adelaide (Australia)
The World Route Development Forum is the largest global event of its kind, determining the future of air services. If you would like to meet us there, please feel free to arrange a meeting via Routes Scheduling.
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IATA Schedules Conference
12-15 November, 2019, Brisbane (Australia)
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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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.