Financing of Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports clarified
Following the DHL deal, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG has now also secured its financial stability - at least until the end of 2026, after which new growth strategies are to be pursued.
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Following the DHL deal, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG has now also secured its financial stability - at least until the end of 2026, after which new growth strategies are to be pursued.
German security authorities are warning of "unconventional incendiary devices" sent by unknown persons via freight service providers. They have "knowledge of several parcel shipments that were posted by private individuals at locations in Europe and caught fire on their way to their addressees in se ..
People like to use airports, but they are not always popular in the immediate vicinity. However, the opinion of the population in the Leipzig/Halle area is positive in a survey.
Activists are calling for more climate protection - even in the middle of the night at Saxony's largest airport. They are targeting cargo traffic in particular.
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG and Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL extend their contract at Leipzig/Halle Airport until 2053. The partnership secures Saxony a leading role in international trade.
Following the recent actions of the Last Generation, Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports are tightening their security measures. A specific police authority is to help with this.
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG and DHL are negotiating a new contract for the freight center at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Improved contract conditions achieved for the airport operator.
Companies such as Elbe Flugzeugwerke in Dresden have an international workforce. There are therefore concerns that a policy of demarcation will have negative consequences.
The Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG (MFAG) is in considerable financial difficulties. According to a report by the auditing company KPMG, MFAG, which operates Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports, needs 145 million euros, as a spokesperson said on Tuesday in response to an inquiry. A restructuring and tra ..
A 67-year-old pilot had to make an emergency landing of his glider in a rape field near Grünhainichen during a flying competition.
Four European Championship matches will take place in Leipzig. Many fans will be arriving by plane. Leipzig/Halle Airport is prepared, but sees a particular challenge.
Cruise ship in front of the Kaisertrutz: Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater shows "Anything Goes"; Deutsch-Sorbisches Volkstheater plays "Spuk unterm Riesenrad".
The contract between DHL and Leipzig Airport runs until 2036 and both parties would like to extend it. Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs is calling for fair conditions and quieter aircraft.
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports recorded an increase in passenger numbers in the first quarter, according to Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG.
A milky haze clouded the sky and sun in many places over the Easter weekend, including Saxony. The desert sand blown north from the Sahara by the wind made for bad air - but not alone.
At Easter, 129 passenger planes will take off from Leipzig/Halle and Dresden to sunny destinations in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and beyond. Around 20,000 travelers are expected.
Examination of an alternative flight corridor for noise protection for neighboring communities at Leipzig/Halle Airport. DFS instructed to shift departure procedures to the east.
Aviation security staff on strike at airports in Germany, thousands of passengers affected, Verdi increases pressure on employers
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports are launching their summer flight schedules with some new destinations. Leipzig/Halle has added the destinations Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain, Agadir in Morocco, Bucharest in Romania and Tirana in Albania, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG announced on Thursday ..
Passengers at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports must expect considerable restrictions due to another warning strike.
Flight cancellations due to the Lufthansa cabin crew strike at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports. Connections to and from Munich are affected.
The strike by Lufthansa cabin crew will also lead to flight cancellations at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports on Tuesday. Four flights will be canceled in Dresden and six in Leipzig/Halle, according to the respective flight schedules. Connections to and from Frankfurt are also affected. The strike ..
Passengers at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports must be prepared for cancellations and delays on Thursday and Friday due to the announced warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff. Lufthansa expects "extensive effects on the flight program", the airline announced on Monday. The exact effects were in ..
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is building a center for fire protection in Bremen. Construction of the facility will begin symbolically on Thursday (from 14:00) with a ground-breaking ceremony, according to a statement from Airbus. The center will investigate how hydrogen aircraft can be protected fro ..
Passengers will soon be able to fly directly to Düsseldorf again from Leipzig/Halle Airport. "Starting on April 8, Eurowings will once again be connecting Leipzig/Halle Airport directly with the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital of Düsseldorf," Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG announced in Leipzig on ..
German Air Traffic Control (DFS) announced that flight operations at Dresden Airport will not be monitored from Leipzig until the end of 2025, three years later than planned.
92 passenger planes take off from Saxon airports for winter vacations
Travelers at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports must be prepared for cancellations and delays.
After the train drivers, the aviation security staff are laying down their work on Thursday. Travelers must be prepared for cancellations and delays.
Ahead of a supervisory board meeting at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Verdi representatives have put further pressure on the employer and demanded better working conditions for airport staff. "The employees are sticking to their demands for a significant pay rise of 650 euros," a spokesperson said on Frida ..
Lufthansa is temporarily suspending its service between Leipzig-Halle and Munich from March 31. As the airline announced on Friday, the company has significantly fewer aircraft available this year than originally planned due to engine problems in one of its fleets. As a result, Lufthansa has decided ..
The international airport in Prague handled more than 13.8 million passengers last year, an increase of 29% compared to the previous year.
The number of passengers at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports increased in 2023 compared to the previous year. Around three million passengers were counted last year, as Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG announced in Leipzig on Wednesday. This is an increase of 26.5 percent compared to 2022.While Dresden ..
Due to financial difficulties, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG must reposition itself. The company announced in Leipzig on Thursday that a restructuring and transformation concept is to be implemented in order to make the holding company of Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports fit for the future. The Grou ..
The Dresden Chamber of Industry and Commerce has criticized the planned increase in the air traffic tax and fears disadvantages for Dresden Airport.
More take-offs and landings at night, more noise: Leipzig/Halle Airport is to be significantly expanded, as the freight business is booming. Saxony is funding roads and cycle paths in the surrounding area as well as an indoor swimming pool.
Saxony-Anhalt's Minister President Reiner Haseloff is calling for better infrastructure links between the new federal states and Berlin and Eastern Europe. He emphasizes the need for more direct international connections from Berlin and improved train connections between Dresden, Magdeburg and Berlin. He also focuses on the demographic challenges facing the East and calls for more freedom in the allocation of university places in order to combat the shortage of doctors.
The winter schedule at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports comes into effect next Sunday, with new destinations to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Antalya.
Germany's first industrial production facility for green aviation fuel is to be built in Leipzig. Together with technology company Johnson Matthey and energy group bp, a plant is to be built to produce 50,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually, a spokeswoman for the company EDL Anlagenbau sa ..
Despite all climate concerns, the desire to fly on vacation has increased again. Central German airports, especially Leipzig/Halle Airport, have also noticed this.
The world's largest online mail order company Amazon is closing its air freight center at Leipzig/Halle Airport. 400 employees are affected.
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports recorded passenger growth in the first eight months of this year. However, they are still a long way from the figures for 2019.
Citizens have submitted around 1,500 objections to the Saxony State Directorate against the expansion plans for Leipzig/Halle Airport. The deadline for objections had expired on September 4. The number is still provisional, since the people could also report in their communities and not all document ..
At Saxony's airports, the air force exercise "Air Defender 2023" has so far had no consequences for passengers. So far, there have been no restrictions at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports, said a spokesman for Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG. In an initial assessment, German air traffic control expect ..
Saxony's aviation industry continues to grow. The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft plans to build a sustainable regional aircraft in the future with a new plant at Leipzig/Halle Airport.