Airports in Saxony switch to winter plans
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports will be operating their winter flight schedules from Sunday. Those who are drawn to the sun have a choice of various destinations.
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Ryanair drastically reduces flight offer in Germany from summer 2025
Flying is comparatively expensive in Germany. This is partly due to the recent increase in air traffic tax. Ryanair will reduce its services in Germany in summer 2025.
Pilot crash lands glider in rapeseed field during flying competition
A 67-year-old pilot had to make an emergency landing of his glider in a rape field near Grünhainichen during a flying competition.
Lufthansa cabin crew strike leads to flight cancellations in Leipzig/Halle and Dresden
Flight cancellations due to the Lufthansa cabin crew strike at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports. Connections to and from Munich are affected.
Flight operations at Dresden Airport to be monitored from Leipzig from 2025 onwards
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.
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner urges critical stocktaking of benefits for asylum seekers
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has again called for a "critical stocktaking" of benefits for asylum seekers. Citizens rightly expect us to return to management and control. In fact, however, he said, the key issue for people is not whether the federal government or the states provide funding, but that the numbers are reduced overall.
Migration then and now
Migration is an ancient mechanism of human development. Triggers and drivers of migration movements are poverty, famine and droughts, wars, revolutions and genocide. Immigration into our social systems plays a minor role. But abuse of temporary identity documents should be prevented.