Lufthansa are following in the footsteps of Air France by sending their A380 aircraft on some short sectors to familiarise their crews with the aircraft and to gain some publicity.
On 2nd and 3rd October they will send an A380 from Frankfurt to Palma de Mallorca with a special price of just 99Euros.
The flight departs at 0920 on 2nd October and 0845 on 3rd October, returning later in the day.
Tickets can be booked through the Lufthansa website www.lufthansa.com
German spotters listen up – your new Lufthansa Airbus A380 will be performing a pilot training schedule at various airports in May and June. Be the first to see the beast in action for endless landing, taxying and takeoff shots.
There are also a few Austrian and Swiss airports thrown into the schedule, so you guys watch out too!
The schedule looks like this:
Monday, 31 May
Full-day flight training at Karlsruhe Airport.
Tuesday, 1 June
Full-day flight training at Leipzig Airport.
Wednesday, 2 June
Line training on the Frankfurt – Stuttgart – Zürich – Vienna – Dresden – Linz – Munich – Frankfurt routes.
Thursday, 3 June
Line training on the Frankfurt – Berlin-Tegel – Hanover – Hamburg – Bremen – Dusseldorf – Cologne/Bonn – Frankfurt routes.
Credit to EmpireStateFX.com for posting the news
It seems, following the recent post about the railway station terrace at Dusseldorf Airport being closed, that this is now open again and may have only been a temporary thing. Work is indeed underway in the building, so it may be that closures will happen again sporadically. A recent report states that the cafe downstairs has gone, and that access to the terrace is only by the lift now.
Dusseldorf Airport’s railway station observation is currently closed. The whole building seems to be going through reconstruction. Sadly this is probably the best viewing area at the airport, but all is not lost since the observation deck in the terminal building is still open.
You may be aware that there are a number of stored Fokker F-27 aircraft at Cologne/Bonn airport, owned by WDL Aviation. These have been present a number of years, stored at the far side of the cargo terminal area and only just visible from the terminal viewing deck.
It has recently been announced that these aircraft are to move on. Although mostly they will not be scrapped, they will be scattered all over Europe. So if you need them, now is the time to head over to Cologne to catch them!
The aircraft are:
D-ADOP
D-AELC
D-AELD
D-AELE
D-AELF
D-AELH
D-AELI
D-BAKC
D-BCEA (FH227)
(Source: Airport Spotting Guides Europe book)
One aircraft will remain at Cologne/Bonn. The rest will be used as training aircraft and for display purposes around Europe, including one at a furniture store in Sweden.
A timescale has not been announced, but expect it to be very soon.
The historic Berlin Tempelhof Airport will close tonight after many years of use.
Most notably, the airport featured heavily in the Berlin Airlift, seeing thousands of flights bringing relief supplies into the city when the Soviets blocked access roads.
The airport also features one of the world’s largest structures – it’s terminal Building, which runs the length of the airport.
The downtown location always made for spectacular views of aircraft on approach, with houses and flats very close behind. It wasn’t the easiest airport to spot at, however. And in recent times the decline in flights left it a little quiet save for general aviation and business jets.
It is a sad moment to see such an iconic airport close, however.
If you have memories of the airport from an enthusiasts perspective, please leave your comments.
Despite reports that were milling around this week about the closure of Munich’s Terminal 2 terrace, I can confirm it is still open.
It seems there was a temporary closure for some repair or building work to go ahead. However, this was quickly resolved and the public allowed back in. The excellent viewing mound is also still open.
