While the union wants a reduction of working hours to 36.5 hours a week for all 14,000 employees with no loss of pay, as well as Christmas bonuses for new employees and a one-time-payment for everyone, the BVG firmly rejects the demands. The BVG says it would have to employ hundreds of additional drivers if Verdi's demands were implemented.

On top of the new aircraft and the new flights, which will increase the total number of Ryanair's Berlin connections to 59, the airline said it would improve…

One thing is certain: The 'Gorch Fock' could be the pride of the German navy if those in charge had not 'focked' up in several ways. This vessel with 24 sails…

Initially, Airbus had wanted to build 45 A380s per year. But recently, the production dropped to eight, and then to six. Even Emirates, the biggest A380…

Germany's most important film festival is basically the combined equivalent of the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the Sundance Film Festival, all in one.…

On Frankfurt Airport's website, a note said the security checkpoints were not in operation until 8:00 p.m.. "Passengers traveling from Frankfurt will not be able to reach their flights", the message read. In Frankfurt and elsewhere, airports looked rather empty. Within Germany and Europe, thousands of travelers took trains instead.

In cases like these, the administrative district office coordinate the deployment of fire brigades, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief and volunteers. The…

Verdi insists on a pay increase for airport security personnell. The union wants 20 Euro (22.85 U.S. Dollars or 17.92 GBP) per hour, but Lufthansa rejects that…

Six years ago today, on July 18th, 2012, the summer season at Bulgaria's Black Sea coast was approaching its peak. At Burgas Airport, located some 380 kilometers east of the capital Sofia, many planes touched down. All of them carried tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and other countries. The countless tourists expected to find…