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Winter storm warnings in the USA

Winter storm warnings in the USA

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

A winter storm that "only happens once in a generation" is threatening to throw off the Christmas plans of millions of people in the United States: Airlines advised all travelers to prepare for delays and cancellations as an arctic cold front moved east from the Midwest. It is expected to reach the East Coast on Friday. It is also likely to affect countless motorists on their way to Christmas celebrations with their families. According to the Automobile Association of America (AAA), 113 million...

British airports plan new rules

British airports plan new rules

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

British airports plan to abolish rules on the amount of liquids in carry-on luggage within the next two years, according to media. As the BBC reported on Thursday, the British government plans to introduce new 3D scanners by mid-2024, which will allow security forces to look more clearly into travelers' bags. Passengers would then be able to leave liquids in their bags without limit, as well as laptops and tablets, it said. The measure is expected to significantly reduce queues at security...

Eurowings expands at BER - twice as many destinations as of March 2023

Eurowings expands at BER - twice as many destinations as of March 2023

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is significantly increasing its base and services at BER Airport. This was announced by Eurowings CEO Jens Bischof at a press conference on site in Schönefeld on Tuesday. "Others are pulling back, we are building up," Bischof said, referring to Easyjet and Ryanair, which have meanwhile limited their presence and offerings in Berlin and at other German airports. "Berlin remains an absolute tourist magnet, one of the most exciting metropolises in Europe." BER CEO...

Lufthansa suspends flights to Iran

Lufthansa suspends flights to Iran

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Lufthansa cancelled its flights to the Iranian capital Tehran at short notice. Employees had previously found a body in the landing gear shaft of a plane from Iran. Flights are not scheduled to start again until Saturday. The police are investigating. On Thursday morning (October 27), employees had discovered a male corpse in the landing gear shaft of an Airbus A340 landed from Tehran during maintenance work. According to Frankfurt police, an oxygen can with mask was found next to the body. The...

Second pilots' strike slows down Eurowings

Second pilots' strike slows down Eurowings

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Pilots of the airline Eurowings went on a three-day strike on Monday morning. The industrial action began as planned, said a spokesman for the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots' union. No further offer had been made, he added. The Lufthansa subsidiary expects more than 230 of Monday's 400 or so scheduled flights to take place despite the industrial action. Eurowings also expects to be able to operate more than half of its planned flight schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday. Düsseldorf Airport was...

Massive disruption to rail traffic in northern Germany

Massive disruption to rail traffic in northern Germany

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

According to Deutsche Bahn, a technical malfunction is currently causing a complete standstill in long-distance traffic in northern Germany. Rail traffic in the four German states of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg is directly affected. However, the train cancellations will have consequences for all long-distance traffic in Germany, Deutsche Bahn says. In addition to long-distance traffic, regional traffic in northern Germany is also disrupted, at least in part....

Eurowings pilots strike on Thursday

Eurowings pilots strike on Thursday

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

The pilots' union VC has announced a 24-hour strike at the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings for Thursday. The union Cockpit (VC) announced that the labor dispute at the low-cost airline lasted from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. The negotiations on the collective agreement at Eurowings had failed. Ten rounds of talks had not led to any significant convergence. The VC's central demand is to ease the burden on employees, for example by reducing maximum flight duty times and increasing rest periods. There...

Lufthansa pilots begin strike

Lufthansa pilots begin strike

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Lufthansa pilots plan to paralyze their company's flight operations this Friday with an all-day strike. At shortly after midnight, they laid down their work. After announcing the strike, the airline canceled almost the entire program of the core company. Affected are about 130,000 passengers of more than 800 flights canceled at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs. Passengers have been asked not to come to the airports, but to switch to trains or flights on another day. They are entitled to refunds...

Lufthansa calls for abolition of mandatory masks in air travel

Lufthansa calls for abolition of mandatory masks in air travel

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Lufthansa has spoken out in favor of abolishing mandatory masks in air travel. "We rely on the personal responsibility of our guests. Passengers should be free to decide whether or not they want to wear a mask," Christina Foerster, who is responsible for customers, IT and corporate responsibility on the Group's Executive Board, told the German newspaper Bild on Thursday. In airplanes, she said, the air is cleaned by high-performance filters. "In this respect, it is difficult to understand why...

Okavango Delta Mobile Safari - Part III

Okavango Delta Mobile Safari - Part III

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

This article is continued from Part I, and Part II.  Ending our stay in Savuti with a lantern-lit dinner under the stars and before finally heading off to Chobe National Park (NP) early the next morning, we had the chance to see the rock paintings of the San bushmen on one of the small hills surrounding Savuti. For that we were allowed to step out of the vehicle and climb up a small rock formation with our guides. Besides a stunning view over the Savuti channel and the giant baobabs in the...

On Mobile Safari in the Okavango Delta - Part II

On Mobile Safari in the Okavango Delta - Part II

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

This article is continued from Part I, located here. On day 4 of our mobile safari, the camp was broken up by the staff and all the equipment was trucked ahead of us to the next camp in Savuti. As soon as we left Moremi, the landscape around us changed completely again several times. From lush impenetrable green to dusty bush land, then awe-inspiring savannah and suddenly back to green with red rock formations and more bush again. Being driven from Camp Moremi to Camp Savuti brought several...

Beautiful Botswana - On Mobile Safari in the Okavango Delta

Beautiful Botswana - On Mobile Safari in the Okavango Delta

January 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM

Endless space, in the middle of wilderness, pure nature around you, special encounters, fascinating animal observations, stunning sunsets with a drink in your hand, relax, unwind, switch off and take a deep breath far away from everyday life: sounds like something from a kitschy advertising brochure for digital detoxification? Most definitely! But the good news is: all this and much more can actually be experienced on a Mobile Camping Safari in Botswana. A travelogue by The Munich...

German PKV Insurance

German Private Health Insurance

Health Insurance in Germany is compulsory and sometimes complicated, not to mention expensive. As an expat, you are required to navigate this landscape within weeks of arriving, so check our FAQ on PKV. For our guide on resources and access to agents who can give you a competitive quote, try our PKV Cost comparison tool.

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Germany is famous for its medical expertise and extensive number of hospitals and clinics. See this comprehensive directory of hospitals and clinics across the country, complete with links to their websites, addresses, contact info, and specializations/services.

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