A True German Crisis

March 3, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hard Facts, Hurt Feelings Tags: Airports, Germans, Germany, Iran, Israel, Travel, USA, Vacation, Vacationers, War Leave a comment

The Iran conflict is ruining German vacation plans!

Call in the Germany military – to get German vactioners out.

Iran war: Tens of thousands of German travelers stranded – German tour operators say at least 30,000 customers have been left without travel options after thousands of flights were canceled across the Middle East because of the US-Israel war with Iran.

Tens of thousands of people on trips organized by German travel agencies have been affected by US-Israel war with Iran, a leading trade group said on Monday.

Figures from the German Travel Association suggest that some 30,000 tourists are unable to fly home amid the hostilities, which have prompted several countries in the region to close their airspace, while many airlines have put flights into and out of the crisis area on hold.

German flagship carrier Lufthansa is among those airlines. The company said that airspace over Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and the Saudi airport of Dammam will not be used by Lufthansa and its subsidiaries until at least March 8. United Arab Emirates airspace will be avoided until March 4.

Berlin’s BER Airport to be renamed

February 6, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings Tags: Airports, Berlin, Climate, Germany, Ice, Snow, Weather, Winter Leave a comment

To B-U-R-R Airport.

B-U-R-R like in cold, get it?

Berlin airport halts takeoffs, landings for second day – The airport which serves Germany’s capital and the surrounding Brandenburg state is cancelling flights as of Friday morning due to black ice and freezing rain.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport said Friday it is suspending flight operations in the morning due to poor weather conditions.

“Due to weather conditions, no take-offs or ⁠landings are currently possible,” the airport said in a statement on its website.

The airport already saw scores of cancelations on Thursday due to freezing rain.

“Declining connectivity” in Germany?

October 14, 2024 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: Airports, Business, Costs, Economy, Germany, Greens, Industry, Regulation, Travel Leave a comment

I wonder why.

It costs over four thousand euros for a commercial aircraft to leave a German airport. In other European countries it costs as little as 500 euros. Some say this has to do with German regulation and “green kerosene” madness but I’m sure there must be a more… reasonable explanation.

Lufthansa CEO concerned more airlines will cut German routes – After airlines such as Eurowings and Ryanair have cut back their connections in Germany due to excessive fees and costs, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr fears a negative impact on Germany as a place to do business.

Baffling

August 15, 2024 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: Activists, Airports, Climate Activists, Demonstrations, Germany, Last Generation, Protests Leave a comment

If we could only figure out how they get into these near-insurmountable high-security facilities.

Maybe then we could finally find a way to stop them.

Germany: Climate activists block four airports – Cologne/Bonn airport announced it was suspending flights after an “unauthorized intrusion.” Protestors said they were also targeting air hubs in Stuttgart, Nuremberg, and Berlin.

Letzte Generation or “Last Generation” climate activists had promised demonstrations at several German airports this week.

They shared footage of themselves blocking the runway in Cologne, as well as in Stuttgart. The group also claimed to be blocking traffic in Berlin.

April Fools’ Day jokes in June?

June 4, 2024 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: Airports, BER, Berlin, Rankings Leave a comment

And not particularly funny, either.

Berlin’s BER wins award for best airport in Europe – Berlin’s infamous BER airport has won the title of the best airport in Europe, according to a ranking by the UK-based travel portal Eurochange…

The airport scored particularly high in three considered categories; punctuality of departing and arriving flights, attractions for children and the cost of beer.

“Ready for take-off.”

July 14, 2023 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: Activists, Airports, Climate, Germany, Glue, Last Generation, Runways Leave a comment

“Permission for take-off granted.”

Climate activists block runways at 2 German airports, disrupting flights for hours – Climate activists blocked flights at two German airports for several hours Thursday in protest against the most polluting form of transportation, and to demand tougher government action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The group Last Generation said several of its members entered the grounds of Hamburg Airport around 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) and glued themselves to the runway on the first day of the school vacation in the north German city.

Dozens of flights were canceled and 10 arrivals had to be diverted to other airports, Germany’s dpa news agency reported.

German Of The Day: Unter Beschuss

August 23, 2021 By Hermann Observer in Uncategorized Tags: Afghanistan, Airports, Evacuations, German, Joe Biden, Kabul, Language, Military, Taliban Leave a comment

That means under fire.

Thank goodness Joe Biden has “made progress” and continues to have the situation under control.

A firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at the North Gate of Kabul airport on Monday, Germany’s armed forces said, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule.

One Afghan guard was killed and three others were injured in the battle, which also involved US and German forces, the German military said on Twitter, without specifying whether the dead Afghan was one of the Taliban fighters deployed to guard the airport.

In dem Gefecht seien eine afghanische Sicherheitskraft getötet und drei weitere verletzt worden, meldete die Bundeswehr auf Twitter. Demnach ereignete sich der Angriff um 4.13 Uhr deutscher Zeit.

I Want That Blue Screen In The Middle

January 29, 2021 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Heconomy, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: Airports, Auctions, Berlin, Berlin Tegel, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Lockdown, Tegel Leave a comment

I’ll give you five bucks for it. I mean euros.

Will they be auctioning off what used to be your airport soon too? I mean, if this lockdown madness continues much longer?

For Sale: Own A Piece Of Berlin Tegel Airport – Many were saddened when Berlin’s Tegel Airport shut its doors for the last time in November 2020. However, you can now own a piece of the historic airport as everything from chairs and screens to bus washing systems and snowplows from the historic airport are being auctioned online by Dechow.

Berlin Tegel Airport’s equipment is being sold following the closure of the airport in November. The airport had been serving the city of Berlin alongside the Soviet-era Schönefeld airport to the south of the city.

At the end of October, Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) opened on Schönefeld Airport’s site, meaning that the capacity of the old Tegel Airport was no longer required. This was especially the case given the current colossal drop in air traffic prompted by the current aviation situation.

This Surreally Happened

December 15, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, High Art, Humor, Hurt Feelings Tags: Airports, Art, Germany, Kunst, Paintings, Surrealism, Trash, Yves Tanguy Leave a comment

Art for Art’s sake. You know Art, don’t you? From the cleaning crew?

We need surrealism to deal with surreality, people. Or maybe we don’t. Hard to say for sure.

A Surrealist Yves Tanguy Painting Was Tossed in Trash at a German Airport – The painting, worth an estimated $340,000, was left behind by a traveler at Düsseldorf Airport and scrapped by a cleaning crew.

Early Retirement

November 9, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, History, Hurt Feelings Tags: Air France, Airports, Berlin, Germany, Tegel Airport Leave a comment

If you ask me. So long, Tegel.

Berlin bid farewell Sunday to the German capital’s central Tegel airport, beloved by some and reviled by others, as it shifts all air traffic to a new hub on the outskirts of the city.

On Saturday, airlines moved their last planes stationed at Tegel to the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, which finally opened at the end of October nine years late and far above its original budget.

The final scheduled flight took off Sunday afternoon from Tegel, an Air France jet to Paris, a tribute to the first commercial flight from the airport flown by the airline 60 years ago…

The first commercial flights began in 1960, when Air France started regular service to Tegel.

Observing Hermann

“Was interessiert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern?”

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