Black Forest Airport Lahr is your perfect entry for quick and easy acces into Europa-Park. Shortly after landing, shuttle busses will take you directly to the fun in just 12 minutes. in 2007 charter flight packages from London Luton & Manchester were offered by DER Travel in the UK. More than 3.500 guests took advantage of the hassle free flight packages to Europa-Park. After this first successful charter season more flights are planned for Easter, Summer and Halloween 2008. Further information regarding new dates and packages will be published soon.
Further information: www.europa-park.co.uk
Latest Development:
Special passenger license has been granted 16. June 2006. Charter aircraft
with guests visiting Europa-Park can be operated at Black Forest Airport
Lahr.
Marketing measures in target markets started. Initial flights estimated
in autumn 2006.
Status:
General permission for aircraft and helicopters up to 20 tonne MTOW
- Aircraft up to 20 tonnes MTOW are permitted.
- General passenger licence has been turned down and is subject to judicial
appeal
- Aircraft over 20 tonnes MTOW are permitted in accordance § 25 Luft
VG subject to
approval by the licensing authority in Freiburg (usually approved)
Current Situation:
| 16. Juni 2006 | Special License for Black Forest Airport Lahr is granted by Regierungspräsidium Freiburg. Charter flights for passengers with destination Europa-Park, Rust, can be handled at Black Forest Airport Lahr. |
| 19. Jan. 2006 | Application for a restricted license at Regierungspräsidium Freiburg. Content: License to operate Charter flights with passengers for Europa-Park. |
| 08. Jan. 2006 | First charter flight from Vienna (A320) is a complete success. Guests from Austria are witnesses of the flawless cooperation between Europa-Park and Black Forest Airport. |
| 30. Nov. 2005 | Babcock&Brown introduce their future plans to the public, together with Europa-Park. Black Forest Airport should operate as “incoming airport” that attracts passengers with charter offers that include entrance and stay at Europa-Park. |
| 28. Sept. 2005 | Federal Supreme Court in Leipzig accepts the administrative appeal. |
| 26. Sept. 2005 | New Investor: after the bankrupcy of PlaneStation Group plc, England, the Australian Investment Group Babcock&Brown take over 99,7 % shares of Black Forest Airport Lahr. |
| 29. Apr. 2005 | The government of Baden-Wuerttemberg appeals against this decision at the Federal Supreme Court in Leipzig. This causes further delay to the new decision of the Regierungspräsidium. |
| 28. Feb. 2005 | The Administrative Court of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Mannheim revokes the decision of the Regierungspräsidium Freiburg to deny the passenger license. The Regierungspräsidium has to decide again. |
| 24. Aug. 2004 | Black Forest Airport Lahr supported by PlaneStation Group plc as parent company submits action against the decision of the licensing authority. |
| 04. Aug. 2004 | Decision of the Regierungspräsidium as licensing authority NOT to allow BFAL to be a General Civil Airport. |
| 20. Nov. 2002 | Application for General Airport Licence |
Operations
Tel: 07821 - 994-200
Fax: 07821 - 994-253
Mail: ops@blackforest-airport.com