Overview
- Fischer Air announced in an uncoordinated press release that it now targets an October 2026 start, after previously shifting advertised dates from December through June.
- Airport chief Lars Ernst said the website will drop Fischer destinations and flights, leaving a pared-back summer offering limited to Sylt, Usedom, Bolzano and a few special services.
- Travel agencies that had sold Fischer trips, including UKS-Touristik, halted sales and began rebooking or cancelling many existing bookings for customers.
- Regulatory details remain unclear: the company was founded in Slovakia in 2024, is not known to Germany’s aviation authority, and Friedrichshafen never listed its flights due to the missing AOC or verifiable operating carrier data.
- Founder Václav Fischer alleges organized sabotage and says he filed a criminal complaint in Hamburg, while separate reporting cites ongoing inquiries by Hamburg prosecutors into him over possible misuse of public funds.