Lufthansa seeks to address EU concerns on ITA deal with remedies
By Foo Yun Chee and Ilona Wissenbach BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German airline Lufthansa has offered remedies to address EU competition concerns about its bid to buy a minority stake in Italian state-owned ITA…
Lufthansa extends flight stop to Israel until Oct 22
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa on Thursday extended its suspension of flights to Israel until Oct. 22 over security concerns, the company said. The airlines of the Lufthansa group, which apart from Lufthansa…
EU’s SAF quotas not feasible with today’s production – Lufthansa CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union quotas for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), seen as an expensive but essential key to greener air travel, are not achievable by today’s standards, according to the chief…
Lufthansa headed for record result in 2023, CEO tells Focus
BERLIN (Reuters) – German airline Lufthansa is on course for a record year, even as it has fewer flights than originally planned this year, CEO Carsten Spohr told Focus news magazine on…
German cabin crew union demands inflation bonus from Lufthansa
BERLIN (Reuters) – German cabin crew union UFO demanded a tax-free inflation bonus of 3,000 euros ($3,170.10) from Lufthansa on Thursday in view of good business at the airline and price pressures.…
Lufthansa cancels more than 1,300 flights on Friday due to strikes
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa has cancelled more than 1,300 flights on Friday, including all flights at the Frankfurt and Munich hub airports, as a result of strike action, it said in a…
Lufthansa to cancel 34,000 flights in summer schedule – WirtschaftsWoche
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa plans to cancel 34,000 flights in the summer half-year, German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche said on Thursday, adding the number could increase as cancellations at its Eurowings and SWISS…
Lufthansa introduces fares with offsetting already built in
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa will begin offering fares that already include the off-setting of flight-related carbon emissions starting this week, the German carrier announced on Monday. The “Green Fares”, which can be…
Lufthansa, Air France-KLM eye Flybe landing slots – report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa and Air France-KLM are circling collapsed UK regional airline Flybe to try to obtain its take-off and landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported on…
Italy, Lufthansa sign letter of intent over ITA minority stake sale
ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Treasury on Friday said it had signed a letter of intent with Lufthansa over the sale of a minority stake in state-owned airline ITA Airways, paving the way for…
Analysis-Italy’s nationalists set to loosen grip on beloved airline with mooted Lufthansa deal
By Angelo Amante and Joanna Plucinska ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new right-wing government has shown it is prepared to put sound finances ahead of national pride by revamping plans to sell a…
Lufthansa raises 2022 profit forecast, shares rise
(Reuters) – Lufthansa expects to achieve adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of around 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) in 2022, the German flag carrier said in a statement on Tuesday.…
ITA and Lufthansa executives met ahead of possible sale -report
BERLIN (Reuters) – ITA Airways Chairman Antonino Turicchi met Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr this week as Italy’s government aims to sign a preliminary agreement for the sale of the Italian carrier…
Lufthansa CEO says ticket prices won’t return to pre-pandemic levels
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Monday that flight prices will never return to where they were before the pandemic, forecasting stable or increasing prices in future. Tickets…
Lufthansa and pilots agree wage deal, no strike on Wednesday – ntv
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Lufthansa and the pilots union VC have agreed a wage deal, averting a strike on Wednesday, broadcaster ntv reported. (Writing by Miranda Murray; Editing by Paul Carrel)…
Lufthansa: to make “improved” offer to pilots
BERLIN (Reuters) – German airline Lufthansa confirmed that it would present an improved offer to the pilots’ union on Tuesday and that talks in an escalating wage dispute would go ahead, as…
Lufthansa to hire nearly 20,000 new employees by end of 2023 -CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa is planning to hire nearly 20,000 new employees by the end of 2023 as the aviation industry recovers from the pandemic, according to Chief Executive Carsten Spohr. During…
Worst flight chaos over, Lufthansa board member tells Funke media
BERLIN – The worst is over for German airline Lufthansa after staff shortages caused flight chaos over the summer, but levels of sick leave remain challenging, board member Christina Foerster told newspapers…
Lufthansa cancels 2,000 additional flights
BERLIN -Lufthansa is cancelling an additional 2,000 flights from Frankfurt and Munich this summer, the German flagship carrier said on Wednesday, citing staffing shortages at airports as well as industrial action and…
Lufthansa joins airlines planning to bring A380 back into service
FRANKFURT -German airline group Lufthansa plans to fly the Airbus A380 again from summer 2023, it said on Monday, joining other carriers to announce a comeback for the superjumbo. Lufthansa said the…
Lufthansa expects flight operations to return to normal in 2023 – Welt
BERLIN – Lufthansa does not expect its global airline operations to return to normal until 2023 after staff shortages and booming demand amid the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions forced it to cancel…
German union demands 9.5% pay rise for Lufthansa ground staff
BERLIN -German trade union ver.di is demanding a 9.5% pay rise, or at least 350 euros ($368) per month more over 12 months, for Lufthansa ground staff to cushion the effects of…
German union Verdi cancels pay deal for Lufthansa ground staff
FRANKFURT – German trade union Verdi said on Wednesday it had terminated the collective pay agreement for ground staff at the country’s flag carrier Lufthansa from June 30, citing high energy prices…
Lufthansa sees no significant restructuring costs in 2022
FRANKFURT – German flag carrier Lufthansa said on Tuesday it sees no further significant restructuring costs this year, a relief after reorganisation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on its results in…
Lufthansa examines ITA Airways as finance data opened to bidders
By Zuzanna Szymanska and Francesca Landini FRANKFURT – Lufthansa and its partner MSC have been looking at financial data opened up by state-owned ITA Airways to see if the Italian airline would…
Lufthansa limits catering on some flights due to staff shortages
BERLIN – German flag carrier Lufthansa said on Friday it had to reduce the buy-on-board meal offer for some short- and medium-haul routes departing from Frankfurt as its catering contractor Gate Gourmet…
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