Tag: #Lufthansa
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Lufthansa likely to buy up to 40% of ITA Airways
Lufthansa, the German aviation group, is interested in the Italian market and, according to a report, has presented a concept for integrating Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) Airways. ITA’s board has also expressed interest in partnering with Lufthansa; a deal could be reached as early as this summer. According to the details, Lufthansa has presented a…
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Lufthansa Forced To Fly 18,000 Empty Flights to Keep Slots
Lufthansa, the flag carrier and largest airline of Germany, has decided to cancel some 33,000 flights this winter (10% of its program) following the Omicron variant and the new restrictions created in several countries. According to the details, Lufthansa Group has said that it will be forced to fly the equivalent of 18,000 empty planes…
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Lufthansa to resume flight operations in Pakistan after 13 years
German Ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Bernhard Stephen Schlagheck called on Board of Investment (BOI) Secretary Fareena Mazhar on September 8, 2021 in Islamabad. According to details, the German national airline, Lufthansa is considering to resume weekly flight operations in Pakistan after thirteen years, an envoy said on Wednesday. The German Ambassador to Pakistan Bernhard Schlagheck…
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Lufthansa posts record annual loss, sees long recovery
German flag carrier Lufthansa said it lost a record 6.7 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in 2020, because of low demand due to corona virus
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Lufthansa expected to cut 30,000 jobs by year’s end
Deutsche Lufthansa AG will cut 29,000 jobs by the end of the year, keeping 109,000 workers in its workforce, German tabloid newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday. According to the details, the German airline will cut another 10,000 jobs in its home country next year as it struggles to cope with the coronavirus. Lufthansa…
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Lufthansa Says 30,000 Jobs at Risk Over Pandemic
Lufthansa says that 30,000 jobs are at risk over the pandemic.
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Companies hit pause button as coronavirus infects economy
Paris, March 20 (AFP/APP): Layoffs, cutting costs and halting dividends… companies are scrambling to adapt as the coronavirus emergency hits demand while the draconian measures taken to contain the illness undercut production. With the economic impact of COVID-19 threatening the survival of many firms, governments have pledged hundreds of billions to help them limp along…
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Lufthansa scraps Tehran flights until Jan 20
Frankfurt am Main, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): Lufthansa on Friday said it was cancelling all flights to and from Tehran until January 20, following suggestions that Iran may have mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane earlier this week. The German group, which also owns Austrian Airlines, said the flight ban was “due to the unclear…
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Airlines avoid Iran and Iraq airspace
Paris, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): Several international airlines said Wednesday they would avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at bases housing US troops in Iraq. Lufthansa and its Austrian Airlines unit nonetheless decided to maintain flights to the Iranian capital, Tehran, this week, a statement said. Iran launched more than 20 missiles…
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Lufthansa scraps 1,300 flights over two-day German strike
Frankfurt am Main, Nov 6 (AFP/APP): Lufthansa said Wednesday it was scrapping 1,300 flights as German cabin crew pressed ahead with a two-day strike, plunging passengers into travel chaos amid an escalating row over pay and conditions. “As a result of the strike, around 180,000 passengers will be affected by 1,300 flight cancellations,” the airline…