Lufthansa develops “Ocean” concept – Brussels Airlines to operate long-haul tourist route Frankfurt-Windhoek (Namibia)
Lufthansa continues to position itself in order to regain competitivity once its financial future has been secured. It will increasingly focus on tourist routes...
Lufthansa launches second set of measures of its restructuring programme, affecting people and fleet
Effects of the coronavirus pandemic make restructuring in the companies and central departments of Lufthansa Group inevitable
“ReNew” restructuring programme headed by Dr....
Lufthansa Group: 50 percent of the fleet back in the air by October
Lufthansa Group airlines publish flight schedules through the end of
October, encompassing autumn holidays
Demand for longer-term bookings increasing
380 aircraft back in service...
SWISS’s response to today’s decision of the Lufthansa Extraordinary General Meeting
SWISS and Edelweiss welcome the decision by Lufthansa’s shareholders at today’s Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the corporate actions proposed and required. The company’s...
The shareholders of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approve the 9 billion euro stabilisation package
The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of Deutsche Lufthansa AG was held today (25 June) at 12:00 under the chairmanship of Dr Karl-Ludwig Kley,...
Lufthansa and independent flight attendant union UFO agree on crisis package
On 24 June, Lufthansa and the independent flight attendants' union UFO agreed on a package of measures worth more than half a billion euros...
Who is Heinz Hermann Thiele, the man who could have derailed Lufthansa’s rescue package, but will eventually approve it?
For weeks, the federal government, Lufthansa and the EU worked on a rescue plan for the airline that is submitted to a shareholders' vote...
Lufthansa shuts down SunExpress Deutschland; Turkish branch stays active
Lufthansa has decided to close down the flight operations of SunExpress Deutschland, a joint-venture created by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, says German news portal...
Lufthansa Group network airlines (except Brussels Airlines) offer customers return flight guarantee
General return flight guarantee for all customers on European routes
Classic and Flex fares will be extended to include an “all-round carefree package”...
Implementation of Lufthansa stabilisation package not yet secured
The Company's General Meeting on 25 June is to decide on the capital measures and the 20% stake of the Federal Republic of Germany's...
Lufthansa Group informs works councils about personnel situation : 22,000 jobs threatened
Prospective of personnel surplus at Lufthansa Group companies totals 22,000 full-time positions, half of them in Germany
Reduction of overcapacities due to redundancies...
Air Dolomiti returns to fly to Frankfurt and Munich
After more than two months of lockdown, connections between Italian cities and German hubs resume.
Italian airports reopen and Air Dolomiti turns on the engines.The...
Lufthansa Supervisory Board approves stabilisation measures – Next step shareholders meeting on 25 June
Recommendation to shareholders to approve at extraordinary General Meeting on 25 June 2020
Aim for rapid return of the stabilising funds
Collective bargaining...
European Commission and German Government agree on Lufthansa rescue package – The airline surrenders 8 aircraft and 24 slots in Frankfurt/Munich
The German Federal Government and the EU Commission agree on the Lufthansa dispute
According to Handelsblatt, there is obviously a breakthrough in the recent deadlock...
Lufthansa pilots’ union wants Lufthansa to remain competitive by maintaining all slots
The Lufthansa rescue package is subject to approval by the EU Commission. According to media reports, Brussels is demanding that Lufthansa make slots available...
Lufthansa Supervisory Board unhappy with EU conditions, suspends convocation of General Meeting for approval of rescue package
At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG discussed the acceptance of the stabilisation package offered by the Economic Stabilisation Fund...
Ryanair condemns €9 billion state aid to Lufthansa
Ryanair today (Tues 26 May) condemned the German Government’s decision to award €9bn of State Aid to Lufthansa on top of the extensive payroll...
Lufthansa pilots union welcomes rescue package, expects EU Commission to avoid blocking it
The Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union about the Lufthansa rescue package: Delays and restrictions from Brussels should not endanger jobs.Vereinigung Cockpit welcomes the agreement between...
Lufthansa agrees bailout with German government
The German government and Lufthansa have agreed on a much-anticipated bailout deal to help the airline cope with losses from the coronavirus pandemic, sources...
Lufthansa to offer more flights from mid-June with 20 destinations relaunched from Frankfurt
Lufthansa wants to offer more flights from mid-June. A spokesman for the German airline confirmed on Sunday to press agency DPA that the company...