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Lufthansa and ITA ready to give up Milan slots for merger

FRANKFUT/ROME/BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Lufthansa and the Italian state airline ITA Airways could give up take-off and landing slots at Milan-Linate airport to try and win approval for their…

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German cabin crew union UFO asks for 15% salary increase for Lufthansa cabin staff

Nov 9 (Reuters) - German cabin crew union UFO on Thursday asked for a 15% salary increase and various add-ons as it kicked off pay talks with Lufthansa for about…

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Meloni pushes EU to give thumbs up to Lufthansa-ITA airline deal

ROME, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is putting pressure on the European Commission to back an agreement where German airline Lufthansa would take over a minority stake in the Italian…

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Lufthansa offers 18.5% wage increase to pilots – Handelsblatt

BERLIN, June 16 (Reuters) - Lufthansa has submitted a new offer to the pilots of the core brand Lufthansa Airlines and the cargo subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo in an ongoing wage…

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Lufthansa CEO says it’s premature to discuss possible takeover of Portugal’s TAP

By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Lufthansa's Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Sunday it was too soon to discuss the German airline group's potential interest in…

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Lufthansa’s ITA deal heralds more European airline tie-ups

Analysts see Europe heading to US-style consolidation Italy saw Lufthansa deal as only way forward But M&A could be a distraction amid stiff competition By Joanna Plucinska and Angelo Amante…

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Rome Fiumicino seen as Lufthansa’s new southern hub after ITA deal

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Lufthansa hopes to develop Rome Fiumicino as a southern hub for the group and will focus on long-haul flights from the Italian airport to…

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Ryanair wins court challenge against Lufthansa state bailout

By Foo Yun Chee and Ilona Wissenbach BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - Ryanair on Wednesday won its challenge against Lufthansa'state bailout, as Europe's second-highest court cited errors in EU competition…

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Italy, Lufthansa extend exclusive talks on ITA Airways sale

Italy's Treasury and Germany's Lufthansa have agreed to extend exclusive talks over the sale of ITA Airways until May 12 from the previous deadline of April 24, a source close…

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Lufthansa says it’s back as earnings rebound, flags further gains in 2023

By Ilona Wissenbach and Joanna Plucinska (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa returned to what it called a "clearly positive result" for 2022 as air travel bounced back and said it expected…

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Lufthansa’s Spohr gets another five years as CEO

BERLIN, March 2 (Reuters) - Carsten Spohr is to remain CEO of Lufthansa for another five years after the supervisory board agreed to extend his contract, the German flagship airline…

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Lufthansa to cancel 34,000 flights in summer schedule – WirtschaftsWoche

BERLIN, Feb 16 (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…

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UPDATED: German air traffic control: landings at Frankfurt airport close to normal after IT failure

BERLIN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Some 40 landings per hour have been possible at Frankfurt airport since 1220 GMT, which is close to normal traffic, Germany's DFS air traffic controllers…

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Lufthansa, Air France-KLM eye Flybe landing slots

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…

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Lufthansa to buy 40% of ITA Airways for 250-300 million euros

Lufthansa is set to buy 40% of ITA Airways from the Italian Treasury for between 250 and 300 million euros, sources said on Thursday. The memorandum for Lufthansa's acquisition of…

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ITA and Lufthansa executives met ahead of possible sale

BERLIN, Dec 9 (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…

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Lufthansa launches drive to hire 20,000 employees

BERLIN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa said it planned to hire 20,000 new employees as the German flagship airline launched a recruitment campaign on Monday, with job openings in…

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Lufthansa still interested in buying into ITA Airways

BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa is still interested in buying into state-controlled Italian carrier ITA Airways, a spokesman said, despite reports that its original partner in the mooted deal had pulled…

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Lufthansa forecasts strong air travel demand in months ahead

FRANKFURT, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa gave an upbeat forecast for air travel on Thursday, saying it expected demand to remain strong, with high average yields, as holidaymakers splash…

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Lufthansa CEO sees sector growth buoyed by pickup in travel demand

FRANKFURT, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The re-opening of Japan to tourists and a rise in demand for business travel will keep the aviation sector growing, Lufthansa's chief executive said, though…

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UPDATED: Sale of Lufthansa Technik stake draws interest from financial investors – source

BERLIN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Lufthansa's plan to sell a stake in its aircraft maintenance business Lufthansa Technik has drawn more interest from financial investors than rival engineering firms, a…

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Lufthansa 100% privately owned again after COVID bailout

BERLIN, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The German government has sold all of its remaining shares in Lufthansa , the airline said on Wednesday, meaning that the company is now back…

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Lufthansa and pilots’ union agree strike truce, pay rise

FRANKFURT, Sept 12 (Reuters) - German pilots at flagship carrier Lufthansa have agreed not to strike until mid-2023 under an initial wage dispute agreement that includes a 980-euro ($998.23) pay…

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Lufthansa to make pilots new offer in wage dispute as union plans strike

German airline Lufthansa said it would make an improved offer to pilots on Tuesday in a bid to stop an escalation of a wage dispute after the union said it would go…

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UPDATED: Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as pilots strike over pay

FRANKFURT, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Pilots at Lufthansa LHAG.DE went on strike on Friday, forcing the German airline to cancel hundreds of flights, stranding holidaymakers. The airline said it had…

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UPDATED: Lufthansa : 800 flights to be cancelled Friday

BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) - About 800 flights in Frankfurt and Munich will be cancelled on Friday due to a pilots strike, with 130,000 passengers likely affected, said Germany's flagship…

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Worst flight chaos over, Lufthansa board member tells Funke media

BERLIN (Reuters) - 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…

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Lufthansa sees return to full-year profit as travel picks up

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa said this week it expected demand for short-haul flights in Europe to drive growth at its passenger airlines this year, forecasting a return to group operating profit…

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Lufthansa ground staff agree pay deal after strike

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ground staff of Germany's Lufthansa and management have reached a pay deal after a third round of negotiations, the Verdi labour union and the carrier said. The pay dispute…

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Lufthansa limits ticket sales amid travel chaos

BERLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa said on Thursday it would offer only around 80% of pre-crisis passenger capacity in the third quarter, less than previously planned, amid staffing shortages at airports…

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Lufthansa pilots vote for industrial action over pay

BERLIN, July 31 (Reuters) - Pilots at German flagship carrier Lufthansa LHAG.DE voted on Sunday by a margin of 97.6% in favour of industrial action, threatening further disruption during the busy summer travel season.…

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Lufthansa could face pilots’ strike

BERLIN, July 28 (Reuters) - The union representing German pilots in collective bargaining talks with Deutsche Lufthansa has called a members' strike ballot after negotiations stalled, the Spiegel weekly reported on Thursday,…

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UPDATED: Lufthansa ground staff start walkout in Germany in pay dispute

FRANKFURT, July 27 (Reuters) - Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa went on strike early Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights, and adding to travel disruptions during the…

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Lufthansa cancels 2,000 additional flights – Bild

BERLIN, July 13 (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa LHAG.DE will cancel 2,000 additional flights from Frankfurt and Munich airports through the end of August due to problems with ground handling, Bild newspaper said on…

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UPDATED: Lufthansa to cancel further flights from Friday

FRANKFURT, July 7 (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa will cancel further domestic and European flights from Frankfurt airport between Friday and July 14, it said on Thursday. Earlier, broadcaster n-tv reported that a…

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Brussels Airlines to cancel 700 flights over summer holiday

The Belgian subsidiary of Lufthansa , Brussels Airlines, is cancelling close to 700 flights over the summer holiday period, around 6% of those scheduled, to reduce workload and avoid strikes, the airline said on Monday. "We are meeting…

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Lufthansa expects flight operations to return to normal in 2023 – Welt

BERLIN (Reuters) - 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…

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Lufthansa Cancels Hundreds of Flights Due to Staff Shortages

Lufthansa canceled hundreds of summer flights due to staff shortages, underscoring the challenges facing European aviation as the industry fights to recover from the coronavirus crisis. Germany’s flagship airline scrapped…

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Lufthansa sees return to profit this quarter as air travel rebounds

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa is looking to return to an operating profit this quarter as demand for travel rises with the easing of COVID-19 curbs and the airline raises ticket prices…

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Lufthansa says fuel costs offset post-COVID travel boom in Q1

FRANKFURT, May 5 (Reuters) - Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa LHAG.DE reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as rising fuel costs cancelled out revenue gains from booming travel demand after lifted COVID-19 restrictions. The…

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Lufthansa on course for recovery, Ukraine crisis limits visibility

BERLIN, March 3 (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa, which narrowed its losses in 2021 but remained in the red, said it could not provide a detailed outlook for 2022 due to the war…

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Lufthansa cancels 30 flights to Russia this week

BERLIN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - German flag airline Lufthansa LHAG.DE said on Monday it had cancelled 30 flights to Russia of the Lufthansa, Eurowings and Austrian Airlines carriers this week. Lufthansa Cargo also cancelled…

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Lufthansa to suspend flights to Kyiv, Odessa from Monday, SAS cancels Oslo-Kyiv flight

Germany's Lufthansa group is suspending flights to and from the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Odessa, a spokesperson said amid growing fears of a possible Russian invasion. The company, which…

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Update – France, Germany urges nationals to leave Ukraine

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Germany's foreign ministry on Saturday told German nationals to leave Ukraine now, as tensions between Russia and Ukraine increased further. "German nationals are urged to leave the…

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UPDATED: Germany’s Lufthansa in talks to buy 40% stake in Italy’s ITA Airways – sources

BERLIN/ROME, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa is in talks to buy a 40% stake in state-owned Alitalia's successor ITA Airways, two people familiar with the negotiations said…

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UPDATED: Wizz Air CEO says airlines should use airport slots or give them up

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Europe's airline slot rules should not be changed to protect legacy companies, the head of European low cost carrier Wizz Air said on Thursday, adding that…

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China suspends Lufthansa flights to Shenyang, Shanghai due to COVID-19 cases

BEIJING, Dec 2 (Reuters) - China's aviation authority said on Thursday it would suspend Lufthansa flights from Frankfurt to the cities of Shenyang and Shanghai due to COVID-19 cases. The…

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Lufthansa returns to profit as travel curbs ease

BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa posted on Wednesday a return to operating profit in the third quarter for the first time since the coronavirus crisis, supported by the…

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Lufthansa CEO sees business travel recovering faster than thought

VIENNA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Business air travel is recovering faster than expected and should remain solid through the winter, the chief executive of Germany's Lufthansa said in remarks published…

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Lufthansa adds four new Airbus A350s to its fleet

Lufthansa said has agreed to lease four new Airbus A350-900 long-haul passenger jets, taking on newer planes left without homes as airlines restructure their balance sheets amid the coronavirus crisis.…

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Germany to sell up to a quarter of its stake in Lufthansa

Germany plans to sell up to a quarter of its 20% stake in Lufthansa over the coming weeks, the German finance agency said on Monday, citing positive developments at the…

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Lufthansa narrows quarterly loss, returns to positive cash flow

Germany's Lufthansa said on Thursday it further narrowed its losses in the second quarter and recorded its first positive cash flow since the start of the coronavirus crisis, citing faster…

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Lufthansa to reactivate nearly all routes by September

Germany's Lufthansa plans to reactivate nearly all its routes by late summer, CAPITAL magazine cited the head of the airline's network management on Thursday. "We have decided to operate nearly…

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Lufthansa, campaigners urge EU to set ‘e-kerosene’ green jet fuel target

The European Union should set binding targets for airlines to use a share of green "e-kerosene" to reduce carbon emissions, Lufthansa and a group of environmental campaigners, fuel producers and…

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Lufthansa to allow check-in with digital vaccine pass

Lufthansa will allow passengers to use new digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates at check-in for their flights, the German airline said on Thursday. Lufthansa said passengers would be able to show…

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Lufthansa’s low-cost airline Eurowings to open Prague base

German airline Lufthansa's said on Friday its budget carrier Eurowings would open a new base in Prague with two aircraft in October, in a sign of growing confidence in the…

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Thiele family sold more than half its stake in Lufthansa

The Thiele family, Deutsche Lufthansa AG's second-largest shareholder, sold more than half of its stake in the airline group following the death of Heinz Hermann Thiele, the bookrunner said in…

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