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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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Lufthansa unit Swiss expects to turn a profit by mid-year

German airline Lufthansa's subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines expects to be profitable by the middle of the year as it restructures its operations, its chief executive told a Swiss newspaper…

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Lufthansa offers more than 100 holiday destinations this summer

German carrier Lufthansa and budget unit Eurowings aim to offer flights to more than 100 holiday destinations, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr told Bild am Sonntag. "This is an absolute record…

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Lufthansa trims flight capacity outlook on slower recovery

Lufthansa lowered its capacity forecast for flights this year as hopes dwindle for an early summer travel rebound, but the German airline's cost-cutting drive narrowed quarterly losses. The group, which…

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Lufthansa unit Swiss could announce more job cuts – CEO

Deutsche Lufthansa's unit Swiss could announce additional job cuts in the second quarter as the pandemic crimps air travel, its chief executive told Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick. Last October, Swiss announced…

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Lufthansa weighs faster plane retirements after record loss

Lufthansa may permanently ground more jets to emerge leaner from the coronavirus pandemic, the German airline group said on Thursday, as it reported a record 6.7 billion euro ($8.10 billion)…

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Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss to cut Geneva flights further to “absolute minimum”

ZURICH, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International is reducing its Geneva flight operations further to an "absolute minimum", citing coronavirus travel restrictions, the company said on Monday. The…

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Lufthansa’s Airlines to require crew, passengers to wear medical masks

From February 1, all passengers and crew members on Lufthansa flights must wear a medical mask. In a statement, Lufthansa said that passengers will be required to wear either a…

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Lufthansa reaches deal with Eurowings on jobs

Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will not lay off staff until March next year, trade union Verdi said on Monday, as part of efforts by the airline to rein in losses due…

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Lufthansa CEO expects coronavirus testing for long-haul flights

Long-haul flights on Germany's national air carrier could require a negative COVID-19 test or proof of a vaccine in the future. "Personally, I assume that in the future every passenger…

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German airline Lufthansa reaches deal with pilots on cost savings

Lufthansa and its pilots have reached an agreement that secures jobs until end-March 2022 and could help reduce costs by as much as 450 million euros ($548 million), pilots' union…

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Lufthansa to lay off 1,000 pilots in Q2 if no wage deal reached – CEO

BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Lufthansa will have to lay off 1,000 pilots in the second quarter if it cannot seal a wage agreement with unions, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr…

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Lufthansa sees surge in Christmas holiday flight bookings

Lufthansa recorded a big jump in bookings for long-haul and European flights over the Christmas and New Year holiday period and is increasing capacity accordingly, the German airline said. Like…

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Lufthansa warns of further restructuring costs

Lufthansa on Thursday said it booked a net loss of 2 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in the third quarter due to the pandemic-related slump in travelling and said further restructuring…

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Lufthansa’s Swiss unit plans 1,000 job cuts over two years

Lufthansa unit Swiss International Air Lines plans to cut roughly 1,000 jobs over the next two years through voluntary measures rather than layoffs, its outgoing Chief Executive Thomas Kluehr said…

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Ryanair to challenge six state airlines in European court on State Aid

Ryanair has appealed to European Court of Justice, challenging state aid given by their respective countries to SAS, Finnair, TAP, Air France, KLM, and Lufthansa. The latest appeal was filed…

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Lufthansa cabin crew union members back stop to pay rises and cut hours

Cabin crew at Lufthansa have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal to stop pay rises and cut hours, the UFO trade union said on Saturday as the German airline…

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Lufthansa plans compulsory lay-offs

Lufthansa put German workers on notice of compulsory lay-offs on Thursday, saying tumbling air travel and slow progress in union negotiations meant cuts were unavoidable after it lost 1.7 billion…

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Lufthansa sees air travel in the doldrums until at least 2024

Germany's Lufthansa said it does not expect air travel demand to return to pre-crisis levels before 2024 as a steep drop in revenue pushed it to its worst-ever quarterly operating…

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Belgium and Lufthansa agree rescue for Brussels Airlines

The Belgian authorities have struck a deal with Brussels Airlines and its parent company Lufthansa of Germany with regard to the rescue of the Belgian flag carrier. The deal still…

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Lufthansa investors back $10 bln German government rescue

Lufthansa shareholders on Thursday backed a 9 billion euro ($10 billion) government bailout, securing the future of Germany's flagship airline after it was brought to the brink of collapse by…

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Ryanair to challenge Lufthansa’s bailout

Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair will challenge the European Commission's approval of German rival Lufthansa's bailout, a senior Ryanair executive said on Thursday. "It (Lufthansa) needs it as a war…

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Top shareholder backs Lufthansa rescue deal

Lufthansa’s top shareholder said he would back a nine-billion-euro government rescue package, removing the threat of a last-minute veto that could have plunged the German airline into bankruptcy. “I will…

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Lufthansa closing down the flight operations of its subsidiary Sun Express Germany

Sun Express, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, will restructure its business to focus on leisure flights to and from Turkey, as well as domestic flights in the country,…

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German Finance Minister says “It’s our duty to help Lufthansa”

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Monday he thought consensus could be achieved on Lufthansa as a showdown between its biggest shareholder and the German government looms over the…

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Reports indicate Lufthansa may sell Brussels Airlines or let it go bankrupt

Lufthansa could let its Belgian subsidiary Brussels Airlines go bankrupt or sell it, La Libre newspaper reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources at the airline. Brussels Airlines, which employs 4,200…

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Lufthansa warns its bailout deal is in jeopardy

German airline Lufthansa warned that it might need to apply for creditor protection if its state-backed bailout failed to win sufficient shareholder support in a vote later this month.…

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Lufthansa says up to 26,000 employees at risk of losing jobs

Lufthansa admitted on Wednesday that the positions of up to 26,000 employees are surplus to requirements, suggesting many more jobs will be cut at the German carrier than a figure…

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