Climate What are ‘ghost flights’ and why are they fuelling the climate crisis? Lufthansa airline has revealed it is making 18,000 unnecessary flights this winter, simply to keep its airport slots under EU rules. 06/01/2022
Mobility Lufthansa joins calls for the EU to set green jet fuel targets The German carrier joined environmental activists in calling for the bloc to encourage more uptake of green fuel produced by hydrogen. 01/07/2021
Germany First fully carbon-neutral cargo flight set to take to the skies Lufthansa Cargo's Boeing 777F's will only use Sustainable Aviation Fuel on its flight to Shanghai. 28/11/2020
world news Airlines urge joint US-EU COVID-19 testing programme for travellers Airlines wrote a letter to US Vice President Mike Pence and EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson requesting a joint testing programme. 22/07/2020
Germany Lufhansa's bailout: Majority shareholder gives green light It came before Lufthansa's shareholder annual meeting on Thursday. The German government is planning to take 20% of the company to save it from the coronavirus crisis. 25/06/2020
Germany Lufthansa €9 billion bailout decision expected 'shortly', says Merkel The German government would take up a significant stake in the group threatened by the coronavirus crisis. 21/05/2020
Kosovo Kosovo-Serbia flights to restart after two decades There have been no commercial flights between Kosovo and Serbia in 21 years and it takes over five hours overland from Belgrade to Pristina. 21/01/2020
Germany Eurowings cancels more than 170 flights due to 3-day strike The cancellations mostly affect flights within Germany from airports that include Cologne-Bonn, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf. 27/12/2019
Business Thousands stranded as striking workers ground flights in France and Germany Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in France and Germany. Air France workers plan four more walkouts this month 10/04/2018
Business Lufthansa buys out parts of insolvent Air Berlin Lufthansa has cherry-picked parts of bankrupt Air Berlin to benefit its budget carrier Eurowings. 12/10/2017
Brazil 1977 hijacked plane to be restored in Germany A German plane notorious for being hijacked in 1977 is being dismantled in Brazil in preparation for it's journey home. 14/09/2017
Germany Air Berlin files for insolvency as Etihad cuts funding Lufthansa waits in wings to plunder most profitable parts of stricken carrier 15/08/2017
Business Lufthansa profit forecast boosts shares Lufthansa says it expects profits to fall only slightly in 2017 despite lower fares and a rising fuel bill. Analysts were predicting a sharp decline. 16/03/2017
Germany More turbulence for Lufthansa The German flag carrier says an estimated 1,706 flights will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a long-running pay dispute between management and pilots. 29/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa cancels 1,700 flights as two day pilots' strike looms Making the most of Monday’s flights from Frankfurt, passengers with Lufthansa are facing fresh misery on Tuesday and Wednesday with more strikes announced by the airline’s… 28/11/2016
world news Travel misery as Lufthansa strike enters third day A strike by Lufthansa pilots has entered its third day, and is affecting around 100,000 passengers after 850 more flights were cancelled. 25/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa pilots extend latest pay strike until Saturday Lufthansa pilots in Germany have said they will extend strike action again until Saturday, this time targeting long-haul flights in a long-running pay dispute. 25/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa pilots' strike causes travel chaos, ramps up pressure on management Thousands of flights have been cancelled in extended strike action by Lufthansa pilots aiming to ramp up the pressure on management over a long-running pay… 24/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa pilots' strike extended Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa has now been forced to cancel almost 1,800 flights at airports across the country after a strike by pilots was extended until Friday. 23/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa strike forces carrier to cancel 900 flights Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa has been forced to ground almost 900 flights at airports across the country after pilots began a two-day strike. 23/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa group hit by wave of industrial action In Germany, cabin crew at Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Eurowings have gone on strike forcing dozens of flight cancellations. 22/11/2016
Business Lufthansa reaches route sharing deal with Air China Lufthansa has signed a route sharing deal with China's flagship carrier Air China to boost the German airline's access to the world's fastest growing aviation market. 20/09/2016
Business Lufthansa downbeat on profits as terror attacks deter travellers Lufthansa is gloomy about the key summer season after attacks in Europe deterred travellers from booking trips and said it will focus on reducing costs. 02/08/2016
world news LATAM is latest airline to suspend operations in Venezuela Latin America’s largest airline LATAM has become the latest carrier to suspend its operations in Venezuela. 31/05/2016
Venezuela Lufthansa and Latam to suspend flights to Venezuela German airline Lufthansa and Latin American carrier Latam plan to suspend flights to Venezuela due to its worsening economic situation. 29/05/2016
Business Lufthansa boss warns on Brexit The head of German airline Lufthansa has warned against the "crisis" of Britain leaving the European Union. 19/05/2016
