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  • 13.12.2019

    Commitment to climate research: Flying measurement laboratory has already rounded the earth 85 times

    – Lufthansa Airbus has been collecting extensive data for the European research project CARIBIC for 15 years

    – 120 research institutes worldwide use the data collected at cruising altitude

    – Lufthansa Group committed to climate research since 1994

  • 12.12.2019

    Lufthansa Group Airlines welcome around 10.4 million passengers on board in November 2019

    – Number of passengers decreases by 2.3 percent year-on-year

    – Seat load factor increases by 2.1 percentage points to 80.2 percent

    – Number of passengers at Frankfurt hub decreases by 5.9 percent

  • 11.12.2019

    Lufthansa fills important airline leadership positions

    – Jens Bischof will become CEO of Eurowings – Dieter Vranckx will take over from Christina Foerster as the new CEO of Brussels Airlines – Patrick Staudacher, Boston Consulting Group, will join Lufthansa Group and take over the reoriented position of Lufthansa Airline CFO

  • 09.12.2019

    Lufthansa Group and gategroup conclude purchase agreement

    – gategroup acquires the European business of LSG and enters long-term catering partnership with the Lufthansa Group – Purchase agreement extends to LSG’s European catering operations, lounge business, Evertaste, SPIRIANT and Ringeltaube – Partners to establish joint venture companies in Frankfurt…

  • 06.12.2019

    Austrian Airlines Aims to Achieve Climate-Neutral Growth as of 2020

    – Three pillars: fleet modernization, fuel savings, CO2 compensation – Passengers can also compensate for their flights

  • 04.12.2019

    Culinary delights from St. Moritz for SWISS’s winter guests

    On long-haul services from Switzerland, SWISS now offers its passengers a range of culinary specialties from the exclusive el paradiso Mountain Club and the Lej da Staz restaurant in the heart of the Engadine. The specially-created meals will be available in First and Business Class for a…

  • 04.12.2019

    Austrian Airlines and ÖBB welcome more than 100,000 AIRail passengers

    – Cooperation between railway and airline has persisted since December 2014 – Expansion from originally eight to up to 35 daily Railjet connections as AIRail with an Austrian Airlines codeshare flight number

  • 03.12.2019

    Supervisory Board gives go-ahead for sale of LSG Group's European business

    At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the planned sale of the LSG Group's European business to gategroup. The contract will be finalized and signed in the coming days. Lufthansa Group and gategroup will then advise on the contents of the contract.

    A possible…

  • 03.12.2019

    Lufthansa realigns Executive Board

    – Christina Foerster and Michael Niggemann join Executive Board – Addition of new board-level position “Customer & Corporate Responsibility” – Thorsten Dirks to assume new responsibility as Chief Officer “IT, Digital & Innovation” – Bettina Volkens will leave the company at the end of the year by…

  • 18.11.2019

    Austrian Airlines expands capacity on its Chicago-Vienna service with flagship Boeing 777-200ER

    The Lufthansa Group is responding to increased demand for Austrian Airlines’ Chicago-Vienna route by deploying its flagship Boeing 777-200ER, the largest long-haul aircraft in the Austrian Airlines fleet. The change, which will take place at the end of March 2020 in time for the peak summer season,…

  • 15.11.2019

    For sustainable travel: From 2020 corporate customers will fly CO2 neutral with Lufthansa Group Corporate Value Fares

    – Climate-friendly offer for corporate customers in the European market

    – "Carbon offsetting" is an integral part of the new company tariff for contract customers

    – Partner in the area of CO2 offsetting is the myclimate foundation

  • 14.11.2019

    SWISS customers can now purchase alternative fuel

    SWISS is expanding its customers’ carbon offset options for their air travel activities by integrating the Lufthansa Innovation Hub’s “Compensaid” platform into its reservations portal. As a result, SWISS travelers can now reduce their carbon emissions by purchasing sustainable alternative fuel.…

  • 13.11.2019

    Lufthansa Group Airlines welcome more than 13.3 million passengers on board in October 2019

    – Number of passengers rises by 1.1 percent year-on-year – Capacity utilization increases by 1.0 percentage points to 82.8 percen – Strongest passenger growth in Zurich and Vienna

  • 13.11.2019

    Lufthansa Group invests in Boston market with new Austrian Airlines Boston – Vienna service; first nonstop flight from Boston’s Logan Airport to Vienna

    – New route debuts March 29, 2020 – Austrian Airlines to join Lufthansa and SWISS at Boston Logan International Airport, giving New England travelers access to all Lufthansa Group main hub airlines in 2020 – Summer to bring major capacity increase in Boston with introduction of Lufthansa A380 on…

  • 12.11.2019

    Lufthansa and UFO agree on comprehensive arbitration

    – Absolute peace obligation agreed with Lufthansa during arbitration period – Bettina Volkens: "The confidential talks with UFO have shown that we can reach a solution together." – Joint press statement on Thursday, November 14, at 2 p.m. German time

  • 12.11.2019

    Lufthansa Group will offer the simplest Frequent flyer program ever

    – Point system for frequent flyer status easy to understand allowing more transparency. – In future, Frequent Traveler and Senator status will be granted for life for long-term loyalty. – All changes apply to flights from January 1, 2021. – The allocation of award miles remains unchanged.

  • 07.11.2019

    Lufthansa Group achieves an Adjusted EBIT of EUR 1.3 billion in the third quarter

    – Third-quarter result only slightly below prior-year level, despite economic slowdown and higher fuel costs – Substantially greater unit cost reduction than in the first-half year – Slower growth at Group airlines and their competitors helps counter pricing pressures in Europe – North Atlantic…

  • 07.11.2019

    Austrian Airlines Realigns Operations to Face Glut of Budget Airlines

    – Threat of losses in 2019 and 2020: Airline counteracts developments with a package of measures – EUR 90 million should be saved annually, 700-800 budgeted positions in the company are affected – Management Board: “We will fight relentlessly and vigorously against the price and wage dumping…

  • 07.11.2019

    Results of Top Level Discussion

    Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, met the top representatives of Verdi and CU (Cabin Union) for a joint exchange on Wednesday evening.

    Carsten Spohr commented on the outcome of the meeting: „After the constructive and successful top-level discussion with Verdi…

  • 06.11.2019

    Finding a seat made easy: Austrian Airlines presents 3D Seatmap

    – Passengers can now discover their favorite place via 3D view and reserve in the booking process – Innovative service now available on B777 flights

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