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Germany: Lufthansa closes numerous lounges

Under the guise of “Corona”, amenities have been cut for frequent flyers and premium customers at many airports. In many places, lounges are still closed or only offer a minimal selection. Lufthansa wants to close many of these waiting areas in Germany. According to a report by “Der Spiegel”, those affected are those in Bremen, Dresden, Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig and Nuremberg. Furthermore

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Münster: Lufthansa reactivates Frankfurt connection

From September 6, 2021, Münster/Osnabrück will be reconnected to the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt am Main. After a break of around 1,5 years, the route, which has been in service since 1972, is to be reactivated. From September, there will initially be nine weekly connections. Departures from FMO will take place at 10:40 a.m. (Thursdays to Sundays) and 18:40 p.m.

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Lufthansa Technik: William Willms is the new CFO

With William Willms, Lufthansa Technik AG will have a new Chief Financial Officer as of September 1, 2021. He will head the “maintenance crane” alongside COO Sören Stark and CEO Johannes Bußmann. “William Willms has successfully worked in various responsible positions in the Lufthansa Group over the past 13 years.

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Miles and More extends the status again

Participants in the Lufthansa Group's frequent flyer program, Miles and More, will receive another extension of their status this year. Last year, no reclassifications were made. Frequent flyers who may have been affected have been written to by Miles and More and informed that their status will be retained if they do not

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Condor objects to Eurowings Discover codeshares

The German holiday airline Condor has stepped up its long-running dispute with its former parent company and has lodged an objection with the US transportation authority DOT against the codeshare application submitted by Eurowings Discover for Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss. Condor is of the opinion that the planned codesharing of the routes between Germany

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Ryanair announces eleven new routes to Germany

The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the launch of a total of eleven new routes from German airports. These will be served in the 2021/22 winter flight schedule. The company also announced that it will offer around 700 flights per week from Germany to around 200 destinations. “As Europe’s largest airline, we are delighted

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Germany throws Lufthansa shares on the market

The Federal Republic of Germany is initiating its exit from Lufthansa. The state finance agency announced that it will reduce its stake to around 15 percent. This will mean that the Economic Stabilization Fund will lose its blocking minority. In the summer of last year, official Germany bought into Lufthansa as part of state aid via the WSF. At that time

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Frankfurt: 2,85 million passengers in July 2021

Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt am Main, counted around 2021 million travelers in July 2,85. This was the highest figure since the beginning of the corona pandemic. In direct comparison with the performance achieved in July 2019, the figure was recently 59 percent lower. In the freight sector, Frankfurt was able to

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Leap engines: Honeywell and Lufthansa Technik cooperate

Lufthansa Technik and Honeywell have signed a contract to cooperate in the maintenance of engine components. This applies to the Leap series of CFM engines. These are used in the A320neo, B737Max and Comac C919 series, among others. As part of this agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capacities for

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