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Lufthansa to Upgrade to New First-Class Suites Soon

2022-10-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Photo: Lufthansa

News that Lufthansa plans to invest over $2.4 billion by 2025 to create a new class of luxury in its aircraft cabins is no surprise.

Tags: A350-900, Airbus, airline cabins, airline seating, airlines, Long-haul travel, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, luxury flights, luxury travel, wide-body

Short of Cash: TUI Solvency Threatens Hundreds of Greek Businesses

2020-11-14 by Phil Butler

News that Greek hoteliers are over a barrel because TUI AG has not yet to pay millions of euros to certain hotels, comes as little surprise.

Tags: bailout, bankrupt hotels, Greece, Greece hotels, Lufthansa, TUI, TUI Group, TUI losses, TUI profits, TUI stock

Germany’s Lufthansa Announces More Cutbacks and Layoffs

2020-09-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Group just announced permanent, group-wide cuts on capacity and further reductions of personnel, due to the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on travel.

Tags: airline companies, airline failures, airlines, bailout, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, German companies, Germany airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group

Tourism Profits and Surfing the Humongous COVID Second Wave

2020-09-22 by Phil Butler

surfing the COVID wave

Greek authorities have reported 453 new coronavirus cases, which is the highest single-day rise since the end of lockdown. Meanwhile, corporate interests sail full speed a course into the unknown.

Tags: Adam Vojtech, CDC, Corfu, Coronavirus cases, cruise lines, cruise ships, EODY, Europe, Greece COVID-19, Lufthansa, Roda Beach Village, seafarers, TravelSupermarket, TUI, UK cases, UK coronavirus, UK fights, WHO

Greek Finance Minister Beckons Foreign Investors to Come to Greece

2020-09-18 by Phil Butler

Χρήστος Σταϊκούρας / Christos Staikouras

Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras is inviting foreign investors to invest in Greece. But some fear outsiders already own too much of the country.

Tags: Christos Staikouras, ESM, European Stability Mechanism, Greek debt, Jörg Kukies, Klaus Regling, Lufthansa, TUI

Lufthansa’s ‘ReNew’ Restructuring Program Cuts Jobs and Aircraft

2020-07-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Group continues to downsize in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis.

Tags: Germanwings, Germany flights, Germany travelers, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa to Resume Flights to Greece and Other Countries Mid-June

2020-05-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Airlines has announced the resumption of flights to 20 tourist destinations, including Greek islands, beginning in mid-June.

Tags: Airfare, German airlines, Greece destinations, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, Lufthansa routes

Ryanair Becomes Europe’s Biggest Airline in Passenger Numbers

2020-01-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair is now Europe’s biggest airline. the Irish low-cost carrier flew 152.4 million people in 2019, a 9% increase.

Tags: air carriers, airlines, Europe airlines, largest airlines, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Ryanair news

Condor and Lufthansa Add New Greece Flights for 2020

2019-12-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Courtesy Condor

German Airlines Condor and Lufthansa say they have added new Greece flights tom compliment their Summer 2020 offers.

Tags: 2020, airlines, Condor, Condor flights, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greek bookings, Lufthansa, Lufthansa flights

Lufthansa pilots threaten further action

2014-10-22 by Phil Butler

Lufthansa pilots have given notice they may yet take further action against the airline’s failed bid to end their strike. The court in Frankfurt ruled yesterday in favor of the pilots, saying there were no legal grounds for Lufthansa’s action.

Tags: air traffic, airlines, Europe airlines, Lufthansa, strikes

Ryanair Issues Ice Bucket Challenge to Industry

2014-08-23 by Phil Butler

Courtesy Ryanair Corporate

Ryanair, Europe’s leading budget airline, called out CEOs of IAG (Willie Walsh), Air France (Alexandre de Juniac), and Lufthansa (Carsten Spohr) to take the ice bucket challenge. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary literally overdid the ice bucket event in Dublin on Thursday, much to the delight of 200 employees of his airline.

Tags: Air France, Denis O'Leary, IAG, Lufthansa, Ryanai

EU Sanctions On Russia Provoke Airline Economics War

2014-08-06 by Phil Butler

Vladimir Putin at State Council Presidium meeting on developing social protection system for senior citizens. - Via The Kremlin

This morning business daily Vedomosti has reported, Russia may begin restricting European airlines from flying over Siberia on Asian routes. The move, if enacted, would imposed crippling costs on some European carriers. To make matters worse, the underlying business infrastructure of all countries will certainly be negatively affected.

Tags: airline costs, airlines, Asia flights, British Airways, EU sanctions, Lufthansa, Russia sanctions, Vladimir Putn

Fight Aboard Lufthansa Flight Forces Emergency Landing

2013-05-10 by Rhett Butler

lufthansa

A Lufthansa airliner had to make an emergency landing in Budapest earlier this week when a fight broke out between passengers on board.

Tags: Budapest flights, emergency landing, Europe airlines, Germany flights, Lufthansa

El Cheapo Europe Flights Dominate Market

2013-04-17 by Phil Butler

Ryanair planes

According to the Amadeus Air Traffic Travel Intelligence report recently released, budget flights in Europe and other regions are trending to dominate air travel. The report reveals low cost carriers taking up as much 14% of all air travel, while cheap flights in Europe account for 38% overall.

Tags: AirAsia, AirFrance-KLM, airline profits, defunct airlines, Europe airlines, Europe travel, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Wizz Air

Europe Airlines and Economic Engines Lost

2013-03-28 by Phil Butler

AirBerlin futures

According to a report from the CAPA Center for Aviation, the 13 largest European airlines lost an aggregate net profit of some 72% last year. With costs growing faster than revenues (8.5% versus 8%) it seems clear some of these 13 will founder if things don’t change.

Tags: airberlin, Europe airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Ryanair

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