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Germany's Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights due to staff shortages

The canceled flights, which were due to take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, represent about 5% of the airline's typical weekend capacity.

Germany urges citizens to leave Ukraine; Lufthansa to suspend flights

Lufthansa said that flights to Lviv in western Ukraine will continue on a regular basis.

Live: Russia extends military drills; West worries invasion imminent

Live news updates: India on Sunday advised its citizens 'whose stay is not deemed essential' to leave Ukraine temporarily.

Lufthansa looks to buy 40% stake in Italy's state-owned air carrier ITA

Lufthansa and ITA were in talks over a 40% stake sale, but it could take longer than a few days to reach a comprehensive deal

Germany's Lufthansa to buy 40% stake in Alitalia's successor ITA: Report

Germany's Lufthansa is set to buy a 40% stake in state-owned Alitalia's successor ITA Airways and a deal could be unveiled next week

Omicron effect: Lufthansa, Delta, United report cancellations over X-Mas

Germany-based Lufthansa said Friday that it was cancelling a dozen long-haul transatlantic flights over the Christmas holiday period because of a massive rise in sick leave among pilots

Lufthansa returns to profit as coronavirus travel restrictions ease

The group reported adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 17 million euros ($19.69 million) in the quarter, versus a loss of 1.262 billion euros in the year-ago period

Demand for Lufthansa flights to United States soars on re-opening

Lufthansa said bookings for December flights to the United States reached pre-crisis levels last week

Lufthansa launches $2.5 billion capital increase to repay state bailout

The airline will use the net proceeds to repay a chunk of the 9 billion euro government bailout it received last year to stay afloat throughout the Covid pandemic

German airline Lufthansa gets green light to resume flights to Russia

Lufthansa said that it has received the green light from Russia to resume flights there, after being briefly denied permission, which resulted in a reciprocal blocking of flights by Germany

Lufthansa to operate flights between India and Germany via Bahrain

Lufthansa said it will operate its 10 weekly flights between India and Germany via Bahrain instead of Dubai from Sunday due to recent restrictions imposed by the UAE government

Germany, Italy bar entry to Indian citizens, transit curbs in place too

Air India, Lufthansa to continue flights to Germany

Lufthansa appoints Elise Becker as vice-president for Asia-Pacific

German airliners group Lufthansa has appointed Elise Becker as its vice-president for Asia-Pacific, according to a statement. Becker, who succeeds Alain Chisari, will assume her new position at the Lufthansa Group's regional headquarters in Singapore from May 1, Lufthansa said. Chisari has been assigned a new role within the Lufthansa Group sales organisation, it said. She will be responsible for directing all commercial activities of the Group's premium airlines Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and Austrian Airlines. Becker's new role includes managing and strategically developing all airline joint ventures and partnerships in the region. "Becker brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise in the airline industry as well as the needed perseverance in these challenging times for Asia-Pacific which includes some of our most important markets world-wide," said Stefan Kreuzpaintner, senior vice-president (global sales) at Lufthansa Group. Lufthansa Group and its airlines

Covid-19 impact: Lufthansa lays off 103 of its 135 cabin crew in India

The German carrier, which operated 42 flights per week to India prior to lockdown, now operates 10 services per week under an air travel bubble

BS Reads: From deal-making to air lifting, how the world will be vaccinated

While mass airlifting of vaccines is yet to begin, global deal-making shows many interesting trends

Lufthansa airlifts fresh food to England as UK border chaos continues

The German airline will fly 80 metric tons of food to Doncaster-Sheffield airport in northern England using a Boeing Co. 777F freighter

Lufthansa reaches crisis deal with union to cut 200 million euros in costs

German airline Lufthansa said it had reached a new deal with trade union Verdi to cut 200 million euros (£178 million) in costs in return for making no compulsory redundancies in 2021

Lufthansa braces for very slow recovery in passenger demand

Reliable forecasts remain impossible for the time being, but advance bookings for private trips in June next year are close to pre-crisis levels and already above them on certain days in September.

India, Germany talks on resumption of passenger flights to be held on Oct 6

In response to queries sent by the PTI, the BMVI stated it and the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation are "confirmed to hold bilateral talks on October 6 through video conference"

AI cancels Frankfurt flights till Oct 14 after Germany withdraws permission

The government officials said Thursday the airline has cancelled 10 Delhi-Frankfurt flights and two Bengaluru-Frankfurt flights that were scheduled till October 14