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Lufthansa takes a step towards eVTOL

Airlines are positioning themselves more and more clearly on the rise of eVTOL, the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The latest example is Lufthansa. As announced in early December, the German group will be working with Lilium. This German start-up, based in Munich, was launched in 2015. And its partnership...

Lufthansa and Fraport are working on the future of the airline's hub...

Frankfurt International Airport's future Terminal 3 will be open to competition, while Terminals 1 and 2 will be left to the Lufthansa group and its Star Alliance partners: this is the future of the German hub. Terminal 3 will open its doors in the summer of 2026, offering airlines additional capacity of 19...

The Airbus A380 is a long way from retiring

Officially launched by Airbus in December 2000, the Airbus A380 will have had the shortest life of any of the European aircraft manufacturer's models. Its production will have lasted just 19 years between the manufacture of the first wingboxes in 2002 and the last aircraft delivered to Emirates in 2021. Or even just 14 years, if you...

Free messaging on Lufthansa's European flights

No more excuses for not replying to an employee's WhatsApp message on a flight from Munich to London... From next January, Lufthansa will be offering its passengers a free messaging service on its European network. This offer also includes sending photos. "Lufthansa will offer unlimited free messaging on its flights...

Lufthansa to improve its short-haul product from 2025 onwards

Lufthansa has often appeared on websites in recent years with passengers complaining about a sharp deterioration in service - particularly in economy class. The German airline has reacted by announcing an upgrade of its in-flight product. However, passengers will have to wait until 2025 to benefit from the new cabin layout on flights...

Lufthansa: Go West in 2024!

German carrier Lufthansa will be boosting its services to the United States from its two hubs in Frankfurt and Munich for the 2024 summer season. The carrier will be offering three new routes. From Frankfurt, the airline will launch services to Minneapolis/St Paul and Raleigh-Durham. These two destinations will each be served with five weekly frequencies. The flights...

Record second-quarter results for the Lufthansa Group

Carsten Spohr, the CEO of the Lufthansa Group, is in no mood for modest triumph. The Lufthansa Group is well on course to record one of its best financial years ever. According to estimates, the Lufthansa Group now expects to achieve an adjusted operating profit (EBIT) of more than CHF 2.6 billion in 2023....

AirPlus falls off Lufthansa's radar

The deal had been brewing for some time. All that remained to be seen was who would conclude the sale with the Lufthansa group. At the end of 2021, AirPlus CEO Oliver Wagner told Voyages d'Affaires: "I am certain and completely confident that Carsten Spohr and the entire Lufthansa management...

Lufthansa Group takes a 41% stake in Italy's ITA Airways

On 25 May, Lufthansa reached an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance to acquire a minority stake in Italy's ITA Airways. Following a capital increase of 325 million euros, Lufthansa will have a 41 % stake in ITA. As part of the agreement, the Ministry is also committed to...

Facial recognition replaces boarding passes at Lufthansa in Berlin

Simplifying the airport passenger experience using biometric technology. This is what Berlin airport is testing with its new facial recognition application BER Traveller. The airport authority is working in partnership with the Lufthansa group and biometric service provider FastID. The three companies have just launched a test phase. During this period, the service...

Lufthansa: new flights between Germany and India this winter

Lufthansa will be launching new Airbus A380 destinations from Munich next winter. From 5 October, the airline will once again operate daily services to Los Angeles with the giant aircraft. This will be followed on 28 October by the entry into service of an Airbus A380 to Bangkok. The aircraft will increase the number of seats available by almost...

Lufthansa confirms a new regional airline based in Munich

There was already Lufthansa, and there was also Eurowings. And now a third German airline, a subsidiary of the group, is taking shape at Munich airport: City Airlines. The project, launched in May 2022, includes 40 Airbus A319 aircraft for this airline, which will operate point-to-point services from the capital...

Three new Swiss Senses classes coming soon

The Lufthansa group is looking for renewal. Following in the footsteps of its eponymous airline, which recently presented the Allegris project, it is now Swiss's turn to adorn itself in new finery. The Swiss Senses collection was unveiled at the beginning of March. Aimed at the long-haul network, it will cover three classes of travel: the...

Double success for Lufthansa's "Allegris" First Class suite

Lufthansa is preparing a revolution in its Premium offer. The German airline has just given more details about its new Allegris product, in particular its suites. Lufthansa is enhancing its first class offer with "Suite Plus". It consists of a separate double cabin with floor-to-ceiling walls, a lockable door and a...

Lufthansa to tighten its summer schedule for 2023

At the end of last year, Lufthansa promised that the terrible conditions of the summer of 2022, with its stream of delays, airport congestion, queues at security checks and lost luggage, would not be repeated in 2023. Not a chance. The German group has decided to anticipate possible problems...

Launch of "Green Awards" for the Lufthansa Group

The Lufthansa Group is further expanding the opportunities for more sustainable travel with the launch of a green fare. The group claims to be the first airline in the world to offer a new fare that includes more climate-friendly flights. As of February 15, passengers travelling with...

Lufthansa and its Frankfurt hub hit by computer breakdown

A black day for Lufthansa and Frankfurt airport. The German carrier and its hub were severely disrupted on Wednesday by a computer breakdown. This led to the suspension of most landings and the cancellation of many flights. In order to avoid any speculation linked to the geopolitical context, the two players involved quickly...

Munich to recover two-thirds of its passenger traffic by 2022

A rather favourable year. This is how the management of Munich airport sees the results for the hub in 2022. The Bavarian capital's airport, the second largest hub for German airline Lufthansa, has seen its traffic jump by 153.2%. That's 19 million more passengers between 2021 and...

From 2024, Miles and More will simplify the status of...

With a simplified Miles & More programme, all Lufthansa Group airlines will offer their passengers a more comprehensible and transparent points system for obtaining and retaining Frequent Traveller, Senator and HON Circle status. The changes are due to take effect when passengers book flights from January 1, 2024. A new...

Biarritz-Frankfurt and Bordeaux-Munich for Lufthansa in summer 2023

Lufthansa will continue to densify its network in summer 2023 by adding seven destinations in Europe from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs. In total, the German airline will offer more than 205 destinations worldwide, almost as many as before the coronavirus pandemic. With 5,200 weekly frequencies, the number of routes from...