Lufthansa
Lufthansa Prepares for Two-Day Strike, Will Ground 90% of Flights
Flights in Germany will be brought to an abrupt standstill starting Wednesday when hundreds of ground personnel at Deutsche Lufthansa will walk out on strike for two consecutive days.
The job action will impact at least 100,000 Lufthansa passengers, the carrier said.
German’s flagship carrier is racing to book passengers on alternative flights or via railroad, where possible.
Lufthansa will operate between 10% and 20% of its 1,000 scheduled flights on February 7, …
Austrian Airlines Introduces First Ever Non-Stop Linking Boston to Vienna
Austrian Airlines announced on Tuesday plans to introduce new, non-stop service between Boston Logan International Airport and Flughafen Wien-Schwechat.
“Bostonians will soon be able to experience Austrian’s premium onboard products, high-end culinary options and the warm, friendly hospitality for which Austria is known,” said Dirk Janzen, the carrier’s vice president of sales, in a statement announcing the new route.
The new service will launch on July 1, 2024 and will operate using …
Great Moments in Travel History – January 2024 Edition
Although many believe that January is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and time, scholars believe that January is named after janua, the Latin word for door, given that January is the start of the year and hence an opening to new things.
The month of January was created around 450 B.C.E. when the original ten-month Roman calendar was replaced by a 12-month calendar with January at the start. Today, …
Boeing Beats Out Airbus With First Lufthansa Narrow-Body Sale Since 1995
Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline, announced an order for up to 100 Boeing 737 Max jets as well as a separate order for 40 Airbus A220-300 jetliners, née the Bombardier CSeries.
The order is the airline’s first purchase of single-aisle planes from Boeing in three decades.
The airline has a long history with the Boeing 737.
“Around 60 years ago, Lufthansa was co-developer and launch customer of this globally successful model,“ said Carsten Spohr, …
Airlines Suspend Flights in Wake of Attack on Israel
Multiple international airlines announced the suspension of flights to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise and unwarranted attack on Israel by Hamas militants took place over the weekend. Several other airlines said they would severely curtain their operations in the region.
El Al, the country’s flag carrier, however, announced additional flights in order to bring army reservists home in the country’s biggest mobilization in history.
Music festival revelers in the Israeli …
‘Severe Turbulence’ on Lufthansa Flight Leaves At Least 7 Injured
At least seven people including a flight attendant on a Lufthansa flight from Austin to Frankfurt on Wednesday were injured after the aircraft encountered what was termed “severe turbulence” by aviation authorities.
Lufthansa Flight 469 departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 4:52 p.m. local time with a wheels-up time of 5:09 p.m.
The Airbus A330-300 diverted to Washington’s Dulles International Airport as a result of the incident and “landed safely” at 9:10 p.m. …
Delta Flight Attendant’s Antisemitic Stance on New York-Bound Flight Latest in a String of Documented Discrimination by Airline Staff
Delta Air Lines is once again in the spotlight with allegations of antisemitism against an employee after an incident on a flight from Fort Lauderdale International Airport to New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
The incident involved a Hasidic Jew who was ordered off the flight prior to departure after a flight attendant reportedly said to him, “You people always come with a lot of packages.”
The man hat placed his hat box in …
