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Lufthansa flight diverted to Boston after iPad gets stuck in seat
Lufthansa flight made an emergency diversion to Boston after an iPad became jammed in a business-class seat.
Published on Apr 28, 2025 06:42 AM IST
Air India expands codeshare partnership with Lufthansa for 60 additional routes
Flights currently operated by Air India and Lufthansa between India and Germany or Switzerland will be covered under the expanded codeshare partnership
Published on Feb 20, 2025 02:49 PM IST
PTI |
Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt hit by severe turbulence, 11 injured
The airlines said that the turbulence was brief and occurred in an intertropical convergence zone.
Updated on Nov 12, 2024 09:08 PM IST
Kannada announcement in Bengaluru-Munich flight impresses passenger. Details
The Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to make flight announcements in Kannada mandatory across all airlines.
Published on Nov 12, 2024 06:00 PM IST
Bebe Rexha became a ‘hate crime’ victim at Munich airport; here's what happened
Bebe Rexha appears to have been discriminated against at the Munich airport for speaking Albanian. The singer shared her account through shaky breaths on Insta.
Published on Aug 17, 2024 11:40 PM IST
Norwegian man boards Lufthansa flights on 2 consecutive days, without a ticket!
The 39-year-old first bypassed security at Terminal 2 of Germany's second-busiest airport on August 4.
Published on Aug 13, 2024 09:17 PM IST
Lufthansa to consider raising stake in ITA to 90%, CEO says
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Published on Jul 04, 2024 11:54 AM IST
Reuters |
Passenger gets into an argument after Lufthansa staff deny her boarding
The short viral video shows the passenger repeatedly asking the staff to give her in writing about not boarding the plane. That's when the staff calls security.
Published on May 09, 2024 06:12 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Boeing bounces twice along runway, video captures 'roughest landing' ever: Watch
Lufthansa crew navigates Boeing 747-8 through hair-raising landing at LAX.
Published on Apr 27, 2024 09:24 AM IST
Lufthansa suspends Tehran flights amid concerns over potential Iran attacks
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Israel "must be punished and it shall be" for the Damascus strike.
Published on Apr 11, 2024 09:47 AM IST
Reuters |
Germany faces travel disruptions: Lufthansa cabin crew strike to disrupt flights
Travel chaos continues in Germany as Lufthansa navigates two-day cabin crew strike next week, which is set to affect flights from Frankfurt and Munich
Published on Mar 10, 2024 05:42 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Lufthansa warns latest two-day strike will hit 200,000 travellers
Ground crew are among workers in Germany’s transport industry that have walked out over salary levels as staff shortages and high inflation bite.
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 05:23 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Lufthansa Airlines strike today: 100,000 passengers to be affected | Details
Lufthansa Airlines, the German flag carrier, is set to go on a strike on Wednesday. Some 25,000 staff will take part in the walkout over pay.
Published on Feb 07, 2024 07:09 AM IST
Lufthansa crew accused of discriminating against Indians, Paytm CEO reacts
Lufthansa flights attendants have been accused of openly discriminating against Indians, particularly those who couldn't speak English.
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 04:20 PM IST
Shweta Kukreti
Lufthansa brings direct flights between Bengaluru and Munich
Bengaluru becomes the third Indian city with a direct connection to Lufthansa's Munich hub.
Published on Nov 05, 2023 09:47 PM IST
Lufthansa CEO takes on cabin crew role, shares experience on LinkedIn
Lufthansa Airlines CEO Jens Ritter documented his experince on LinkedIn. Many have reacted to his post and shared their thoughts.
Published on Aug 24, 2023 08:11 PM IST
Lufthansa pilot 'draws' 24 km long giant penis in the sky
A Lufthansa pilot allegedly 'drew' a penis in the sky after getting agitated over flight diversion.
Published on Aug 04, 2023 11:17 AM IST
Vrinda Jain
After Go First blames P&W, Lufthansa grounds 10 A220 planes over engine issues
This comes a day after Indian budget carrier Go First suspended all flights for 72 hours and filed for insolvency after blaming the American manufacturer
Updated on May 04, 2023 02:09 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Lufthansa crew, asked passengers to delete images, videos after turbulence
On March 1, A Lufthansa flight was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport after experiencing turbulence and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals, officials said.
Published on Mar 12, 2023 06:57 PM IST
Texas-Germany Lufthansa flight hit with severe turbulence, 7 hospitalised
A Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals, officials said.
Updated on Mar 03, 2023 01:56 AM IST
AP |
After Lufthansa outage, websites of 3 German airports down, hacking suspected
The websites of at least three airports in Germany - Dusseldorf, Nuremberg, and Dortmund - were offline Thursday, a day after an IT systems failure disrupted flight operations of German carrier Lufthansa and left thousands of passengers stranded at the Frankfurt airport.
Published on Feb 16, 2023 05:57 PM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Frankfurt airport halts most landings amid Lufthansa IT problems | 7 points
German airline giant Lufthansa said Wednesday it was forced to cancel or delay flights across its airlines after construction work in Frankfurt caused a major IT outage.
Published on Feb 15, 2023 05:57 PM IST
Lufthansa says 'IT outage' behind worldwide flight delays, cancellations
An IT fault at Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa has caused massive flight delays and disruption at airlines across the group worldwide, the company said on Wednesday, adding that the fault cause was still unclear.
Published on Feb 15, 2023 03:39 PM IST
Reuters |
Germany: Lufthansa pilots begin strike action, 800 flights cancelled
The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) called for the strike on Thursday night after collective bargaining negotiations with the company failed. The union says it is demanding a 5.5% pay rise for its more than 5,000 pilots alongside automatic inflation adjustments for 2023.
Published on Sep 02, 2022 01:54 PM IST
Lufthansa pilots on strike, 800 flights likely to be cancelled today
The airline said it was doing everything possible to minimise the effects of Friday's strike called by the pilots' union, but it could not rule out cancellations or delays on some routes over the weekend.
Published on Sep 02, 2022 09:38 AM IST
Lufthansa faces more turmoil after pilots back potential strikes
Pilot strikes at Europe’s biggest airline would add to a summer of chaos across the continent, where airports and airlines have struggled to accommodate a surge in bookings compared with the pandemic-induced slowdown.
Published on Jul 31, 2022 05:25 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Lufthansa German ground staff strike cancels 100+ flights, 134,000 fliers stuck
Around1,000 Lufthansa flights were canceled affecting passengers in the latest travel crisis to hit Europe.
Published on Jul 27, 2022 02:54 PM IST
AP |
Lufthansa apologises for summer travel chaos amid lifting of Covid-19 curbs
Lufthansa CEO apologises for summer travel chaos amid lifting of Covid-19 curbs, says company is recruiting new staff including thousands of employees in Europe but the efforts will only bear fruit in winter
Updated on Jun 28, 2022 04:56 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Berlin
Airline staff shortages threaten to ruin millions of summer holidays
From Sydney, where passengers are waiting for hours to check in, to chaotic scenes in India and Europe, where the UK has seen weeks of disruption and Deutsche Lufthansa AG is canceling hundreds of flights, the aviation industry doesn’t have nearly enough people to run operations smoothly, even as post-summer demand for travel is still unclear.
Published on Jun 17, 2022 02:43 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Why Jew passengers were denied boarding? Lufthansa apologises amid outrage
Reportedly, the airline had refused a large number of Jewish passengers to board a connecting flight from New York transiting in Frankfurt for a flight to Budapest on May 4.
Updated on May 12, 2022 09:57 AM IST
Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Swati Bhasin
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