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A Lufthansa flight to Chicago was forced to return to Frankfurt on Thursday after an unusual odour was smelled in the cabin, the German airline said on Thursday. The Boeing 747 carrying 320 passengers and 19 crew members turned around due to an "unidentifiable electrical odour," a company statement said. Lufthansa said there was no smoke on board at any time and that the cause of the smell was still being investigated by technicians. The aircraft landed "normally" in Frankfurt. The passengers were to continue their journey on Thursday evening on a replacement aircraft. Germany's Bild newspaper...
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A Lufthansa flight to Chicago was forced to return to Frankfurt on Thursday after an unusual odour was smelled in the cabin, the German airline said on Thursday. The Boeing 747 carrying 320 passengers and 19 crew members turned around due to an "unidentifiable electrical odour," a company statement said. Lufthansa said there was no smoke on board at any time and that the cause of the smell was still being investigated by technicians. The aircraft landed "normally" in Frankfurt. The passengers were to continue their journey on Thursday evening on a replacement aircraft. Germany's Bild newspaper...
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A Lufthansa flight to Chicago was forced to return to Frankfurt on Thursday after an unusual odour was smelled in the cabin, the German airline said on Thursday. The Boeing 747 carrying 320 passengers and 19 crew members turned around due to an "unidentifiable electrical odour," a company statement said. Lufthansa said there was no smoke on board at any time and that the cause of the smell was still being investigated by technicians. The aircraft landed "normally" in Frankfurt. The passengers were to continue their journey on Thursday evening on a replacement aircraft. Germany's Bild newspaper...
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Das Gericht der Europäischen Union hat die Genehmigung der millionenschweren deutschen Hilfen für den Ferienflieger Condor für nichtig erklärt. Die EU-Kommission hätte ein förmliches Prüfverfahren einleiten müssen, entschieden die Richter in Luxemburg. Der deutsche Staat hatte die Condor 2019 mit einem Kredit der Förderbank KfW gerettet, nachdem der damalige Mutterkonzern Thomas Cook in die Pleite gerutscht war. Die Brüsseler Behörde habe nicht ausreichend geprüft, ob Deutschland durch die Beihilfe ein angemessener Anteil am künftigen Wertgewinn von Condor zugesichert werde, befanden die Richt...
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The long-running attempt by Lufthansa to acquire a stake in the state-owned Italian airline Ita took another possible step forward on Tuesday, as the parties involved offered the European Commission further concessions. Brussels had been offered "additions" in line with the commission's demands, the Italian Finance Ministry said, without providing any details. Lufthansa also refused to provide details about the apparent concessions. Lufthansa wants initially to buy a 41% stake in the state-owned airline Ita Airways, formerly Alitalia. In return, Ita is to receive €325 million ($350 million) in...
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German national carrier Lufthansa reported its first quarter 2024 earnings on Tuesday, clocking in an operating loss of -€849 million, a steep plunge from Q1 2023's loss of -€273 million euros. However, the group saw its revenue for the first quarter rise 5% year-on-year to €7.4 billion, up from €7 billion in Q1 2023. Net loss for the group was -€734 million, down from Q1 2023's -€467 million. This was mainly due to ongoing strike actions by both Lufthansa's employees, as well as partner companies' employees, which also affected the wider airline industry. Unit costs for Lufthansa's Passenger ...
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German flagship airline Lufthansa is cutting costs after labour strikes in the first quarter, with measures including hiring fewer staff in administration. At the presentation of the final quarterly figures for this year in Frankfurt, chief executive Carsten Spohr said that savings had to be made in all areas that did not directly affect customers. In principle, the company had resolved to manage with 20% fewer managers and employees in the administrative areas compared to 2019. The high strike costs would also have to be recouped through increased productivity, Spohr said. Tickets for the gro...
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German flagship airline Lufthansa is cutting costs after labour strikes in the first quarter, with measures including hiring fewer staff in administration. At the presentation of the final quarterly figures for this year in Frankfurt, chief executive Carsten Spohr said that savings had to be made in all areas that did not directly affect customers. In principle, the company had resolved to manage with 20% fewer managers and employees in the administrative areas compared to 2019. The high strike costs would also have to be recouped through increased productivity, Spohr said. Tickets for the gro...
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German flagship airline Lufthansa is cutting costs after labour strikes in the first quarter, with measures including hiring fewer staff in administration. At the presentation of the final quarterly figures for this year in Frankfurt, chief executive Carsten Spohr said that savings had to be made in all areas that did not directly affect customers. In principle, the company had resolved to manage with 20% fewer managers and employees in the administrative areas compared to 2019. The high strike costs would also have to be recouped through increased productivity, Spohr said. Tickets for the gro...
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German national carrier Lufthansa is cutting costs after labour strikes in the first quarter. When presenting its final quarterly figures in Frankfurt on Tuesday, the MDax-listed company announced that its core brand Lufthansa intends to reduce operating costs, stop new projects and review administrative hiring. Group-wide, chief executive Carsten Spohr expects flight capacity for 2024 to be only 92% of the level seen before the Covid-19 crisis. However, bookings for the summer half-year are 16% higher than a year ago. Spohr had already slashed his profit forecast for 2024 in mid-April due to ...
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