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Lufthansa introduces paid hand luggage on short and medium-haul flights from May 2026

Lufthansa introduces paid hand luggage on short and medium-haul flights from May 2026

Lufthansa will ab dem 19. Mai 2026 auf Kurz- und Mittelstreckenflügen nur noch einen kleinen persönlichen Gegenstand wie eine Handtasche oder einen Laptop-Rucksack kostenfrei im Handgepäck erlauben – alles darüber hinaus kostet extra. Die Airline führt dafür einen neuen Einstiegstarif …

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 short-haul flights by October as fuel costs soar

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 short-haul flights by October as fuel costs soar

Lufthansa is cutting 20,000 short-haul flights by October, a move driven by soaring jet fuel prices following the outbreak of the Iran war and the phase-out of its regional subsidiary Cityline. The airline says the reduction will save approximately 40,000 …

Lufthansa retires Cityline subsidiary and grounds 27 aircraft

Fleet reductions target inefficiency, not just cost

Lufthansa is retiring its regional subsidiary Cityline and grounding 27 older Canadair jets effective immediately, while also planning to phase out six aging long-haul aircraft and two Boeing 747-400s by winter, as strikes and surging kerosene costs force the airline …

Lufthansa suspends Cityline as strikes ground hundreds of flights

Lufthansa suspends Cityline operations amid ongoing strikes

Lufthansa grounded hundreds of flights on Thursday as pilots and cabin crew walked out for a fifth consecutive day of strikes, even as the airline announced the immediate suspension of its regional subsidiary Cityline due to soaring fuel costs and …

Lufthansa grounds hundreds of flights and shuts down Cityline subsidiary

UFO representative Harry Jaeger described the decision as a „war against our own people,“ while Vereinigung Cockpit leader Andreas Pinheiro confirmed strikes would continue into Friday at both Lufthansa and Cityline. <!– wp:paragraph /> wp:paragraph /> wp:paragraph> The airline intends …

Lufthansa grounds Cityline regional subsidiary over strikes and fuel costs

Lufthansa grounds Cityline regional subsidiary over strikes and fuel costs

Lufthansa has grounded its regional subsidiary Cityline effective immediately amid a fourth consecutive day of strikes by pilots and cabin crew, grounding hundreds of flights across Germany. The airline cited soaring jet fuel prices and the financial strain of ongoing …

Lufthansa strikes cancel flights across Germany over pension disputes

Company pensions are the primary sticking point

Forty flights at Berlin’s BER airport vanished from the schedule this week as Lufthansa’s labor disputes entered a critical fourth day. The collapse of mediation between the airline and the Cockpit Association (VC) has triggered a rare, overlapping strike where …

Lufthansa flights ground as pilot and flight attendant strikes expand

When are the pilots scheduled to strike? Following the failed mediation, the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called for pilots to strike on Thursday and Friday. Pilots are seeking higher company pensions and better retirement provisions. Flight attendants are primarily demanding …

Lufthansa: Möglicher Pilotenstreik am Donnerstag und Freitag

Lufthansa feiert heute ein Jahrhundert Luftfahrt, doch der Glanz des Jubiläums verblasst angesichts einer beispiellosen Streikwelle. Während in Frankfurt im neuen Besucherzentrum „Hangar One“ die politische Elite zusammenkommt, bleiben die Maschinen am Boden. Es ist ein bitteres Paradoxon: Gerade als …

Lufthansa-Piloten kündigen weitere Streiks im Tarifstreit an

Die Lufthansa steckt in einer gefährlichen Abwärtsspirale aus Arbeitskämpfen, die das Vertrauen der Passagiere und die Stabilität des Flugplans massiv erschüttern. Während die Pilotengewerkschaft Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) für Donnerstag und Freitag weitere Streiks angekündigt hat, schlägt sie gleichzeitig ein verbindliches …