A little over a week ago Lufthansa had an important announcement to make: it terminated the so-called perspective agreement (PPV), which basically regulates the relationship between the powerful group of employees and the airline, effective June 30, 2022, and thus ensured the least for the crews said bad vibes. A week later Lufthansa has to cancel six long-haul flights over Christmas because suddenly there is an "extremely high sickness rate".Of course, it will never be possible to prove whether there...
Long haul flights affected In the middle of the Christmas season: Lufthansa has to cancel flights due to a high level of sick leave An Airbus A340 at take-off: Long-haul Lufthansa flights from Frankfurt are particularly affected by the flight cancellations © Imago Images Even before the Omikron wave, Lufthansa had problems providing enough staff for its flights. Now many pilots are reporting sick. It remains unclear whether the current wave of illness has something to do with Corona. So...
Das Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) hat wegen der Omikron-Variante des Coronavirus seine Risikobewertung verschärft. Die Infektionsgefährdung für genesene und zweifach geimpfte Menschen werde nun als hoch eingeschätzt, teilte das RKI mit. Für die Gruppe der Ungeimpften bleibe es „sehr hoch“. Für dreifach Geimpfte sei von einem moderaten Risiko auszugehen. Für die Bevölkerung in Deutschland insgesamt sehe das RKI die Gefährdung durch Covid-19 als sehr hoch an, heißt es in der geänderten Risikobewertung weiter. Ursächlich dafür seien das Auftreten und die rasante...
To understand it, a quick look back to 2017. Air traffic was booming, and with it Lufthansa. The group had long wanted to get the coveted five-star rating from the Skytrax agency, which would distinguish it as one of the best airlines in the world. But the project kept failing. Above all, the constant pilot strikes annoyed examiners and passengers. A seemingly never-ending conflict about savings, outsourcing and goods in possession disrupted what is now a fairly ideal world. Then...
air traffic Lufthansa: collective agreements terminated - pilots about to be dismissed? Lufthansa has surplus cockpit staff - and now has to find solutions. Photo: Boris Roessler / dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH 21 months after the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, personnel issues in the cockpits of the shrinking Lufthansa are still unresolved. In the negotiations, increasingly tough conditions are used. At the corona-stricken Lufthansa, the conflict over excess cockpit personnel is worsening. The group has terminated an agreement with...
Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr expects further restrictions for unvaccinated passengers worldwide. "We see this trend worldwide. Global freedom will be preserved for vaccinated and convalescent people," said Spohr Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (Saturday edition). There are already restrictions for those who have not been vaccinated. EU citizens are only allowed to enter the USA if they are fully vaccinated and also tested negative for the corona virus. Spohr emphasized the advantages of compulsory vaccination, as it should apply in Austria from...
air traffic Lufthansa expects more restrictions for unvaccinated people Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr expects further restrictions for unvaccinated passengers worldwide. (Archive image) Photo: Soeren Stache / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH According to estimates by Lufthansa, there could be even more restrictions for unvaccinated people in air travel in the future. What already applies to the USA could expand. Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr expects further restrictions for unvaccinated passengers worldwide. “We see this trend worldwide. Global freedom will be...
air traffic Lufthansa pays back German state aid After a successful Corona rescue, Lufthansa repaid the direct German state aid. Photo: Gregor Fischer / dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH In the Corona crisis, several countries are saving Lufthansa from a crash with billions in aid. Now she has paid back the direct aid from the German taxpayers. After a successful Corona rescue, Lufthansa repaid the direct German state aid. The two silent participations of the state economic stabilization fund (WSF) were...
Lufthansa has completely repaid the financial aid from the German state. Lufthansa announced that the outstanding sum of one billion euros from a silent contribution had been repaid to the economic stabilization fund. The funds not yet drawn were canceled at the same time. This means that all government loans and silent participations totaling 3.5 billion euros have been repaid earlier than expected. From the rescue operation, with which the airline had to be supported because of the almost complete...
Status: 11/12/2021 3:32 p.m. Air traffic collapsed in the Corona crisis - and with it Lufthansa's business. The airline was saved with billions in aid from several countries. The group has now repaid the German direct aid. Lufthansa has fully repaid the direct German state aid granted in the Corona crisis. On Friday, one billion euros went to the Federal Republic's Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF), and funds that were not called up were also canceled, Lufthansa announced. State remains the...
