A controversial Biden administration rule has been finalized that requires anyone who makes a living buying and selling guns to conduct background checks on their customers. Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Wednesday that allows state authorities in Iowa to arrest and deport immigrants who have previously been deported or […]
BERLIN—Lufthansa plans to cancel 34,000 flights in the summer half-year, German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche said on Thursday, adding the number could increase as cancellations at its Eurowings and SWISS units might be added. “Lufthansa has adjusted the 2023 summer flight schedule from Frankfurt and Munich,” the paper quoted a Lufthansa spokesperson as saying. The exact […]
LONDON—German airline Lufthansa said it had issued a 1.6 billion euro ($1.92 billion) bond on Thursday, money that will be used to repay part of a bailout given last year by state lender KfW to help it cope with the COVID-19 crisis. “We are very grateful for the support we receive in our home markets. […]
BERLIN—On Wednesday, Lufthansa’s board said it cannot accept the conditions set by the European Commission for a 9 billion euro ($9.9 billion) bailout. The CCP virus pandemic has almost grounded the entire airline industry. Europe’s second-largest carrier Lufthansa, which has been losing a million euros every hour, according to Simple Flying, needs a lifeline to survive. […]
FRANKFURT, Germany—Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Eurowings has canceled more than 170 flights scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday due to a strike by flight attendants at sister company Germanwings. The cancellations mostly affect flights within Germany from airports that include Cologne-Bonn, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, and Duesseldorf. Information on the cancellations was available Sunday on Eurowing’s website. […]
Frequent flier Rajan Mahbubani thought he had discovered the ultimate hack for getting preferential treatment at airports. Instead, it got him arrested. In a case that’s been compared to the Leonardo DiCaprio conman movie “Catch Me If You Can,” the 48-year-old allegedly donned the uniform of a Lufthansa pilot in order to fool airport workers […]
