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Lufthansa Group to Suspend All Operations at Brussels Airport on March 12

The Lufthansa Group has announced a total suspension of all flight operations at Brussels Airport beginning at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Th...

Lufthansa Cabin Crew Negotiations Collapse as Management Demands Radical Labor Concessions

Negotiations between Lufthansa and the Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) regarding a new framework collective agreement collapsed on Fr...

Middle East crisis: Lufthansa Rescue Flight Arrives Following Prolonged Negotiations Over State Funding

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 commissioned by the German Foreign Office landed in Frankfurt on Thursday morning, marking the carrier's first evacuation ...

No Industrial Action: Union Prioritizes Repatriation Flights as Lufthansa Prepares to Report Record Profits

**The pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced a suspension of all industrial action for the remainder of the current week.** The organization...

Cabin Crew Prepare for Strike Decision After Stalled Wage Negotiations

The Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation (UFO) is evaluating its next steps following a critical meeting with Lufthansa management held on Friday, F...

Lufthansa CityLine Strike Expected in Mid-March

Cockpit personnel at Lufthansa CityLine have secured a formal mandate for industrial action, with strikes expected to commence by mid-March. The move ...

Lufthansa CityLine Pilots Secure Overwhelming Strike Mandate Following Ballot

Pilots at Lufthansa CityLine have secured a formal mandate for industrial action with over 90 percent of participants voting in favor of strikes. The ...

Lufthansa CityLine Pilots Move Toward Strike as Wage Negotiations Collapse

Pilots at Lufthansa CityLine are preparing for industrial action following the breakdown of collective bargaining negotiations. The pilots' union, Ver...

Eurowings Faces Legal Challenge Over Opaque Cabin Baggage Pricing

The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV) has filed a lawsuit against Eurowings GmbH at the Regional Court of Düsseldorf. The legal actio...

Lufthansa Personnel Force Soloist to Transport Unprotected 18th-Century Violin

Ms. Carolin Widmann was forced to transport a 1782 Guadagnini violin without its protective case following a boarding denial by Lufthansa ground staff...

Lufthansa Faces Reinstated Lawsuit Over Disclosure of Gay Couple’s Status to Saudi Authorities

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit against Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The ruling allows a gay couple to pur...

Lufthansa Pilot Strike Imminent for February 2026 as 'City Airlines' Dispute Escalates

The Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union has indicated that a massive strike across Lufthansa mainline and cargo divisions is imminent for late February ...

Lufthansa Group documented rejecting 76 percent of valid compensation claims until legal action taken

Lufthansa Group airlines are systematically rejecting valid compensation claims until legal proceedings are initiated. A report by the consumer law fi...

Lufthansa Group Implements Global Environmental Surcharges Amid Allegations of Greenwashing

Lufthansa Group will implement a mandatory environmental cost surcharge for all flights departing from European countries starting in January 2025. Th...

SWISS Exploits Legal Loophole to Deny Compensation for Mechanical Failures

SWISS International Air Lines is utilizing a discrepancy between Swiss and European law to avoid paying passenger compensation for flight delays cause...