Articles tagged “swiss”

Airline Weekly

Lufthansa Sees Record Summer Revenue Thanks to Capacity Limits

Thought flights to Europe were expensive last summer? Wait until this summer.

Lufthansa Sees Record Summer Revenue Thanks to Capacity Limits

News Blog

Swiss Air Cancels Hundreds of Flights Through October

Swiss International Air Lines is the latest to fall victim to the operational disarray European airlines find themselves in this summer. The Zurich-based Lufthansa Group carrier will cancel roughly 2 percent of its schedule in August, September, and October in order to minimize disruptions, Swiss said Tuesday. That represents 676 flights over the three month…

News Blog

Swiss Air Expands Air-Rail Connections to Munich

Swiss International Air Lines is rebranding and expanding its air-rail partnership with Swiss railway operator SBB with new connections to Munich. SBB will offer six daily trains between the Zurich airport and Munich that Swiss flyers can book on a single itinerary, the airline said Wednesday. The service will be branded "SWISS Air Rail," and…

News Blog

Lufthansa Accelerates Recovery on Strong Demand

The Lufthansa Group plans to return to its pre-pandemic level of flying sooner than expected, CEO Carsten Spohr said Tuesday. "Until now we assumed that we would not fully return to pre-crisis levels before the middle of this decade. But in view of the present strong demand dynamic, this forecast may prove too conservative, and…

Airlines

5 Takeaways From Skift Aviation Forum

Have airlines passed an inflection point and will 2022 be the year demand recovers more fully? Airline executives at the Skift Aviation Forum believe so, although they warn that the road to recovery will be bumpy.

5 Takeaways From Skift Aviation Forum

Airline Weekly

Lufthansa Hopes New Subsidiary Eurowings Discover Will Gain Long-Haul Traction

Lufthansa Hopes New Subsidiary Eurowings Discover Will Gain Long-Haul Traction

Airline Weekly

Swiss to Cut Airline Staff, Slash Fleet Amid a Structural Change in Business Travel

Swiss to Cut Airline Staff, Slash Fleet Amid a Structural Change in Business Travel

Business Travel

Why Digital Health Passports Offer a False Hope for Business Travel’s Immediate Revival

Covid-free flights have officially landed, but businesses on the whole aren’t quite convinced.

Why Digital Health Passports Offer a False Hope for Business Travel’s Immediate Revival

Online Travel

Lufthansa Group Shifts to Next Phase of Its Pioneering Distribution Strategy

Lufthansa Group may have done more than any other airline group to aggravate Amadeus, Travelport, and especially Sabre in recent years. Yet a grudging truce in the distribution battle may be possible, according to this exclusive interview with a top executive.

Lufthansa Group Shifts to Next Phase of Its Pioneering Distribution Strategy

Airlines

Lufthansa to Step Up Restructuring After Posting a $2.35 Billion Loss

Restructuring won't be easy, and the process of paying off its latest debts won't be helped by numbers like the $1 billion hit from fuel hedging contracts. There's a long road ahead for the group.

Lufthansa to Step Up Restructuring After Posting a $2.35 Billion Loss