Articles tagged “lufthansa”

Consolidation isn’t just happening within countries; international airlines are also increasingly seeking partnerships that allow the carriers to cut costs while increasing revenue.

Giving out free miles to attract doctors on flights is ultimately cheaper than what it would cost for the airline to provide doctors, or the equivalent training for its own staff.

Airlines are the among the first to be financially impacted when news of an outbreak starts to spread, but they’re also on the front lines of global travel and responsible for monitoring potentially ill passengers.

The 2% of Lufthansa's freight income that rolls in thanks to animals is nothing to sneeze at, even if you are an allergic flyer.

Lufthansa will be forced to find another way to work towards higher profits than a two-year pay freeze and longer hours for employees -- unless it fancies a series of labor outburst and customer cancellations.

Discounted first-class seats? Now there's a wrinkle. Lufthansa would rather get some revenue for them instead of giving them away in free upgrades.

Airlines have used first class to reward its best business customers with upgrades, but they're realizing it's not a perk they can justify; plus, they need more space for paying business-class customers.

Legacy carriers saw little threat from the budget airlines that have a captured a key component of their business, but this article argues that the giants’ overwhelming presence at hub airports ultimately makes up for their losses.

Lufthansa has spent much of 2012 rethinking its post-BMI strategy as well as how it will take on rival Gulf airlines that are gaining slots and winning customers across Europe.