Articles tagged “lufthansa”

The European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a new open skies agreement aimed at recovering and expanding airline links between the two regions.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at the state of travel in 2022 and beyond, Montage’s expansion plans, and upgrades to upper class passenger experience.

Airlines are investing billions of dollars in their premium offerings to meet recovering business and strong premium leisure travel demand.

The Lufthansa Group cannot catch a break. Pilots at its budget subsidiary, Eurowings, will go on strike Thursday unless a last minute deal on wages can be reached.

The two European heavyweights claim they now see eye to eye on the future of airfare retailing. Just don’t expect pay-as-you-fly to take off just yet.

Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss Lufthansa's history of acquisitions and expansion, and what a potential ITA Airways deal could mean for the group.

Fast forward to 2022, and Lufthansa is again contemplating an investment in a foreign airline. This time it’s Italy’s ITA Airways, the successor of longtime laughingstock Alitalia.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Choice Hotels’ upscale ambitions, Brazil’s beach privatization, and Lufthansa’s earnings.

Two dueling bids are in for ITA Airways but CEO Fabio Lazzerini is quiet on what direction he sees the Italian government going with the privatization of the airline. Lufthansa and MSC Global, and Certares, Delta and Air France are anxiously awaiting.

Frankfurt Airport joined London Heathrow among major European hubs slashing flights to try and ease delays and cancellations just as the peak of summer air travel is about to begin.