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Airline Weekly
Switzerland is good for more than just chocolates and cheese at the Lufthansa Group.
3 weeks ago
News Blog
Lufthansa has suffered an "IT outage," prompting the German airline group to delay and cancel all its flights. "Currently, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are affected by an IT outage," the company said in a social media post on Wednesday morning. "This is causing flight delays and cancellations. We regret the inconvenience this is…
Matthew Parsons | 1 month ago
Blended travel isn't the only thing that Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr is looking forward to. Limits on adding back flights and strong travel demand are boosting the bottom line.
5 months ago
Swiss Air flyers will soon be able to connect to Interlaken and Lucerne on a single ticket. The airline will expand its "Air Rail" partnership with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to the two famed destinations in Switzerland from December 11. The expansion comes as airlines as increasingly relying on rail partners for local, or regional,…
Edward Russell | 5 months ago
Airlines are investing billions of dollars in their premium offerings to meet recovering business and strong premium leisure travel demand.
Airlines
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.
Matthew Parsons | 6 months ago
Online Travel
Searches for travel — and retail items — propelled Google's advertising business in the second quarter, although one executive acknowledged that the travel sector is "experiencing some challenges."
Dennis Schaal | 8 months ago
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.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago
Coronavirus
The exact reasons for wanting to terminate the content deal aren’t clear, but Lufthansa’s direct-selling drive might have something to do with it.
Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago
Ideaworks believes that web design which makes it easier for consumers to know about and purchase a la carte ancillary products is essential to encouraging these sales. Call it hate-selling with a human face.
Marisa Garcia, Skift | 7 years ago
