Korean Air is among the last airlines still flying the iconic Boeing 747, but it is scheduled to pull the jet from a particularly long US route in 2025. Route scheduling data from the aviation analytics company Cirium shows Korean Air plans to stop flying the 747 on its 7,153-mile (11,511km) route from Seoul to … Read more
German national carrier Lufthansa on Tuesday was slapped with a $4 million fine by the US Department of Transportation for booting 128 Jewish passengers from a flight after an airline staffer reportedly fumed that “everyone has to pay” for the mistakes of a few. The airline allegedly discriminated against the group of Orthodox Jewish passengers … Read more
A landmark ruling has been issued against Lufthansa, Germany’s largest airline. The US Department of Transportation has imposed a record $4 million fine for the company’s discriminatory treatment of Jewish passengers. Lufthansa has been held accountable for a blatant act of discrimination. The DOT said in a consent order that the airline was fined for … Read more
“And our duck has a name – Douglas,” she says. Douglas the Duck at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. The first rubber ducks were made in the 1880s, although not as we know them today – the cheery yellow versions we recognise now were born in the 1940s. While many credit US-based sculptor Peter Ganine for creating … Read more
This European tour, the longest in the orchestra’s history, was now being billed as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The Hong Kong Philharmonic performed in Singapore to warm up for the European tour. Photo: Aloysius Lim The plan was to begin with a warm-up performance in Singapore, from where the orchestra would fly to … Read more
A majority of Lufthansa flights to and from Germany have been grounded, with more than 200,000 passengers likely to be affected this week. The flight cancellations resulted from the 35-hour strike by Lufthansa’s ground staff. The walkout by the staff began at 8pm on Monday at Frankfurt airport. Whereas at the Munich, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, … Read more
Passengers on a Lufthansa flight experienced “absolute horror” as a man died mid-air after coughing up “litres of blood” on Thursday. The incident took place on Flight LH773, which departed from Bangkok for Munich at 11:40 PM on Feb. 8. The male passenger, believed to be a 63-year-old German, didn’t appear to be in a … Read more
Lufthansa has sent out a massive warning to its customers stating that 90% of its flights are set to be cancelled this week. The flag carrier of Germany has announced it is going to face “extensive” problems with flights with nearly 25,000 ground staff set to walk out of airports on strike. Lufthansa’s ground staff … Read more
A major airline is set to suspend flights from Liverpool John Lennon Airport early next year, which will be a massive blow for holidaymakers. Lufthansa currently runs flights between Liverpool and Frankfurt in Germany, but will be suspending the route in February. The German carrier launched this route only in May 2022 and despite it … Read more
