Lufthansa

Snow Chaos in Europe: Major Traffic Disruptions

It is not just Norway and Sweden that are affected by snow chaos. Even in several parts of Europe, the snow has caused trouble. Airports have temporarily been forced to close, trains have been cancelled and power outages have followed each other.

German-Italian airline deal is complete

Lufthansa fined millions for discrimination

The German airline Lufthansa stopped a group consisting of 128 Orthodox Jews from boarding a plane in Germany. Now Lufthansa will have to pay a fine of four million dollars for having discriminated against them, according to a decision by the American transport department.

Airline stops travel to Lebanon

SAS reconstruction complete - "Looks very good"

The airline SAS has reached its goal with its reconstruction, both in Sweden and in the USA. This opens up for a capital injection of over 12 billion and CEO Anko van der Werff is pleased. At its core, it's about new owners, new focus and a new era for SAS, with lower debts and lower costs, he says about the reconstruction.

Thousands of Swedes in Lebanon – urged to leave

As many as 10,000 Swedish citizens may be in Lebanon, according to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' assessment. In the event of an escalated conflict in the area, people risk being trapped. Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (The Moderate Party) is urging all Swedes to leave the country.

Flights to Beirut stopped

Several airlines are stopping flights to and from Lebanon's capital Beirut, including Air France-KLM and German Lufthansa.

EU gives green light to Lufthansa's ITA purchase

The German airline Lufthansa has received clearance from the EU Commission for its investment in the state-controlled Italian airline ITA Airways of 325 million euros (equivalent to 3.7 billion kronor).