Carry-On Limits Expose Aggressive Gate Cash Grab

The Lufthansa Group has standardized strict limits on carry-on bag sizes and weights across its network of airlines. A Pax Sentinel investigation show...

Shareholders Push Lufthansa to Gut Brands, Consolidate Market

Lufthansa is overhauling its structure to centralize control over its many subsidiary airlines. The strategy, which Chief Executive Officer Carsten Sp...

Lufthansa Lobbies to Reduce EU Passenger Compensation

Lufthansa is lobbying European Union lawmakers to fundamentally weaken passenger rights, proposing changes that would significantly reduce the circums...

Lufthansa Lobbies to Undermine German Strike Law

Lufthansa is lobbying the German government to severely restrict the right to strike, even as the company refuses to engage in the very mediation proc...

AI-Linked Job Cuts Move From Tech to Airlines

Lufthansa has begun to cut jobs and blame the move on artificial intelligence, following a pattern first set by the technology industry. ## Airlines ...

Deceptive Interfaces and Fares Engineered to Boost Revenue

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is implementing a series of digital strategies engineered to mislead consumers and generate ancillary revenue. Through a combina...

Lufthansa Moves to Secure Majority Control of ITA Airways

Deutsche Lufthansa AG will exercise its option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways this June, increasing its holding from 41 to 90 percent. The...

How Lufthansa Weaponizes Subsidiaries Against Labor

For twenty years, Deutsche Lufthansa AG has pursued a consistent policy of shutting down unionized subsidiaries to replace them with entities operatin...

SWISS Terminates In-Flight Retail as Price Transparency Erodes Margins

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has announced the permanent discontinuation of its in-flight duty-free sales, effective at the end of September ...

Lufthansa Fare Restructuring Masks Broad Price Increases

Deutsche Lufthansa AG has introduced an "Economy Basic" booking class that excludes carry-on baggage. This move, which creates a new lowest-tier fare,...

“Green lying”: Regulators Prohibit Deceptive Sustainability Marketing

The Cologne Regional Court prohibited Deutsche Lufthansa AG in March 2025 from claiming that its “Green Fares” allow passengers to fly climate-neutral...

Failed Tyrolean Strategy Applied to CityLine Transition

The establishment of Lufthansa City Airlines indicates a return to a specific restructuring model first deployed by the group over a decade ago. This ...

EU Court Confirms €6 Billion Pandemic Aid Was Illegal

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed an appeal by Deutsche Lufthansa AG on Thursday regarding a €6 billion state aid package. T...

Passengers Placated by 25-Cent Chocolates

Deutsche Lufthansa AG has standardized a per-passenger catering expenditure of approximately 0.33 euros on its short-haul network. This budgetary rest...

Seattle Court Compels Lufthansa to Disclose Witness Data

U.S. District Judge John H. Chun has ordered Deutsche Lufthansa AG to disclose the identities of passengers who witnessed a 2023 in-flight injury. The...