'Working Intensively to Solve Problem': Lufthansa Says IT Fault Causes Flight Delays, Cancellations Worldwide
2 years, 1 month ago

'Working Intensively to Solve Problem': Lufthansa Says IT Fault Causes Flight Delays, Cancellations Worldwide

News 18  

Several flights of Lufthansa airline either got delayed or cancelled after Germany’s flagship carrier experienced an IT outage worldwide, the company said on Wednesday. Speaking to the news agency Reuters, a Lufthansa spokesperson said, “There is a group-wide IT system failure.” Stranded passengers at several airports across Germany waited to check in and took to Twitter to share the issues faced. The spokesperson further said the Lufthansa Group, which also includes subsidiaries such as Swiss International Air Lines and Eurowings, was working intensively to solve the problem. We also recommend that you check in as early as possible for your flight.” German news agency dpa said that all of Lufthansa’s domestic flights were cancelled and travellers were asked to move to alternative forms of travel, such as trains.

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Another strike by German train drivers coincides with a walkout by Lufthansa cabin crew
1 year ago

Another strike by German train drivers coincides with a walkout by Lufthansa cabin crew

The Independent  

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German labor union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to strike at 7 airports on Tuesday
1 year, 1 month ago

German labor union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to strike at 7 airports on Tuesday

The Independent  

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Germany’s Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as its ground staff strike for a day at 5 airports
1 year, 1 month ago

Germany’s Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as its ground staff strike for a day at 5 airports

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Ground staff for Lufthansa walked off the job at five major German airports on Wednesday, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights. The Ver.di union called on ground staff at Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s two main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf and Hamburg, to strike for 27 hours starting at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Lufthansa said ahead …

Germany's Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as its ground staff strike for a day at 5 airports
1 year, 1 month ago

Germany's Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as its ground staff strike for a day at 5 airports

The Independent  

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Lufthansa Airlines strike today: 100,000 passengers to be affected | Details
1 year, 1 month ago

Lufthansa Airlines strike today: 100,000 passengers to be affected | Details

Hindustan Times  

The Verdi union announced that ground staff at Lufthansa Airlines, the German flag carrier, is set to go on a strike on Wednesday, adding to the recent wave of labour unrest in the country's transportation sector as employees push for higher wages. Ground staff at German airline Lufthansa will go on strike in the latest industrial action to hit Europe's …

Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit major German airports
1 year, 1 month ago

Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit major German airports

The Independent  

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Union calls for Lufthansa ground staff at major German airports to strike on Wednesday
1 year, 1 month ago

Union calls for Lufthansa ground staff at major German airports to strike on Wednesday

The Independent  

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Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt
2 years ago

Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Lufthansa’s operations were disrupted Sunday at Frankfurt airport because of technical problems, German news agency dpa reported. Check-in systems on the airline’s website and at the counter, as well as boarding, were affected at Germany’s biggest airport, a Lufthansa spokeswoman told dpa. Last month, cable damage during construction work in Frankfurt caused Lufthansa computer systems to fail, resulting …

Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt
2 years ago

Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt

The Independent  

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Flight chaos as strikes hit German and Spanish airports
2 years, 1 month ago

Flight chaos as strikes hit German and Spanish airports

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At Dusseldorf around 200 arrivals and departures have been cancelled, including at least 16 British Airways flights linking the German …

After Lufthansa, website of three German airports down in suspected cyber attack
2 years, 1 month ago

After Lufthansa, website of three German airports down in suspected cyber attack

Live Mint  

A day after an IT systems outage impacted flight operations of German airline Lufthansa and left thousands of passengers stranded at the Frankfurt airport, the websites of at least three airports in Germany - Dusseldorf, Nuremberg, and Dortmund went offline on Thursday. The reports said that around 200 flights of Lufthansa airline were grounded on Wednesday as the carrier suffered …

Lufthansa IT Meltdown Strands Thousands of Passengers Worldwide
2 years, 1 month ago

Lufthansa IT Meltdown Strands Thousands of Passengers Worldwide

News 18  

FRANKFURT:An IT failure at Lufthansa stranded passengers and forced flights to Germany’s busiest airport to be cancelled or diverted on Wednesday, with the airline blaming botched railway engineering works that damaged broadband cables. Lufthansa and Germany’s national train operator blamed the problem on third-party engineering works on a railway line extension that took place on Tuesday evening, when a drill …

All flights diverted from Frankfurt amid Lufthansa IT glitch
2 years, 1 month ago

All flights diverted from Frankfurt amid Lufthansa IT glitch

Associated Press  

Germany’s air traffic control agency said Wednesday that it is diverting all flights away from the country’s busiest airport, Frankfurt, after a problem with Lufthansa’s computer systems caused major disruption at the German airline. Agency spokesman Robert Ertler said all plane parking spots in Frankfurt were full because passengers and crews are unable to board the airline’s flights. Lufthansa Group, …

IT problems disrupt Lufthansa flights at Frankfurt Airport
2 years, 1 month ago

IT problems disrupt Lufthansa flights at Frankfurt Airport

The Independent  

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IT Outage At Lufthansa Airlines Causes Massive Flight Delays, Thousands Of Passengers Stranded
2 years, 1 month ago

IT Outage At Lufthansa Airlines Causes Massive Flight Delays, Thousands Of Passengers Stranded

ABP News  

An IT outage at Germany's Lufthansa caused huge flight delays and disruption across the group's airlines, the company said today, adding that the reason for the failure was yet unknown, news agency Reuters reported. "There is a group-wide IT system failure," Reuters reported quoting a Lufthansa official. Planes will be boarded manually but system needs to be operational for departure.#MSC2023 …

Lufthansa ’IT system failure’ leads to cancelled, delayed flights; chaos ensues
2 years, 1 month ago

Lufthansa ’IT system failure’ leads to cancelled, delayed flights; chaos ensues

Live Mint  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG said ‘group-wide IT system failure’ are leading to widespread flight cancellations on Wednesday. The IT fault at Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa has caused massive flight delays and disruption at airlines across the group worldwide, the company said on Wednesday, adding that the fault cause was still unclear. Lufthansa took to microblogging site Twitter to announce the IT …

Germany: Lufthansa pilots begin strike action, 800 flights cancelled
2 years, 7 months ago

Germany: Lufthansa pilots begin strike action, 800 flights cancelled

Hindustan Times  

The airline has canceled 800 flights from Germany on Friday and has warned that disruption could continue over the weekend. All Lufthansa flights departing from Germany on Friday are included in the strike, affecting schedules in the major hubs of Frankfurt and Munich in particular. Pilots at Germany's airline Lufthansa started a planned 24-hour strike shortly after midnight on Friday. …

700 passengers stranded at Delhi's IGI airport after Lufthansa cancels flights
2 years, 7 months ago

700 passengers stranded at Delhi's IGI airport after Lufthansa cancels flights

India TV News  

Highlights Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa Airlines cancelled 800 flights globally due to 1-day pilots' strike It resulted in around 700 passengers being stranded at the T3 terminal at Delhi's IGI airport Stranded passengers and their relatives registered strong protests on Friday Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa Airlines has cancelled 800 flights globally due to a one-day pilots' strike, resulting in around …

Lufthansa cancels many flights Friday due to pilots strike
2 years, 7 months ago

Lufthansa cancels many flights Friday due to pilots strike

The Independent  

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More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights cancelled as German staff strikes
2 years, 8 months ago

More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights cancelled as German staff strikes

The Hindu  

More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights were cancelled on July 27 because of a one-day strike by the airline's German ground staff, affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the latest travel turmoil to hit Europe. The ver.di service workers’ union announced the strike on Monday as it seeks to raise pressure on Lufthansa in negotiations on pay for about 20,000 …

Over 1,000 Lufthansa flights canceled as staff strikes
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 1,000 Lufthansa flights canceled as staff strikes

The Independent  

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German strike forces Lufthansa to cancel hundreds of flights
2 years, 8 months ago

German strike forces Lufthansa to cancel hundreds of flights

The Independent  

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Lufthansa expects air travel crisis won't end this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Lufthansa expects air travel crisis won't end this year

Hindustan Times  

German airline Lufthansa has said it is canceling over 2,000 additional flights at its Frankfurt and Munich hubs due to staff shortages. The announcement comes two weeks after Lufthansa said it would cancel 900 connections in July German airline Lufthansa said it doesn't expect flight operations to return to normal until next year. "Unfortunately, we will hardly be able to …

Lufthansa’s India spat highlights barriers to long-haul return
4 years, 6 months ago

Lufthansa’s India spat highlights barriers to long-haul return

Live Mint  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s decision to scrap flights to India following a clash over coronavirus-related travel curbs illustrates just how difficult bringing back inter-continental flights is proving. Europe’s biggest airline said Tuesday it was pulling 23 weekly flights for the next three weeks after India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation declined to sign off on the schedule. It complained that Germany …

$10 billion bailout for Germany’s Lufthansa passes hurdle
4 years, 10 months ago

$10 billion bailout for Germany’s Lufthansa passes hurdle

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German flagship airline Lufthansa agreed Saturday to a compromise worked out between the government and the European Union, overcoming a major hurdle toward final approval of a 9 billion-euro bailout from Berlin. Lufthansa said in a statement it had agreed to the compromise worked out between Germany and the EU in which the airline will have to give …

Lufthansa cancels 930 flights due to strike
9 years, 4 months ago

Lufthansa cancels 930 flights due to strike

The Hindu  

Lufthansa has cancelled 930 flights scheduled for Wednesday at three hubs in Germany after efforts failed to halt an ongoing strike by flight attendants. Officials for the UFO flight attendants union did not call a halt to the ongoing stoppages at Frankfurt, Munich and Duesseldorf, but indicated they would be open to mediation under certain conditions, the DPA news agency …

Lufthansa pilots’ strike to ground more than 1,400 flights
10 years, 5 months ago

Lufthansa pilots’ strike to ground more than 1,400 flights

Live Mint  

Berlin/London: Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s second-biggest airline, said the longest strike campaign in its history will ground about 1,500 flights in the next two days, even before the action is extended to long-haul trips on Tuesday. Cologne, Germany-based Lufthansa said the walkout will ground around 1,450 short-haul flights and that it’s preparing for an extension of the action to long-haul …

Air France and Lufthansa slammed by strikes in fight for future
10 years, 6 months ago

Air France and Lufthansa slammed by strikes in fight for future

Live Mint  

Toulouse/Frankfurt: Air France is facing its most disruptive pilot strike since 1998 and Deutsche Lufthansa AG is bracing for another walkout on Tuesday as both carriers confront worker resistance to sweeping overhauls aimed at cutting costs. At Air France, a unit of Air France-KLM Group, 60% of pilots walked out on Monday over plans to expand low-cost operations with flight …

Wage wars: Strike by Lufthansa pilots leaves over 100 flights grounded
10 years, 7 months ago

Wage wars: Strike by Lufthansa pilots leaves over 100 flights grounded

Firstpost  

More than a hundred flights, mostly domestic connections from airports in Cologne, Stuttgart, Duesseldorf, Dortmund, Hannover, Hamburg and Berlin, were grounded by the strike. Berlin: Thousands of passengers are feeling the impact of a pilots strike in Germany after negotiations between the country’s biggest airline Lufthansa and the union representing pilots collapsed over a long-running dispute regarding wages and early …

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