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German government sells its last shares in Lufthansa

German government sells its last shares in Lufthansa

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sold its last shares in the country’s biggest airline, Lufthansa, which it stepped in to rescue at the height of the coronavirus crisis. The government’s Finance Agency said late Tuesday that the remaining stake of some 9.9% has now been sold to interna...

Lufthansa supports German federal government with airlift

Lufthansa supports German federal government with airlift

Lufthansa is setting up an air bridge to Tashkent and Doha at short notice to support the German government with special flights during the evacuation. The first special flight chartered by the German government will depart from Tashkent this evening. An Airbus 340-300 long-haul aircraft will ...

Fraport receives pandemic compensation for maintaining operations at Frankfurt Airport

Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), is receiving a total of about €160 million from the German and State of Hesse goverments as compensation for the costs – not previously covered – that were incurred to maintain FRA’s operational readiness during the first coronav...

BARIG: Corona Crisis Calls for a Shared Sense of Responsibility

Once, as recently proclaimed, a first removal of travel restrictions by the German government takes effect on June 15, Germany will also resume air traffic to and from the EU states and other countries. Similar to many other areas of public life, however, this will inevitably involve adjustments du...

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