Lufthansa, Finnair, Cathay most innovative airlines

Last Updated: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 18:53

Eight global carriers that fly to India, including Lufthansa, Finnair and Cathay Pacific, have been ranked among the 11 most innovative carriers in the world by a website here that analyses consumer trends in the aviation industry.

Lufthansa staff commits suicide in B`lore hotel

Last Updated: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 20:09

Alexander Kourik (35), a flight purser with Lufthansa Airlines, ended his life by slashing his wrist, elbow and leg with a broken liquor glass and a bottle opener.

Belgian national dies mid-air, plane makes emergency landing

Last Updated: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 22:29

A Belgian national Saturday died on board a Frankfurt-Singapore flight even as the plane made an emergency landing in the city after he suddenly fell ill mid-air.

Kolkata-Frankfurt Lufthansa flight makes emergency landing

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 14:07

A Kolkata-Frankfurt Lufthansa flight with 155 passengers on board, Tuesday morning made an emergency landing at N S C Bose International Airport here following a technical snag in the engine of the aircraft.

Cargo plane crashes in Saudi Arabia; two injured

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 18:19

A Lufthansa cargo plane crashed Tuesday as it was attempting to land in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, authorities in the kingdom said.

Lufthansa offers Indians a `Touch of Home` in air

Last Updated: Monday, June 7, 2010, 14:44

The Indianisation of the in-flight menu is yet another welcome touch of home.

Air France, Lufthansa fly Europe, not London

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 00:27

Flights out of India to Europe resumed with a trickle as two foreign carriers operated a flight each.

Lufthansa flight blocked as Japanese group falls ill

Last Updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 09:56

The take-off of a German flight to Tokyo was delayed after two dozen Japanese tourists on board fell ill with violent stomach cramps, German police said.

False alarm diverts Lufthansa flight to Iceland

Last Updated: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 19:37

A false alarm over a suspicious suitcase forced the landing in Iceland of a German airliner bound for Detroit, national flag carrier Lufthansa said on Sunday.