Category: travellers

Demand for Lufthansa Flights to US Soars on Reopening

BERLIN—Demand for transatlantic flights has jumped since the United States announced plans last week to reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from countries including most of Europe, German airline Lufthansa said on Tuesday. On some days last week, bookings for transatlantic flights were up threefold from the week before, with demand on some routes nearing pre-crisis…


Demand for Lufthansa Flights to US Soars on Re-Opening

BERLIN—Demand for transatlantic flights has jumped since the United States announced plans last week to reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from countries including most of Europe, German airline Lufthansa said on Tuesday. On some days last week, bookings for transatlantic flights were up threefold from the week before, with demand on some routes nearing pre-crisis…


Lufthansa Putting on More Business Flights: CEO

BERLIN—Lufthansa is putting on more flights for business travelers in September and October, the chief executive of the German airline told Reuters on Wednesday. “We are now seeing very clearly that business travelers are coming back,” Carsten Spohr said, adding Lufthansa had increased capacity on domestic flights by 30 percent in September and would increase…


Travellers to England Need Negative COVID-19 Test From Friday

From Friday, all international travellers to England will need to test negative for the CCP virus before they board trains, boats, or planes, the government has announced. The requirement, which also applies to UK passport holders, was announced last Friday, but the government only indicated it would start sometime this week to allow Brits abroad…