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Friday 23 October 2020
The low-cost airline is preparing to lose €200 million in the first quarter as a result of Covid-19.
The plane was met by paramedics and airport staff when it landed.
The flight crew requested to divert to Dublin Airport to have a male passenger “off-loaded”.
Lufthansa flight LH-978 was en route to Dublin from Frankfurt when the crew declared an emergency.
German carrier Lufthansa has cancelled 900 flights.
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
It is Lufthansa’s 14th strike since April 2014.
A female patient on her way to Atlanta is understood to have been taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
Seán Kelly had been booked on the flight and had paid for his ticket well in advance. And he’s not happy with what happened…
An interim report to be published today says Andreas Lubitz practiced a descent on a previous outbound flight.
It included correspondence to his flight training school.
French authorities believe 28-year-old Andreas Lubitz deliberately brought down the plane, killing all 150 people on board.
“You can hear he is trying to smash the door down.”
A small number of flights to and from Ireland have had to be cancelled due to the strike which is causing major disruption in Germany.
If Russia did press ahead with a ban, it would have an impact on some European airlines, but this move would likely hurt Russia more than anyone.
Workers had been warned last month that the company faced closure as revenues declined.
The company said it will now begin immediate negotiations with trade unions.
The 400 plus positions at the Irish operation in Rathcoole are in jeopardy.
Dozens of flights to and from Ireland and the UK have been affected, with Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and Hamburg airports all targeted by the strikes.
Workers at Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne have walked out.
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
A Boeing 747 en route to Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport yesterday morning after one of the pilots became incapacitated with a migraine.
The crew were called on to strike again today by the Independent Flight Attendants Organisation. The dispute centres on a pay rise and the use of temporary cabin staff.
The eight hour strike follows a breakdown of talks between the airline and trade union UFO over pay increases and temporary staff.
This is the second time in two days that a plane has been diverted because of a strange smell on board.
3,400 flight controllers were due to stop work for six hours tomorrow – but a German court has banned the strike.
Over 460 workers at Rathcoole-based plant told earlier this week that their jobs were in danger over an overtime ban.
Hundreds of activists are expected to arrive at Ben Gurion airport at the weekend. Israel has asked foreign airlines to block blacklisted travellers.
Lufthansa Technik Airmotive dispute saw workers’ unions introduce overtime ban three months ago, which the company claims is harming operations.
The new 747 jetliner is the world’s longest and will seat 467 passengers.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
You can catch up on the main points here.
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