Lufthansa Group suspended commercial flight operations to and from the Sinai Peninsula until further notice

Customer return flights planned; close consultation with authorities

Frankfurt/Main, 2015-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ —The airlines of the Lufthansa Group have suspended their commercial flight operations to and from the Sinai Peninsula until further notice. The precautionary action has been taken in view of the current Sinai situation. The Lufthansa Group will coordinate all its further actions in this regard in close consultation with the authorities. The action affects two planned weekly flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh, operated by Edelweiss and Eurowings.

The Lufthansa Group airlines will also be working closely with their governments’ foreign affairs departments and the tour operators involved to look after customers currently vacationing in the Sharm el-Sheikh region and arrange their return flights home.

The Lufthansa Group’s member airlines have been avoiding the airspace over Sinai since last Saturday (31 October). Cairo continues to be served, and is not affected by these actions.

Lufthansa Group Communications

Barbara Schädler
Senior Vice President and Head of Lufthansa Group Communications
+49 (0) 69-696-3659
+49 (0) 69-696-6198
lufthansa-group(at)dlh.de

SOURCE: Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Lufthansa Group Media Relations