Germany news: Lufthansa marks centenary amid testing times

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Apr 02, 2026 · 555 words · By Richard Connor

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Germany news: Lufthansa marks centenary amid testing times April 2, 2026What you need to know - German national airline Lufthansa celebrates its centenary after a period of strikes and rising costs - The carrier was relaunched in 1955, having been part of…

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Organizers said more than 100 towns and cities had planned rallies and bike rides under the slogan "Refuse wars — create peace." The Peace Cooperative Network said it was cautiously optimistic that participation would exceed last year’s turnout.

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More than 40,000 people joined the marches in 2025, a sharp rise from previous years.

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Claim 1: “The first scheduled flight of Deutsche Luft Hansa AG departed Berlin Tempelhof Airport for Zurich on April 6, 1926”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Luft-Reederei (D.L.R.), was a German airline established in December 1917 which started operating in 1919.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Luft-Reederei

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Luft Hansa A.G. (from 1933 styled as Deutsche Lufthansa and also known as Luft Hansa, Lufthansa, or DLH) was a German airline, established in 1926. It served as the flag carrier of the countr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Luft_Hansa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deutsche Lufthansa AG (German: [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː ʔaːˈɡeː] ), trading as the Lufthansa Group, is a German aviation holding company. Its principal airline, Lufthansa German Airlines, branded as Lufth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa

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Claim 2: “The airline, relaunched in 1955, grew into a global aviation group and co-founded the Star Alliance”

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Claim 3: “The Iran conflict has driven up fuel costs and threatens demand for Lufthansa”

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Claim 4: “Lufthansa plans to cut around 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring program”

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Claim 5: “The carrier was relaunched in 1955, having been part of Germany’s state structure under the Nazis”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austrian Airlines (often shortened to Austrian or AUA) is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna …
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Claim 6: “Rallies and events are planned in some 100 towns and cities across Germany over the weekend”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its sixteen c…
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Claim 7: “Peace marches are planned in over 100 towns and cities across Germany”

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Claim 8: “German national airline Lufthansa celebrates its centenary after a period of strikes and rising costs”

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Claim 9: “Lufthansa reported revenue of €39.6 billion ($45.7 billion) in 2025”

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Claim 10: “The first of a series of peace rallies gets underway today, an Easter tradition each year”

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Claim 11: “The modern Lufthansa acknowledges its full historical legacy, including ties to the Nazi era”

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