Lufthansa’s Potential $6.4 Million Fine Is One More Reason Euro Airlines Want to Forget 2019
Photo Credit: A Lufthansa Boeing 747. The company is facing a $6.4 million fine from the FAA, Lufthansa
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Like many other European airlines, it's been a pretty tough year for Lufthansa. The airline could probably do without a potential FAA fine hanging over it as it tries to start fresh in 2020.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s $6.4 million proposed fine of Lufthansa Group, announced right before Thanksgiving, is the latest setback to befall the German airline in what has been a bit of a difficult year.
It’s worth pointing out that the FAA fine — for allegedly operating around 900 flights between Germany and the U.S. cities of Philadelphia and San Diego without proper authorization — is only theoretical at this point and the airline has 30 days to respond. Still, it doesn’t look good, yet another headache for the airline group to deal with.
This past year hasn’t been vintage for the European airline industry. A number of well-known brands have gone out of business and many of the market leaders have struggled.
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