Kurt Hofmann has been writing on the airline industry for 25 years. He appears frequently on Austrian, Swiss and German television and broadcasting channels to discuss issues affecting commercial aviation.
Europe’s flight interruptions during a challenging summer peak season were compounded July 27 as Lufthansa canceled nearly all its flights to and from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs as trade union Verdi sent 20,000 Lufthansa ground workers on a “warning strike."
