Founded in 1955, Lufthansa has became over time one of the leading airline companies all over the world.  The company has stakes in several major carriers and also it has complete ownership of Austrian and Swiss airlines. A big number of awards were received by Lufthansa. “Best Airline of Europe” is the latest award that was bestowed for its services, fast check-in options, the speed and convenience of its luggage handling and the friendly service offered by its staff.

At the World Travel Awards 2009 that was held in Obidos, Portugal, on 17th October, Lufthansa got the “Europe’s Leading Airline” award. Moreover the World Travel Awards is considered at present to be a prestigious award in the global travel industry. One could say that it is equal to the Oscars.

Lufthansa and Egypt has a long established partnership that was launched 50 years ago and began with the first flight to Cairo. Nowadays Lufthansa has 17 flights every week between Egypt and Germany that connect Cairo two times a day and Alexandria three times a week to Lufthansa’s headquarters in Frankfurt. Swiss Airlines are considered to be another subsidiary of Lufthansa that also has flights between Cairo and Zurich seven times a week.

Lufthansa has been using “Miles and More” for 15 years as the company achieved a lot of success due to this flyer program. The program enables to collect and redeem miles. But still the program is improving all the time and recently Lufthansa redesigned the portal of “Miles and More” with new functions added, i.e. a personal virtual lounge and an intelligent flight award calendar.

As for financial crisis effects, Lufthansa had proved that it was able to manage with difficult times as the company kept profitable and strong. Lufthansa also tries to carry on a solid balance sheet, maintain financial and operational flexibility, management of a strict cost and make investments.