Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber addresses a news conference after signing contracts finalizing the takeover of AUA by Lufthansa in Vienna September 3, 2009. Lufthansa last week obtained a regulatory green light to merge with Austrian Airlines (AUA). Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber addresses a news conference after signing contracts finalizing the takeover of AUA by Lufthansa in Vienna September 3, 2009. Lufthansa last week obtained a regulatory green light to merge with Austrian Airlines (AUA).

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  2. A do-not-enter sign is seen near a Lufthansa check-in counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  3. A do-not-enter sign is seen near a Lufthansa check-in counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  4. A passenger advisory board shows cancelled Lufthansa flights at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  5. A service staff member waits for passengers at a Lufthansa check-in counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  6. A passenger advisory board is set up at a Lufthansa check-in counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  7. A man removes a Lufthansa information board from a ticket counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  8. Service staff wait for passengers at a Lufthansa check-in counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  9. A man removes a Lufthansa information board from a ticket counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  10. A man removes a Lufthansa information board from a ticket counter at Berlin's Tegel airport, February 23, 2010. Lufthansa said it expects to return to its normal flight schedule on Friday, after pilots agreed to suspend a strike that had led to hundreds of cancelled flights and travel chaos on Monday.
  11. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at Frankfurt International Airport on February 22, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo und Germanwings pilots are in a dispute over payment, working conditions and job security and hold a four-day strike, starting on Monday, February 22.
  12. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at Frankfurt International Airport on February 22, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo und Germanwings pilots are in a dispute over payment, working conditions and job security and hold a four-day strike, starting on Monday, February 22.
  13. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at Frankfurt International Airport on February 22, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo und Germanwings pilots are in a dispute over payment, working conditions and job security and hold a four-day strike, starting on Monday, February 22.
  14. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at Frankfurt International Airport on February 22, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo und Germanwings pilots are in a dispute over payment, working conditions and job security and hold a four-day strike, starting on Monday, February 22.
  15. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at Frankfurt International Airport on February 22, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo und Germanwings pilots are in a dispute over payment, working conditions and job security and hold a four-day strike, starting on Monday, February 22.
  16. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at Frankfurt International Airport on February 22, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo und Germanwings pilots are in a dispute over payment, working conditions and job security and hold a four-day strike, starting on Monday, February 22.

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