European flights affected: no food for economy passengers at Lufthansa | hessenschaud

Economy class passengers are no longer served meals on many Lufthansa European flights. The reason is the problems of the employees.

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On some Lufthansa European flights, economy class guests only get a bottle of water – meals that are subject to a fee are no longer offered. The failure of service with food and drink is attributed to personnel problems at service provider Get Gourmet, Spiegel magazine reported on Friday.

Staff shortage in caterers

Lufthansa announced in Frankfurt upon request that business class passengers, like all guests on long-haul flights, received their meals. Lufthansa Group sold its catering division LSG SkyChefs to Swiss GetGroup.

During the transition, some workers had pay cuts and billing issues, a GetGroup spokesperson confirmed Friday. There is currently a shortage of specially trained drivers to bring food on board.

The service provider also offered a 250 euro “summer bonus” at Frankfurt station for all employees who called sick for a maximum of one day in April. It should be paid along with the next salary.