Strike across lufthansa through till saturday morning. 0n strike across lufthansa through till saturday morning. On top of that there is Security Staff at cologne and dusseldorf and frankfurt airports are causing wild widespread cancellations. Anybody trying to travel to, from, or within germany at the moment is looking pretty shaky. Let pretty sha ky. Let us pretty shaky. Let us Focus On Cliff why are they such trouble with the unions . Partly because the entire aviation world suffered very much during the covid pandemic. Things are bouncing back. There is remarkable profits numbers at lufthansa, i billion euros, around 3 billion in profits, very similar to what the company which owns iberia of spain and British Airways did. They have earned that because there is huge demand for travel, but in europe in particular, capacity is still way down on pre pandemic times. Very simply, supply and demand kicks in. The unions are seeing the profits that are being made and they are very simply sa
hello, i m with your top business stories. should one of britain s most influential newspapers be owned by the abu dhabi royal family? that s a question the uk government has been grappling with since the 169 year old daily telegraph agreed to a major investment from a uae backed firm late last year. redbird imi is backed by shekih mansour bin zayed al nahyan who also owns manchester city football club. the deal has been put on hold until later this month while uk media regulators examine it. but the man leading the bid, the former boss of cnn jeff zucker, has dismissed concerns about editorial interference by the gulf government at the telegraph and its sister magazine the spectator. speaking exclusively to our business editor simonjack, he said the deal will provide much needed investment in uk journalism. we think it is a two terrific brands that have been under invested in for a long time and is a great opportunity to export these brands, to invest in these brands, br
let s now get down to business and the drama that let s now get down to business and the drama that has let s now get down to business and the drama that has been unfolding over the weekend in switzerland is dominating once again. they ve had fraught negotiations as the authorities, the central bank and leaders of two of its biggest banks tried to reach a deal to prevent another damaging financial crisis. late on sunday it was announced. the troubled bank credit suisse has been taken over by its rival ubs in a government backed rescue worth over $3.1 billion. that s less than half the value of credit suisse at the close of trade on friday. the deal s been widely welcomed, including by the bank of england, the european central bank and in the us. switzerland s central bank wanted to prioritise financial stability and protect the swiss economy. here s the chief executive of ubs. translation: it means we bring back stability translation: it means we bring back stability and