Lufthansa CityLine#Accidents and incidents

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The airline was founded as Ostfriesische Lufttaxi (OLT) in 1958 and became Ostfriesische Lufttransport (OLT) in 1970 - which existed until 2013 as a separate airline - in Emden. It was reorganised and renamed as DLT Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH on 1 October 1974 and began cooperation with Lufthansa in 1978 with short-range international routes.

By 1989, all operations were on behalf of Lufthansa. In March 1992, DLT became a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa and was renamed Lufthansa CityLine. Lufthansa CityLine employs 2,332 people, of whom 664 are cockpit crew, 849 cabin crew and 819 work in the technical and administrative areas as of 31 December 2011.{{cite news | title= Directory: CLH official site | work= lufthansacityline.com | page= About us | date= 24 January 2012}}

Lufthansa placed an order on 17 April 2007 for 30 Embraer E190/E195 and 15 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft to directly replace CityLine's fleet of BAe 146 and Avro RJ aircraft. The last Avro RJ85 took off from Cologne Bonn Airport on 27 August 2012 as LH1985.{{cite web|url=http://worldairlinenews.com/2012/08/27/lufthansa-cityline-retires-the-last-british-aerospace-avro-rj85/|title=Lufthansa CityLine retires the last British Aerospace AVRO RJ85|date=27 August 2012|website=worldairlinenews.com}}

In late 2014, parent company Lufthansa announced it would begin transferring eight of its Airbus A340-300 aircraft to CityLine. After reconfiguration to a high-density configuration, these aircraft would be owned by CityLine and operated by CityLine pilots but wet-leased back to Lufthansa and serviced by Lufthansa cabin crews starting in 2015 for use on leisure routes.{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/33686-cityline-pilots-to-operate-lufthansas-a340-jump-fleet |title=CityLine pilots to operate Lufthansa's A340 'Jump' fleet |publisher=Ch-aviation.com |access-date=2 May 2015}} The first destinations to be served by the new Bombardier CRJ-700s which left CityLine's fleet by March 2015.{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/02/03/lh-cr7-mar15/ |title=Lufthansa Plans Last CRJ700 Scheduled Service in late-March 2015 |publisher=Airlineroute.net |date=3 February 2015 |access-date=2 May 2015}}

In October 2017, a new labour agreement between Lufthansa and its pilot unions was reached. As part of this agreement, the wetlease operations of Lufthansa CityLine on behalf of Lufthansa, consisting of eight Airbus A340s, were gradually terminated.[http://www.airliners.de/brussels-airlines-eurowings-langstrecke/42634 airliners.de - "Brussels Airlines to take off on long-haul for Eurowings] (German) 19 October 2017

As part of Lufthansa's new corporate design introduced in early 2018, Lufthansa Regional aircraft operated by Lufthansa CityLine also received the new livery, with the Lufthansa Regional titles being removed from the fuselage and replaced by Lufthansa.

In August 2020, Lufthansa CityLine handed back six Airbus A340-300 longhaul aircraft it operated for parent Lufthansa as part of their revised leisure route strategy.[https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-cityline-a340-300/56809 airliners.de] 5 August 2020 In spring 2022, the airline transferred their last two remaining Embraer 195 to Air Dolomiti.[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/lufthansa-cityline-gibt-zwei-embraer-e195-an-air-dolomiti-ab aerotelegraph.com] (German) 1 February 2022 In the same time, they were given operations of two Airbus A321P2F converted freighter aircraft on behalf of Lufthansa Cargo{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/105625-lufthansa-cityline-to-add-two-a321-freighters-in-2022|title=Lufthansa CityLine to add two A321 freighters in 2022|website=Ch-Aviation|date=6 July 2021}} as well as several Airbus A319-100 aircraft to be flown for Lufthansa mainline.[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/lufthansa-cityline-bekommt-airbus-a319 aerotelegraph.com - "Lufthansa Cityline bekommt Airbus A319"] (German) 12 Oktober 2018] Additionally, Lufthansa announced in 2023 that they would relocate several of their A320neo to Lufthansa CityLine.[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/lufthansa-cityline-uebernimmt-airbus-a320-neo aerotelegraph.com - "Lufthansa CityLine receives A320neo"] (German) 9 February 2023

In June 2024, Lufthansa announced it would close Lufthansa CityLine in the foreseeable future, with plans to move all operations to Lufthansa City Airlines, stating agreements with unions prevent them from using larger aircraft at CityLine.[https://aviation.direct/vereinigung-cockpit-kritisiert-geplante-cityline-schliessung aviation.direct] (German) 14 June 2024 In November 2024, the airline's labour union sued Lufthansa regarding the planned closure stating the similarity of the operations of its proposed successor.[https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-cityline-personalvertretung-klagt-geplante-abloesung-city-airlines/77551 airliners.de] (German) 1 November 2024

In October 2024, Lufthansa CityLine transferred all four of its Airbus A321-200/P2F to its sister company Lufthansa Cargo, for which it had them operated previously.[https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-cityline-uebergibt-a321-p2f-lufthansa-cargo/77563 airliners.de - "Lufthansa Cityline hands over A321-P2F to Lufthansa Cargo"] (German) 4 November 2024

In February 2025, Lufthansa Group announced it would go ahead with the shutdown of Lufthansa CityLine in the foreseeable future with current staff being relocated to its replacement Lufthansa City Airlines.[https://www.aero.de/news-49263/Lufthansa-geht-weiteren-Schritt-Richtung-Cityline-Aus.html aero.de - "Lufthansa takes further step to CityLine closure"] 17 February 2025

The airline's corporate headquarters are at the Flight Operations Center (FOC) at Munich Airport.

In May 2013, it was announced that the management and administration offices of CityLine would be relocated from Cologne to Munich."[http://www.merkur-online.de/aktuelles/wirtschaft/lufthansa-tochter-cityline-zieht-nach-muenchen-zr-2930698.html Lufthansa-Tochter Cityline zieht nach München um]." Münchner Merkur). 29 May 2013. The move was completed as of September 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.lufthansacityline.com/en/service/contact.html |title=Contact |publisher=Lufthansacityline.com |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505181908/http://www.lufthansacityline.com/en/service/contact.html |archive-date=5 May 2013 }}

The airline was previously headquartered at Cologne Bonn Airport.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130505181908/http://www.lufthansacityline.com/en/service/contact.html Contact]" (). Lufthansa CityLine. 5 May 2013. Retrieved on 7 January 2014. "Lufthansa CityLine GmbH Airport Köln/Bonn Waldstraße 247 51147 Cologne Germany " - [https://web.archive.org/web/20010423083508/http://www.lufthansacityline.com/cityline/de/htm/servicemenue/kontakt.html Older address]: "Heinrich-Steinmann-Straße 51 51147 Köln" In 1998, the airline moved its offices to the security area of that airport; several of its departments however were in Munich. In 2009, the airline moved its head office into the former Cologne/Bonn Airport administrative building.{{cite web|url=https://www.lufthansacityline.com/en/history.html|title=History|publisher=Lufthansa Cityline|accessdate=2021-03-15}}

As of 2024, Lufthansa CityLine operates a network of 85 domestic and European destinations from the Lufthansa hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport.[https://www.lufthansacityline.com/en/fleet-route-network/route-network.html lufthansacityline.com - Route network] retrieved 8 November 2024

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{{As of|2025|5}}, Lufthansa CityLine operates the following aircraft:[https://www.lufthansacityline.com/en/fleet-route-network.html lufthansacityline.com - Fleet & route network] retrieved 8 November 2024{{better source needed|date=November 2024}}

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Over the years, Lufthansa CityLine has operated the following aircraft types:{{cite web |url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Lufthansa%20Cityline.htm |title=Lufthansa Cityline Fleet | Airfleets aviation |website=Airfleets.net |access-date=2 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aerotransport.org |title=AeroTransport Data Bank |publisher=Aerotransport.org |access-date=2 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lufthansacityline.com/en/history.html|title=Lufthansa CityLine - History |website=www.lufthansacityline.com}}

• On 6 January 1993, Lufthansa Flight 5634 from Bremen to Paris, which was carried out under the Lufthansa CityLine brand using a Contact Air Dash 8-300 (registered D-BEAT), hit the ground 1800 metres short of the runway of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, resulting in the death of four out of the 23 passengers on board. The four crew members survived. The accident occurred after the pilot had to abort the final approach to the airport because the runway had been closed due to the aircraft ahead, a Korean Air Boeing 747, suffering a blown tire upon landing.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930106-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 D-BEAT Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=6 January 1993 |access-date=2 May 2015}}

• On 28 December 1999, a passenger on board Lufthansa Flight 5293 from Prague to Düsseldorf, which was operated by Lufthansa CityLine using a Bombardier CRJ100 aircraft (registered D-ACJA), claimed to have a bomb on board and demanded the flight be diverted to the United Kingdom. The pilots convinced him to have a fuel stop at Düsseldorf Airport, where all passengers left the plane (many of them unaware of the hijacking attempt), and the perpetrator was arrested.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991228-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100LR D-ACJA Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) |publisher=Aviation-safety.net |date=28 December 1999 |access-date=2 May 2015}}

• On 5 July 2014, Lufthansa Flight 1360 from Frankfurt to Katowice, operated by Lufthansa CityLine using a Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft (registered D-ACPJ), landed on an unopened and under construction runway at Katowice Airport. The pilots performed a normal approach from the East in good conditions and visibility before landing on the closed runway. No one was hurt, and the aircraft later made a technical flight to land on the correct runway. The Polish State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation made recommendations to add additional markings to the runway (in the form of red X shapes on the runway), and to modify the ATIS to include warnings about the closed runway. The CAT I ILS was disabled due to the construction, and the aircraft featured an older EGPWS that lacked a "Smart Landing" mode and high resolution map of the area which prevented it from informing the crew of the situation. During the approach, PAPI and threshold lights were set to maximum brightness. The incident is still being investigated by Polish authorities.{{cite web |url=http://www.mir.gov.pl/Transport/Transport_lotniczy/PKBWL/Rejestr_zdarzen/Documents/2014_0982_RW_EN.pdf |title=STATE COMMISSION ON AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATION : PRELIMINARY REPORT |publisher=Mir.gov.pl |access-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006122058/http://www.mir.gov.pl/Transport/Transport_lotniczy/PKBWL/Rejestr_zdarzen/Documents/2014_0982_RW_EN.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}

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