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Lufthansa and its industry friends gathered in Sydney last night to farewell country manager Kai Peters, who is returning to take up a senior role with the carrier in Germany. Peters, who’s been local gm since 2007, has presided over significant change including the integration of Austrian Airlines and bmi as well as closer ties with SWISS International Airlines. During his time here the carrier has also won the Best Offline Airline award at the National Travel Industry Awards, with this year’s gong the sixth in a row. He’s being replaced by Marlene Sanau, who was introduced to the industry at yesterday’s event. Sanau has been with Lufthansa for 23 years, with previous roles in the USA, Germany and South Africa, and was welcomed to her new position by Singapore-based Lufthansa Regional Director, Christian Altmann, who said the appointment came “at a time when our airline is experiencing rapid growth and expansion in this region”. A key development for LH is the upcoming deployment of its newest Airbus A380 on the route between Singapore and Frankfurt. The move, effective from 31 Oct, will see Australian passengers able to travel on A380 aircraft all the way to Germany, courtesy of codeshare partner Singapore Airlines superjumbo flights which connect to the new A380 service. Altmann said the daily A380 Singapore service showed the carrier’s commitment to Asia and the Australian market. During the evening Peters thanked his loyal and hard working staff in Sydney, urging the industry to “stay loyal to Lufti in Australia”. He’s pictured above left handing over his Captain’s cap to Marlene Sanau, along with regional director Christian Altann. |
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