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Christian checks in as New General Manager for UK & Ireland

Christian Schindler has been appointed as Lufthansa’s new General Manager for the UK & Ireland replacing Marianne Sammann following her transfer to Munich.

Schindler (41), who takes up his new job based at London Heathrow Airport tomorrow (1st February), has been with Lufthansa for just over 20 years and moves from his previous position as General Manager of Lufthansa Korea.

Commenting on his appointment, Christian Schindler said: “I am taking over at an exciting time, with Lufthansa having recently started new services from Aberdeen and London Gatwick as well as announcing new daily services to Berlin from Manchester and Birmingham as part of a major investment at the new Berlin-Brandenburg “Willy Brandt” Airport which is due to open in June 2012. In the current economic climate, this expansion demonstrates Lufthansa’s commitment to continue to enhance the offering to our passengers across the UK and Ireland.

“By currently offering over 500 flights each week from nine of the UK & Ireland’s leading airports we are able to offer our passengers almost seamless worldwide travel. Our exceptionally quick onward connection times, as short as 30 minutes, through dedicated Lufthansa terminals at our major hubs in Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf enable people from almost anywhere in the UK and Ireland to take advantage of Lufthansa’s reputation for excellent service, efficiency, reliability and friendly staff as they travel the world.”

Christian Schindler was born in Kempten, Germany in 1970 and studied to become an Air Traffic agent at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He received a diploma in Business Management from the university, Fernuniversität Hagen, in Germany during his second post as the Network Planning Manager in 1996.

A keen travel and skiing enthusiast, Mr. Schindler is married and has three children.

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