Lufthansa introduces gender-neutral in-flight greetings, replaces ‘ladies and gentlemen’ with ‘dear guests’

German airline

German airline Lufthansa will scrap the traditional “ladies and gentlemen” greeting to passengers in favor of a gender-neutral alternative. Lufthansa is the latest major airline to do so, after Air Canada and Japan Airlines.

Passengers boarding a Lufthansa flight in the near future will no longer hear “Meine Damen und Herren” or “ladies and gentlemen,” a spokesman for the airline told AFP on Tuesday. Instead, they’ll hear “dear guests,” or “good morning/evening.”

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