“Luxury above the clouds.”
This is how KlasJet advertises on its website. The DFB switched to the Lithuanian low-cost airline before EM 2021 after Lufthansa gave up its sponsorship with the association as a result of the corona crisis.
But there was criticism!
Reason: The airline, which was founded in 2014 and specializes in business charter flights, relies on starvation wages.
The international transport union ETF claimed in an open letter a few months ago that KlasJet only pays its cabin crew between 540 and 1300 euros per month.
In addition, the fleet is anything but modern. KlasJet operates four Boing 737-500s, two Boing 737-300s and one Bombardier CRJ200.
The machine that the national team used is 28 years old …
Aircraft technology expert Heinrich Großbongardt on BILD: “Airplanes that are so old have a higher technical risk. You have to ask whether the DFB can not afford anything better … “
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