(CNN) — German airline group Lufthansa will greet fliers using gender-neutral language from now on. Lufthansa Group's airlines -- which include Lufthansa, Eurowings and Brussels Airlines -- have historically welcomed travelers on board by referring to them as "ladies and gentlemen." Gender neutral languageWhen asked whether this change will be adopted across languages and regions, a Lufthansa spokesperson said that "the issue of gender-neutral language varies from country to country." In German (and other languages, such as French, Spanish and Italian) each noun has a grammatical gender. The extent to which Lufthansa will adjust greetings in other languages "depends on whether gender-neutral language is already being used in the various countries and is already made possible by responsible institutions (such as the German Spelling Council)," the Lufthansa spokesperson told CNN Travel.

Source: CNN July 15, 2021 12:25 UTC