Lufthansa switches to gender-neutral plane greetings

Europe's largest airline group, Lufthansa, announces plans to move away from greeting travelers as "ladies and gentleman" to gender-neutral welcome language.

(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." In a statement, the airline said that on future flights travelers will be referred to as "guests," or simply greeted with a cheerful: "Good morning here on board."