St. Louis Lambert International Airport's director said the two years of incentives offered to lure the German-based airline expired May 31 and Lufthansa hasn't requested any more.

Germany's Lufthansa is evaluating whether to cancel its daily Frankfurt-to-Beijing flights as increased competition, particularly from China, and higher costs of doing business in Europe hit its bottom line,

Germany's Lufthansa is considering suspending its daily service from Frankfurt to Beijing amid intense competition from other airlines, a spokesman said on Friday. A decision is to be taken by October,

Private and public subsidies used to lure St. Louis' nonstop flight to Germany have expired, and the Lufthansa route has continued with healthy traffic, officials say, although only at its original frequency.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is reviewing whether to cut its daily flight from Frankfurt to Beijing, citing its inability to compete with Gulf airlines that are free to travel through Russian air space.