Achim Bergmann will be celebrating Christmas with his family this year – just like any other year. His wife’s birthday is on 23 December, both kids are studying in different cities. They’re coming home for the holidays, to Mainz. But when Bergmann and his three loved ones exchange gifts and well-wishes, they won’t be in the city by the Rhine – they’ll be in Boston, Massachusetts. Because that is where the Airbus A340 captain will be heading to on 23 December – on duty. Bergmann has been with Lufthansa for 28 years now and has been flying Airbus A330 and
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