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Lufthansa Announces 100+ Route Cuts

The German carrier has cited a doubling of state-imposed costs since 2019 in explaining the move. Rising German aviation taxes and fees will force national flag carrier Lufthansa to cut about 100 domestic flights from its forthcoming summer schedule, the company's chief executive, Carsten Spohr has said. Government-imposed costs for airlines in Germany have roughly doubled over the past six years, he explained. "Without a reduction in location c…
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Berlin, Oct 21 (Latin Press) The German airline Lufthansa announced today that it will cut a hundred domestic flights per week. The post German airline Lufthansa cuts its routes first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

The Lufthansa airline announced the removal of more than 100 domestic flights from its summer calendar due to the increase in taxes and fees imposed by the German government, which have doubled since 2019. The executive director, Carsten Spohr, warned that without a reduction of costs more cuts could come. In addition, the company plans to eliminate 4,000 administrative jobs until 2030, mostly in Germany. The German airline industry warns that t…

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The German airline Lufthansa is considering abolishing about 100 flights within Germany for the next summer due to the high taxes and fees, according to statements by the group’s general manager, Carsten Spohr, who has advanced this weekend the Sunday ‘Welt am Sonntag’. Last week Ryanair announced a similar measure in the German market for the air transport tax established in 2024, and plans to continue this strategy in other countries, such as …

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