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Lufthansa Cuts 20,000 Flights Through October to Save Fuel
The airline said the cuts will save about 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel as prices have doubled since the Iran conflict began.
- On Tuesday, Germany's national airline Lufthansa announced it will cut 20,000 "unprofitable" short-haul flights through October to save 40,000 tonnes of jet fuel.
- Fuel costs have doubled since the Iran conflict, prompting Lufthansa to consolidate services across hubs including Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels, and Rome.
- Lufthansa retired its 27-plane CityLine fleet ahead of schedule and cancelled 120 daily flights effective through May, notifying affected passengers of the immediate reductions.
- Other carriers including SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Air France-KLM have implemented similar measures, while Lufthansa plans to publish revised schedule "optimizations" in late April.
- Although Lufthansa said its fuel supply is "secured for the coming weeks," KM Malta Airlines chairman David Curmi warned that jet fuel shortages remain a "real concern.
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Lufthansa will leave 20,000 short-haul flights by October. The reason is the explosion of kerosene prices due to the Iran war. The Group saves 40,000 tons of fuel – and ten cities lose their direct connections.
The German group closes CityLine to save fuel, while the Spanish company will apply surcharges of up to 14 euros.
Lufthansa Axes Tens Of Thousands Of Flights As European Airline Network Shifts Under Fuel Cost Pressure
Lufthansa Group is cancelling around 20,000 short-haul flights across Europe through October as part of a sweeping operational reset aimed at removing unprofitable routes and tightening its network amid persistent pressure from high jet fuel prices and uneven demand recovery.
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