Lufthansa cuts 11% Europe service, cancels 120 daily
- Lufthansa has cut about 11% of its intra-European flights from April 27 through May 31, after filing broad schedule reductions from Frankfurt and Munich. - The sharpest near-term hit is 120 daily cancellations through May 31, with Frankfurt routes to Bydgoszcz, Rzeszów and Stavanger suspended outright. - The cuts sit inside a wider 20,000-flight summer pullback tied to fuel costs and CityLine’s closure. (euronews.com)
Lufthansa has cut about 11% of its intra-European flying between April 27 and May 31 after filing a broad schedule reduction across its German network. (aeroroutes.com) AeroRoutes counted Germany-origin Europe flights falling to 17,215 from 19,371 in filings dated March 22 versus April 26, with overall capacity down about 6% to 7%. (aeroroutes.com) The biggest immediate disruption is 120 daily cancellations that began on Monday, April 27, and are set to remain in place through May 31, according to Lufthansa reports carried by multiple outlets. (travelmole.com) (euronews.com) Some routes have disappeared entirely from the current schedule, including Frankfurt-Bydgoszcz, Frankfurt-Cork, Frankfurt-Rzeszów, Frankfurt-Stavanger and Munich-Basel/Mulhouse. AeroRoutes also listed Munich cuts on routes including Geneva, Ljubljana, Stuttgart, Tivat and Wrocław. (aeroroutes.com) Lufthansa says the broader move is part of a plan to remove 20,000 short-haul flights through October and save more than 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel. The group said the reductions target “unprofitable short-haul flights.” (euronews.com) (politico.eu) The airline tied the cuts to fuel costs that it said had doubled since the start of the Iran conflict. Politico reported Lufthansa also said its jet fuel supply was secured for the coming weeks. (politico.eu) Part of the reduction comes from the accelerated shutdown of Lufthansa CityLine, the regional subsidiary that had operated Airbus A319s and Bombardier CRJ900s. The Independent reported the group has permanently removed CityLine’s 27 aircraft from operation. (aeroroutes.com) (independent.co.uk) The cuts are being spread across Lufthansa Group’s six hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels and Rome, rather than concentrated in one carrier or airport. That lets the group reroute some passengers through other hubs while trimming thinner short-haul flying. (travelmole.com) (euronews.com) Lufthansa said medium-term route planning for the coming months is still being revised and would be published in late April or early May. For passengers booked into May, the practical message is simpler: check the reservation again, because the schedule is still moving. (travelmole.com)
