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Iran War Meets Lufthansa: Group Checks Decommissioning of up to 40 Aircraft
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mannheim24.deThe conflict in Iran also has an impact on air transport: Lufthansa is testing the decommissioning of several aircraft due to the sharp rise in kerosene prices. The head of the Group warns against higher ticket prices.
The consequences of the Iran war are becoming more and more concrete: flies are becoming more and more expensive because of extremely high kerosene prices, diesel is even becoming a thief's commodity.
In the face of the energy crisis caused by the conflict with Iran, the Lufthansa Group has drawn up contingency plans up to 5% of its fleet, while Ryanair is alerting about possible fuel supply disruptions and rising ticket prices. Despite these contrary winds, both groups are relying on a 2026 summer of growth, with record flight programmes in Europe, at the likely price of a sustainable increase in air transport for passengers.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr warns against possible kerosene bottlenecks outside Europe. First warning signals: Individual airports no longer take on additional flights in Asia due to limited fuel availability – while the Group simultaneously checks a partial rounding of up to 40 aircraft.
Lufthansa is already preparing for the possibility of a kerosene shortage outside Europe, as the conflict in Iran has disrupted supply routes and there are already signs of tighter supplies in Asia.
The German airline Lufthansa anticipates that a shortage of aviation fuel may arise outside Europe. The company is already seeing kerosene becoming scarce in Asia due to the war with Iran, which is disrupting supplies.
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