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Lufthansa Cuts 20,000 Flights Through October to Save Fuel
The German carrier said the cuts will save more than 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel as fuel costs 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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Following the closure of its subsidiary -CityLine, Lufthansa is taking out of the programme -20,000 short-haul flights until October. Uneconomic routes have fallen away, and connections to Zurich, Vienna and Brussels are being expanded at the same time, the company announced. This corresponds to a saving of around 40,000 tonnes of kerosene.
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