{"id":21866,"date":"2022-06-26T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21866"},"modified":"2022-07-25T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T06:53:55","slug":"lufthansa-cancels-3000-flights-due-to-industry-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/26\/lufthansa-cancels-3000-flights-due-to-industry-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Lufthansa cancels 3,000 flights, due to industry pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Due to staffing issues and strikes, the world’s largest airline, Lufthansa, plans to cancel more than 3,000 flights this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcements, which represent 2,200 trips, or 3% of all planned flights, were part of a second wave that was verified on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to 900 connections, the business has already reduced summer flights on Fridays and weekends by 5%. The entire European aviation sector suffers, it was claimed, as a result of “bottlenecks and shortage of manpower.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also announcing “several hundred fewer flights<\/em><\/strong>” in July was Lufthansa’s own low-cost carrier, Eurowings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the company’s press release given to AFP, the manpower shortages are present at “airports, ground services, and aviation security<\/em><\/strong>.” Over the past few days, sick leave has increased, according to Lufthansa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause is attributed to “air traffic controller strikes, the weather, and most importantly, a spike in COVID-19 infections.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of 80,000 scheduled flights between its bases in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa is eliminating 2,200.
As a result, the company is axing 2,200 out of 80,000 flights, mostly on internal and intra-European routes, to and from the hubs in Frankfurt and Munich.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cancellations no longer only occur on the weekends, but also on weekdays.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group claims the change is “inevitable<\/em><\/strong>” and that more stability must be maintained throughout the summer to prevent a “overload of ground processes during peak hours.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airlines have had trouble keeping up with the spike in demand since health regulations were abolished in many nations, most notably the UK, primarily because of a severe labour shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Long lines and flight cancellations from Easyjet, Ryanair, British Airways, Tui or Wizz Air have plagued UK airports for months.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to prevent additional congestion, London’s Gatwick Airport said last week that it will restrict the number of daily flights in July and August.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned and updated with Aviationa2z.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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