Holiday chaos threatens: Lufthansa cancels another 2,200 flights in July and August

900 already cancelled

Lufthansa is canceling another 2,200 flights in July and August

Freitag, 24.06.2022 | 07:41

Lufthansa is canceling another 2,200 flights during the main holiday season due to staff shortages. The group will be 2200 of 80,000 flights at hubs in Frankfurt on the Main and in Monk “Take it out of the system”, and there could also be changes in flight schedules, a company spokesman said on Thursday, confirming what was reported by the newspaper “Bild”.

“In order to inform passengers as soon as possible, Lufthansa will take a further 2,200 flights out of the system out of a total of around 80,000 at its hubs Frankfurt and Munich for the summer, including on the other weekdays which have been less affected so far,” the spokesman said. Sheet.

Lufthansa had previously canceled hundreds of flights

According to the spokesman, the cancellations particularly affect domestic German and intra-European flights, but not the classic tourist destinations that are very popular during the Christmas holidays.

“Flight safety strikes, weather events and, in particular, an increase in the rate of coronary heart disease have now put a strain on the system,” the Lufthansa spokesman said on Thursday. for short-term illness.

Lufthansa had previously announced that around 900 flights from Frankfurt and Munich would be canceled on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Passengers will be immediately notified of cancellations and, if possible, rebooked onto other eligible Lufthansa flights, as announced by the spokesperson. Alternatively, passengers can travel by train within Germany. “Flights in particular where our passengers can be offered a corresponding alternative travel by plane or train will be cancelled.”

Lufthansa spokesman: “consolidation of the flight plan” is inevitable

Lufthansa did not make the easy decision on its own and regrets the cancellations and the associated inconvenience for guests, the spokesman stressed. However, the “flight plan consolidation” is an essential measure with which the airline wants to ensure greater stability of the flight plan throughout the summer. The spokesperson explained that this is intended in particular to prevent field procedures from being overloaded at peak times.

During the holiday season, passengers should arrive at the airport in good time and use digital offers such as online check-in and check-in the night before, Lufthansa advised. Even hand luggage should be reduced to the essentials to avoid long waiting times at security checkpoints.

More Flight Chaos:

The start of the holiday season in the most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia should give a taste of what many holidaymakers are in for this summer. In Dusseldorf And Colony chaos is expected, in Frankfurt the employees from the administration to the board should help with the clearance.

It was not a relaxed start to the holiday. To the airport Nuremberg had to have a car in Mallorca abruptly stop the starting process and apply the brakes. “As a person, you notice that something is wrong,” says passenger W. He talks about a “horror trip.”