Germany’s national airline Lufthansa will reduce the number of flights this summer due to staff shortages, the airline announced on Friday.
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“The labor shortage in Europe has not yet been resolved,” explains the airline, pointing to the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the previous two years.
“Lufthansa” reports that a decision has been made to reduce the number of flights in advance so that flights do not have to be canceled at the last minute, thus allowing passengers to better plan their trips.
The head of the company, Jens Ritter, recalls the chaos at airports last summer, when a surge in demand for air travel caused significant difficulties for the aviation sector, causing delays, long passenger queues and flight cancellations at German airports.
“Lufthansa” does not specify how many flights will be removed from the summer season flight schedule, but the business magazine “Wirtschaftswoche” writes that the number of flights will be reduced by more than 34,000.