Due to current handling issues, AUA parent company Lufthansa is canceling further flights. At the end of August, approximately 2,000 connections at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs will be affected. It is already the third wave of cancellations of Lufthansa flights this summer.
The airline initially canceled over 3,000 flights for the months of July and August and then canceled 770 further connections for the week through Thursday (July 14). Now there are another 2000 cancellations for a period of six weeks.
The past week has shown that the remaining flight plan can be stabilized with targeted cancellations. This has now been analyzed and implemented for the coming weeks.
It is also expected that the flight chaos – as well as the more expensive kerosene – will lead to higher ticket prices for passengers in Europe (see video above).
Holiday destinations are only canceled in exceptional cases
Above all, the traffic peaks in the morning and in the evening must be relieved, according to a company spokesperson. At these times, ground handling services at the hubs are congested, forcing machines to wait and leaving luggage behind. In particular, short connections to destinations within Germany or nearby countries, for which there are good alternatives, are no longer available
Source: Krone
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