Lufthansa plans to cut 33,000 flights from its winter schedule due to the spread of Omicron related travel restrictions, CEO Carsten Spohr said. “From mid-January to February, we see a sharp downturn in bookings,” he said on Thursday, adding that 33,000 flights was equivalent to about 10% of the flight plan.
Lufthansa was feeling the absence of passengers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, which are being hit particularly hard by the pandemic, said Spohr. He said the German airline would have cut even more flights if it didn’t have to comply with EU rules on slot usage.Read More