Lufthansa further slashes flight plan over virus

German airline group Lufthansa said yesterday it was extending flight

cancellations on Iran and China routes until late April, part of a broader rollback because of the novel coronavirus.

The group’s namesake carrier and subsidiaries Austrian and Swiss will not fly to and from mainland China until April 24, Lufthansa said in a statement.

Meanwhile Tehran flights will be suspended until April 30.

The slashes to the flight plan are part of a wider scheme Lufthansa announced Friday that will ground 23 long-haul aircraft and cut short- and medium-haul services by up to 25 per cent.

Lufthansa said yesterday it was reducing the frequency of flights between major German hubs like Frankfurt and Munich and Seoul and Hong Kong.

 

Lufthansa further slashes flight plan over virus

German airline group Lufthansa said yesterday it was extending flight cancellations on Iran and China routes until late April, part of a broader rollback because of the novel coronavirus. The groups namesake carrier and subsidiaries Austrian and Swiss will not fly to and from mainland China until April 24, Lufthansa said in a statement. Meanwhile Tehran flights will be suspended until April 30. The slashes to the flight plan are part of a wider scheme Lufthansa announced Friday that will ground 23 long-haul aircraft and cut short- and medium-haul services by up to 25 per cent. Lufthansa said yesterday it was reducing the frequency of flights between major German hubs like Frankfurt and Munich and Seoul and Hong Kong.