Lufthansa delays select EX-YU routes until October
Germany’s Lufthansa does not plan to restore a select number of its routes to points in the former Yugoslavia until the start of the 2020/2021 winter season. The carrier announced it has finalised its network until late October, however, no flights have been scheduled from Munich to Sarajevo, Ljubljana and Rijeka, as well as from Frankfurt to Zagreb. The carrier is offering services to Sarajevo through its Group partner Austrian Airlines via Vienna, while operations to Ljubljana are being sold via Frankfurt, from which it has resumed operations to the Slovenian capital. Lufthansa is offering flights to Zagreb through its codeshare partner Croatia Airlines, as well as via its Munich hub.
Until the start of the winter season in late October, Lufthansa plans to offer a total of 2.100 flights on short- and medium-haul routes. The carrier will serve 105 destinations from Frankfurt and a further ninety from Munich. Since June 20, Lufthansa has restored services from Frankfurt to Belgrade, Ljubljana, Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula and from Munich to Belgrade, Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula. Most are operating at a reduced frequency when compared to last summer. Seasonal flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Tivat have been discontinued for this year with alternatives offered through Eurowings.
Lufthansa has launched a second set of measures under its comprehensive restructuring program this week. They include a cut of 1.000 administrative posts and the retirement of 22 aircraft, including eleven Airbus A320s, six A380s and five Boeing 747-800s. The company noted that its financing is secure after its shareholders approved the German Federal Government’s stabilisation measures. The stabilisation package, worth nine billion euros, comes with a set of conditions, including a temporary 20% stake in the company and two seats on its supervisory board for the German government, as well as the need for Lufthansa to transfer up to 24 take-off and landing slots at Frankfurt and Munich airports to a new competitor.
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