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The flag carrier Germany, Lufthansa, plans to cancel around 34,000 flights scheduled for this summer season as the airline is dealing with staff shortages.
A Lufthansa spokesperson said that the airline had already approved its 2023 summer schedule. However, after taking into account the staff shortages and other issues, the spokesperson said that Lufthansa adjusted the summer schedule from Frankfurt and Munich, confirming that a large number of flights will be cut, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
Despite planning to cut over 30,000 flights from its summer schedule, Lufthansa has said that all those affected will be informed beforehand so no inconveniences get caused by last-second cancellations.
The same has suggested that by informing passengers are early as possible, they want to make sure that everyone is able to make alternative arrangements as well as adjust their travel plans.
Apart from dealing with staff shortages, Lufthansa has also been affected by a staff strike, which took place on Friday.
Due to a full-day strike called by Verdi at Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover, and Bremen on February 17, Lufthansa was forced to cancel more than 1,300 flights.
Commenting on the matter, Lufthansa Member of the Executive Board, Michael Niggemann, said that the airline regrets the impact of this strike on passengers and the same stressed that the air transport system is very vulnerable.
“We are not a party to the collective bargaining and have no influence on it – nevertheless, our guests, and we are massively affected. More than 1,300 flight cancellations for Lufthansa Group airlines alone show once again how vulnerable and fragile the air transport system is to strike activity,” Niggemann added.
Passengers affected by this strike have been informed by the airline about the cancellation, and in order to make it easier for them, Lufthansa said it provided alternative solutions, such as train tickets, meal vouchers, and overnight stays for affected passengers.
Many flights were cancelled by other airlines at the airports mentioned above too.
The 24-hour strike, which affected Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover, and Bremen airports, caused inconveniences for many passengers last week and all passengers were advised to refrain from travelling to airports.
Commenting on the last week’s strike, Verdi said that they called on the staff to strike as the relevant authorities have made little to no efforts to improve their work conditions and raise their wages.
A Verdi board member, Christine Behle, said last week that the German airports continue to have a damaging shortage of workers and pointed out that travellers feel this the most.
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