“Unfortunately, a short-term improvement now in the summer is hardly realistic,” Lufthansa board member Detlef Kayser told Die Welt, adding that the problem is global rather than exclusive to Germany and that the only solution is to reduce the number of flights.
Lufthansa has announced its intention to cut around 3,000 flights, or some 15% of its capacity, at its Frankfurt and Munich hubs this summer.
Germany’s flag carrier is trying to ensure that holiday itineraries are affected as little as possible, opting instead to cancel short- and medium-haul flights with plenty of alternative travel options, Kayser Die Welt said.