Lufthansa cuts 20 000 flights due to soaring jet fuel.
22 April 2026
Lufthansa said it is removing a total of 20 000 short-haul flights from its schedule until October in an effort to offset the higher cost of jet fuel.
The German airline said the flights being cut will save about 40 000 metric tons of jet fuel, the price of which has doubled since the outbreak of the Iran conflict.
The German airline said the flights being cut will save about 40 000 metric tons of jet fuel, the price of which has doubled since the outbreak of the Iran conflict.