Germany's Lufthansa says it will retire older CityLine aircraft earlier than planned in response to strikes and rising fuel costs. As unions stage walkouts on two fronts, the Iran war has sent kerosene prices spiraling.
Germany's national carrier Lufthansa on Thursday said its regional subsidiary Lufthansa CityLine will suspend operations of its 27 older aircraft starting Saturday.
The move marks an immediate cost-cutting step as Lufthansa faces mounting pressure from labor disputes and higher kerosene prices.
Looks like there are more measures this year: https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/lufthansa-group-accelerates-strategy-implementation/
Looks like there are more measures this year:
Capacity reduction in three steps:
(a) During the current summer flight schedule:
Immediate and permanent removal of Lufthansa CityLine's capacity from the program
(b) At the end of the summer flight schedule:
Retirement of the last four A340-600s and grounding of two B747-400s
(c) During the 2026/2027 winter flight schedule:
Additional capacity reduction of the Lufthansa core brand's short- and medium-haul program by five aircraft
Accelerated allocation of nine additional A350-900s to Discover Airlines
As a first immediately effective step, the 27 operational aircraft of Lufthansa CityLine will be permanently removed from the flight program starting the day after tomorrow, in order to reduce further losses of the loss-making airline. The Canadair CRJ aircraft are nearing the end of their technical operational capability and have comparatively high operating costs.
So just the Bombardier CRJ900s, basically?
Looks like there are more measures this year:
https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/lufthansa-group-accelerates-strategy-implementation/