Lufthansa, Eurowings scrap 1,000+ flights in July over aviation staff shortages

Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) and Eurowings have become the latest airlines to cancel flights during busy vacation periods due to staff shortages across the aviation industry.

Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) said in a statement that it is removing 900 domestic and short-haul flights from Frankfurt and Munich schedules in July, with the cancellations affecting flights on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The cancellations are equivalent to 5% of its planned capacity at weekends, the airline said.

Its Eurowings budget unit is also cancelling several hundred flights in July, Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) added.

The German group said that while it was good news that demand was recovering fast after the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation infrastructure had not yet been fully restored.

“The entire aviation industry, especially in Europe, is suffering from bottlenecks and staff shortages. This is affecting airports, ground services, air traffic control and airlines,” Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) commented.