Deutsche Lufthansa AG will cancel a total of about 3.1 thousand flights in the summer months due to the lack of employees due to the pandemia of Covid-19, Bloomberg reports with reference to the company’s message.
“In July and August, 2.2 thousand flights will be canceled both within Germany and throughout Europe. In the current month, 900 flights were canceled. European airlines could not cope with the flow of tourists who sharply increased this summer after the removal of quarantine restrictions . Despite the fact that the new Covid -19 strains are less dangerous compared to the previous ones, the incidence remains high, and there are not enough employees, ”the company said.
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The situation in the industry also exacerbates labor conflicts in companies such as Ryanair Holdings PLC and British Airways, whose employees require an increase in wages in conditions of high inflation. Ryanair employees in Italy, France, Portugal and Belgium began a strike, and British Airways employees threaten a similar step if the problem of raising salaries is not solved. According to Lufthansa forecast, in 2022, the freight containers involved in the airline will be about 75% of the 2019 dopandemium level.