22.04.2026 00:53
The doubling of jet fuel prices since the start of the Iran war has hit the aviation sector. German airline Lufthansa announced that 20,000 short-haul flights have been canceled until October due to rising costs.
German airline Lufthansa, which canceled hundreds of flights last week due to a strike by pilots and cabin crew and decided to halt operations of its subsidiary Cityline citing cost increases, has made another radical decision.
20,000 FLIGHTS CANCELED UNTIL OCTOBER
In a statement made by the Lufthansa Group headquartered in Frankfurt, it was reported that 20,000 short-haul flights have been canceled until the end of October due to jet fuel prices doubling since the start of the Iran war. The company noted that this decision will save 40,000 metric tons of kerosene.
In the statement made by the company, it was noted that within this framework where Lufthansa's route network has been reorganized, flights have been optimized at 6 main stations. Accordingly, passengers on long-haul flights departing from Germany will have to transfer in Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels, or Rome. Passengers will be able to access the global route network through transfers at these main hubs.
According to the decision taken, Lufthansa's flights from Frankfurt to Poland's cities of Bydgoszcz and Rzeszow and Norway's Stavanger have been suspended. Traveling to 10 cities in countries including Poland and Norway, to which Lufthansa previously operated direct flights from Germany, will now only be possible via transfers.
DECISION IMPLEMENTED, 120 FLIGHTS CANCELED ON THE FIRST DAY
The statement mentioned that the decisions taken were immediately implemented, and within this scope, 120 flights were canceled on the first day until May. The statement also noted that all passengers with flights until the end of May have been notified of the decisions taken.