Lufthansa cuts summer flights
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All Lufthansa aircraft were returning to the skies as scheduled on Saturday, the German company said following major disruptions during a week of strike action. "It's restarted as planned," a
Lufthansa Group will slightly reduce summer flight capacity by under one percent as rising fuel costs and the West Asia crisis push oil prices above $100 per barrel. The airline plans route cuts at key hubs while expanding select services,
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The majority of Lufthansa flights are expected to be canceled across the two-day period, with the carrier given under 48 hours' notice from the strike announcement. This walkout follows a two-day pilot strike in March and a recent flight attendant strike on Friday, April 10.
A two-day strike by pilots at German airline Lufthansa began on Thursday. Flight cancellations are expected to particularly affect the airline's hubs in Munich and Frankfurt.
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