Lufthansa will cancel 20,000 short-haul flights by October of this year.

THE German airline Lufthansa announced, this Tuesday (21), that will cancel around 20,000 short-haul flights and some European routes.until October of this year, as a measure to deal with the Possible shortage of aviation fuel in the coming monthsThe German group is evaluating the situation very cautiously. possibility of a crisis in the sectordue to lack of aviation kerosene (QAV) due to the war in Iran and the blockade in the Strait of HormuzIn its statement, the company also stated that part of Cancelled flights are operated by several of its subsidiaries.including the regional CityLineThe cancellations represent a 1% reduction in passenger capacity. The announced actions should generate a…savings of over 40,000 tons of aviation keroseneAccording to Lufthansathe supply of QAV for scheduled flights for summer It must remain stable.

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