Overview
- Lufthansa, which disclosed the step Thursday, said Cityline operations stop at once and 27 regional jets will be parked by Saturday.
- Following Wednesday’s failed bid to start mediation, coordinated walkouts by pilots and cabin crew continue through Friday, with Frankfurt logging 656 cancellations out of 1,313 flights.
- Most Cityline pilots and flight attendants are being placed on leave, and the UFO union seeks a binding social plan for roughly 800 cabin crew.
- Lufthansa will also retire four A340‑600 and two 747‑400 by the end of summer and plans to trim five short‑ and medium‑haul aircraft in the winter schedule, which could thin feeder service to Frankfurt and Munich.
- The airline says higher kerosene prices and strike costs forced earlier cuts, and it aims to lower fuel bought at market prices by reducing the unhedged share by about 10 percent.