Overview
- The governing coalition will lower the Luftverkehrssteuer effective July 1, 2026, changing airlines’ cost outlook.
- Lufthansa and Eurowings say they will not cancel additional domestic routes in the summer 2026 schedule, with links such as Munich–Münster/Osnabrück and services at Dresden, Bremen, Hannover, Stuttgart and Hamburg preserved.
- About 50 weekly feeder flights to Frankfurt and Munich will still be removed as frequency reductions, with airports remaining served at a lower cadence.
- Lufthansa rejects calls for immediate ticket-price cuts, citing other fees and demand factors, while Condor highlights thin industry margins of roughly €5 profit per passenger.
- In ongoing talks with Vereinigung Cockpit, Lufthansa rules out higher employer pension contributions and signals potential commitments tied to protecting the short‑haul fleet, as the union pauses immediate strike action.