Lufthansa German Airlines announced today that it intends to stop the operation of about 150 aircraft from its fleet in the context of the repercussions resulting from the spread of the Corona virus.
A spokesman for the largest German airline said that with this step, statements issued, last week, have entered into force, and workers' representatives have been informed of these measures.
The spokesman explained that the planes that this procedure applies to represent a calculated value for the whole of the Lufthansa Group, which owns its companies (Austrian Austrian Airlines, Swiss Swiss, Brussels, and German Eurowings) more than 750 aircraft.
The spokesman added that there are some planes already on the ground for reasons that include early maintenance, and said that in the coming weeks, there will be a suspension of the work of more aircraft.
The company last week asked workers in excess of the need to apply for unpaid leave or work part-time, and Lufthansa is also studying the possibility of asking the labor agency to reduce office hours.
The spokesman said that talks are underway with the representatives of the workers, and Lufthansa has imposed a comprehensive austerity program.
Today, the Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the monitoring of the first repercussions of the spread of Corona on passenger numbers worldwide.
"IATA" explained that despite the increase in demand for flights in January last year globally by 2.4% compared to the same month last year, the repercussions of the spread of the virus on flights to China as of January 23 last year were enough to become this percentage is the weakest Growth for about ten years.