Lufthansa will immobilize 150 of its planes due to the drop in air traffic generated by the coronavirus epidemic. The airline will leave on the ground "25 long-haul aircraft" and "125 short and medium-haul aircraft," said a spokesman on Wednesday.
The immobilization will start "from this week" in view of "exceptional circumstances", he added. This Friday, Lufthansa had already announced that it could "reduce up to 25%" its "short and medium haul offers" and immobilize on the ground "23 long-haul aircraft".
Lufthansa Group will continue to suspend flights to mainland China until April 24, 2020 due to the coronavirus Flights to Hong Kong and Seoul are reduced in March and April. Further information: https://t.co/t6Sdeu0Fym
- Lufthansa (@lufthansa) March 2, 2020Loss of activity for all airlines
Faced with the epidemic that affects the whole world, the group will also freeze its hires and offer unpaid leave to its employees. Several destinations are no longer served, such as China, Iran. Part of his flights to Italy have been canceled.
As with other airlines, Lufthansa's business has been hit by the epidemic which has drastically reduced global air traffic. The title of the group, which has more than 750 devices in the world, lost nearly 28% over a year. In mid-February, the International Civil Aviation Organization said the epidemic could drop airline revenues by $ 4 billion to $ 5 billion.
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