Regardless of whether Lufthansa finally decides to reactivate the Airbus A 380 shortly after it has been taken out of service or not: the consideration alone indicates the enormous imponderables Lufthansa and the industry as a whole are struggling with in view of the current crises Has.
The corona pandemic and its consequences are far from over, the war in Ukraine is also causing uncertainty and sharply increased costs because you have to fly huge detours on the remaining connections to Asia.
In addition, economical wide-bodied aircraft such as the new Boeing 777X are being delivered years later than originally planned.
In the face of global crises
As if that wasn't enough, now that people's desire to travel is returning despite all the crises, the entire industry is being hit by the downsizing that Lufthansa and the airport operator Fraport also felt compelled to do.
Examples of frustrated vacationers and other travelers blushing with long queues and other inconveniences are easy to come by.
And of course it's not nice when such annoyances are increasing because of the difficulties in recruiting new and qualified staff quickly, even though the summer holidays have not even started yet.
However, if one considers where Lufthansa and Fraport were just a few months ago, such inadequacies are put into perspective quite considerably.
Immediately after the three most successful business years, the crane encountered severe turbulence and was just able to avert insolvency.
Frankfurt Airport had to keep the infrastructure, which cost millions, functional with practically no income from air traffic.
The state aid does nothing to change this drama.
And now the war in Ukraine is shaking all the routines of the globalized world.
The excitement about inconveniences when traveling should be kept within very, very narrow limits.