Overview
- Lufthansa removed 27 Lufthansa CityLine aircraft from its schedule on Saturday, ending regional flying and triggering cancellations at airports including Birmingham and Newcastle.
- After the summer, the group will retire its last four Airbus A340-600s in October 2026 and ground two Boeing 747-400s for the winter before a full 747-400 farewell in 2027.
- The 2026/27 winter timetable will also trim short and medium haul flying by the equivalent of five Lufthansa mainline jets, with nine A350-900s reassigned to lower-cost Discover Airlines.
- Management cites kerosene prices more than double pre–Iran war levels, with roughly 80% of fuel needs hedged and the plan targeting about a 10% cut in the expensive unhedged share.
- Lufthansa says CityLine staff have been offered transfers within the group and that talks on a social plan will begin, as pilot and cabin crew strikes this week keep operational pressure high.