Air traffic – Frankfurt am Main – Spohr only expects relief from flight chaos in winter – economy
Frankfurt / Main (dpa) – Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr has prepared the passengers for further difficulties in air traffic. The situation, which is characterized by a lack of staff, a shortage of parts and the restricted airspace, will “hardly improve in the short term,” said the head of Europe’s largest airline group in a letter to passengers. The industry is planning several thousand new hires in Europe alone. “However, this increase in capacity can only be expected to stabilize in the coming winter.”
On behalf of the company, Spohr apologized for the fact that after the Corona slump, the “start-up of the complex air traffic system from almost zero to currently almost 90 percent again” had not led to the desired reliability, punctuality and robustness. The manager admitted that the Lufthansa Group also lacked staff in some areas. From next summer, the group intends to use the A380 aircraft, which have since been decommissioned.
In another letter to the workforce, Spohr explained that the board of directors had overdone the savings “at one point or another”. The Lufthansa boss led the pressure of more than 10 billion euros loss in the Corona crisis. He pointed out the uniqueness of the situation: “To be honest, it was the first pandemic that we had to deal with, including for our management team and for me personally.”
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