There is a lack of capacity and staff. Lufthansa canceled ni Lufthansa Airlines has canceled hundreds of flights for the summer months due to staff shortages. The air transport industry in Europe is facing strikes in addition to staff shortages ahead of the summer season. France's Charles De Gaulle airport canceled a quarter of flights due to a protest by employees on Thursday.Lufthansa has canceled approximately nine hundred short-haul domestic and European flights in July. The canceled flights of the Lufthansa and Eurowings airlines were supposed to take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, representing about five percent of the typical weekend capacity of these airlines, writes the Reuters agency.
"The entire airline industry, especially in Europe, is currently suffering from a lack of capacity and staff," Lufthansa said. "This applies to airports, ground handling services, air traffic control and also airlines," she added. Demand for air travel is rising sharply after two years of anti-pandemic restrictions, so airlines are trying to increase capacity and the number of flights. However, their plans for the summer run into a lack of staff. Among other things, the Frankfurt airport operator warned of major delays due to this problem.