Iran Press/ Europe: Lufthansa and its subsidiaries Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines will ground 125 more aircraft during the winter than originally planned, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said in a letter to staff seen by Reuters.
"It is unavoidable to ramp down operations during the winter of 2020/21 even further and to put as many areas as possible in 'hibernation' from mid-December," he said.
Most of the group's administrative staff will be put on a government-sponsored reduced hours scheme, he added.
Lufthansa said this month said it will likely only offer up to 25% of the last year's capacity in the fourth quarter, as it reported a third-quarter operating loss of 1.26 billion euros.
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