Lufthansa announces further cuts to its fleet and staff

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Deutsche Lufthansa says it will slim down its fleet by 150 jets, or the equivalent of 5,000 posts in addition to 22,000 that are already going

A passenger walks past a Lufthansa ticket counter at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, September 21 2020. Picture: REUTERS/RALPH ORLOWSKI

Lufthansa said it will record an impairment of €1.1bn this quarter against the value of grounded aircraft. Lufthansa shares fell as much as 8.8%, the biggest intraday decline since June 11, and were trading 8% lower at €7.92 in Frankfurt. That takes the decline in 2020 to 52%. Remaining four-engines jets including fleets of Boeing 747 jumbos and smaller A340-300s are not affected.

 

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