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Lufthansa, Eurowings and Swiss will fly to many European destinations and, as before, to some non-European destinations in the coming month. Wearing face masks is probably a must.
The future is not yet clear: starting in June, Switzerland wants to fly more despite the crown pandemic.
Swiss will return to operate more flights after a forced break of more than two months from June. 140 weekly flights will be offered to 30 European destinations from Zurich. There are also 40 weekly flights from Geneva to around 14 European destinations. As Swiss CEO Thomas Klühr announced a few days ago, the goal is to increase capacity from 15 to 20%. The restart is accompanied by some uncertainties, because the crown-related entry restrictions or easing are changing.
Air cargo as a wild card
Swiss also continues to fly to Newark in the United States three times a week. Some of the non-European destinations must fly throughout June; What will be has yet to be announced. The airline proceeds step by step as it has to take into account the entry restrictions applicable at that time.
The cadence of pure cargo flights will also gradually increase. CFO Markus Binkert recently noted that air cargo least affected by the corona pandemic also offers opportunities to be able to offer certain routes in combination with passenger transportation to cover costs. In the past, you saw a welcome additional return on air freight for the profitability of a flight, but now it’s the other way around.
Every fifth plane in action
For its part, the Lufthansa Group announced on Friday that it will serve a total of 106 destinations on a reduced flight plan from June. For this, 80 planes are reactivated. This means that the fleet in use will double to almost exactly 160 aircraft in early June. This corresponds to only a fifth of the capacities available in the group. In June, the rear fins of Switzerland, Lufthansa and Eurowings will be seen again, especially at European airports.
Lufthansa also announces that the requirement to wear face masks, which has been in effect since May 4, will be accepted by customers without complaint. With the June flight schedule, Lufthansa is reacting to the fact that various federal states and European countries have already relaxed entry restrictions and many customers want to fly again.
