Lufthansa just made a series of fleet and structural moves that, on the surface, look like logical cost-cutting in the face of high oil prices. But taken together, they reveal something much bigger: a carrier trying to fundamentally reshape its cost structure in the face of labor constraints and a fundamental disagreement over the business model itself.
Lufthansa is accelerating several previously announced fleet changes.
And it comes as Lufthansa remains locked in recurring disputes with labor groups over pay, pensions, and working conditions…Lufthansa passengers are currently enduring an extended strike, now in its fifth day, that has stranded tens of thousands and forced Lufthansa to cancel most longhaul service.
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