{"id":5105,"date":"2026-04-22T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5105"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:15:00","slug":"major-airline-cuts-20000-flights-to-preserve-jet-fuel-amid-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5105","title":{"rendered":"Major airline cuts 20,000 flights to preserve jet fuel amid Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Here&#8217;s what will happen to long-haul flights<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>In order to save on the soaring cost of jet fuel caused by the Iran war, a major airline has announced it is cutting thousands of flights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This summer, 20,000 short-haul flights are being cut from its schedule, the airline revealed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to Lufthansa, the German flag carrier, most of the cuts come from closing its loss-making CityLine fleet and retiring its 27 aircraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Lufthansa blamed the cost of jet fuel, which it said had more than doubled, as well as labour disputes with its workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The 20,000 culled flights would save 40,000 tonnes of jet fuel over the period until October, adding that the cuts only represented 1% of its \u201cavailable seat kilometres\u201d, Lufthansa said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The soaring costs is what most airlines are dealing with these days, as due to the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, Middle East oil supplies remain largely cut off.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers, however, would still be able to access its global route network and long-haul connections, Lufthansa said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Meanwhile, Ryanair\u2019s boss Michael O&#8217;Leary told Sky News this month that if the Strait of Hormuz remained shut, there was a risk fuel supplies could be disrupted from May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Oil costs were part of the \u201cwider ramifications\u201d, but the more \u201cimmediate concern\u201d was jet fuel supplies, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Major #airline #cuts #flights #preserve #jet #fuel #Iran #War<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what will happen to long-haul flights In order to save on the soaring cost of jet fuel caused by the Iran war, a major airline has announced it is cutting thousands of flights. This summer, 20,000 short-haul flights are being cut from its schedule, the airline revealed. 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