Worst flight chaos over, Lufthansa board member tells Funke media

BERLIN (Reuters) – The worst is over for German airline Lufthansa after employees shortages induced flight chaos over the summer time, however ranges of sick depart stay difficult, board member Christina Foerster informed newspapers within the Funke Media group.

Airways throughout Europe have struggled to deal with a powerful rebound in vacation season demand after the COVID-19 pandemic stopped a lot journey. Many airports confronted big queues because of employees shortages, prompting last-minute cancellations.

“The low level has handed. Flight operations are largely stabilized,” Foerster was quoted as telling Funke in an interview revealed on Sunday.

“Nonetheless, this summer time we’re coping with a degree of sick depart that isn’t straightforward to offset,” mentioned Foerster, including the state of affairs remained difficult.

Most flight cancellations are affecting home routes the place there are options, she mentioned. She added, nonetheless, that the state of affairs would solely enhance considerably with the winter flight schedule on the finish of October.

Lufthansa mentioned on Thursday it anticipated demand for short-haul flights in Europe to drive progress at its passenger airways this yr and forecast a return to group working revenue for the total yr.

(Reporting by Madeline Chambers; Enhancing by Christina Fincher)