Lufthansa Completes Third Step of German Business Integration, Grounds Cityline Regional Fleet

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Germany's Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr recently stated in Frankfurt that retiring Cityline's entire CRJ-900 regional fleet is the third and final step within the company's strategy for integrating passenger flight operations in Germany. Spohr said that under the current circumstances, phasing out the last batch of 12 CRJ-900 aircraft not only saves costs but also reduces system complexity.

Spohr described the dissolution of Cityline as the "final step following the closure of SunExpress Germany and Germanwings." In this process, the core Lufthansa brand will be supplemented at the Frankfurt and Munich hubs by the new regional airline City Airlines. With Discover Airlines, Lufthansa has established a foothold in the holiday flight market, while Eurowings enriches its point-to-point route network beyond the European hubs. Spohr stated that Lufthansa has thus achieved the "desired structure" for the German aviation market.

Lufthansa will not fully compensate for the flight vacancies caused by Cityline's grounding, which accounts for approximately 20,000 flights in the summer schedule. Spohr explicitly stated: "We are intentionally removing the worst-performing, loss-making 1% of routes from the network." He also indicated that Lufthansa will take over Cityline's profitable routes, and there are currently no plans to adjust other flight operations within the group.

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