Lufthansa to cut fleet size, close Germanwings as virus hits
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Lufthansa to cut fleet size, close Germanwings as virus hits


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| 2020/04/09 | 397 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | AIR TRANSPORT

German airline group Lufthansa on Tuesday said it was shutting down its low-cost Germanwings unit and getting rid of dozens of planes to survive the impact of the coronavirus on its business.Demand for flights has plummeted as countries around the world close their borders and restrict movement in a bid to stem the pandemic, plunging even large airlines like Lufthansa into an unprecedented crisis."Germanwings flight operations will be discontinued," Lufthansa said in a statement after a meet...(…)

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