After Heathrow and Schiphol, Frankfurt Airport, managed by Fraport, has announced that it wants to reduce the number of flights passing through its hub. The decision follows a cascade of cancellations triggered by German airline Lufthansa, which canceled nearly 6,000 flights from Frankfurt and Munich this summer.The goal is to further stabilize air operationsFrom the airport, a Fraport representative told AFP.
With this in mind managerAt the beginning of next week, the Federal Ministry of Transport will present a request to reduce the rotations at Frankfurt Airport from 96 to 88 per hour.“. The decision, which was welcomed by Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter, who described it as “justFraport’s decision in the statement released by the company.
Cascade relief in Europe
Frankfurt is not the first European airport to follow such a decision. while the Dutch government announced on July 4 that it wants to reduce flights through Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport to fight pollution, it is Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom). A few days ago, he announced his intention to limit the number of daily passengers. The question: Shortage of personnel at airports in the context of post-covid economic recovery. While Heathrow has announced a wave of new recruitments for November, nothing is less certain for Frankfurt, which has stated that it wants to acquire “new assistance measures from other airlinesaccording to a Fraport spokesperson. It will not improve. penalized by staff shortages and calls for strikes, airlines worldwide have already pulled more than 25,000 flights from their August 2022 flight schedules, including almost 60% to Europe.
Source: Le Figaro
