On the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport in Germany, Lufthansa planes may be seen parked. The deadline is June 25, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach/Kai Pfaffenbach/Kai Pfaffenbach/Kai Pfa Reuters, FRANKFURT, July 14 – Passenger counts at Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) are currently at 40% of pre-pandemic levels, with the German carrier aiming for 60-70 percent by the end of the year, according to a manager. “We started the summer with roughly 10% fewer passengers and 15% fewer flights than we had before the crisis,” Jens Fehlinger remarked. Lufthansa is now operating around 55% of its previously scheduled flights. It serves 192 destinations, which is up from 192 in summer 2019, however several routes are flown less frequently. According to Fehlinger, the airline and its subsidiaries now operate 520 planes, down from around 800 before the crisis. Ilona Wissenbach contributed to this report.
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