A Lufthansa passenger plane lands at Frankfurt airport. (picture alliance/dpa)
Lufthansa, the German flagship carrier that grounded its passenger flights during the novel coronavirus pandemic, plans to have half of its fleet of 760 planes in the air by the end of the summer.
According to Lufthansa's new flight plan for the period up to late October published on Monday, the airline, the subject of a government bailout worth 9 billion euros (10 billion dollars), is to fly more than 40 per cent of its former programme.
The flight plan covers 90 per cent of its short and medium haul destinations and 70 per cent of its longer routes.
The new schedule is heavily focused on the Mediterranean region, where many Germans take their summer holidays.
Last week Lufthansa's shareholders approved rescue plans that will see the German state take a stake of 20 per cent in the company.
Without the bailout, Lufthansa's management was set to take the airline into bankruptcy.
Lufthansa spiralled into crisis as a result of the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on air travel, and the company still expects to have to pay out as much as 1 billion euros to customers whose flights have been cancelled.
Notice: No person, organization and/or company shall disseminate or broadcast the above article on Xinhua Silk Road website without prior permission by Xinhua Silk Road.
A single purchase
