Lufthansa Cuts 20K Flights, Fuel Prices Soar

0:00On April 22nd, Lufthansa just dropped a big move, slashing 20,000 short haul flights across Europe this summer. Skyrocketing fuel prices are making too many routes straight up, unprofitable, so they're pulling back hard to save over 40,000 metric tons of. Jet fuel. Most of those cuts hit their city line service, which they're shutting down temporarily, along with flights to spots like Haringstorf in Germany, Cork. In Ireland, and several in Poland and Norway, affected folks get refunds or rebukings on sister airlines like Swiss or Austrian. Travers are feeling the pinch already, with ticket prices climbing and extra fees popping up amid a wobbly economy. Other big players like Air France, KLM, Delta, and even Air Canada are trimming routes or hiking fares too, all to battle those fuel costs tied to. Global tensions, analysts say expect more cancellations and price jumps if supplies stay tight, especially with summer travel ramping up. You're at my face jet fuel shortages in about six weeks, though officials insist stocks are holding for now.

1:04Lufthansa promises their long haul network stays solid, just running leaner and smarter to weather this fuel storm. From across the country, powered by AI, this is US News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.