Created on 16.04.2020 16:14

Amid the ongoing travel restrictions, Lufthansa will now only serve 18 long-haul flights a week. The flag carrier of Germany will operate this limited schedule through May 3rd.

According to a press release, its returnee flight schedule was supposed to only last until April 19th. However, as the restrictions remain in place, it has extended its program until the first week of next month. Moreover, all of the operator’s services within its original flight schedule between April 25th and May 3rd will be canceled.

Therefore, Lufthansa will only offer a basic long-distance timetable for those that urgently need to fly. These Frankfurt-based flights will depart three times a week and are divided by the following destinations:

The airline was conducting flights to Johannesburg but these had to be suspended by April 16th due to new regulations now in place. Despite the highly reduced capacity, the firm still conducts around 50 daily connections from its focus cities of Frankfurt and Munich. Therefore, passengers that need to connect across Germany and Europe can still do so via the carrier.

Lufthansa is just one of several airlines that has had to ground much of its fleet. Photo: Getty Images

Along with these unique services, the airline has also performed 22 special cargo flights on top of its scheduled shipping operations. Aircraft on these trips have been filled with crucial supplies brought in from countries such as China.