Lufthansa cancels another 2,000 summer flights

German national carrier Lufthansa said Wednesday it was scrapping another 2,000 flights this summer because of staff shortages, adding to a chaotic travel season as the industry attempts to bounce back from the pandemic.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 27, 2019, an Airbus A320 of German company Lufthansa takes off from the Toulouse-Blagnac airport, near Toulouse. – Lufthansa said on November 6, 2019 it was scrapping 1,300 flights as German cabin crew pressed ahead with a two-day strike, plunging passengers into travel chaos amid an escalating row over pay and conditions. The 48-hour stoppage called by the UFO flight attendants’ union is due to start at 2300 GMT on Wednesday, November 6, and last until 2300 GMT on Friday, November 8, 2019. (Photo by PASCAL PAVANI / AFP)