EUROWINGS, Lufthansa
Group’s low-cost carrier,
has confirmed that it will
suspend flights between
Cologne and Cape Town
indefinitely from October.
“This decision is
directed by the strategic
requirement to address gaps
within primary seasonal
commercially important
destinations for the airline
over the winter schedule
period,” Eurowings said.
Asked if and when the
flights would be reinstated,
André Schulz, gm of
Lufthansa Group Southern
Africa, commented: “At this
point, the flight schedule
for 2019 has not been
finalised, and therefore
we are not able to provide
further information until the
strategic planning has been
concluded.”
The airline launched flights
between Cologne and Cape
Town in November last year,
operating one flight a week
on the route. The launch was
well received by the industry,
with expectations that the
flights would make travel to
Europe more affordable for
South Africans.
