Lufthansa's Belgian carrier suspends
flights until mid-May
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[April 06, 2020]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -
Belgium's Brussels Airlines, a Lufthansa <LHAG.DE> subsidiary, has
extended its suspension of flights until at least May 15, it said on
Monday. |
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Brussels Airlines planes parked on the tarmac at Zaventem International
Airport near Brussels, Belgium, July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Francois
Lenoir/File Photo |
The
Belgian carrier had previously grounded flights until Apr. 19
but said it was extending that by four weeks because of "low to
no demand", owing to travel restrictions aimed at curbing the
spread of the coronavirus.
The company, which has a workforce of 4,200, said it would
prolong the temporary short-time work scheme under which wages
are cut but topped up by the government to help companies to
manage liquidity problems resulting from the crisis.
Customers with bookings during the suspension have until August
to rebook and will be able to push back travel dates as far as
the end of April 2021.
Airlines have been among the hardest-hit industries as the
spread of the COVID-19 respiratory disease trigerred by the new
coronavirus has brought travel to a grinding halt in many parts
of the world.
(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; Editing by David Goodman)
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